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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1966
Page
2
An article from Clay Center discusses a new remedial reading and composition program funded by a federal grant. The editor’s wife describes teaching at the high school after decades in education, noting challenges with two senior students and a hope to better connect sounds to words.
The Methodist Church led by Rev. Lee A. Dickey invites all to 10:00 a.m. Sunday School and 11:00 a.m. worship with 6:30 p.m. MYF. Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Norway lists services at 11:00 a.m. with August Sunday school suspended. September 5 service at 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Harold Melhus is superintendent. ALCW meets after the first Saturday afternoon. Luther League on the first and third Sundays.
George Nielson is the pastor. Sunday church school begins at 9 45 and worship at 11 00.
About 175 friends and members of the Amana Lutheran Church honored Pastor George E. Nielsen and his family with a farewell program at the church Saturday evening. The event featured sermons and hymns by Nielsen, remarks from visiting clergy, gifts to Mrs. Nielsen, and a social hour.
Mr and Mrs Earll Hammil visited Mr and Mrs Lars Norgaard for Lars birthday celebration Saturday evening. Mrs Glens Scrivner hosted the NOYB Club Thursday with nine members including Mrs Charles Klima and Mrs Ethel Medlin. Mr and Mrs Adolph Moravek of Munden were visitors Sunday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Morris Moravek and family.
Every sixteen minutes blindness strikes one American and 416,000 are already blind in the United States. In the next year 32,700 more will lose sight, but half can be prevented. No miracle cures needed. use available eye health information. Write National Society for the Prevention of Blindness Box 426 Dept. E New York NY 10019 for free information.
The Concordia District of the Methodist Church hosts its second annual Methodist Men Leadership Training School in Beloit on Sunday October 2 1966. District Director Marvin McReynolds says the afternoon features Bill Unruh director of Central Kansas Conference Methodist Men and multiple layman training sessions with an evening model club meeting by the Plainville Methodist Men. Delegations from area churches are led by Jim Swiercisky Belleville Arch Thompson Agenda Dean Walker Courtland Dr J L Bennett Scandia Dennis Horkman Wayne Robert Craig Talmo and Robert Harvey Webber.
Kansas State University extension herbicide specialist Dr. Erick B. Nilson says sodium chlorate can dry sorghum for harvest at a maximum 6 pounds per acre when sorghum is mature 7 to 12 days before harvest. He warns against grazing or feeding treated sorghum seed and notes label instructions to prevent illegal residues. County agents can supply more information on chemicals for drying or defoliating sorghum prior to harvest.
A family from England stayed in Scandia Kansas for a weekend in September 1966. John and Jean Yager and their children, Janet, Cheryl, Wayne, and Darren, toured local countryside with the Evarts family. They swapped stories of Yorkshire and Kansas and expressed thanks to area residents for car help and hospitality.
Ellen Susanna Loring daughter of William and Caroline Loring was born in Scandia Kansas on August 11 1888 and died September 10 1966 at age 78. She married Samuel Mahin on July 30 1908 and they farmed northwest of Courtland for fifty years before moving to Courtland in 1958. She was baptized Lutheran and joined Courtland Methodist Church after marriage. A charter WSCS member and Homemakers Club member she was predeceased by parents a sister and three brothers. Surviving are husband of Courtland two daughters and three sons with ten grandchildren. Memorial services were held at the Courtland Methodist Church September 13 conducted by Rev. Richard Near. Interment Riverview Cemetery.
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