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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
4
A special election in Scandia, Kansas, on June 7, 1949, will decide whether the city may license liquor by the package. Polls open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the City Office. Officials list city leaders and council members present for the measure.
In Republic County Kansas a special election is set for June 17 1949 at the Highland Schoolhouse from 8 am to 6 pm. Voters will decide on remodeling the Highland Schoolhouse on a new site near Section 12 Township 4 South Range 4 West and issuing general obligation bonds not exceeding 2000. Glenn Kelly serves as clerk. Also notes a social visit by Mrs. Lester Mulkey of Phillipsburg to the Freed family, then to Manhattan.
The Lewis children thank friends relatives and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. Alice Annie Lewis and for the floral offerings from the community.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hicks of Salina visited Mr and Mrs Frank Hain on Sunday. The Moe families and Billy joined Albert Moe and others for Saturday evening calls. Otto Wetzel of Pratt spent the weekend with Irving Isaacson and family. Lars Hanson hosted Randall visitors at the Albert Hanson home. Elmer Thomas and Lars Hanson hosted Saturday evening. Bill Clark traveled to Verdon Nebraska for his father’s serious illness. Billy Moe of Lawrence spent the weekend with his parents. Albert Moe stayed with Bill Moe and Billy Friday night. Wm Cooper and sons visited Bill Moe and Billy Sunday afternoon. Grant Berggren spent Monday evening with N 8 Cooper.
Clifford Hugos drove a cattle lot to Kansas City this week while Mrs. Alvin Peterson called at the Carl Veteto residence Saturday.
Due to rising costs and postwar plant builds the Kansas Bell Telephone Co asks the Kansas Corporation Commission for permission to raise local rates in 143 exchanges and long distance calls. The firm argues higher prices are needed to attract investment, expand service, and meet 10,000 waiting for service and 41,000 line requests amid wage and ice-storm costs.
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