Scandia Notes on Seed Sales and Local Happenings
The item surveys alfalfa seed shipments by Isaacson Brothers totaling over 18000 dollars with further value in the territory estimated at 12000 dollars. It notes local grain dealers moving eight truckloads and three carloads to seed houses, with prices averaging around seven dollars per bushel. It also mentions notable local figures and light commentary on politics, aviation, and social life in Scandia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaacson Brothers
Fairbury
Beatrice
Atchison
Scandia
Loring Building Razed for Phillips 66 Filling Station
Workmen began razing the old Loring building at Fourth and Washington Streets to clear space for a new Phillips 66 filling station. The 47 year old two story structure, built in 1883 for business use, will give way to a modern service station as restoration proceeds.
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Fourth
Washington Streets
Phillips 66
Ed Loring
Michigan
Loring
Good Hope Lutheran Church Norway Kansas Sunday Schedule
The Lutheran Church of Norway Kansas posts Bible class at 10 AM and morning worship at 11 AM this Sunday with a sermon on The Good Part from Luke. Ladies Aid meets Thursday. officers to be elected. A Golden Rule Food Sale is planned for Saturday with lunch served. Confirmation class enrolls Saturday at 9 AM for ages 12 and up. Pastor Orlin Torgeson invites all to attend.
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Eo Lutheran Church
Norway
Kansas
Ladies Aid
Carl Benson
Lord Jesus Christ
Orlin Torgeson
United Brethren Church Sunday Schedule and Meeting
The United Brethren Church sets Sunday School at 10 with classes at 10 45 and worship to follow. Norway and Scandia hosts include morning services and an evening program with Christian Endeavor. Officials plan a post service meeting at Scandia to map the new conference year. Pastor V Glen Megill announces a Tuesday 2 30 Women’s Missionary Association gathering at Miss Jennie Nylund’s home.
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United Brethren Church
Scandia
Sunday School of
Norway
Christian Endeavor
Women’s Missionary Association
Jennie Nylund
Megill
Presbyterian Sunday School Invites All to Attend
The church invites all who do not attend Sunday School to join offerings each Sunday at 10 am and attend services. The notice emphasizes cordial welcome and regular worship participation.
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Presbyterian Church
Amana Lutheran Church Sixteenth Sunday Schedule
Swedish services note Gospel John 5 19 21 Jesus as resurrection and life. Sunday School and morning worship at usual hours. Jewish Mission offering. Luther League devotional 7 30 PM. Trustees meet Monday evening. Question about saying Christ liveth in ime fr appears in fragment.
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Amana
Luther League
Christ
Methodist Church Ladies Aid Meets and Service Schedule
The Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2 PM in church parlors with officers to be elected and lunch served until 7. The church school gathers at 10 AM, the 4 PM service features a sermon “Through Differing to Victory,” Epworth League meets at 7, and the evening service at 7:30. An every-member canvas will be made Friday for the 1930-31 budget with the pastor B W Solin inviting all to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid of
Epworth League
B. W. Solin
Scandia Petition Seeks Free Toll Bridge in 1876
A copy of a petition presented by Scandia township citizens to the Republic County Kansas board in 1876 requests that the Scandia Bridge become free for residents and all four passengers after April 1 1876. The list names many signatories including John Goold Thure Wohlfort J N Clauson and Charles Bergquist.
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Scandia
John Goold
Thure Wohlfort
J. N. Clauson
Scandia Township
Republic County
Kansas
Scandia Bridge
Chas. Fancher
Charles Bergquist
Chas. Hanson
G Jensen
Jens Guldbrandson
Chas. Anderson
Frank Hagle
J. N. Clausen
George Lembke
Jacob L. Gui
John Sandell
Andrew Kerr
Formoso Wins Final to Take Series Over Kirwin
Formoso defeats Kirwin 18 to 10 on the Lebanon diamond to clinch the series 3 games to 2. The slugfest featured blown leads, erratic pitching, and late Formoso scoring in the ninth to seal the win. Formoso earns roughly 60 percent of receipts about $410.
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Formoso
Kirwin
Lebanon
Solomon Valley
Formosa
Rugeg
Rifle Club Proposed for Scandia by Karl Hugos
Karl Hugos is organizing a Scandia rifle club in Republic county and hopes to form the first of its kind. Fifteen men have expressed interest and Hugos is writing to the war department about the organizational details.
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Karl Hugos
Scandia
Republic County
Mr. Hugos
War Department
Byrd at South Pole at Princess Theatre
The Princess Theatre features Byrd at the South Pole this weekend in a historic air epic filmed with two camera operators aboard Byrd's flight. Spectators are urged not to miss this look at history in the making. Mr and Mrs J K Curre and Opal visited Will McDowell's home near Republic Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd
South Pole
Princess Theatre
J. K. Curre
Opal
Will ‘McDowell
Republic
State approves lake site contracts sent to land owners
The state fish and game commission mailed contracts for 1251 acres south of Courtland for a proposed Republic county state lake. Landowners will decide feasibility based on acceptance. high prices could halt the project. The dam would span about 1500 feet with the Isaacson bridge area marking the north boundary. Work may begin once landowners’ asking prices are clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtland
John Schlutow
State Fish and Game Commission
State Commission
Republic County
Isaacson ‘Bridge
Jewell Republic County
Rhodde Farm
Community stock sale proposed for Scandia
Local men discuss a community stock sale for Scandia with The Journal backing the plan. Merchants and residents are urged to cooperate to hold a sale that would help farmers and stockmen acquire winter feeders and stockers locally.
