Story County High School Basketball Tourney in Ames
The annual Story County High School Basketball tournament runs Feb 19 to 21 at the Field House in Ames. First round games include McCallsburg versus Cole, Nevada versus Story City, Maxwell and Gilbert byes, and Roland versus Ames. Semifinals on Saturday morning, finals Saturday night.
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Story County High School
Field House
Ames
McCallsburg
Cole
Zearing
Nevada
Story City
Huxley
Maxwell
Gilbert
Roland
Collins
Story County
Believable Schemes in a Letter to a Sheep Company
A humorous, misdirected letter to a Montana sheep firm circulated by the Iowa Department of Agriculture. The writer asks for a sample sheep and jokes about pasturing, skinning, and tailoring a Pendleton jacket, while mentioning tariffs and office access.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Montana
Sheep Company
Closing Out and Livestock Sales Set for Next Week
J E Quamn schedules a closing out sale on Wednesday February 26 after buying a full farming equipment set for a rented Radcliffe area farm. Christian and Omundson announce Hamp shire bred sows and livestock sale Friday February 27 at Lewis Omundson’s farm northwest of town. J A Christians closing out sale is set for tomorrow February 20. The Mrs T O Savim sale drew large crowds with estimated 2000 cars and 4000 to 5000 attendees. Total value about 20172.12 dollars. Col C O Highland the auctioneer conducted the sale in five and a half hours. Jeffrey Michaelson and the First National Bank of Story City clerked.
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J. E. Quamn
Radcliffe
Christian & Omundson
Hampshire
Lewis Omundson
J. A. Christian
T. O. Savim
Col C. O. Highland
Jeffrey Michaelson
First National Bank
Story City
Legionnaires Meet Tonight at Woodmen Hall
Roland Post 807 members and invited guests attend a stag party at Woodmen Hall. The February meeting of Story County 40 and 8 and veterans of the organization will also join the event tonight.
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Roland Post
The
American Legion
Woodmen Hall
Story County 40 and 8
Roland Record offers extra copies at five cents each
Extra copies of this week's Roland Record are available from the Record office at five cents per copy.
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Roland Record
Dinner fund drives Bergen church organ effort
The Ladies Aid Societies of Bergen church raised about $41 from a parish house dinner on Tuesday to support the organ fund.
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Ladies Aid Societies
Bergen Church
Organ Fund
Legion Auxiliary Met at Bakka Home
The February meeting of the American Legion post and Auxiliary was held Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bakka. The auxiliary serving committee included Mrs. H. M. Bakka, Mrs. Peter P. Teig and Miss Laura Bakka.
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American Legion Post and Auxiliary
H. M. Bakka
Peter P. Teig
Laura Bakka
Nelsons receive jail term for local liquor charge
Wilbur Nelson and his brother Richard were arrested on a liquor charge last week. Wilbur Nelson was sentenced in Ames municipal court on Tuesday to six months in jail and a $300 fine and will be paroled to the sheriff after three months served.
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Wilbur Nelson
Richard Nelson
Ames
Great Lakes Pipe Line Contracts for Eight Iowa Minnesota Illinois Pumps
Great Lakes Pipe Line company awards contracts to build eight pump stations on its lines in Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. Construction at Roland and remaining stations will occur later.
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Great Lakes ‘Pipe Line Company
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Roland
Mrs Thompson Dies After Short Illness Near Town
Mrs. Ben Thompson died about 11 o'clock yesterday forenoon at her home five miles southwest of town after a brief illness of pleurisy. She became critical yesterday morning and passed away a few hours later. Funeral services are set for Saturday afternoon at the residence at 1 o'clock and at 2 o'clock at Bergen Church.
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Ben Thompson
Bergen
Magnussen to Open New Hardware Store in Traer Iowa
A. C. Magnussen, local hardware dealer, has leased a building in Traer Iowa and will open a hardware store there next week. He may relocate his fixtures or sell them here and move to Traer, with moving planned for next Thursday. Magnussen has run the hardware business in town for ten years. Traer lies northeast of Marshalltown.
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A. C. Magnussen
Traer
Iowa
Mr. Magnussen
Marshalltown
Thieves Target Creamery Butter Slips and Rifle
Thieves entered the creamery on January 31 and stole all butter slips. A 22 caliber Stevens rifle is missing, believed taken then. The loss disrupts records for butter shipments in the last half of January though the slips themselves have no value.
