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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1929
Page
8
Orville Wright a restaurant and barber in Norway for three years traded with W C Frisbey of Jamestown. Frisbey enters a new business in Norway. Mr and Mrs John Fike welcome a 7 pound boy born Sunday Oct 6 named John Elden.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid met at Mrs Rena Cap's home on Thursday for a regular business meeting followed by lunch. Sandwiches pickles cake sauce and coffee were served by the hostess.
The St. Luke and Norway choirs practiced at a Lutheran church in Norway as they prepare for a forthcoming Luther an convention in Eureka. Local families attended gatherings and social visits across Belleville Concordia Scandia and Jamestown with numerous dinners and guest appearances.
Sunday School and Bible study start at 10 am with morning services at 11 am. A long Sunday evening service will be held at 7 30 pm. The morning sermon will be delivered in Swedish. Teachers meet at the church Friday at 8 oclock.
The Kackley Wednesday Club met on Wednesday Oct. 2 at Mrs. Victor Nelson's home with fifteen members. They spent the afternoon quilting and, late in the day, enjoyed lunch of sandwiches pickles fruit salad cake and coffee.
About seventy five members of the ladies aid of the Ada church met at the home of Isaac Stoner Friday afternoon. After a short program and business meeting the afternoon was spent in a social way. Lunch cake and coffee was served to those present.
Over one hundred Luther League members gathered Friday evening at Isaac Stoner’s home. After a program by the youths a brief business session followed. Refreshments of cake and coffee were served late in the evening.
Saturday night at the Tom Tornquist home guests celebrated Mrs. Tornquist birthday. Attending were the Johs Olsons Frank Johnsons Albert Tansen and Levi Olson. Lunch included sandwiches pickles cheese cake cookies fruit and coffee.
Friends and relatives celebrated C. E. Tornquist’s eighty fourth birthday Sunday with visiting and a midday lunch of sandwiches cheese and fruit. Attendees included C. E. Tornquist Tom Tornquist Manuel Tornquist Albert Hansen Philip Larson Levi Olson John Olson Mrs John Anderson Alice Anderson Clarence Anderson Marvin Larson Lawrence Olson Daisy Dowdall and Lillian Dowdall. Nelson joined at Albert Hansen home last Sunday while Agnes Johnson and Arelia Carlson visited from Lindsay for the weekend.
A series of social visits and trips are recorded. Families from Lindsborg Concordia Swenson Houghtons and others are noted visiting relatives in towns such as Bern Salina Warren Chicago and Nebraska. Several Johnsons Larsoned and Edbergs are mentioned with weekend and birthday gatherings.
Red Raven Flour 48 lbs priced at 1.59 at Scandia Produce. Local social notes list Norman Johnson visiting Gladys Swenson and Lillia Nelson. Dave Anderson in Superior Nebraska. visits to Elmer Olson family. Rodde and Rodde at Abe Johnsons. Johnsons with Olson brothers. C O Monson at Slipsagers. Lundblade and Nelson households as Sunday visitors. Lenore Nywall dinner guest. trips to Salina and Concordia. Lutheran Confirmation class photos in Belleville.
Chris Nelson of Topeka is in town on business. He plans meetings with local firms and will stay through the week.
An advertisement promotes Chevrolet with seven models priced 525 to 695, Buick with fourteen models 1225 to 1995, LaSalle fourteen models 2295 to 2875, Cadillac with twenty six models 3293 to 7000, all with Fisher bodies and new mechanical features. Also Frigidaire automatic refrigerator and Delco-Light systems for farms.
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