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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1932
Page
1
Jamestown citizens work to beautify homes and public spaces as yard and garden notes appear in the Burr Oak Herald. Local editor Walt Carlisle highlights community pride, with many yards improved, shrubs planted, and new pools built by Adolph Nelson and Henry Peterson, plus a family harvest effort near Menlo.
Scandia Legion Post 249 will start the new year with a party in the new Legion Hall in the Kallman building. Ex service men and their families are invited for a program lunch and cards, with a featured out of town speaker. An auxiliary organization may be formed Friday evening and a meeting will be called for all eligible women in the community.
Amana Lutheran Church notes the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity with morning worship and 8:00 evening service. Mrs Albertina Isaacson and Ida entertain the Doreas Society Friday. Home Missions offering lifted Sunday. District Mission meetings begin Tuesday at Ada and continue at Scandia, with Norwegian Circuit convention at Norway Friday to Sunday. Themes include Sin Grace Back to the Bible. Pastors invite all to attend and observe penitence and prayer for the nation during Get 2 8 week.
The Methodist Church schedule lists a 10 A M church school and 11 A M morning worship with special music. Epworth League meets at 7 30 and evening service at 8 o clock. Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday Sept 29 in Church Parlors at 3 PM with lunch served until 7 PM hosted by Mesdames Ed Boman J Johnson and A dsaacson.
The Friendship Club meets this afternoon at the Aid Room. Boy Scouts gather this evening at the United Brethren Church. Sunday services follow the usual schedule. On Oct 3 the United Brethren women will serve dinner at the Aid Room for ministers and wives of Republic County. A dinner and supper will be served on Nov 7 Election Day, price 25 cents. Pastor V Glen Megill.
Our Saviors Lutheran Church holds Sunday School with Bible class at 10 o clock and morning worship with Holy Communion at 11. The pastor asks all members to attend as the convention begins Friday Sept 30 at 10 am and runs through Saturday and Sunday. The plan emphasizes prayer attentiveness and festive sessions. Confirmants who are members residing in the congregation are urged to attend.
Miss Kathryn O Loughlin opened her campaign in Goodland on September 15 attacking nepotism and government waste. She cited Governor Roosevelt and vowed that if elected there will be only one O Loughlin on the government payroll, urging a responsive monetary system and reform.
A severe wind and hail storm hit the region Saturday evening causing crop and property damage. Formosa reported one of the strongest electrical storms, withScandia and Concordia also affected by heavy hail and damaged windows. Kansas Power Company restored electric service after brief outages as shoppers fled town and stores emptied by eight o clock.
The Scandia Parent-Teachers Association announces a program for the public next Wednesday evening September 28. Students parents and teachers will take part and a membership drive will be conducted during the program. Tom Vandeveer of Dodge City visited recently with his brother John Vandeveer and Mrs Vandeveer.
A notice invites followers to a reunion on Sunday and welcomes worshippers to join, with a message from Dr. J A Assgaard the synodical president. The article also reports on a Christian Science lesson sermon titled Matter and cites scriptures from Jeremiah and Psalm 119 and a quotation from Science and Health.
Republic County commissioners will open bids Oct 6 for two gravel projects totaling fifteen miles. Seven miles start one mile north of Scandia on Highway 86 and extend southeast to Republic City. eight miles run east from Highway 81 through Talmo and Wayne. No new taxes. funded from an existing road fund.
Extensive updates have been made at the Midget Lunch featuring a new partition to separate kitchen and dining area refinished lunch counters and new floor covering. Updated heating and cooking through new natural gas equipment enhances operations.
The Kansas Power and Light Company is at work in Scandia installing natural gas systems in homes and businesses. Many citizens have taken advantage of the offer of free service lines and burner setups, with installations to be completed before cold weather.
Franklin D. Roosevelt passed through Scandia last Thursday morning aboard The Roosevelt Special en route west for his national speaking tour. Local citizens failed to gather at the Rock Island Depot to see the Democratic presidential nominee.
Belleville fell 15 to 2 to Emery Crider's Swedes when the two teams met for the first time this year. Logsdon pitched for the Swedes, dominating the Belleville lineup and keeping the county seat bats in check. A return game may be staged at the local field.
The District Mission Meeting of the Lutheran Church will be held at the Scandia Lutheran Church on Thursday September 29 with ministers from district churches assisting. Sessions run morning afternoon and evening with public invited.
Scandia High School’s Flying Swede football team, led by Watson and Florell in the backfield, prepares for a Sept. 30 season opener against Smith Center. Key players injured or graduated plete the lineup of eighteen hopefuls as coach Hahn seeks additions to a lean schedule.
Scandia residents Jeande Beur and Vic Erickson report findings of Pawnee house remnants northwest of Scandia near the Paul Erickson farm. Excavations reveal a fireplace, sunk tent-poles, stone tables, scrapers, flints, and pottery fragments, with ongoing pottery reconstruction.
Alf M. Landon, Republican candidate for Kansas governor, launches his bid before 500 in Abilene and radio audiences, criticizing Democrats on income tax plans and highway issues. He pledges tax relief, proposes a graduated income tax, and calls for strict highway department efficiency while warning against promises.
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