Local Tax Debate Shifts Focus to City Burdens
An editorial urges Scandia taxpayers to target city and school taxes rather than county levies. It argues most tax money returns to the city of Scandia and its schools, with little left for county use, and proposes organizing to press for local tax relief while noting school salary and city services costs.
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Court
Republic
Scandia
Republic County
Searndia
Water Department
Cooperation urged to ease agricultural crisis says editor
The piece argues farming faces a severe period and that solutions lie in cooperation and farm organizations. It cites the Dairymen's League Cooperative Association of New York, noting members gained 107 million dollars more by cooperative production and selling. It stresses mass action and organizational unity as essential to fair dealing and adapting to market changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gether
Dairymen’s League “Cooperative Association of New York
George Washington Bicentennial urged for nationwide celebration
The Observation Tower notes the February 22 start of a national George Washington Bicentennial to honor the Father of Our Country. Communities are urged to form committees, plan events, plant trees, and study Washington's life with essays and pageants.
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United States
George Washington
United States Commission
Lol” Bloom
Congress
American Tree Association
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Veterans Bureau Benefits Stir Debate At Wichita Convention
The Kansas American Legion delegates in Wichita adopted a unanimous resolution opposing extending loan value of adjusted service certificates citing economic gloom. National Commander O Neil defended loans, insisting they do not burden the Treasury and are funded from veterans reserve. he noted profits from loans and highlighted extensive pension, life insurance, hospitalization, and adjusted compensation programs totaling about 5.21 billion dollars in disbursements to date.
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Kansas
Wichita
Treasury
O’neil
Congress
Veterans’ Reserve Fund
Treasury Department
General Veterans’ Bureau
Gen.Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
O’neil’s
Topeka
County Tax Money Expenditure Discussed by 300 Taxpayers
About 300 taxpayers gathered at the courthouse on Tuesday afternoon to press the county commissioners on how tax funds are being spent, with only a few exceptions noted. The sparsely legible report shows public concern over local finances and oversight.
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Esbon
Lebanon
Kansas
Kansas Power Company
Lebanon Times
Edi Ous Bef
Stranger things and small town quips in Kansas newspapers
A collage of humorous quotes and snatches from Kansas papers. Notes on hats and fashion tips, a dogged joke about suits, playful poems, and wry commentary on crime reports, politics, and local life. Mentions Holton, Belleville, Chapman, Osborne, and Augusta with varied tidbits.
Scandia High School elects officers in 1917 class
From The Journal files: Scandia High School appoints senior president Don Brown and secretary-treasurer Raymond Egg, along with officers for juniors sophomores and freshmen. Other notes include local births and marriages and various community updates.
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James‘ McGlashen
Ethel
Granstedt
Scandia
Charles ‘Gulick
Don Brown
Raymond Egg
Claude Good‘win
Paul Mee
Louis Johnson
Ethel Granstedt
Lawrence Nimocks
Eric ‘Tebow
Jennie Werner
Martha Nitcher
Fay Summer
Goldie Adams
Ernest Moller
Reuben Fredrckson
Willard
Colo
Nepiceghilar
Bobo
John
Newcomb
W. E. Ellis
CG. L. Tebow
Archie
Concordia
Time Table November New 640 Rock Island
A compact entry notes a November time table for the New 640 service on Rock Island line. It highlights schedule updates and potential departures associated with the Rock Island route.
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Glasco Sun
Newton
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Mahatma
Gandhi
Kansas City Star
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Yesteryears
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Norton
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
J. W. Plotner
A.ellingson
Edna
Esther Johnson
G. A. Nystrom
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Wm. Segerhammer
Aaron Segerhammer
Mars County
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Brinkley
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Austin
Rock Island
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