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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
5
County wide notes report visitors from Scandia to Belleville, transfers of residents to Courtland, travel by local residents to Wichita and Lincoln, crop reports after recent rains, teaching appointments for Lila Goodwin and J W Clark, and county officials including the board of equalization in session.
C. E. Wyman presented diplomas to six grammar department graduates at the school auditorium to enter high school next fall. The class thanked Miss Poage with an appropriate exercise as the stage featured fall colors and flowers. Names include Billy Boggess valedictorian and Flossie Davis salutatorian, with Blanche Sanderson Paul Haglund Carl Swyhart Lewis Stoffer and others.
Union members insure fire, lightning, tornado and bail coverage with Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Company. Noble Isaacson named agent.
The American Legion Post 249 schedules an expanded Decoration Day program with an out-of-town speaker and city clergy participation. Members are urged to ready their khaki uniforms and observe the usual attire. Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day programs will be announced in this week’s Journal.
The high school held its class day program in the school auditorium on Wednesday. Green and white decorations set the scene as students performed a varied program with Westin delivering the valedictory and Woods giving the salutatory. The lineup included solos by Georgine Preble, a class poem by Ruby Sundine, class history by Elvie Swanson and Ruby Hay, class prophecy by Glada Better, class will by Raymond Holmes, reading by Louise Smith, and a vocal duet by Ella Aspegren and Ella Hawkins.
A gathering at the Frank Granstedt residence last Wednesday night honored Miss Hattie Connolly visiting from Goodland Kansas. Supper at twelve featured sandwiches fruit salad cake and coffee with numerous local relatives and friends attending including the Gransteds the Lloy ds the Eastmans and the Rasumsens among others.
Card of Thanks. We express heartfelt thanks to all who offered sympathy in our recent bereavement. Mrs. Hilma C. Swan and family.
A shipment of dressers just arrived at Jeandebeur Furniture Store invites customers to come in and inspect the new stock.
The Norway juniors held a Wednesday banquet for the senior class in the U B church parlors. Purple and white decor carried the school color scheme into table settings.
Supt Kamp Charles acted as toastmaster for the class of 22 with Gladys Glile Emma Rogers Mabel Brewer Esther Johnson and Burton Walter among seniors. The piece notes social visits school picnics and community events including guests at several homes and a Royal theater show booked for next Saturday.
Cottom notes price increases likely across mattresses and urges customers to buy soon. Jean Deberr Furniture Store presents current trend as a buying cue and cautions shoppers to act ahead of further cost jumps.
Bert Brown shipped three car loads of cattle and two hogs to Kansas City Tuesday. Irene Housholder of White Rock visited her grandparents the Housholders. Osien VelreGunday speaker group hosted after Sunday school. Roy Tall family visited T Bowersox, Mrs Walker from Belleville visited Bert Brown’s family. August Rassmussén shopped in Belleville. Mr and Mrs Harold Coleman of Scandia visited Union. Bert Bowen hauls final wheat and corn to Rydal. Wm McDowell shelled corn near Republic for Leslie Johnson. Corn planting nearly complete with a few left.
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