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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1939
Page
2
Municipal financial records show balances in multiple funds including Water Street Street Lighting and Bond and Interest. Receipts from county treasurer and various service bills are listed along with names of local officials and residents attending a funeral.
The note jokes about home meaning and war talk with a chorus of local voices. Cap recalls Carnegie funding for the Palace of Peace in The Hague and muses on later conflicts and libraries versus education in Democratic America. A playful tale about a young woman whose parents are in iron and steel ends with a pun on blood transfusion and alcohol.
Notice in The Scandia Journal Sept 14 1939 states ROY W POAGE appointed Executor of Emma E Poage deceased with Letters Testamentary issued Sept 5 1939. Creditors heirs and others warned to file claims within nine months from Sept 14 1939. Also included is City Treasurer report for Scandia Kansas for the quarter ending July 31 1939 listing various payments and the balance of 15295.
Sunday School and Bible Classes at 10 a m Morning worship at 11 Confirmation class meets for instruction Saturday morning at 9 Mrs Andrew Engwall and Mrs Fred Engwall will entertain the Ladies Aid Thursday afternoon Sept 21 at the church parlors Our Saviors Lutheran Norway V O Aaker Pastor Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 All children who have enrolled will please attend the Sunday School every Sunday and new ones are most heavily welcome to the fine Sunday School of Our Saviours church Divine services at 11 m at which a new family will join the church and will be wished welcome Choir rehearsal every Wednesday at 8 p m and instruction of the confirmands every Saturday at 10
Nor way Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Seandia Sunday School also at 10 a.m. Rev Bertha Fogelberg preaches at 11 a.m. Communion and Baptismal service at 11 a.m. Two weeks remain before the Conference in Chanute starting September 26. Evening service follows at 7 30 p.m. Members urged to participate for victory.
The Scandia church invites all ages to Sunday School at 10 a.m. with a men’s study under Supt Hodges. Morning worship at 11 a.m. features special music and a sermon by the minister. A church potluck dinner follows and a congregational meeting discusses plans for the conference year.
The Scandia Presbyterian Church with Minister Jay C. Everett invites all to Sabbath School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. A 9:45 a.m. preaching service occurs five miles east at Dydal, followed by Bible School at 10:45 a.m. The Scandia Endeavor Society opens with a 7 p.m. rally. Wesco youth are welcome. The Welcome-In Circle met for a brief book review Wednesday. The men of Rydal church near completion of the basement under their church.
Lunetta Iola Cox died at home near Scottsville on September 6 1939 after 15 months illness. Born October 15 1865 in Salem Iowa she married Aaron Harvey Cox February 14 1886 and moved to Kansas that year. Survived by six children nine grandchildren and several relatives she led the Home Department of the Fairview Christian church Sunday School for 20 years.
Anna A Nelson born December 31 1889 in Page City Kansas died September 3 in Concordia at age 49 years eight months two days. She married Levi Emanuel Nelson in 1911 and had three children Luella Lorraine and Carl. Funeral services were held at Pairview church and Ada Lutheran church with burial in Scottsville and Ada cemeteries.
Miss Jeannette Ahrens returns from seven months in Canada to join family in Iowa. The note lists numerous Sunday dinners and visits across Belleville Concordia Norway and Amana Lutheran community with friends and relatives. A fall choir meeting and a picnic at Hammer Cabin are also recorded among residents and guests.
Hutchinson and Downs couples visited Hutchinson and Downs hosts. Westminster Guild at Presbyterian church enjoyed a werner roast with a short program by the girls. Belleville business and Manhattan visitors noted. subscription prompt ends the item.
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