Landon Returns From Parley Visits Kansas Editors and Growers
Governor Landon returns to Kansas after a drouth conference with President Roosevelt. He stops at Troy and Atchison to visit with old friends, including editor Carl Brown and publisher Ed Howe. He urged broad water conservation and soil and flood control programs in letters and prior relief plans, tied to federal agencies and the 1934 feed distribution strategy.
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Landon
Kansas
Drouth
Roosevelt
Troy
Atchison
P. F. Dubach
Wathena
Doniphan County
Charles C. Calnan
Martha A. Calnan
Ed Howe
Howe
Potato Hill
Carl Brown
Atchison Globe
Harry Hopkins
US Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
State Extension ‘Service
Kackley Schools Open Term With New Faculty
The Kackley schools opened the term Monday morning with new staff including Superintendent Carl Bothwell principal Jove Berton Republic grammar room LaVerne Nelson and Walnut Kansas primary teacher Margaret Marten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kackley
Carl Bothwell
Jove Berton
LaVerne Nelson
Republic Grammar
Margaret Marten
Walnut
Kansas
Hanson Couple Welcome Baby Boy in Beaver City
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hanson are the parents of a baby boy born on September 2. Mrs. Hanson is at her parents home in Beaver City Nebraska for the birth and initial postpartum period.
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Everett Hanson
Hanson
Beaver City
Nebr
Will Rogers Humorous Story Fragments From a Lost Era
Disjointed OCR fragments reference Will Rogers and a humorous tale about everyday use and cleverness. Mentions a drummer with a small orchestra and jazz for dances. The text hints at a humorous exchange about adding items or ideas, but lacks a complete narrative.
Welcome Rain Douses Town Amid General Showers
A rainfall exceeding an inch occurred Tuesday evening with reports from surrounding communities of widespread rain. A heavy wind broke tree limbs across town but no serious damage was reported. The moisture cooled the air and left the atmosphere fresher.
Methodist Church notes and weekly schedule
This afternoon the Ladies Aid Society meets in the church parlors hosted by Mesdames Rasmussen Lindberg Sothers Cuthbertson and Frederickson. Next Sunday Church School starts at 10 AM and the 11 AM worship follows. The Epworth League gathers at 7:30 PM with a cordial welcome from Pastor B. W. Selin.
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Ladies Aid Society
R. Rasmussen
Lloyd Lindberg
Amana Lutheran Doreas Society Quilt Work Friday Meet
Amana Lutheran reports Friday events with Sunday school at 10 o clock and a Doreas Society meeting in the church parlors. All members will serve and those able are asked to come in the forenoon to work on a quilt.
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Amana Lutheran
Doreas Society
Savior's Lutheran Norw Sunday School and Worship Notice
Our Savior's Lutheran Norway Sunday school with Bible classes at 10 o'clock and morning worship at 9 a.m. this Sunday. Thursday evening we study the 15th Chapter of Mark. Jesus offers salvation. you need it or you will die in your sins. Welcome. Pastor T. O. Torgeson.
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Lutheran — Norway
Mark
Jesus
T. O. Torgeson
Ada Lutheran Church Services and Event Notices
Ada Lutheran Church in Kackley lists 14th Sunday after Trinity text Matthew 11 25 30 with Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8 Mrs Harold Vincent hosts the Lutheran Wheel Friday afternoon Sept 11 in Concordia Madeline Tornquist to lead Sunday evening service discussing Tasts of Friendship Pastor Carl G Danielson welcomes attendees
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Ada Lutheran Church
Kackley
Trinity
Harold Vincent
Lutheran Wheel
Concordia
Madeline Tornquist
Carl G. Danielson
Christian Endeavor Notes and Upcoming Meetings
The column outlines Sunday meetings for September 13 20 and 27 with speakers Bill Reece Gayle Tedrow Evelyn Brown and Ruth Ahrens. A nominating committee of Gayle Tedrow Phil Cahill Evelyn Brown and Ruth Ahrens will select officers for 1937. A social hour follows September 20. The group voted to donate $10 of its Endeavor fund to St John’s Mission School near New York City to aid the poor. All are invited to weekly Sunday evenings at 7 00.
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C. E
Gayl Tedrow
Phil Cahill
Evelyn Brown
Ruth Ahrens
United States
St. John’s Mission School
New York City
Letting Set for Concordia Slab Paving Project
Bids are invited for paving about three and three quarters miles of Highway 81 south of Concordia. Letting will be held in Concordia on September 25. The state will acquire right of way and easements soon after contract award.
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Concordia
E State
Public Sale Saturday by Mervin Elliott near Scandia
Mervin Elliott plans a public sale Saturday September 12 one mile east of Scandia School House. Horses cattle implements harness grain hay and miscellaneous articles will be sold to the highest bidder starting at 10 o clock with Col J W Shotwell leading the event.
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Mervin Elliott
Illinois
Scandia School House
J. .W. Shotwell
Literary Digest Poll Seeks 1938 President Choice in Scandia
Literacy Digest mails ballots to Scandia and nearby voters in a 10 million person poll to forecast the next U S president. Returns from Kansas will be tallied with others. Ballots are secret and postage paid. This is the fourth quadrennial poll, previously predicting Roosevelt in 1932 with a 59.14 percent share.
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Scandia
Literary Digest
United States
Kansas
Spurson
Roosevelt
Hoover
Landon Gains Lead In Week Two Presidential Polls
Farm country voters shift toward Alf Landon as 213 211 ballots across 33 states put him at 59 35 percent to Roosevelt 33 89 percent. State tallies show Landon ahead in 24 of 31 polled states with Roosevelt leading Alabama Florida Michigan Montana North Carolina Texas and Utah.
