Lutheran Pastor Takes Graduate Studies in Sociology
Rev. George E. Nielson of the Amana Lutheran Church leaves Scandia to pursue a Master’s in Sociology at the University of South Dakota. The family, including Ruth Hall Nielson and four sons, will relocate after his ministry here since 1957. He has served on the Central States Synod Evangelism committee and held an assistantship for two freshman sociology sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crooks
South Dakota
George E. Nielson
Amana Lutheran Church
University of South Dakota
U.S. Army
Korea
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter
Minn
Comfrey
Minnesota
Hilton Hammer
Augustana Seminary
Rock Island
Illinois
Salem Lutheran Church
Rockford
Ill
Ragnar Moline
Amana
Scardia
Omaha
Nielson
Brown
Central States Synod
Garrett Bible Institute
Northwestern University
Evanson
Marymount
Salina
Kansas
South Dakota U
Ruth Hall
Chicago
Hobart
Indiana
Ind
Lutheran Hospital
Moline
Hines Veterans Hospital
Nielsons
David
Paul
Mark
Charles
Scandia
Pastor Nielson
Journal
Sher dahl 4 H Club Holds September Meeting
The Sher dahl 4 H club met September 5 with Donna Runft as president. A motion passed to donate 2 dollars to the Cancer Fund in memory of Mrs Tekla Brown. Reports covered safety letters to highway and railroad departments.
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Sherdahl
Donna Runft
Cancer Fund
Tekla Brown
Don Runft
Jare Hobson
Beth Johnson
Ann Johnson
Cynthia Thompson
Richard aSndell
Sheila Thompson
Richard Sandell
Johnson
Golden Wedding Club at Belleville September 24
The Golden Wedding Annual Day is scheduled for Saturday September 24 at East Elementary School Belleville Registration starts 11 a m A covered dish dinner follows at noon with a program in the afternoon Coffee and rolls provided by the club attendees to bring their own table service
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East Elementary
Belleville
Women Announce Volleyball Meeting Dates
All women interested in forming a volleyball team are invited to meet in Scandia grade school gym at 1:30 PM on Tuesday September 20 and again on September 27. Bring tennis shoes.
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Scandia
Scandia Lions Plan District Meeting and School of Instruction
The Scandia Lions meet Sept 13 with 34 members and 3 guests as Emita Jezek nears a School of Instruction in Scandia Chapter on Sept 28. Scandia Chapter hosts District 87 meeting Sept 28 with several chapters attending and a banquet at the American Legion Building at 6:30.
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Scandia Lions
Royal Cafe
Johnsons
Don Larson
Emita Jezek
Akansas
Scandia
CES
Ophel
Beulleville
Leah
Corcordia
Venus
Haddam
Narka
Cuba
Methodist Men Training School Set in Beloit
The Concordia District of the Methodist Church schedules its second annual Methodist Men Leadership Training School in Beloit on Sunday October 2 1966. The program includes an address by Bill Unruh and training sessions for laymen with a supper and a model club meeting led by Plainville Methodist Men. Delegations from Belleville Agenda Courtland Scandia Wayne Talmo Webber and other area churches will attend. A birth is announced for Richard James son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Marcotte of Salina.
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Concordia
Methodist Church
Beloit
Marvin McReynolds
Woodston
Bill Unruh
Wichita
Central Kansas
Plainville
Wayne
Robert Craig
Talmo
Robert Harvey
Webber
Scandia Band Day Carnival Seeks Band Uniform Fund
Scandia community clubs organize a Band Day Carnival at Scandia High School after the Scandia Munden football game on November 11 to raise about 3500 for new band uniforms. A thermometer in the Scandia Journal window tracks donations before the event and donors will be listed weekly. Everett Johnson Joe McDonald and E Larson handle donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyle
Scandia
Crnival
Charley Cardwell Retires After Long Postal Service
Charley Todd Cardwell was the guest of honor at a September 16 dinner in Belleville. He retired from the post office department after 28 and a half years of service, receiving a Post Office citation signed by the Postmaster General and regional director and an engraved gift from hosts E E Conzelman Lyell Ocobock Carl Kallman and Alvin Stolander.
