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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1930
Page
1
Version of notice indicates second class matter at Scandia Kansas post office dated March 3. The entry references a reciter tithe Re of Congress and class mail designation.
The proposal amends the Kansas constitution to set legislative pay at five hundred dollars per biennial term and one hundred dollars for each special session plus fifteen cents mileage per mile. It calls for submission to voters in 1930 with the official ballot designation and takes effect after publication.
The document outlines Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 proposing to add Section 2 to Article 11 of the Kansas Constitution to empower the state to levy taxes on income from any source, with a graduated and progressive structure. It details renumbering of sections, submission to electors in 1930, and designation as The Income Tax Amendment. It also lists Democratic ticket candidates and includes a column praising Frank Haucke as a future governor with personal anecdotes and character.
Republican candidates include U S Senator Henry J Allen and Arthur Capper for long term, Jas G Strong for Fifth District Congressman, William A Smith for Supreme Court, W A Johnston and R A Burch for propositions, Frank Haucke for Governor, J W Graybill for Lieutenant Governor, E A Cornell for Secretary of State, Will J French for State Auditor, Tom B Boyd for State Treasurer, Roland Boynton for Attorney General, George A Allen Jr for State Superintendent, C Hobbs for Commissioner of Insurance, Bert P Walker as State Printer.
A clipped column mocks social foibles and gossip with wry quips about card games drives and advertising. It notes a Missouri girl editing a car named Shasta and ends with a riddle about the town’s most tactful man.
A mosaic of short items and quotes from various editors covers national figures, local quirks, and a Chicago mayoral theft, with jokes about doors of churches, debt, newspapers, and presidential depictions in a light, collage style. The fragmentary nature reflects a scrapbook of observations rather than a single event.
Pratt reports that improvements at the Herington terminal will create more work for workers hit by the downturn. Horton shops opened for ten days with possible October operation. Rock Island lines face a slump yet show signs of recovery as chamber rail shipping boosts local freight and forecast an upward trend.
The city commission adopted a waiver ending air passenger service at Belleville for 90 days as the carrier negotiates an air mail contract. The firm has lost about 2000 dollars monthly for a year, and the pause allows it to operate a shorter Salina to Lincoln route, reducing local airport costs.
Four Beattie youths, after entering a farmer's melon patch, collided with a barb wired fence and were pursued by the farmer. They were ordered to pay for melons and damages. Officials, aided by the sheriff and county attorney, have investigated for days and took drastic action after uncovering troubling charges against several boys.
Warrants were issued for nine youths aged 15 to 18 and two girls aged 13 and 17 on charges of statutory rape by the state of Kansas. Three boys under sixteen face juvenile court today in Concordia before Judge Thompson. five others await preliminary hearing before Judge McKellar. Names withheld for now.
Robert Carter of Mankato high school, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carter, died in an auto wreck early Sunday near the Jas. Conrad home on No 36. The car overturned pinning Carter. Lee Noon, son of Mrs. Frank Noon, survived. The Noon boy notified the Conrad family who alerted relatives, the coroner, and county attorney.
The Cuba road leading north to join Highway 86 will be graded and gravelled soon after an agreement between the city council and county commissioners early this week. Local officials aim to improve the road surface to proper shape for safer traffic.
Mrs Minnie Jewel of Ft Dodge Kansas visited her parents Mr and Mrs J Emmert last week. On Saturday the family traveled to Scandia to visit Mrs Ray Chilcott who is ill.
Fragmentary timetable indicates east bound departures around 6 to 10 minutes after 2 A.M. and 9:02 P.M. with flag stops, west bound times near 8:10 A.M. and 6:27 P.M. plus freight lines at 4:40 P.M. and 7:35 A.M. The notes include unclear labels and possible typographical errors.
The notice lists Missouri Pacific passenger trains with southbound 4:40 PM on route 640 and northbound 8:12 AM on 641 10:35 AM on 690 and 12:50 PM on 691.
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