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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
4
Market quotations from local dealers at eight this morning list oats and dairy products with delivered prices for springs, hens, ducks, and more. Local dealers will not buy poultry that is unusually thin diseased or fully cropped.
Mrs. Carrie Sandven hosted friends for Ruth Sandven’s birthday while siblings and relatives traveled to and from nearby towns. The community saw visits from the Risdal, Helvig, Jacobson and Magnussen families along with a Yellowstone tour party and a California overland trip by two friends seeking work.
Local residents travel for visits and schooling, with social events, teaching appointments, and municipal council matters. Gladys Pulley and friends visit Clarion. threshing group hosts ice cream social. Gorton family travels to Ventura. Arthur Bielefeldt begins teaching and coaching Milford high school. Knudtson attends Iowa Municipalities convention aiding fire department laws. Rods visit Madison and Groton. several trips between Hector Fertile Cedar Falls and Decorah noted.
Independent Oil and Gas Company officials flew 189 miles from Kansas City to Des Moines in 1 hour 12 minutes aboard the Lockheed Vega monoplane from Municipal Field Tulsa. The craft serves executives and aids lubricant and fuel development for aircraft use. The plane frequents airports across the company territory.
Morris A. Hill and Joseph C. Hill compete in the annual horseshoe pitching contest at the State Fair in Des Moines this week. C A Gunder of Hearing joins Patt Mossman Frank Jackson and other contenders for the state championship.
The Young Peoples Luther League of Story City circuit of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America will meet September 6 8 at Salem Lutheran Church Radcliffe Iowa. Rev B K Barstad hosts with opening sermon by Rev H F Huseth Calamus and welcomes by Rev C J Naglestad Ellsworth. Sessions feature papers on youth temptations by Rachel Vangness and talks by Rev T T Heimarck Rev Theodore Huggenvik of St Olaf College leads most sessions.
The Tom Mason family held a reunion at Riverside Park in Marshalltown on Sunday with about 60 attendees. Guests included W. M. Mason, Thuel Mason and Madison Minnesota relatives, Ellingson and Dryland families from several Iowa towns, and Risdal and Sutton families from Des Moines, Hubbard, Roland, LeRoy, and Cedar Rapids.
Miss Paula Boyd attended a six cousin reunion at the home of Atty and Mrs F E Hansen in Nevada Friday evening. Present were Misses Sue and Thelma Myrah of St Paul Minnesota Agnes Rasmussen Mildred Henderson Story City Margaret Hansen Nevada and Paula Boyd. The Myrah sisters will return to St Paul after visiting Story City. Henderson Boyd plan trips to Carthage Illinois where Henderson teaches and Boyd attends Carthage College while Hansen heads to Grinnell College.
Leonard Auestad, Radcliffe-Sherman catcher, was injured at Erickson park when a warmup pitch struck the home plate and glanced up, knocking out a tooth and requiring three stitches in his lip. He finished the game after a pause. Auestad works in Radcliffe’s meat market with his brother Lars, once a resident of Roland.
Old Sheldahl school pupils plan a reunion on Wednesday September 4 with assembly at Henderson grove 10 a m. Program includes remarks by M L Henderson roll calls of teachers and pupils a historic resume by Rev H M Tjernagel music by the band oldtimers greetings and a picnic. Everyone invited to attend.
A large turnout from this area attended the state American Legion convention in Marshalltown. At the 40 and 8 annual meeting on Monday night C. A. Lagerland was elected cheminat of the 7th district. B. H. Knudtson was chosen chef de train of the county 40 and 8.
The Roland Bakery shutdown culminated Monday when a truck removed the oven and equipment from the Mrs. Mary Stole building. The shop began two years ago and operated only a few months since then.
H E Lura reports a small oat field yielding 75 bushels per acre marking one of the heaviest yields in the area. The season shows wide variation with some fields producing heavy crops while others are light.
A recipe note lists EAT MORE EGGS items such as Chocolate Egg Shake with milk ice and optional ice cream, Apple Whip with apple sauce eggs and vanilla, and a Soft Custard using scalded milk eggs sugar and nutmeg. It describes beating eggs, mixing, chilling, and serving details.
Sam H Tweet a well known northeast area farmer suffered a severe shoulder cut Wednesday last week when an axe slipped from his grip and blade struck his shoulder. He received immediate medical attention and no bones were broken.
Notice to visitors requests daytime visits to the canning factory by the public. Visitors are welcome except during evening hours to avoid inconvenience. Cooperation appreciated by Marshall Canning Co. superintendent J. J. Thompson.
A man injures his hand and asks a doctor if he will be able to play the banjo again. The doctor reassures him with a confident yes, prompting the patient to express gratitude and wonder at the healing prospect.
A terse Want Ad note instructs to remove something instantly from hot water, flavor the item, and cool it. It reads like a quick kitchen tip or recipe fragment lacking full context or item identification.
Mr and Mrs Fred Lee and family left a week ago for two weeks touring Illinois and Wisconsin visiting relatives and friends. Baby girl born August 19 to Mr and Mrs Leonard Osmundson. Residents attended the Des Moines fair last Friday and Saturday. Mrs H H Anderson Esther of Iowa Falls helped with quilting at Busy Bees. A M Whitney and family were at Pine Lake Thursday. Mrs Marshall Stole and baby returned from Nevada hospital last Wednesday. Robi E Lee and family left for Wisconsin to visit relatives. Osmund, Ragnhild and Charlotte Male visited northern Minnesota and nearby towns. A O Bergens threshing crew attended Pine Lake picnic. Emma Skeie left for Maple Plain Minnesota for Bible school.
Minnesota residents travel to Minneapolis for a family visit. Amy Stole will return home with relatives. Mrs. Thor Thorson of Radcliffe returns after weeks with her daughter. Mrs. L G Nelson has home painted. Ed Michaelson dies at seventy four after long illness. funeral held with Rev. Barstad. Oscar Johnson of Rake Iowa visits relatives and attends state fair. J O Fosse repaints house and school interior. H H Nelson and G A Knutson families visit Clear Lake.
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