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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
2
Published every Thursday subscription prices listed as $1.50 per year in advance plus shorter terms. Outside Story, Hamilton and Hardin Counties rates are $2.00 yearly in advance. Foreign subscriptions $2.50. Advertising readers ten cents per line and card of thanks fifty cents. Display ad rates available upon request.
A man in Iowa buys a product advertised on a radio station and in farm magazines. He pays ten cents a pound for a salted product touted as patented, only to discover the merchant later sold it cheaper and locally. The store owner notes the lesson: advertising pulls customers from home shops.
A Florida styled farmer laments an ungrateful mule in a homely monologue from the Lineville Headlight. The speaker recounts work by the two and jokes about unequal rewards, mortgage worries, harvests, and politics. The piece uses humor to reflect farm life and labor division.
The Ames Tribune notes rural highways are well marked while cities confuse visitors. Clear route numbers and arrows help travelers avoid getting lost and frustrated in traffic maelstroms. Courtesy and self interest urge better wayfinding to keep tourists returning.
A Ringsted Dispatch item reports a court ruling holding senders liable for unsolicited items. Recipients may discard unordered Christmas cards without payment, easing mail congestion. The decision clarifies that receivers are not obligated to keep or pay for these items.
The Roland Record notes Iowa Story County will integrate township roads into the county road system under the Bergman secondary road law effective January 1. The old county roads will be renamed county trunk roads as the county streamlines administration and efficiency across primary, county, and township networks.
Story county shifts to a centralized road program under County Engineer Sam Steigerwalt. The board of supervisors will oversee about 800 miles of roads, with 600 miles pending graveling, and 16 townships receive $2,750 each in 1930 for grading tiling and drainage.
A list of sale dates and locations for auctions led by C. O. Highland and others. The schedule runs from December through February, with auctions planned north of Radcliffe to east of Randall and up to Williams, including towns such as Story City Ames Col o and McCallsburg.
The plan describes routing a 14 foot main tainer around a county, alternating directions each trip to cover many miles of side roads efficiently. It suggests two township coverage per outing and using a four horse grader patrol for heavy schedules, with local farm operators handling short stretches on a mile traveled basis.
The Phillips Petroleum corporation opened Roland Super Service on north Main street and now buys eggs from farmers per manager J. E. Thompson. Willie Omundson has taken a job at the station.
Notice urges early drop off for holiday cleaning with prices listed: suits 50 cents, overcoats 1.00, dresses 1.00 and up at Fagerland's Shop. Advertising insert notes Christmas rush approaching.
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