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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1929
Page
6
The 1929 Kansas Free Fair features racing on Tuesday through Friday with top western horses and a fast track. Automobiles race Monday and Saturday as veterans vie for the Kansas Championship in the Sunflower sweep stakes. the fair runs September 9 to 14.
A. P. Burdick secretary of the Kansas Free Fair urges farmers in Kansas to designate September 9 to 14 as vacation week to attend the 1929 event. He says the days will offer a profitable experience akin to a college short course with lessons on new farming methods and efficiency in production and marketing. Men and women working to provide farmers with quick routes to health and wealth will participate and share knowledge at the fair.
The Topeka Kansas Free Fair September 9 14 aims to draw top beef and dairy cattle swine and horse exhibitors. Prospects include profitable hog feed from late corn rising livestock prices and strong demand for good breeding stock. Breeders expect keen competition in dairy and beef divisions with horse prices rising.
The article touts expert horseshoe pitching as the sport to watch this year. Superintendent Harry Wright expects tight contests with lone champions and near champions delivering constant action for fans.
First graders drew sunflowers while Billy Dunn and Jean Lewellyn celebrated birthdays. Teachers report absences in sixth grade and new encyclopedia volumes for intermediate grades. High School names and roles for the Scandia High News were announced, cheerleaders selected, and music programs organized as the year begins.
Read about the danger of rupture and the reasons four thousand people die annually in the United States. Learn how to reduce risk and gain comfort with a new treatment method promoted by the National Truss Co. Send name and address to 1416 F St NW Washington DC to receive the booklet.
The article lists senior officers and new members of the school clubs, with Marcile Isaacson as club president and Gladys Cooper as vice-president. It notes new faculty introductions by Supt. J D Andrews and chapel announcements, followed by class officer elections for seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen with named officers.
Fly sprays rarely boost milk production and may reduce it though they help cow comfort. Reduce flies via poison, traps, and eliminating breeding areas. Sweet clover works best for soil improvement when plowed under in bloom in the second year. Eastern Kansas soils may grow a summer feed. western areas may seed wheat in fall.
Practical guidance on egg production and care for hens. Store eggs in a cool cellar, gather twice daily, provide airy nests, and sell on quality. For pigs, pasture plus grain should support brood sows through summer to fall farrowing, keeping sows in good condition without overfatness.
Market listing states buyers seek eggs poultry and cream from farmers. Prompt offers and immediate cash provided. Local cooperatives and merchants coordinate truck pickups and payment terms.
Plant Pathology notes advise applying lime sulphur spray to cherries to prevent leaf spot, with a mix of one gallon lime sulphur to forty gallons water and a final spray after harvest. Horticulture recommends a compressed air sprayer, a powder gun, and a picker to control garden pests with kerosene disposal. Several brief local notices follow including Miss Ruth Haggman’s trip to Manhattan and other community activities.
Mr and Mrs William Mayell of Republic City visited Scandia Friday and Saturday with their daughter Mrs Frank RESP and family. The brief social note records a family outing and mentions the RESP surname in a fragmentary read.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Hillery visited relatives at Norway on Sunday. Miss Faith Green Commerce instructor spent the weekend at home in McPherson. Mr and Mrs Emil Isaacson and family were Sunday guests at Rackley with Mr and Mrs Henry Johnson. Mr and Mrs Nathan Isaacson visited Mrs Isaacson's mother east of town.
Miss Frances Staple has spent a few days visiting her aunt Mrs Frank Lervold, bringing a brief family gathering to the household.
Orville Nichols and his young daughter Joyce visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett of Rydal.
Mr and Mrs W B Henry Mrs Carroll Anderson and Mrs J O Anderson called on Mrs Frank Isaacs Monday in a brief social visit among neighbors testing postwar goodwill and community ties.
Miss Roberta Sandborn of Clay Center spent Saturday evening and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cooper and Mrs. M. M. Sandborn.
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