County Teachers Assemble. May Hare Addresses crowd
About 150 Republic County teachers gathered at Belleville high school for an address by May Hare Kansas rural school supervisor and author of the Whit program of study. Marvin H. Larson reports county schools progressing well as he visits them. injuries in incidents with a horse and stray calf are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic ‘County Teachers Assn
Belleville High School
May’ Hare
Kansas
Lawrence
Frank Benyshek
Cuba
Matt
Belléville
Foster
Willis
Republic
Marvin H. Larson
Plotner to Take Office as Republic County Treasurer
G. C. Plotner, former Scandia high school superintendent and publisher of the Scandia Journal, will assume duties as Republic County treasurer on Tuesday October 8. He succeeds Earle Hanel, who has held the post for four years, with May Collins continuing as deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Plotner
Scandia High
Scandia-Journal
Republic County
Earle “Hanel
Ailkabe
Glens
Ottober
May Collins
Hanel
Will
Plotner
William A Beck Dies After Short Illness
William A. Beck, 74, died at home Friday afternoon after a week long illness. He had been weakening for months and is survived by son Ernest and daughters Myrtle and Alta among other relatives. A funeral was held Sunday at the family home and Methodist Church with Rev. B.W. Selin officiating. Interment followed at Riverview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Beck
Ernest
Myrtle
Alta
Methodist Church
B.W. Selin
Riverview
Gospel Song Service At Methodist Church Tonight
Mr and Mrs Hugo Culberg present a gospel song service at the Methodist church tonight at 8 o clock. The midwest artists are known from WIBO Chicago. Sponsored by the church school a social hour follows with no admission charged though an offering will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Culberg
Methodist Church
Middle West
WIBO
Chicago
New Phone Directory Coming Soon
Scandia Telephone Company announces a new phone directory will be published soon. Residents planning to install service or change numbers should act before the new book appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia Telephone Company
Sanborn Lumber Company Project Nearing Completion
Construction of a Sanborn Lumber Company building advances with stucco exterior applied on the front. The structure is expected to be ready for use in early October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanborn Lumber Company
Blacksmith Leaves Village for New Work
Readable fragments indicate a village blacksmith named Halleth or similar is leaving the smithy after long service. The notice notes departure from the local trades and mentions the shop and village environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will’ Halleth
Winder
Horses Suffer From Hordes Of Flies At Local Farm
Flies torment horses and livestock as they roam in the sun. Farmers darken barns for relief while two horses bolted through town chasing pests and damaged a newly varnished Sanborn building floor before being corralled by their owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanborn
Amana Lutheran Church Seventeenth Sunday Service
Amana Lutheran Church notes for the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity reference Gospel Luke 10 38 42 and invite Sunday school and worship at usual hours. Pastor Charles Pehrson extends a welcome to all followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amana Lutheran Church
Jesus
Charles Pehrson
Church Calendar and Epworth League Events At Clay Center
The Clay Center Methodist Church lists a gospel service tonight with Mr and Mrs Hugo Culberg and a church school program followed by social hour. Friday at 1 pm men meet to saw wood and ladies offer refreshments. Next Sunday the church school meets at 10 am followed by morning worship at 11. Evening service and Epworth League join at 7 30 led by Wilbur Sothers on Courage. Wednesday, October 2, is every member canvass. October 6 presents Clay Center Epworth League program. Minister B W Selin thanks friends for reception and gift. all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Wilbur Sothers
Clay Center
The
Methodist ‘Church
B. W. Selin
Church Youth and Adults Elect Officers For Year
United Brethren Presbyterian Sunday School members elect Jos Gray as superintendent Fred Miller assistant superintendent Jean Tingstrom secretary Phil Cahill treasurer Ruth McGregor librarian Julia Bettis pianist. Endeavor names Billy Reece president Matilda McDowell vice president Jean Tingstrom treasurer. Next study III John on hospitable church. High school age or older invited to Power of United Action Nehemiah 4:12-67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren-Presbyterian
Jos. Gray
Fred Miller
Jean “Tingstrom
Philing Cahill
Ruth “McGregor
Julia. Bettis
John
Emma Weislogel
Billy
Reece
Matilda McDowell
Virginia Marshall
Jean.Tingatrom
Gayle "Tédrow
United
Republic County Wheat Acreage Rises While Corn and Oats Fall
Federal Farm Census data show 1934 wheat acreage in Republic County Kansas up from 1929 by about a quarter to 61 786 acres. corn harvested for all purposes fell from 176 370 to 58 474 acres and oats threshed declined from 31 932 to 14 795. Cattle numbers rose to 14 330 cows by 1935, hogs dropped to 26 570, land value per acre fell from 78.58 to 44.67, and farms increased slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic County
Kansas
William L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Motor Boats Race Slated at Jamestown Sunday
