Local Notice Filed at Scandia Post Office
Entry indicates second class matter at Scandia Kansas post office under federal law March 3 marking.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
1
Entry indicates second class matter at Scandia Kansas post office under federal law March 3 marking.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No 9 proposes amending the Kansas constitution to set legislative pay at 500 dollars per biennial term plus 100 dollars per special session and 15 cents per mile traveled. The measure would be voted on in the 1930 general election and takes effect after publication.
The 1929 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 8 proposes adding Section 2 to Article 11 of the Kansas Constitution to authorize the state to levy and collect taxes on income from all sources with graduated rates. It renumbers several sections, sets 1930 as the vote year, designates the ballot title The Income Tax Amendment to the Constitution, and states the measure takes effect after publication.
Republican party field includes U S Senator Henry J Allen long term Arthur Capper Fifth District Congressman James G Strong Supreme Court Justice William A Smith Position 8 W A Johnston Position 4 R A Burch Governor Frank Haucke Lieutenant Governor J W Graybill Secretary of State E A Cornell State Auditor Will J French State Treasurer Tom B Boyd Attorney General Roland Boynton State Superintendent George A Allen Jr Commissioner of Insurance C F Hobbs State Printer Bert P Walker
A list of Democratic candidates includes U S Senator George McGill and U S Senator Jonathan M Davis for long term, Clyde Short for Fifth District Congress, L S Harvey for position No. 1, Harry Woodring for Governor, Cora G Lewis for Lieut Governor, W H Kemper for Secretary of State, H F Schmidt for State Treasurer, Roy L Hamilton as Attorney General, Ella S Burton for Superintendent of Public Instruction, J F Farley for Commissioner of Insurance, and Ben F Hudson as State Printer.
The Kansas Republican Party nominates Frank Haucke for governor praising his integrity leadership and long public service. Haucke a Kansas State Agricultural College athlete Cornell All American former World War II veteran and former department American Legion commander is portrayed as a principled candidate who can inspire victory and honor the office.
A collage of humorous clippings from Kansas newspapers pokes fun at education, aging cows, hornless cows misdescribed as horses, pajama mornings, proverb twists, autos vs money, and college youths. Notes include quotes from Belleville Fair observers, a Cowley County judge, and local editors.
A collage of humorous and pithy quotes from multiple papers comments on public sentiment beauty standards and social habits. The snippets mention figures like George Washington and Lindbergh with light satire, note electioneering chatter in rural areas, and reflect on fashion and manners through witty one liners.
Allen Moore’s nearly new late 1929 Chevrolet coach was stolen Tuesday evening from a main Smith Center street. The car, not insured, vanished after Allen left it about twenty minutes earlier. sheriff notified but no trace has been found.
The accused told deputy state fire marshal G A Swallow and acting county attorney B W Brooke that financial pressure forced him to burn his new car to meet payments. He admitted the act while in the absence of Ernest Malone, citing fear of losing his job with his company.
An observed sparrow carrying a burning cigarette stub into a barn loft near Edgar sparked a blaze that was extinguished before damage. Neighbor alerted help and credited the bird with averting another mysterious barn fire. Glen Slipsager of Clyde, 19, earned rifleman honors at Camp Perry Ohio after making the Leavenworth team. Clayton Peterson and Charles Murphy of Clyde also joined the Citizens Military Training Camp at Leavenworth.
An archival timetable lists east bound departures with flag stops and no stops, and west bound departures with multiple flag and no stop notes. It also includes a local freight schedule with a 4:40 PM east bound and an 7:35 AM east bound stop.
Train listings show southbound departures at 4 40 p m and 10 35 a m on 640 and 690 lines. Northbound departures occur at 8 12 a m on 641 and 12 50 p m on 691.
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