Funeral for Pioneer C. J. Olson at Salem church
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Salem church for C. J. Olson a community pioneer who died Friday at his daughter Mrs G G Norbeck’s home in Redfield South Dakota He was 87 and had lived here most of his life interment followed at Roland cemetery Olson was a charter member of Salem church An obituary will be published next week.
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C. J. Olson
G. G. Norbeck
Redfield
S. D
Salem Church
Olaf Helen
G. O. Paulsrud
Randall
Roland Cemetery
Olson
Surprising visit and local nuptials mark week
A group of children visited S. J. Michaels then went to Carl Smedal's home for a surprise. Samson Borvig and Cecelia Orton of Des Moines wed Thursday evening. Oscar Thompson begins construction on a new house in the southwest part of town. Ed Jandall started as clerk for Olson Bros. yesterday.
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S. J. Michaels
Carl Smedal
Samson Borvig
Cecelia Orton
Des Moines
Oscar Thompson
Ed Jandall
Olson Bros
County 4 H Club Plans Formed At Nevada Meeting
At the February 13 meeting at the Farm Bureau office in Nevada a 28 member group of 4 H leaders and assistants outlined the county club program for 1931. Plans include several dairy and beef clubs, poultry projects, garden and fruit work, and county events plus state competitions.
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Farm Bureau
Nevada
K. P. Teig
Roland
Waterloo
Iowa State Beef Producers Association
Iowa State Dairy Association
Teig
Homer Duen
Fred Cooper
Galen Ward
John Erickson
Glenn Anderson
E. G. Uhl
Ames
Pete Peterson
Story City
Cambridge
Palmer Teig
Mr. Teig
Iowa State College
Dillin Moves Mercantile to Nevada Implement Firm
E. C. Dillin, closing his McCallsburg shop after more than 25 years, bought a Nevada building to open an implement business starting March first. He and Mrs. Dillin will live in their Nevada residence, vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Harris.
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E. C. Dillin
McCallsburg
Nevada
Dillin
Lowell Harris
Vikings defeat McCallsburg Independents 30 to 19
Boland Vikings win their fourth of five as Burg scores three in a rough, low scoring game. Vikings lead 14 to 8 at halftime and hold on, with Roland and Christian each contributing multiple baskets and McCallsburg star Thompson battling throughout.
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McCallsburg
Boland Vikings
Burg
Vikings
Christian
Roland
Roland Fe
Levi
Rosheim
Peterson
E. Cole
J. Cole
Omundson
Thompson
Jorstad
Olson
Hollingsworth
Bly
Menzel
Court of Honor Honors Eagle Scout and Scout Leaders
The local Boy Scout troop held a Court of Honor during Anniversary Week at the school house banquet. Richard Snyder and Thomas Johnson received badges. Snyder became Junior Assistant Scoutmaster and Johnson Senior Patrol Leader. Scoutmaster Johnson spoke on Lincoln as the occasion marked Lincoln’s Birthday.
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Richard Snyder
Thomas Johnson
Jos. O. Johnson
Lincoln
Eli N. Nelson
Dunkerton School Publishes Monthly News Magazine
The Dunkerton Consolidated School releases a small monthly school news magazine. Roland has three representatives, Jordan L. Larson is superintendent, Arthur Bielefeldt is athletic coach, and Ray Larson attends the high school. Dunkerton lacks a local newspaper.
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Dunkerton
Central Iowa Inner Mission Society Holds Three Day Salem Meeting
The Central Iowa Inner Mission Society held a three day gathering at Salem Church this week with Rev. P. Buland of Huxley giving the opening sermon Tuesday morning and Rev. B. K. Barstad of Radcliffe introducing the topic Tuesday afternoon. Sessions ran Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with church ladies serving luncheon daily.
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Central Iowa
Jury panel drawn for March term in district court
Trial jurors for the March term report Monday March 9 at 1 30 P M in Nevada with local names including Andrew Alvested and Christ Hall of Roland Mrs Hans O Hanson and Carl Haukoos of McCallsburg and Mrs I J Grindem of Story City Judge H E Fry will preside on the bench.