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Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
California
Colorado
Iliinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusets
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Alabama
Florida
Michigan
Montana
North Carolina
Texas
Utah
Colorado visitors return home after week in Scan dia
Mr and Mrs Charles Othberg and Mr and Mrs Vic Bedard of Fort Collins Colorado returned home Sunday after a week with relatives and friends in and near Scandia.
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Charles Othberg
Vic Bedard
Fort Collins, Colo
Scandia
Scandia Schools Open With Larger Enrollment This Year
Scandia schools report higher overall enrollment across grades and high school. First graders total nine, third to eighth grades sum to 136, high school has 95 enrolled with 90 last year. freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors now numbered 27, 22, 23 and 23 respectively. Football practice begins with 17 in the starting squad and prospects look strong for a full season.
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Scandia
Seniggs
Cummings
Hardtakfes
Scandia High School
Miss Margaret Swanson Injured In Auto Wreck
Miss Margaret Swanson journalism and English instructor at Scandia high school and her father Rev EB Swanson of Elzea Kansas were injured Saturday morning when their car left USA Highway 81 south of Concordia, overturned, tore down power lines, and suffered severe bruises for Miss Swanson and a fractured collar bone for Rev Swanson.
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Margaret Swanson
Scandia High
EB. J. Swanson
Elzea Kansas
Concordia
Swanson
Miss Swanson
Roof repairs underway at J. J. Smith and nearby Green residence
A new shingle roof is being placed on the J. J. Smith home in the south part of town with a nearby Green residence also partially reroofed. Authorities note no further details are available at this time.
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J. J. Smith
Tan
Slade
Methodist Minister Reappointed to Scandia. Rev Selin Back
At the Central Northwest Conference session in Chicago Rev. B. W. Selin was reappointed to Scandia. He returns this week to begin his eighth year as pastor of the local Methodist church.
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Chicago
Illinois
B. W. Selin
Scandia
Selin
Derby Grain Company Remodels Its Elevator
Workmen began remodeling the Derby Grain Company elevator after its June purchase. The upgrade covers the exterior with galvanized sheet iron and widens the driveway for large trucks. Interior changes exclude the east bins. old wooden stairs will be replaced by an electric lift. Fire hazards drop with renovations as metal conveyors and two new grinders arrive for wholesale and retail grinding.
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Derby Grain .Co
Shirley Temple Film to Reopen Princess Theatre
Shirley Temple film Captain January returns to the Princess Theatre with three new songs sung by Temple. The program includes Right Somebody to Love and Early Bird. Supporting actors Guy Kibbee and Slim Summerville promise comedy. Raymond Cooper cites further strong bookings for the fall.
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Shirley ‘Temple
January
Princess Theatre
The
Princess
Early Bird
Guy Kibbee
Slim
Summerville
Raymond
Cooper
West campaign stops in Republic County on Wednesday
Will G. West Republican nominee for governor tours Wakeeney and Belleville in Republic County on September 16. The visit features loudspeaker amplification and a brief talk by Frank Carlson. West plans to press pre election outreach across the state and assist with allotment veterans and legislative questions.
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Will G. West
Wakeeney
Monnday
Brown Family Mourns Death of C M Brown of Iowa
Jim and M O Brown report their father C M Brown of Iowa died September 2 after a period of critical illness. His sons visited him two weeks prior in what remains a somber family notice from the local area.
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Jim and
M. O. Brown
C. M. Brown
Iowa
Return from Missouri of Mr and Mrs Coleman
Mr and Mrs H E Coleman returned to Jackson Missouri on Saturday after visiting in Missouri and plan to resume work. Coleman is employed in Jackson and expected back in the city.
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Missouri
Jackson
Coleman
ElReno Sederlin Family Ends Colorado Wyoming Trip
Mr and Mrs ElReno Sederlin and their sons returned Wednesday after a three weeks trip through Colorado and Wyoming.
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ElReno Sederlin
Guest Ted Cady Visited Mrs James Cady in Scottsville
Ted Cady stayed with Mrs James Cady of Scottsville last week, as noted in the local social column.
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Ted Cady
James Cady
Scottsville
Omaha Man Guest Of Horton Johnson Family
Omaha visitor Bert Lervold was a Sunday evening guest of Mr and Mrs Horton Johnson and family in Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Bert Lervold
Nebr
Horton Johnson
North Central Kansas Fair Largely Successful Despite Rain
The North Central Kansas Free Fair in Belleville drew strong receipts though down about 500 from 1935, with Everett Saylor of Dayton setting a five mile track record at 4 minutes 6.4 seconds. Four spectators were injured, including Mrs. Ed Hadacek of Cuba, when a racing car wheel toppled into the south grandstand. Total receipts reached 8 359.34 with commissions on rides and shows rising to 2 543.89. 10 Republic County 4‑H clubs impressed with many prizes awarded.
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North Central
Kansas
Belleville
Everett Saylor
Dayton
Ohio
South Grandstand
Ed Hadacek
Cuba
Percy Jones
Ted Davis
Junction City
P. m. Eri
Republic County
Scandia River Bridge Extortion Case Unfolds
Two western Kansas youths confessed last Thursday to attempting to extort 5300 from Dane Hansen over the Scandia river bridge contract. The lie detector at Wichita police cracked their earlier story to Phillips County officers. The case began August 8 when a crude extortion note was mailed to Hansen, a friend of Governor Alf Landon.
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Kansas
Dane Hansen
Wichita
Ola Ray
George Snider
Logan
Phillips County
Hansen
Alf Landon
Nelsons Move Into Lloyd Davis Property
Mr and Mrs Chris Nelson and family of Topeka moved into the Lloyd Davis property on Thursday with the family.
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Chris. Nelson
Topeka
Lloyd Davis
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