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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
2
Roland school notes a busy period with phonics charts in first grade, Christmas decorations, and a strong basketball start. The seventh and eighth grades stage spelling races, declamatory contests loom, and a faculty party precedes a 18 to 11 win over Milford and 12 to 8 victory against Gilbert.
The text lists players by position and numbers for two teams. First team includes Bell and Dodds among others, with multiple guards and forwards noted. Second team features Roland Cole Hanson Risdal Johnson Highland Nelson Childers Hegland Gilbert Rielly Hanson J Bell Dickinson Grabou Kingsbury Hutchinson Brown and others.
First grade decorates Christmas tree and makes gifts for parents. Marjorie Fincher has been absent two weeks due to illness. Milford Bluejays to face Gilbert on Gilbert floor Friday and St. Anthony Saturday. Second and third grades finish gifts for fathers and plan gifts for mothers. Read the ads in the Roland Record.
A December 14 1911 gathering at the Roland Opera House drew 175 attendees from Story City and Roland city councils and commercial clubs as mayors Henderson and Larson switched on Roland's electric lights. Toastmaster H E Myrah led the event as other notes covered local moves and a lecture by Dr Hugh A Orchard on The Rich and the Poor.
The Story County Post 2209 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Monday evening December 21 at 8:00 at the hall over the city hall in Nevada. The post recently admitted 21 new members at its December 7 meeting and invites all eligible veterans to join.
Thirty years ago record notes A. J. Olson purchasing a half interest in Hegland and Son hardware to take possession January first. T. P. Hermanson and Dr. Rice gain telephone connections to their houses. Halvor Cole rents T. Thompson and Son meat market. K. T. Nelson buys Ricr Anderson farm and plans spring move. P. Monroe Smock to lecture on.
Harrisburg Telegraph notes a report that gold has been found near Reno, a claim described as plausible amid widespread sensational chatter by residents and gold-diggers. The item reflects public interest in new mineral finds and frontier lore.
Notice states extra copies of the Record are available for five cents per copy. Pricing and availability details appear in the local advertising column.
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