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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
4
Market quotations at eight this morning show prices for various poultry and eggs. Listings include No 4 shelled com price 70 percent oats and Butter Creamery at 40 percent. Springs and heavy birds around 16 cents, light birds 12 cents, old roosters 11 cents, geese 10 cents. Local dealers will not buy excessively thin or diseased stock or poultry with full crops.
Roland defeats Maxwell 28 to 24 in a high tempo game at Roland gym after trailing 10 to 2 early. Jondall scores nine and leads Roland’s offense while Peterson Teig Norem Bielefeldt also contribute. Roland seconds beat Maxwell 12 to 10 with Britson and Sampson starring.
Mrs C Ryg died at her Radcliffe home last Wednesday aged 79 after a period of failing health. She previously lived two miles south of Roland and had resided in Radcliffe for years. Funeral held Friday afternoon in Radcliffe conducted by Rev B K Barstad. Read the ad in the Roland Record.
A list of auctioneers and scheduled sale dates covers numerous Iowa locations from Dec 27 to Feb 21. Names include C O Highland Paul Guy H E Myrah M C Hobson Marshall Finnie and others with towns such as Cambridge Collins Fernald McCallsburg Story City Ellsworth Cole Radcliffe Roland Zearing Randall Ames Kamrar Eagle Grove Slater Randall Williams Gilbert Nevada and more.
County Agent H P Hanson reviews a comprehensive year of Story County Farm Bureau activity in Nevada. Soil testing, limestone and fertilizer use boosted yields, corn diseases studied, weed control meetings, shelterbelt plantings, and a pig crop tour drawing 3,000 farmers. Wool pooled, seeds purchased, farm labor placements, child care program, 225 meetings with 21 000 attendees, 400 club members, and 825 paid members.
The Christian family thank neighbors and friends for help and sympathy during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. Julia Christian. Special thanks to Rev. M O Sumstad and for the floral offerings.
The Record notes a steady stream of items reaching the newsroom with updates on politics, society, sports, and community events. Readers are encouraged to report stories or tips for possible inclusion in upcoming editions.
The race of gypsies is rooted in northwestern India with bands driven from their homes in the ninth century. They migrated through Kabulistan and Persia to Syria Egypt and Europe, creating many dialects across European nations.
Father Ronald rex and Father Knox discuss the Dunmow Flitch tied to old marriage customs in England. They describe a pig sacrifice and cake offering linked to marriage by capture, where the bridegroom cuts the first slice and could reclaim the pig if the wife proved unsatisfactory, framing the flitch as an award for unhappy unions.
The Brook farm founded in 1841 near Roxbury Massachusetts by George Ripley and his wife built a 200 acre cooperative community. Prominent supporters included Hawthorne Emerson and Fuller. Interest faded and financial losses led to dissolution in 1847.
Peter Gaskell, a millionaire socialist, said wealth is valued mainly for display. A wedding guest named Newrich wore a massive diamond in his necktie. after others ignored it he addressed the couple loudly, wishing their married life would shine as brightly as the stone.
A simple man claims to be richer than a millionaire because he has enough money to live freely while the businessman grows wealth each year. The millionaire challenges him, and the reply is that the poor man has as much money as he needs, whereas the millionaire always desires more.
The chief commissioner General Blaumey set up a library at the barracks to foster reading among police. A new young librarian says they only receive the three morning papers, not The Pickwick Papers, when asked by an eager reader.
McCALLIBURG report notes Lutheran Christmas program crowded with parochial school students led by Gladys Hanson, and a Presbyterian Christmas Eve program aided by committee Eager activity includes Missionary Society, Kensington club meetings, gift exchanges, and a school week vacation. Notable moves include Gaylord Christian renting Rasmus Larson farm, Stackhouse family relocating to Ames, and Mrs. Finnie’s farewell party.
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