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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1931
Page
2
A motivational verse by James Edward Hungerford urges readers to rise up and seize success where they stand. It rejects doom and urges perseverance, grit, and making hay while the sun shines to win prizes and protect reputation.
A town faces a wave of advertising scams by racketeers who pressure merchants into bogus promotional efforts. They target railroads, hotels, cafes, and door hangers with fake booster writeups and other worthless schemes, draining small business resources.
The Pipestone Leader warns readers about con artists who peddle church service cards and flashy roadside ads to drivers. They profit from overpriced offers while churches receive little, printers take a fee, and victims risk vehicle wrecks. authorities and publishers urge caution and rejection of these racketeers.
Iowa dairy and food inspectors pursued prosecutions for adulterated milk using shared bottles unsanitary dairies improper cream testing and failure to retain retest samples a feed label inaccuracy and sulfite use in hamburger as well as egg and poultry handling violations Petroleum products saw enforcement for adulterated kerosene mixed with small amounts of gasoline Several firms were cited Read the ads in the Roland Record.
Mrs J A Johnson and Charlotte Walker of Kenyon Minnesota visited Mr and Mrs Tom Auestad last Tuesday evening. Des Moines calls include V Bevan Amy White Albert Seglem and Tom Seversieke. Stensland of St James Minnesota visited Saturday. Stensland formerly worked for T S Thorson and Musland brothers. Mrs Martin Musland returned from Chicago with her mother recovering from illness. A O Berven threshing crew and families enjoyed a Pine Lake picnic Friday. Sandwich of Marshalltown visited Mrs J O Fosse Sunday. Orlo Galbreath and others noted in social brief.
The Roland city council adopted a Kaul Engineering contract for Main street electrolier installation after finding all work and materials paid. It authorized warrants for multiple vendors and transferred 333.44 from Water Bond to Corporation fund. A budget hearing was set for July 30, 1931, with adjournment to 8:00 p.m.
Family and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Fosse enjoyed a picnic at Pine Lake Sunday. Rev and Mrs B K Barstad were entertained at supper at the J A Johnson home Sunday evening. H H Anderson Haz el Esther and Leroy of Cedar Falls visited John Male. F V Bevan and Virgil left for Muskoday Wisconsin to visit his parents. Claus Tungland and Joe Ritland went to Chicago with stock. Busy Bees meet Friday in the church basement hosted by Anna and Emmie Johnson and Mrs Johanna Ose. Lester and June drove to Renwick to visit I G Sime.
The Roland Iowa council met July 18 1931 in regular session at 7 30 p m at the Town Hall. The treasurer and clerk reports were read and accepted. A resolution to designate banks as depositories of municipal funds was reviewed amended and adopted with specified limits.
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