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District Court
Nevada
Andrew Alvested
Christ Hall
Roland
Hans O. Hanson
Carl Haukoos
McCallsburg
I. J.grindem
Story City
H. E. Fry
Dorcas Society Meeting in Ames Lutheran Church
Several local residents attended a Dorcas society program at the Ames Lutheran church on Thursday night. Miss Josephine Fijelland spoke on God's Measuring Rod, with piano solos by Constance Fredrickson and vocal duets by Maxine Thompson and Dorothy Boyd.
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Ames
Dorcas Society
Lutheran Church
Salem
Josephine Fijelland
God
Constance Fredrickson
Maxine Thompson
Dorothy Boyd
S H. Frederickson
Clara Thompson
O. S. Boyd
Martha Sheldahl
Harriette Lura
Salem Church weekly activities and services summary
The Salem church lists Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 and 11 AM with a sermon on Luke 10 17 20 titled Cause for Rejoicing The Central Iowa Inner Mission Society closes today All are welcome The Boy Scouts meet Thursday at 7 PM at the school house Southeast Ladies Aid meets Friday with Mrs John M Christian Confirmation Class Saturday at 10 Choir rehearsal Monday 7 30 PM Ladies Aid Wednesday 2 PM in church parlors hostesses named Mrs S H Frederickson C B Johnson Allan Gorton Ole Malend and John Omvig Piano solo by Mrs M M Eggland We read From Kildahls When Jesus enters the home Prayer meeting next Thursday at 7 30 PM
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Salem
Central Iowa
Southeast Ladies Aid Society
John M. Christian
Ladies Aid Society
Mesdames S. H. Frederickson
C. B. Johnson
Allan Gorton
Ole Malend
John Omvig
Luther League
Otto J. Hanson
Old Rugged Cross
Bernard
Ladies Aid
Northeast
John Hauptley
George Olson
Elmer Jacobson
Bethany Ladies Aid
Henry Cole
Priscilla
Irene
Lydia Shafland
Ferne Highland
Maxine
Lois Rod
Helen Jacobson
Helen Erickson
Bergen Lutheran Church notices and activities
The Bergen Lutheran Church announces a full slate of activities led by Pastor M. O. Sumstad. Confirmations, Bible classes, Sunday School and Norwegian language service are scheduled for next week. Various Ladies Aid groups, youth programs, and choir rehearsals are listed with times and hosts.
Community Club reorganizes adopts new constitution
Roland Community Club adopts a new constitution at a special meeting in the bank building setting membership dues at fifty cents to attract all adults. L H Larsen elected membership secretary and executive committee member to collect dues. Plans discussed include reopening a bank or inviting a new one to town.
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Roland Community Club
Bank
L. H. Larsen
C. A. Fagerlund
Arthur Britson
O. M. Thompson
O. Josendal
J. A. Snyder
Jeffrey Michaelson
American Legion Post
Fagerland
S. H. Frederickson
S. A. Ericson
Oren Larson
The
Legion Post
Peter P. Teig
C. C. Helvig
Arnold L. Sevde
Legion
O. S. Boyd
Iowa Ranks Third In 1930 Crop Value Across Nation
Iowa shows a 1930 crop value of 367 million dollars ranking third behind Texas and California, with declines from 1929. Iowa leads in corn and oats production and produces significant popcorn and timothy seed, while ranks varied across other crops.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Texas
California
Illinois
Nebraska
Minnesota
Towa
United States
NESSA FILES $35,000 DAMAGE SUIT IN HARDIN COUNTY
After an November 12 collision near Des Moines injuring T. E. Nessa and his wife and son, a district court in Hardin County Iowa hears a damage suit by Nessa against Woods Auto Company of Union for 35000 dollars for personal and car damage. The Nessa family formerly lived in Garden City and now resides in Cole. Their car was struck by a vehicle driven by Lyman Sheets an employee of Woods Company.
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Des Moines
T. E. Nessa
Hardin, County
Nessa
The
Woods Auto Company of Union
Neasa
Garden City
Cole
Lyman Sheets
Woods Company
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Legionaires
Legion Auxiliary Met
Magnussen
Washington
Court OF Honor
OUR Churches
SALEM LUTHERAN / CHURCH
Bergen Lutheran Church
M. O. Sumstad
Community Club
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