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Scandia
Golf tournament springs at Shady Sid Course
The event at the Shady Sid Golf Course began last Monday under manager Elmer Jensen. Preliminaries run this week, with four main flights next week. men in three flights and women in one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Gof
Elmer Jensen
Lutherans Hold Mission Meeting in Ada and Scandia
Scandia and Ada hosted three day Lutheran district sessions with pastors from Nor way and Mariadahl receiving homes in attendance. The event marked a 1980 anniversary year highlighting the Holy Spirit, the Augsburg Confession, and key questions of salvation and preservation.
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Ada
Amana
Kackley
Scandia
A. T. Train
Mariadahl
T. O. Torgeson
Norway Lutheran Church
Augsburg
Germany
St. Lukes Church
Jamestown
Our Saviors
Norway
Zion
Brantford
C. Wilbur Nelson
C. G. Danielson
Flying Swedes to Play Night Game at Deshler
The Fly ing Swedes of Scan dia High School travel to Deshler Neb for a night game under floodlights marking a historic first for local football. Deshler, an early adopter of night play, lights the field for Friday’s matchup as H G Hahn drills his team toward a second straight win after a strong showing against Clyde.
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Deshler
Scandia
Nebr
H. G. Hahn
Clyde
Adolph Nelson Named Receiver for Webber Bank
Adolph Nelson, former Scandia mayor and longtime Star Grocery owner, was appointed receiver of the defunct Webber State Bank. He received the appointment Saturday and will oversee closing the bank over the next 12 to 18 months after a voluntary closure following a deposit run. The state banking department expects no depositor losses and cites adherence to regulations during closure.
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Adolph Nelson
Scandia
Star Grocery
Webber State Bank
Nelson
State Bank
Topeka
State Banking Department
Four Delegates Attend District Hi Y Meeting
Four delegates from Scandia High School Hi Y attended the district meeting held at Clyde Monday. Sessions ran in the afternoon with a banquet in the evening. Attending were Joe Mallory president Richard Othberg vice president Phil Cahill secretary and John Nimocks treasurer.
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Hi-Y
Scandia High School
Clyde
F. W. Stukenbroeker
Joe Mallory
Richard Othberg
Phil Cahill
John Nimocks
New Equipment for Scandia High Flying Swede Team
Scandia High School football opened at Clyde with the full squad wearing new khaki pants and blue jerseys funded by the board of education. Previously the team supplied its own gear and received no board support, marking a historic change.
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Scandia High School
Clyde
Board of Education
Corn 48 Years Old Takes Honor in The Journal Office Window
Workmen renovating the Loring building discovered an ear of corn dated to the time of construction. Believed placed during the 1883 era with possibilities from 1882 crops. The ear measures 13.46 inches in length and stands as a relic of early Valley harvest.
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Journal Office
Loring
Sunday School League Teams Set Meeting for Oct 9
The Rev. Bert Selin manager of the Scandia Sunday School Baseball League calls all league players to attend at the Methodist church next Thursday night Oct 9 for a presentation by The Journal of the 1930 session. Team managers are also asked to be present to plan next season.
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Bert Selin
Scandia
Methodist
Whnu
Birthday Party for Jane Preble at Brown-Grand
Jeanne Plotner attended a Saturday birthday party celebrating Jane Preble’s thirty third birthday. Mrs P H Preble hosted a private reception at the Brown Grand, with a lavish Liberty event for about 60 attendees and a two course lunch at her home later.
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Jeanne Plotner
Cavenger
Jane Preble
Jane
P H Preble
Business Visitor Hanshi in Scandia Tuesday
Guy Erkersbrack, a business visitor, was seen in Scandia on Tuesday according to local notes. The report places him touring firms and meeting with regional executives.
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Guy ‘Erkersbrack
Hanshi
Scandia
Two Killed in Rock Island Train Wreck Near Jennings
Two freight trains collided head on on the Rock Island Lines near Jennings last Sunday evening. Engineers Roy Lasley and Frank Hill were killed. brakeman Chas Tuttle injured and hospitalized. Eighteen cars left the track, contents including automobiles and merchandise were ruined. Tramps missing bodies feared dead. wrecking crews worked Monday to clear debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Jennings
Roy Lasley
Frank‘ Hill
Chas. Tuttle
Norton
Scandia
Lasley
Hill
Mystery of Cuba Woman’s Disappearance Solved
The body of Mrs. Lewi Strumfa was found in a farm well southeast of Cuba after two weeks missing. Officials believe her husband killed her and then died by his own action last Sunday. The coroner ruled the death a homicide by blunt force trauma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewi Strumfa
Cuba
Charles P. Nordman
Strumfa
John David Shivers Returns to His Home
John David Shivers, afflicted with infantile paralysis during the recent epidemic, has returned home to his Kansas City area residence after treatment at Bell Memorial Hospital. His father W. P. Shivvers accompanied him home from the hospital, and a blood serum derived from John David was prepared for use in infantile paralysis care.
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John David Shivvers
Bell
Kansas City
Kens
W. P Shivvers
John David
U B Church Appointments Reported With Few Changes
The United Brethren church conference announces minimal alterations in minister appointments. Rev V Glen Spetill is reassigned to Serendin, NorWay charges Ray Ve T Pohow to RepublicA, Rev W Falrh Pet remains with Conenr tir. W B Followell named new minister at Mankato. A noted turnover includes ministers returning home Monday.
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United Brethren
V. Glenspetill
Serendin
Norway
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