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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
1
News notes report Mrs. Carl Kallman has submitted resignation as city clerk to take effect October 38. Signal light equipment for the school crossing on US 36 is delayed due to a car crash injuring Eldon True and killing his wife, affecting Western Power service work.
Bob Robison entered St. Joseph hospital on Thursday last week. Mrs. Ben Lervold is in the extended care section of Republic County hospital after return from Hays last Monday.
The schedule lists games from September 19 in Lebanon to November 11 in Jewell with most games at 7:30 p.m. except the November 11 matinee at 2 p.m. Ernest Heikes is coach and Robert Miller is principal.
The library will close Saturday August 80 and reopen Wednesday September 3. Hours through the year are noon to 8 pm on weekdays, and Saturdays 9 to 12 plus 1 to 8 pm. Mr and Mrs Iver Hammer visited Ernest Nelson Monday evening.
Rainfall on Saturday night and Sunday delivered over an inch of moisture across a wide area. Heavier showers in the north pushed the Republican River higher while cooler temperatures followed near 80s after a stretch near 96. Tuesday fog worsened driving conditions with poor visibility.
Mrs. Glenn A. Johnson 38 died Sunday August 31 in York Nebraska. Formerly Marilyn Jane Wilcox of Concordia she was married to Aaron B Johnson of Scandia and is survived by five children. The family moved to York from Garden City Kansas recently. Funeral was held Wednesday in York with burial there.
Ruth Cornett age 17 of Colby Kansas and another local teen died in a two car crash near Agate Colorado on Saturday. The deceased were identified as youths from Kansas with ties to Scandia and Colby.
Keith Sebelius urges cutbacks and a shift to trade based policy while detailing foreign aid totals. He cites 1969 requests surpassing 10 billion and total funds from new and prior years near 30 billion, with overall program reaching 182 billion since 1946. Local social notes follow with visits and dinners.
The State Highway Commission issued a work order for a four mile section of Republic Road between Scandia and Republic. Wentz Construction Co. of Concordia bid 71781 dollars and secured the project funded by Republic County highway taxes. Local social notes follow with visits and family events across Kansas and neighboring states.
Bellevue Washington couple Edward Kouba and two sons visit the Nelsons with Minnie Dulin and Mabel Okstrom from Agenda. Other guests include Joe Neill, Clare and Clinton Nelson, and families from Longmont and Denver. Gene Stone and the Reece clan join at Sunday dinner along with Harold Larson. Ongoing visits span Topeka Concordia Ft Collins and Minnesota trips.
The Pioneer Field Day will be held Friday at the test farm 34 miles west of Scandia along US 36. Visitors can view plots of corn, milo and forage crops with tours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Local dealers Garst and Thomas seed lines will be showcased by Harvey Melby and Charles Hawley of Belleville is the district supervisor. Gerry Thompson farms the test plots. Pioneer hybrids arrived in 1940 and coffee and sandwiches will be offered to attendees.
The Pawnee Palefaces joined 110 clubs at Wakefield for the State Campers and Hikers Association Labor Day weekend. Ninety eight clubs and 3,225 registered campers attended as Wakefield celebrated its centennial. Governor Docking spoke at the Holiday Camps U S A grand opening while clubs hosted lake programs and dances.
A Kansas Veterans' Commission representative will be in Belleville on September 11 1969 from 1 00 to 4 30 p m at the Welfare Office in Republic County Courthouse to assist veterans and dependents with service work. Those unable to meet may contact the office in Marysville Kansas by phone or mail at 562 2581 Courthouse Marysville Kansas 66508.
Fans from Scandia and Norway join Edward Forsberg Floyd Johnson Ralph Moe Gary Johnson and Kenneth Forsberg at Hastings Nebraska final where Portland Oregon defeats Towson Maryland 4 to 0 to claim the national title. Others like Harold Hammer Loren Hammer Don Hammer Glenn Larson and Robert Perry attended multiple sessions of the tournament which ran from August 28. Frank Berggren and family plus Elsie Berggren visited Copeland Kansas to see Mattie and Nellie Cline before returning home.
Congressman Keith Sebelius will appear at the Scandia Irrigation Experiment Field Day on Monday September 8 1969 following a noon meal. The Kansas First District official will speak at 130 pm and will join both the South and North tours featuring tours of irrigation districts drainage pipelines corn variety tests and nutrient management.
Beginning next Sunday September 7 Amana Lutheran Church moves worship to 9 30 and Church School to 10 30 starting September 14. Patronize OUR Advertisers.
Andrew and Mina Perry of Kansas City Kansas celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with Open House at the American Legion hall in Scandia. About 100 attendees shared cards and gifts while relatives gathered at the Perry home for supper marking the 30th anniversary of their son Himer Perry.
The high school band marched on a Wednesday morning while Pauline Gunter tended blooming morning glories on the shop fence and arranged canvas and other flowers in a formal planting.
The Albert Isaacson James Larsen American Legion Auxiliary met August 27 1969 at the Legion Hall. The group approved funds for a building fund window project and planned Field Day dinner on September 8. Officers were installed and dues increased to 190. The 40th annual convention is set for September 18–14 at the Holiday Inn in Manhattan Kansas.
John M. Nylund arrived in Seattle on Monday August 25 after a year in Vietnam. Mrs Nylund and the Ny lund family met him in Wichita on Tuesday. After a 20 day leave he will report to Fort Carson Colorado where Mrs Nylund will join him.
A brochure outlines Lindsborg Centennial Hyllningsfest events with a Friday Oct 10 opening, a smorgasbord, a Saturday parade, and a George Gobel performance at Presser Hall. Dr Carl W Segerhammar will speak at a Union religious service Oct 9 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Los Angeles.
The Neighborhood Youth Corps program covering eight counties seeks four young men or women aged 16 to 17 who have left school or are not in school and are unemployed or underemployed from low income families. Interested youths should contact Donald Heidrick, Director, Educational Resource Center, 107% E Main, Beloit Kansas 67420, phone 788-2233.
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