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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
2
A broad critique argues government involvement in business raises public expenditure, creates political agencies with debt powers, discourages private investment, invites gerry mandering, and shifts taxes off taxable property. It contrasts public ownership with private enterprise and cites railroads and Hoover era leadership as safeguards against downturns.
A historical sketch traces Herbert Hoover’s rise from an Iowa farm upbringing in poverty to the presidency. It notes his early modest beginnings and his later ascent as a leading national figure.
Bert W. Selin argues that nine competing relief groups hinder aid work in Scandia. He urges consolidating Red Cross, city, school, ministerial, and county efforts under a single committee to efficiently distribute federal funds flour and clothing to the hungry and unemployed this coming winter.
The general contract for the courthouse project was awarded to Blazer and Vollmer Construction Company of Wichita. Lighting fixtures go to Washington Gas and Electric. electrical work to Hill Electric Company of Wichita. Plumbing and heating contracts pending. Building uses Bedford limestone and starts in about two weeks with a 180 day completion target. Local labor preferred.
An editorial notes Kansas uses state publication for textbooks costing about $1.50 per pupil annually, compares costs with Nebraska and Oklahoma, and observes district funded free textbooks in 26 states. It cautions prices vary yearly and cites distribution and publishing differences as key factors.
A collage of brief clippings from Kansas papers filled with quips and anecdotes. Jokes on coal dealers, duck season timing, college finances, corn surpluses, bridge players, a Kansas bishop on a train, horse shows, and reflections on growing up. Each item reflects local humor and rural life.
Foreman J M Tedrow notes Missouri Pacific employees at this place have subscribed over $2 000 in Liberty Bonds. Gust Lundin returns home for a few weeks with family after working on a concrete bridge gang in Nebraska all summer.
No 88 timetable notes a south bound passenger service with a 4 40 PM departure. The fragment indicates the schedule entry but lacks complete details such as date station names or final destination.
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