Annual School Picnic Marks End of 1938 39 Year in Scandia
Friday May 19 brought the school year to a close with a noon dinner for 300 in the schoolhouse auditorium and an afternoon of track contests for all grades. Events included grade specific dashes sack races potato races and a 25 50 and 30 yard dash for different groups. A softball game pitted north side merchants against south side with an 18 to 5 win for the north side. Senior initiation on Main Street closed the day as alumni sponsored a parade of nursery rhyme characters through town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side
Johnny Nystrom
Cap” Berger
O. M. Hardtaker
Herbert Shde
Scandia High School
South Side
Rural Electrification Allotment for New Line Construction
The Rural Electrification Administration announced an allotment of 313000 dollars to build 365 miles of line to serve 761 members in the Republic Cloud and Washington areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Electrification Administration
Republic
Cloud
Washington
Salvation Army Envoy Visits Langdon in Fund Drive
Envoy C Ezra Coons of Langdon Kansas representative of the Salvation Army was in town last week appealing for funds and updating the territory formerly covered by Maj. G L Clapp who could not continue rounds due to illness.
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C. Ezra Coons
Langdon
Kansas
Salvation Army
G. L. Clapp
Will Rogers Humorous Story From Streetcar Incident
A fragment recounts a lighthearted tale about a polite man arrested after a streetcar dispute. The cartoonish dialogue features a legal setting and citizens debating propriety, with a sheriff or judge implied in a late 19th or early 20th century tone.
First Band Concert Opens Scandia Season On Wheels
The Scandia Community Club staged its first band concert of the season led by Fred Reasoner. A movable on wheels band stand was built by C. E. Albro and Chris Nelson and positioned near the post office with lights for evening performances. The club plans more summer concerts around town to cover expenses, seeking about 50 to fund operations. a mystery comedy “Behind Locked Doors” directed by E. C. Wires featuring Ada Jeandebeur Norma Aspegren Johnny Nystrom Jimmy Larsen Bobby Ewing Ercell Lundblade Vernon Holmes and W. H. Berger will be staged in early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia Community Club
Scandia
Fred Reasoner
C. E. Albro
Chris Nelson
E. C. Wires
Ada Jeandebeur
Norma Aspegren
Johnny Nystrom
Jimmy Larsen
Bobby Ewing
Ercell Lundblade
Vernon Holmes
W. H. Berger
Vacation Bible School Opens in Scandia May 29
On Monday May 29 at 8 30 am the United Brethren Presbyterian and Methodist churches will start a two week Daily Vacation Bible School for Scandia area children. Dr Everett will be general superintendent with volunteer teachers from the three denominations. Sessions run 8 30 to 11 30 daily with a mid session recess, no school Saturdays, term ends June 9. Parents urged to note this community effort and support pupils both boys and girls.
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Methodist Church
Scandia
United Brethren
The
Presbyterian
Methodist
Everett
Wex
Scandia Proclamation Declares Memorial Day 1939
Mayor E. T. Olson proclaims May 30 1939 as Memorial Day in Scandia Kansas to honor the dead and patriotic heroes. Businesses close 12 to 5 pm for commemorations at the high school auditorium and Riverview Cemetery.
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United States
Kansas
Scandia
Riverview
E. T. Olson
Road Work on U. S. 36 to Start Soon
Announcement that construction on U S Highway 36 will begin soon across Republic county and neighboring counties Washington and Marshall. The piece praises the current good western sections, notes eastern portions are lacking, and urges rapid completion to boost cross state travel from Missouri River to the Rockies.
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U. S. 36
Washington
Republic County
Republic
Kansas
Marshall Counties
Missouri River
Denter
Rocky Mountain
Band notes announce ongoing beginner and general rehearsals
Beginners class began May 23 and runs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4 p.m. in the school music room. General band rehearsals occur Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. A Saturday street concert starts at 8 p.m. The note invites all old timers to join and projects a 60 to 75 piece Scandia band for the fall games.
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Scandia
Picnic committees chosen for Scandia event
The Scandia Community Club held its monthly banquet and meeting at the Masonic Temple with about twenty businessmen present. President Harry Hampton led the session which set plans for the annual Picnic in the first week of August and discussed Highway No.36. Committees for the event were appointed, naming E. C. Wires as President and a broad slate for General, Entertainment, Finance, Advertising, Dance, Decorating, Music, Traffic, Ionic Date, and Baseball roles.
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Scandia Community Club
Masonic Temple
Harry Hampton
Guy Frazier
Marrysville
Scandia
E. C. Wires
FE. C. Wires
Ed Olson
Adolph Nelson
W. S. English
George Jeandebeur
Chris Nelson
Foster Helvey
Chas. Nordman
Fred Evert
Carl Reece
Carl Hammer
C. E. McKimson
Alford Johnson
John Hooker
Walter Anderson
Frank Peterson
Johnny Nystrom
Andrew Wilson
Johnny Ny
Salina Postmasters Meet Amid Farley Tour
Local report notes attendance of state postmasters in Salina with Postmaster General James Farley on tour. Mary Annon formerly Mary Doak of Scandia died Friday May 19. services at Lahodny Funeral Home Belleville with interment Union Valley cemetery. Dawn Jarrine born May 19 to Mr and Mrs Richard Greenwalt Fort Collins Colorado. mother formerly Marguerite Bedard of Scandia.
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Salina
James Farley
Mary Annon
Mary Doak
Scandia
Lahodny Funeral
Belleville
Union Valley
Bertha Fogelberg
Richard Greenwalt
Fort Collings
Colo
Dawn Jarrine
Norris guest at U B parsonage Sunday dinner
Mire reported Lloyd Norris was a Sunday dinner guest at the U B parsonage, details indicating a social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mire
Lloyd Norris
U. B
Alumni Committee Ends Program With Choir Singalong
An alumni committee drew the program to a close and all attendees joined hands in singing Blessed Be The Tie That Binds marking a communal, reflective finish.
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Jors
Memorial Day Tribute From the Nation’s Graves
A poetic remembrance recalling Memorial Day origins in 1868 and the roll of drums and flowers at graves. It honors past servicemen and living veterans, highlighting the roles of the Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish American War veterans, the American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in keeping national memory and support alive.
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A. Logam
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Kansas cattlemen protest navy beef purchase to protect farmers
Kansas cattle producers and citizens thank Governor Payne Ratner for telegram to the President opposing the United States Navy buying Argentine canned beef. They urge a policy favoring American producers, arguing vast government spending should aid domestic agriculture and farmers. Also notes social visits by local residents over the weekend.
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Kansas
Payne Ratner
United States
United States Navy
U. S
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