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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
2
The notice outlines pricing: 1.50 dollars per year in advance for standard subscriptions. Short-term rate is 15 cents per month. Outside Story, Hamilton and Hardin Counties rate 2.00 dollars per year. Foreign subscriptions priced at 2.50 dollars per year.
Charles D. Reed of Des Moines argues weather moves in cycles like business and life. This year shows extreme swings with mild January followed by frigid February and March, brief warm spells, and long cold into spring, with abnormally high temperatures and little precipitation.
The Webster City school board revises its budget estimate and finds it can operate on $10,000 less than this year. The levy drops from 155 mills to 134 mills, reducing by 21 mills. Publicity cited as a positive move.
Doc Berg and Carl Olson suffered a flat at Lake CoMar. The spare tire key was in Doc’s Ellsworth office, 12 miles away, so he rode to Story City to fetch a replacement, fixed the tire, then hitchhiked back. He now wears the key on a string like a dog tag.
Miss Leoffia Britson returns from Austin Minnesota after a two week visit. Several families host gatherings with relatives and friends including Magnussens Bakka Sandvig and Tweet households. The Wicks purchase the Ihle residence and plan to move to Roland. Various guests attend birthdays funerals and state fair prep as residents relocate and visit from Armstrong Decorah Ruthven Milwaukee and Pasadena.
The Holland Vangness families held their first reunion at Story City Park last Sunday. L. B. Selvig of Roland was elected president, H. E. Holland of Boone vice president, and Miss Rachel Vangness of Story City secretary-treasurer. Several families attended.
McCallsburg column notes the Dudley couple welcome a 10% pound son born Saturday on the Dillin farm. Reader updates include visits from Radcliffe residents, poultry shipments to Chicago, and multiple farm and community activities such as fair entries, school board actions, bus driver hires, and local social events.
Zion Lutheran Church announces Girls Mission Band entertainment by Misses Army and Gladys Knutson on Friday August 29. Services in Norwegian Sunday August 31 at 11 with Sunday school at 10. Bethany Lutheran hosts Bible study and prayer meeting.
The Roland Town Council met in regular session at 7 30 p m with Mayor Rod presiding. Attendance included Britson Erickson Johnson Larsen Mehus. Minutes and June treasurer and warrants reports were approved. Bills totaling numerous sums were approved and warrants authorized. The council ordered initial Iowa Firemen's Association and Funeral Aid dues paid for Roland Volunteer Fire Department members from April 1 1930. A motion passed to authorize a trailer to combine chemical ladder and hose carts into one unit.
Every Wednesday at 8 pm church gathers for services and weekly Sunday school at 10 am. Luther League event on August 31 at 8 pm features Virgil Hougen speaking, with a program by the O Hougen young ladies at their home on Monday September 1.
Notice to multiple heirs of the Maggie Butler estate and others that Lot 8 in Block 2 Fairview Addition Story City Story County Iowa was sold for taxes for years 1921 1922 1924 1925 and special taxes for 1922 to Stanton James who holds the tax sale Certificate of Purchase and will receive a Treasurer's Deed unless redemption occurs within 90 days from service of this notice dated August 22 1930.
The Roland Iowa town council adopts a resolution to extend the water works system with new four inch mains on Green Ash Cottonwood Linn and Erickson Streets linking to the present system. The council authorizes the Water Committee to contract labor and names John T Johnson as superintendent in charge with a plan to report at the next meeting.
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