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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
2
In a Chicago report the Midwest drought and corn yields are noted with Iowa's 40 bushels per acre seen as a possible boom. The piece blends farming conditions with political campaigning and social notes from Minnesota and nearby towns. Local visits include Downing, Freeby, Hahn, and Milner with a brief ad for hosiery.
Summary of marriage license for Melvin Sommers and Arlene VanWinkle in Chester. county officials busy for annual settlement due October 1. Reports on probate estates of Levert Bakken and Ole Berge, recent civil cases including several divorces and foreclosures, and actions involving the Phoenix Joint Stock Land Bank of Kansas City in Kansas and related parties.
Personal notes list numerous Sunday evening visits among families including Brown McDowell Johnson Stafford and Paul Fredrickson at the Otto Nelson home. Additional gatherings include Cooper and Berggren clans, Beach and Nelson families, and other area households in Concordia Belleville and Wichita with relatives visiting over the weekend.
Scandia High reports 30 member orchestra this season though band trails with 100 members. Vacancies include tuba and drums in both groups. music instructor invites volunteers. Glee clubs test results show 24 girls in one and 38 boys in the other. Pep Club planned. Librarians named Vera Flesher et al. Mildred Johnson treasurer Leora Loring student council rep. Plans set to repair books and keep library neat for the year.
Automobiles and steel show mixed signals with production dipping temporarily but orders strong. Corporate net profits rise, improving dividends while unemployment remains high with an estimated eight million out of work. Durable goods gain share of consumer spending as cars and building materials surge.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rosenquist of Courtland and Mr. and Mrs. BR A Rasmussem hosted visitors Sunday evening. Belleville guests included Mr. and Mrs. Russell Johnson and family. Numerous local households welcomed kin for meals and birthday observances over the weekend.
Mary B. White as Trustee files a suit in Republic County Kansas District Court seeking $1,500 plus interest and costs, with 8% interest on $4,500, against widow Haney and other Haney heirs. The action targets a 160 acre SE quarter of Section 21, Township 2 South Range 5 West, and asks foreclosure with sale of the real estate to satisfy the amounts. The defendants are required to answer by October 22, 1936, or default judgment may be entered.
Fanny Boyles Davidson sues Claude Davidson in Republic County District Court seeking a divorce and alimony. The petition, filed by attorney Guy E. Waed, requests judgment granting the divorce, settling property rights, and awarding plaintiff permanent alimony in real estate parcels in Courtland Kansas. The case cites multiple Chapman and Dahlthros additions blocks and lot lines within Republic County. An answer must be filed by October 23, 1936.
The Probate Court of Republic County Kansas will hear A D Norris administrator with the will annexed of Mary L Chase deceased at Belleville on October 9 1936 at 2 PM for a full and final settlement including fees discharge from duties and release of sureties. Henry H Van Natta Probate Judge witnesses attest.
Kansas lawmakers propose to add Section 5 to Article 7 allowing unemployment compensation and contributory old age benefits funded by taxes on employers and employees. The amendment rejects certain restrictions and would not allow direct ad valorem taxes on property for these purposes. It is set for the 1936 general election under a titled ballot proposal.
Kansas Senate proposes a constitutional amendment to section 4, article 7, allowing county and state participation in relief for aged and infirm residents. The measure, titled The State Participation in Relief Amendment to the Constitution, would be submitted to voters at the 1936 general election for approval or rejection. The resolution becomes effective after publication in the official state paper.
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