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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
1
A political write in urging absent voters to request ballots and vote, detailing alleged missteps of the Roosevelt administration since 1933, including repeal of Prohibition, the NRA, Social Security, court packing, and farm policy, arguing for voter awareness and action.
A letter from the Scandia Community Club urges members to attend the October 28 meeting at 7 30 pm to discuss national policy and evaluate presidential candidates. It favors Wendell L. Willkie, praising his self-made success and business experience over Franklin D. Roosevelt’s record.
A Memphis edge tale features a darkey caught in another's chicken coop. He blames his doctor for the mishap, insisting the doctor ordered chicken soup and that it is not his fault, prompting a humorous exchange about blame and age.
County Attorney Guy Ward, a November candidate, spoke in Courtland when his car was stolen. The vehicle was later found abandoned two miles west of Scandia. spare tire and plates missing. A second car was later located in Manhattan with tires and plates recovered. No arrests reported. Also promoting an upcoming two day sale by Haggman and Wires. Miss Norma Jean Coldozier weekend guest of Miss Betty Larson.
Grade School plans a Friday 8 p m show at the high school auditorium to raise funds and showcase autumn themes through recitations solos and chorus. Scandia Swedes lose 20 to 0 to Solomon with Solomon undefeated. Larson injured but not seriously. Journalism postpones Virginia City screenings to free City Hall for a Republican rally on October 26.
The Flying Swedes, after a 20 to 0 defeat by Solomon last Friday, prepare for Friday's homecoming game. A win advances them to face Clifton for the Republican Valley League championship on November 15 as business districts prepare for celebrations.
The seventh and eighth graders played at Kackley Friday afternoon with Scandia winning 29 to 0. The grade school pep club accompanied the team and delivered spirited chanting.
Doris Sothers president of Girl Reserve chaired the G R meeting on Thursday October 17. Geraldine Lloyd Jane Ewing Irene and Doris Sothers spoke on their Camp Wood experiences from last summer as the chosen representatives of the Scandia Girl Reserve Club at the conference.
The Hi-Y Chili supper planned for October 26 has been postponed indefinitely. Journalism Senior Party Held At 7 O'clock Monday evening the Senior class and Journalism class met at the Drug Store to start their line party to the show Angles Over Broadway with Douglas Fairbanks and Rita Hayworth at Belleville.
The first six weeks honor rolls list students by grade including eight graders Paul Nelson Ron ald Clark and Charles Hohman with honorable mention Joyce Nichols. Weekend guests of the Larson family attended Lorraine Nelson and Boyd Lewis wedding. other visits include Dellamae Bedch and Ralph Bowersox households with refreshments served.
Kansas State Employment Service warns unskilled workers not to migrate to Wichita for Aircraft Industry jobs citing no available work, temporary or permanent.
Representatives from Belleville Concordia Courtland Scandia met in Scandia on October 16 to urge the U S Reclamation Bureau to study irrigation of the Republican River territory. They agreed on cooperation to maximize irrigable land and plan future meetings to push the project.
Remodeling of the old City Hall began this week with filling in outdated windows and openings. The work seeks to heat more efficiently and improve future cooling, supporting plans to reopen the Princess Theatre and establish a needed city hall space in Scandia.
A hearing is scheduled at the Rock Island Depot on Friday October 25 at 10 am to discuss keeping the depot open in Scandia. A City Office meeting follows October 24 at 7 30 pm with Guy Ward County Attorney providing guidance. Citizens who have used train tickets or conducted business are urged to attend.
The notes report 1266 male citizens aged 21 to 35 in the county and 93 in Scandia in last Wednesday’s registry, with the national total at 16,662,655. A mag bullet recovered from a 2x4 in the Old Valley House, plus a shooting at the old hotel, are briefly noted. Other items mention a 1902 ballet hanging in a window, a Belleville township BR, and federal debt data as of March 4 1940. The old barn behind Mrs Paul Ericksom’s lots is being razed and moved to Belleville.
Construction moves forward with an almost finished office building and pump foundations in place. Concrete floors yet to be poured, forms set, and pumps to be installed soon as crews target occupancy next week at the Cardwells' modern new service station.
Mr and Mrs Bismark Beckman of San Jose California visit Mrs Tillie Anderson and Mr and Mrs Duane Greenslade and family and other relatives. They arrived Saturday and will stay for a few days.
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