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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1931
Page
1
The article reflects on how communities rely on small towns for essentials and social life, noting farmer influence and the town as a community center. It discusses changes from rural isolation to city access, urging preservation of local services, churches, lodges, and schools amid evolving travel and commerce.
Local business men fund a paid Republic City Band concert at 8 p.m. on Pieces Ave Scandia. The 20 piece group returns after a prior open air church appearance. program includes marches overtures and solos with America as finale.
Russell Moe of Scandia won the stock car race at the North Central Kansas Free Fair in Belleville driving a Model A Ford roadster, beating five other stock cars. The following day Moe was eliminated in the stock car event and did not place. Elmer Isaacson and Tod Cardwell entered Model T Fords in the stock car division on Friday.
The church lesson for September 6 centers on the theme of man’s uprightness before God. Scriptural citations include Ecclesiastes and Romans 8 16, plus passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy describing man and woman as coexistent with God in glorified form.
The Methodist Church will meet for church school at 10 AM and morning service at 11 AM led by local preacher Anton Nelson. No evening service is planned. All are welcome at the church with Pastor B W Selin.
Amane Lutheran Church Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity hosts Sunday School and morning worship at usual hours. Pastor Chas Pehrson invites all to seek first the kingdom of God and asks if your soul is saved.
The Sunday school begins at 10 o clock with idle classes and morning worship Holy Communion at 11 o clock. The Ladies Aid meets Thursday this week. Mrs C J Hugos will entertain TM Orlin TPariesacra, pastor.
The Friendship Club meets in the aid room at Scanc toe with Mrs Walter Anderson as hostess. A special Sunday meeting follows the oles period time with Churchars speakers to be present. Morning worship and Sunday school preeching are at regular hours. An evening service begins at 8. A food sale and supper are planned for Saturday night under Pastor V. Glen Megitt.
The 1931 Republican Valley Baseball League finale pits Scandia against Republic City at Pawnee Park next Sunday. Red Simms starts for Scandia against his former teammates, while Republic City may rely on Harvey Powers or Jepson on the mound. Scandia must win to avoid a disastrous finish after taking two of three this season.
Kansas Pipe Line and Gas Co prepares to build a Belleville to Scandia gas pipeline after securing leases along the right of way. Scandia Lions Club assists by securing landowner signatures, with local labor expected to start as soon as leases close, work to begin by October first.
Phillip Hammer of Norway wins first place in the Legion band contest at Wichita Monday evening. The Minneapolis Legion Band will represent the Kansas Department at the national convention in Detroit this fall. Gift Shop Concordia offers milliner help for choosing hats.
Mr and Mrs Carl Reece and their children returned home Sunday after visiting Mr and Mrs H W Reece in Ainsworth.
Miss Evannah Larson returned to Concordia on Saturday after a week’s rent was paid. Mr and Mrs Enoch Larson were mentioned in connection with the visit.
Mr and Mrs Lester Englund and Harriet Ellen of Wayne were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs ElRene Sederlin.
Mr and Mrs ElReno Sederlin left Tuesday for Pelican Lake in Nebraska where they will spend their vacation.
Enrollment in the Scandia public schools for the 1931 32 term totals 250 pupils with 105 in high school. The twelve member faculty includes Supt Fred W Stukenbroeker and Principal T J West along with instructors in commerce English music Spanish math and other subjects.
Scandia forfeits Sunday baseball after eight players were available and an ineligible man played. Ruskin wins 13 to 5 as Dazzy Vance’s nephew on the mound struggles. Red Simms limits Ruskin to eight hits. Johnson leads Scandia with two doubles and a three-base hit in four at bats.
Miss Veda scribes visited with TP parents and Mrs Albin Forserg Sunday. Ruth Benson of Clay nb spent the weekend with Mrs Car Benson.
Scant readable text notes a high school event or attendance at Scandia High School. The fragmentary item mentions Johnson and a Mise attending or presenting at Scandia High School. No clear date or outcome is available in the readable portion.
The North Central Kansas Free Fair in Belleville closed with record attendances on Thursday and Friday after smaller crowds earlier in the week due to bad weather. A field of 36 racing cars and six Friday races led to the largest entry counts in the fair’s history, with Floral Hall packed and extra tents erected for cattle and hog exhibits.
Darlene Price fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Price of Republic City died of injuries after two cars collided at the northeast corner of Republic City last Friday at 1 pm. Mrs Price suffered a severe head wound and three broken ribs. Four Superior men involved. Wayne Madsen hurt but not badly Sherman Wade severely cut Arlen Montgomery and Donald Weinman uninjured. Funeral services were held at United Brethren Church Republic City.
The Republic City Lions Club Baseball Team will visit Scandia next Monday evening to play the local Lions Club on the Pawnee Park diamond. In a prior meeting the Swedes beat the local club, but that game used players from outside the club. Next game will feature only Lions Club members on both teams and is open to the public. Mrs. Ray Tingstrom and daughter Jean returned home Saturday evening from Columbus Junction Iowa where they spent the summer.
Miss Jessie Nichol Miss Jesse Olson and Miss Morgan from near Concordia arrived Sunday to teach lin the Scandia Schools. Mr and Mrs Paul Doctor and Agnes Albro moved into the Mrs Carl McDowell property the first of the week. Mr and Mrs Mack Drovetta Bayes BRR EO the Sere Ana SRT vs
Vernon Erickson, Herman Sankey and their children returned home Friday evening from a trip to California.
Gene Hall, a prosperous farmer three miles northeast of Scandia, fended off a masked attacker at his country home as a door was struck by a bullet. Sheriff Nordman and neighbors searched for clues but found none, noting only a masked man with no words spoken.
Four members of Albert Isaacson Post No 249 of the American Legion traveled to Wichita for the Kansas Department Thirteenth Annual Convention. C Chambers served as delegate with Gust Bentsom and Hereshel Kannier as alternates, Chas Jansen also attended. Bentson and Chambers returned Tuesday afternoon while the others came back Monday night.
Commencing Friday evening the Princess Theatre changes the first show start time from 8:00 PM to 7:45 PM to fit shorter days. The move aligns with policy and aims to improve convenience for farm area patrons.
Fred Evert's truck loaded with cattle overturned at the corner of Fourth and Washington on Saturday morning near Schook Hill. The driver escaped injury and no damage to the truck was reported.
Andrew Wilson returns home Sunday evening from Kansas City where he had been visiting his sister Mrs. M. G. Loofbourrow and Loofbourrow. He accompanied Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wilson of Concordia to Kansas City.
Mr and Mrs Mack Drovetta and their children moved Saturday from the Mrs Carl McDowell residence to the Albert Larson farm one half mile west of town.
Miss Inga Rydell began her second term at Superior No 1 School on Monday. The term will include ten students across seven grades.
A fragment from Leavenworth notes Prieven of Leavenworth appointed as early Métier in the Scandia High School duties.
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