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Charley (Todd) Cardwell
Dinner Bell Cafe
Belleville
E. E. Conzelman
Lyell Ocobock
Carl Kallman
Alvin Stolander
Cardwell
Post Office Department
English American Family Stops Here After Car Trouble
The Yager family and their four children delayed a New York trip due to engine repairs. They were interviewed by the Journal and hosted at the Volney Evarts home on Friday night. They spoke of living in England and their English-leaning children. John Yager served in the U.S. Army in England where he met Jean who noted she crossed the Atlantic 12 times. The family lived in Virginia briefly, then returned to England for seven years before moving to the United States last May.
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John Yager
New York
Th Journal
Volney Evarts
England
U.S
Jean
Atlantic
Virginia
Spac
Hammer Installation Service Attended in Comfrey Minn
Mr and Mrs Cal Hammerspet traveled to Comfrey Minnesota from Saturday to Tuesday for the installation service of their son Rev Hilton Hammer at Faith Lutheran Church on Sunday evening.
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Cal Hammerspet
Comfrey
Minn
Rev
Hilton Hammer
Faith Lutheral Church
Dickeys Return From Tour Of Europe And Middle East
Rev and Mrs Lee A Dickey returned September 17 from an extended tour of Europe and the Middle East. They started in England visiting London Oxford Stratford upon Avon and Epworth then Rome Athens and a cruise in the Aegean. They toured Egypt Cairo Luxor the Nile and Valley of the Kings then Beirut and the Holy Land visiting Damascus Dead Sea Jericho Petra Bethlehem Jerusalem Nazareth Haifa Tel Aviv and ended with Paris giving a rich educational exposure to biblical sites.
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Lee A. Dickey
Europe
England
London
Oxford
Stratford and Avon
Epworth
John
Charles Wesley
Rome
Athhens
Aegean Islands
Egypt
Cairo
Luxor
Nile River
Valley of the Kings
Beirut
Lebanon
Holy Land
Damascus
Dead Sea
Jericho
Petra
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Jordan
Mardelbaum Gate
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Nazareth
Haiffa
Tel Aviv
Paris
West Appointed Department Deputy Chief of Staff
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. West attended the district Barracks meeting in Concordia on September 11. Mr. West has been appointed Department Deputy Chief of Staff of the Barracks WWI Veterans unit.
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C. H. West
Concordia
West
Department
Berger Attends Public Schools Essay Committee Meeting
Walker H Cap Berger attended a Masonic Lodge Public Schools committee meeting in Topeka on Saturday. Plans were made for the annual essay contest on Americanism. Mr and Mrs Lyell Ocobock visited Hutchinson over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Warren Nelson and family of Beloit were guests of Mr and Mrs Chris Nelson.
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Walker H. “Cap” Berger
Public Schools Committee
Masonic Lodge
Topeka
Lyell Ocobock
Hutchinson
Warren Nelson
Beloit
Chris. Nelson
Scandia Rural High Football Schedule and Band News
Scandia Rural High lists 1966 football dates from Sept 28 at Jewell to Nov 11 at Munden with gate costs. Band trip to Hutchinson State Fair Sept 19 reports bus departure, breakfast in Salina, parade, and return at 11 80 p m with 40 sleepy students. Swedes feature in Salina Journal with several articles about classes and football lettermen.
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SHS
Hutchinson
Scandia
Salina
Mechanical Drawing class receives new drafting equipment
The mechanical drawing class on September 20 received new drafting gear including triangles of 80 60 and 40 90 degrees rulers compasses ink pens French curves a T square and soon drawing boards for use in class.
Sheri Lewellyn to Celebrate Fifth Birthday
Christine Larson attended the Hutchinson Fair on Sunday. The community notes that children are coloring road signs and learning their meanings, as Sheri Lewellyn marks her fifth birthday on Thursday September 22.
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Sheri Lewellyn
Christine Larson
Hutchinson
We Made Booklets About Ourselves Progress Update
We completed plans for personal booklets and expect finish soon. We work on number words and colors and note Terri Mach's picture of the week and Paul Nielson's current feature. The first gym period occurred last Friday morning. We read the first story in our Tip books and recorded it to listen to later to gauge improvement. Our color boxes are nearly ready and were varnished Monday.
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Terri Mach
Paul Nielson
Second Grade News Thank You Letter to Ford Company
A Belleville classroom thanks the Ford Company for enabling views of beautiful colored pictures of their country. The note mentions the letter continues on page 2.
