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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1931
Page
2
The piece argues for expanding government support to spur industry and jobs while opposing massive relief expenditures. It cites England’s dole, stresses employment as the true cure, and urges business and citizens to act to avert American relief dependence. It also notes safety, energy use, and cost in industry as key factors.
A choir of voices urges global aid as Yangtze floodwaters devastate seven million homeless in China. Col. Lindbergh recalls the scene while China’s government and Americans rally to Flood Relief in China, led from New York at 205 East 42nd Street and funded by James A. Adams.
A Topeka State Journal editorial column argues that newspaper advertising fuels attendance at theater and sports events and that newspapers should be the backbone of campaigns. It notes readers pay for news columns and urges generous, efficient ad use to finish 1931 strongly.
A couple living northeast of Minneapolis faced a fatal Tuesday morning when Mrs. George Allison was shot by her husband with a 25-20 rifle in their yard and indoors. He then killed himself, with the bullet passing through his body and the floor. Authorities reconstruct the sequence as the wife fleeing into the house after the first shot. The incident leaves the community shocked and investigating authorities reviewing the couple’s tragic end.
A collage of short items from Scandia Kansas and nearby towns covers humor, local quotes, community updates, church plans, farm notes, and civic notices. Highlights include editorials, debates, pardons or none, and public events with names like Portia Independent Atchison Globe Jamestown Optimist and Jackson County Signal cited for flavor.
A collage of brief items details fraud schemes and name changes in Russell County, a porcupine scare near a feed lot in Smith County, a banking charges case in Kansas, a shotgun wounding in Saline County, Lions Club woodpile plans for transients, a forger's reflections in Hutchinson, and assorted humorous vignettes from Belleville, Salina, and nearby towns.
Timetable fragment shows departures at 10 35 am and 9 57 pm for east and west bound trains. Mentions Missouri Pacific line with stop numbers and local stops 140 8. Indicates timetable labeling and station stops for inbound outbound service.
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