Record crowds open Belleville fair with strong first day
Belleville opens the North Central Kansas Free Gate Fair to the largest first day crowd in its history. Exhibits fill livestock pens and floral displays. Scandia Day features at the fair as crowds grow daily. The local ball game beats Cuba 5 to 2. Republican governor candidate Ben S. Paulen speaks at the grandstand. Wedding attire and attire details appear among Topeka High School graduates and Washburn alumni. The piece notes teaching plans for Bird City and a forthcoming wedding trip.
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North Central
Belleville
Cuba
Ben S. Paulen
Paulen
Gulick
Washburn
Pi Kappa Delta
Bird City High School
Topeka Daily Capital
Eaton-Gulick Nuptials Reported In Presbyterian Manse
Mr and Mrs R W Eaton announce the marriage of their daughter Emma Lucile to Mr Charles W Gulick son of Senator and Mrs W B Gulick. The wedding occurred Tuesday morning at the Presbyterian Manse in the presence of the immediate family.
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R. W.eaton
Emma Lucile
Charles W. Gulick
Senator
Mrs. W. B. Gulick
Princess Hosts Get-Together Night With Fred Thompson
Next Tuesday the Princess theater presents Galloping Gallagher featuring Fred Thompson and his horse Silver King. Admission is 15 cents for a lively action packed show with fast pacing and crowd appeal.
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Fred Thompson
Silver King
Gallagher
Coleman duo and Lucile Cooper on Nebraska visit
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Coleman and Lucile Cooper left Monday for western Nebraska to visit Mrs. Coleman's sister. Harald plans to return in about ten days while Mrs. Coleman and Lucile will stay for several weeks.
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Harold Coleman
Lucile Cooper
Nebraska
Mrs. Coleman
Harald
Lucile
Parent-Teachers Meeting Opens Year at School
The first meeting of the present year’s Parent-Teachers Association will be held at the school next Wednesday evening. A varied program includes Anthem meal with a labs double quartet, a flute and violin duet By the Fireside, vocal solo Lassie O’Mine, piano duet Frances and Florence Larson, vocal duets, a paper on What Has Happened to the American Home, and more performances by Mrs. Eberhardt Mrs. Baker and others.
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Parent Teachers Association
Anthem
Withea Labs
P. Haggman
F. Nimock
Lassie O
Mrs. Walker
Frances
Florence
Anders Edgren Dies at 81 in Scandia Sweden-born Resident
Anders Edgren aged 81 died Sunday August 24 at his nephew A G Edgren’s Scandia home after a long illness. Born July 4 1843 in Ny Sweden he came to the United States in 1879 and never married. He joined the Amana Lutheran church in 1914 and is survived by relatives in Scandia Copeland Oklahoma Tulsa Sweden and other states. Funeral services were held at the Edgren home and Amana church conducted by Dr E P Olsson and Rev C F Grenere with a quartet singing. burial followed in Amana church cemetery.
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Anders Edgren
A. G. Edgren
Scandia
Wormland
Sweden
Amana Lutheran Church
Lers Larson
Albert Larson
Gotfred Larson
Theresa Roursox
F. J. Smith
Copeland
Kansas
H. C. Paulsen
Tulsa
Oklahoma
California
North Dakota
New York
Amana
E. P. Olsson
Ada
C. F. Grenere
Maxell
Aberg
Adolph Nelson
John Freeburg
Amana Church
5 Percent Farm Loan Facts and Local Notice
A fragment discusses a Federal Loan with profits returned as dividends to borrowers every six months making the effective interest under 5 percent. It notes government limits charges to actual expenses and provides contact E H Smies Secretary Jewell County N F L Assn Courtland Route 1 for particulars. It also mentions a Saturday comedy show at Princess.
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E. H. Smies
Secy
Jewell County
N. F. L. Assn
Courtland
Nation Wide Defense Test Planned for September Friday
The War Department will run a two phase defense test on Friday September 12 to demonstrate national defense, mobilization concepts and citizen responsibilities. Officials emphasize it is a paper mobilization with minimal cost and no reason for alarm, aiming to educate communities about their role in national defense.
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War Department
Regular Army
National Guards
United States Army
JA Buletin
Seventh Corps
Wpi
Republic County Here Fords Top Kansas City Market
Prud tapped onward Bros. of Scandia Kansas reported the cattle market at Kansas City on Labor Day. Yearling steers averaged 825 pounds selling at 10.10 per hundred and 86 head of medium weight steers averaged 1098 pounds at 10.15 per hundred. No other cattle topped 10.00. Brucenwald Bros. bought the cattle from southeastern Colorado. They originated the Panherd'e of Texas and had been grazing in Texas and fed grain this summer.
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Prud
Onward Bros
Scandia
Kansas Ciy
Brucenwald Bros
Sastern
Colorado
Texas
Visit Brought Axel Olson and Baby to Kansas Kin
Axel Olson and his infant from Kansas arrived Monday for a family visit with his mother Mrs. August Olson and other relatives.
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gudoMire
Axel Olson
Kansas
August Olson
Scandia Public Schools begin 1924 25 with large enrollment
Scandia Public Schools opened Monday with over 230 pupils enrolled across the district. The high school enrollment is the largest in school history, eight eight students attend high school, and the assembly room is taxed to the limit. The third grade has been enlarged, and the faculty is listed as Miss Poage Engle Sandborn Anderson Bliss for the grade school and Supt. Walker Baker Wilson Smith Clawson for the high school. Football prospects look bright with more than twenty suits issued and practice underway as season tickets will be sold.
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Scandia
Schies
Mora Setts
Poage
Engle
Sandborn
Anderson
Bliss
Supt. Walker
Baker
Wilson
Smith
Clawson
Birth and Death of Orpha Marie Linin in Republic Kansas
Orpha Marie Linin born January 5 1921 in Republic Kansas died in Scan dia age 3 years 7 months 26 days. Survived by parents Henry and Ruby Linin two sisters Lola and Darlene two grandmothers and two grandfathers four aunts two uncles two great grandmothers and two great grandfathers and many relatives. Funeral by Rev Peniston at M E Church with burial in Washington cemetery. Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven.
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Orpha Marie Linin
Henry
Ruby Linin
Republic
Kansas
Scandia
Lola
Darlene
M. E. Church
Washington Cemetery
Sand bucket dispute prompts quick return request
A man appeals to identify the owner of a sand bucket currently in someone else’s possession. He notes he has immediate use for it and asks for its prompt return to avoid further inconvenience.
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Gunter
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