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Ford Company
Belleville
Open House for Pastor Nielson at Amana Lutheran
The Amana Lutheran church will host a farewell open house for Pastor George E. Nielson and Mrs. Nielson on Saturday evening September 24 at 7 30 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Nielson
Amana Lutheran Church
George E. Nielson
PTA Meeting At Grade School Sept 26
The PTA will meet in the grade school gym Monday September 26 at 7 30 p m. Milton Cooper will introduce teachers and present the remedial reading program from last summer and show new equipment purchased by the school. A social hour follows to let teachers and parents visit and all parents are urged to join. Dues may be paid at the meeting if not contacted before.
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PTA
Milton Cooper
Scandia Grade School Opens League Play Friday
Scandia grade school meets Republic on the Scandia field Friday at 1 00 P M in the league opener. Last Friday they fell to Norway 19 to 15 after leading most of the game and will try to even their record.
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Scandia
Republic
Norway
Practice Blue Rock Shoot Planned for Sunday
Sportsmen may tune up for the hunting season at a practice blue rock shoot on Sunday September 25 at 1 30 sponsored by American Legion Post 193. The event will be held on the regular site 1 4 mile south of Scandia.
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American Legion Post 193
Scandia
Kansas District YWCA Meeting Set in Wichita
The Kansas District YWCA holds its annual membership meeting on Sept. 24, 1966 at the First Baptist church in Wichita to mark the 40th anniversary. YWCA and Y-Teen delegates from across the state attend, with Scandia representative Linda Anderson among the attendees.
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Kansas
YWCA
First Baptist Church
Wichita
Scandia
Linda Anderson
Millton Stensons
Glenn Currin
Ann Tedrow
Woodroy Anderson
Lorraine Jacksom
James Osborne Listed as Kansas State University Student
The Journal notes James Osborne was omitted from last week’s higher learning enrollment list. Jim is enrolled at Kansas State University in Manhattan and the list was not intended to be complete due to no official roster. Readers are asked to report further omissions.
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James Osborne
Jim
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Rural water district plans surveying west of river
Schwab Eatdn and Associates of Manhattan hired as engineers to survey and plan the rural water district formation west of the river after steering committee work. Appropriation of 60000 by the House Appropriations Committee advances irrigation east and southeast of Scandia. A quick moving shower added moisture Saturday morning. Heavy hailstorm near Munden caused crop damage as harvest nears. Community groups and school endorsed a band fund raising drive for uniforms with 16 participants noted.
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Schwab, Eatdn & Associates
Manhattan
House Appropriations Committee
Scandia
Swedes Triumph in Season Opener Over Republic Wildcats
The Scardia Swedes crushed the Republic Wildcats 45-0 in the season opener. Jim Nylund scored twice in the first quarter, Rich Raney added a punt recovery TD, Erick Erickson tallied twice in the third, and Raney finished with a 41-yard score. The Swedes’ defense held the Wildcats to one first down, with five fumbles recovered and two passes picked off.
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Scardia Swedes
Republic Wildcats
Jim Nylund
Rich Raney
Erick’ Erickson
Raney
Wildcats
Dennis Stafford Leld
Bryar Stensons
Erick Erickson
Bryan Stensons
Maurice Lervold
Lyle Larson
Don Hammer
Dana Brewer
Rich Rainey
Gile
Duane Gile
Roger Stafford
Methodist Meetings Set Over Next Two Weeks
Two workshops and the local fall luncheon are announced on the church calendar. September 25 Beloit workshop on The New Day runs 2 30 to 5 30 for WSCS leaders and church officials. September 26 Morganville workshop welcomes WSCS members. October 6 WSCS Fall Luncheon features Mrs. Lee Dickey on the Holy Land trip.
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Central Sub-Dist Oorkshops
Beloit
WSCS
Morganville
Lee Dickey
The
Holy Land
Scandia 66 Station Installs Two New Gas Pumps
Val Gene Isaacson manages the Scandia Phillips 66 station as two new gas pumps go in. The Glasco Sun is the 1966 Kansas Better Newspaper Contest winner in the circulation class of the Scandia Journal group. Our entries fared poorly except as valuable experience. Trade at home and save.
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Scandia Phillis 66
Val Gene Isaacson
Glasco Sun
Kansas Better
Scandia Journal
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Scandia School News
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