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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1957
Page
4
Vernon Swanson leads Sunday School and Bible classes at 26:00 a.m. September morning service at 11:00 with student pastor Kenneth Dahlstrom. Choir practice tonight at 7:30, junior choir Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Priscilla Group meets Wednesday May 29.
Rev R B Witke leads the Methodist Church with Sunday School at 9:00 am and Morning Worship. College Day supports Kansas Wesleyan University of Salina. Evening service at 8:15 pm, MYF sessions, Missions Commission, and a Vacation Bible School daily 9:00 to 11:30. No meeting Memorial Day. June 1 is a Saturday session. Willing Workers meet at Mrs Hannah Freed’s home at 2:30 pm today. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8:00 pm.
A group of ladies hosted Mrs Joyce Johnson for a Monday evening dinner at the Annex Cafe in the Rondo room Belleville. Attendees included Mrs Eisie Noble Mrs Walter Boyles Mrs W J Matthias Mr E H Lewis Mrs Bertha Gran stedt Mrs Chris Nelson Mrs Lloyd Norris Mrs Lena Lloyd Mrs Ruby Berry and Miss Josie Robison. Additional notes mention Mrs Carrie Larson and Carl visiting Ma and Mrs 8 J Swenson Sunday evening and Mrs Merle Haser visiting Mrs Mauda Goodwin with Alta Trimmer visiting Mr and Mrs George Stromberg and Georgie.
In the Probate Court of Republic County Kansas a petition by Raymond B Cooper Administrator seeks court authorization to privately sell an undivided one half interest in Lot 103 Black Eight Original Townsite Scandia Kansas to pay debts of the deceased. Defenses due by June 7 1957 at 10 a.m. in Belleville. Attorney Fred Swoyer.
Sincere thanks extend to relatives and friends for gifts cards and good wishes on a 25th wedding anniversary. Local hosts and guests from Scandia pack 232 and area families gather for dinners and visits with neighbors, while neighbors share appreciation for help with alumni banquet decorations and community activities.
Dr Edwin J Grace a Brooklyn based geneticist warned at the International College of Surgeons congress in Mexico City that radioactive fallout from atomic tests and inadequate antibiotic therapy threaten present and future generations. He described how antibiotic combinations in detergent solvents enable diffusion into wounds and reduce need for procedures and noted antibiotics inhaled as a mist treat lung diseases and sinusitis.
Edward Stasheff of the University of Michigan predicts a record year for teaching by television. He notes many elementary schools will trial closed circuit TV in single or small groups to reduce cable needs. Research from Pennsylvania State University and Cincinnati high schools shows TV can enhance learning and reduce reliance on in person contact.
Berkley researchers at the University of California claim to produce methane gas from algae grown in stagnant ponds. The algae convert sunlight through photosynthesis and, as they decay, release methane, suggesting a potential new fuel source.
In Minneapolis a 1957 living cost index rise is projected to add about 34 dollars annually for each full point increase for a typical non-farm family earning around 5000 dollars. The analysis asks how much the index climb will affect household budgets nationwide.
The Agriculture Department predicts US farm exports will fall in the first half of 1957 due to squeezed foreign customers from the Suez crisis. Exports will remain high but are not expected to reach the $2.3 billion rate seen in late 1956.
In 1879 a political reversal occurred as Sacramento Valley miners, hydraulic giants funded by ditches and flumes, polluted rivers with silt, burying farmland and sparking a two decade clash between agrarian interests and mining power. The dispute paralyzed the state government and culminated in an 1881 court injunction against miners dumping waste into rivers.
University Park Pa Dr John D Ridge of Penn State argues Latin American mineral materials could decide war outcomes. He warns tariffs could shrink Latin American exports and force production cuts, risking future supply and provoking Soviet pressure to defend regional economies.
National marriage totals reached about 1,587,000 with a 9.4 per thousand rate. Indiana and Oklahoma showed strong gains near 17 and 11 percent, while eleven states posted decreases.Among large cities 74 rose and 29 fell.
In Decatur Alabama a nylon Y shaped artery replaces the aorta where it branches to the legs. Within eight months after the first report more than 200 people in the United States and abroad are walking testimonials to the new nylon aortic bifurcation graft.
New York report notes government sponsored social welfare costs have risen fivefold over a decade. HEW compilations show expenditures from 1945 at 41.4 billion to 211.4 billion in 1955 across federal, state, and local levels.
Local families and relatives visit across Concordia Scandia and surrounding areas. Tributes include birthday celebrations at City Office, baptisms, and church basket dinners honoring student pastor Kenneth Dahlstrom with multiple households noted as attendees.
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