The second major racing event in north central Kansas will be held at Sportsman's Lake near Jamestown on Sunday September 29. Promoters expect about 40 drivers from Kansas City Missouri Tulsa Oklahoma and nearby areas to compete in eight cash prize events totaling 350.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Kansas
Sportsman's Lake
Jamestown
Middle West
Kansas City
Tulsa
Okla
Lin- Maer Hana
Scandia Loses Benefit Game To Belleville 7 3
Sunday afternoon benefit baseball game for Elmer Sandell ends Scandia 7 Belleville 3. Pitching duel early as Gyp Frazier faces Dale Logston before Cahill takes mound for Scandia. Crowded crowd. proceeds exceed $15 for Sandell. arranged by Guy Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Sandell
Belleville
Gyp” Frazier
Scandia
Dale Logston
Cahill
Sandell
Guy ‘Frazier
Princess Books The Hit Don t Bet On Blondes at Princess
Warner Bros comedy Dont Bet on Blondes arrives at the Princess Theatre October 1 and 2. William Warren makes a light comedy debut alongside Guy Kibbee with Claire Dodd William Gargan Vince Barnett and Hobart Cavanaugh in supporting turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner~ Bros
Princess ‘Theatre
Warren
William
Guy Kibbee
Claire Dodd
William Gargan
Vince Barnett
Hobart Cavanaugh
Guy Ward Memorial Follows Illness and Service
Guy Ward died last Thursday after a three month illness. He moved from Riley Kansas to Scandia in 1912 and ran a barber shop while active in local affairs including a period on the city council. He leaves a wife, one son Cleo, a stepson, his mother Mrs. Ann Ward, a sister in Scandia, two brothers and a sister, and a brother in Wyoming. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Presbyterian Church with Rev B W Selin officiating. Interment at Riverview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin
Guy Ward
Scandia
Riley
Kansas
Cleo
Melvin Hillery
Ann Ward
Norcatur
Scaridia
Nellie Jeandebeur
Wyoming
Presbyterian Church
Trench Silos Approved by Kansas State College Experts
Kansas dairy men and livestock producers widely approve trench silos as an efficient method to store and preserve roughage. Extension specialist D M Seath notes silos supplement upright structures, with low cost and common tools aiding adoption. Free circular Extension Circular 94 outlines construction and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
D. M. Seath Extension “Dairyman
Kansas ‘State
Colles
Seath
Kansas State, College At
Manhattan
Ernest E Sells Succumbs in a Denver Hospital
Ernest Elton Sells, 59, husband of Mrs. Margaret Lowden Sells, former Scotch Plains Vill e woman, died in a Denver hospital after an operation. He was a head clerk of the Santa Fe in Pueblo, Colorado, for many years. His body was brought to Belleville by Mrs. Sells and sister Mrs. William B. Currie, who was called from Pueblo by his death Friday. A brief funeral was held at Poplar Grove Cemetery Sunday attended by neighbors and friends. Dr. W. Sy Smalley of Belleville conducted the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Elton Sells
Margaret. Lowden Sells
Scotch Plains
Belleville
Denver
Santa Fe
Pueblo
Sells
William
B. Currie
Poplar Grove Cemetery
Publication editor Hershel Kannier reported critical in Salina hospital
Bulletin reports Hershel Kannier former publisher of the Journal underwent a major operation last week and is reported in critical condition at a Salina hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershel Kannier
the ‘Journal
Salina ‘Hospital
Oil for the Lamps of China at Princess Theatre
National Pictures presents Oil for the Lamps of China at the Princess Theatre featuring Pat O Brien in the lead. The drama, adapted from Alice Tisdale Hobart, portrays American pioneer life in China facing flood famine and pestilence while detailing business rivals in Manchuria Peking Shanghai and the interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
First
National Pictures
Princess Theatre
Alice Tisdale Hobart
Orient
Manchuria
Pex King
Shanghi
Pat O’ Brien
County Masons Meet in Annual Session at Belleville
Republic County Masons held their annual session Tuesday evening at the Masonic Hall in Belleville. Delegations from each lodge attended and officers from the lodges conducted the work with Ed Wires, district deputy, in charge of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic County Masons
Masonic
Belleville
Ed Wires
Digi Ict
Shivvers Construction opens new gravel pit north of Scandia bridge
Shivvers Construction Company announces a new gravel pit prepared north of the Scandia bridge. The gravel is described as good quality and sold for building purposes and tile construction, a company specialty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scandia Bridge
Shivvers Construction
Refinishing Basement Under The Postoffice
The basement room under the postoffice is being painted this week by Conrad Lindin and Parleé. The room will soon be ready for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Conrad
Lindin
Parlée
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Court House
G. Co
William. ‘A. Beck
Arthur Capper
Benerl
Church School
Kasparek
Ole Frazier
Hunsacher
J. Currie
G. Currie
N. Currie
Ward
Johnson
G. Frazier
Gleason
Cuthbertson
McKin
Princess Books
Pawnee Park
Hon. Frank. Carlson
Kansas State College
14Th Field Artillery There
Pawnee
Zebuylon Pike
Mississippi River
Frank Carlson
Senator Capper
Lovewell
George McGill
Wil
Courtland
Gomer Davies
F. L. Miller
Ernest E. Sells
A. Denver Hospital
Bulletin
County Masons Meet
Shivvers Company
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