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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1930
Page
2
A Lakefield Minnesota Standard editorial extols the value of credit. It argues that receiving a bill signals trustworthiness and that credit, earned by honesty and prompt payment, is priceless. It urges meeting creditors or explaining delays to keep relationships intact.
The Jewell Record lists towns and their taxes with Roland showing the lowest per thousand value taxes. Budget figures show town taxes at 9.23 and school taxes at 11.75 totaling 20.98, while Lake Mills taxes per thousand reach 52.37, over twice as high. Jay E. House jokes that a person with many interests has no time for hobbies, as quoted by the Boston Globe.
Polly, orphaned after a tropical illness takes Polly and her parents, returns to England to live with a wealthy aunt. Dean Everett, the British consul, falls for Polly but hides his feelings until a dramatic departure on a Tahiti shore reveals their mutual love. Polly proclaims home is with Dean.
Tall Corn area council of Boy Scouts of America has completed negotiations to purchase Nic-O-Let park southwest of Boone for a new summer camp. First payment due August 20 with possession immediate. The 35 acre site includes a pool, cottages, skating rink, bleachers, a motion picture house, and primitive facilities. The camp will replace Carroll Scout camp as the council’s main summer facility.
Mrs Eli Espe of near Garden City explains a quick five minute sour cream recipe from Capper's Farmer to use summer surplus. The loaf or two layer cake base adapts to caramel nut spice or chocolate variants with simple ingredient swaps for variety.
A Muscatine banker laments deadbeats who avoid bills claiming Pete Boyd tried to turn ripe tomatoes into lemonade. He argues nonpayment drives up living costs and that someone else must cover unpaid bills.
A man held a telephone receiver to his ear for ten minutes without speaking. When his friend asked if he could get his number he replied he had it and was talking to his wife.
A Parson questions Mike about choosing heaven or hell. Mike weighs golden streets and pearly gates against meeting his friends in the afterlife, offering a folksy take in a world weary exchange.
Randall residents take a month off as Rev G O Paulsrud leaves for Minnesota. Ames fire crews quell a grass fire on the college grounds, likely sparked by a cigarette. A gasoline explosion near Huxley destroys a garage and car. Nevada dealers sue for libel and slander in district court. Chautauquas run in Story City and Zearing late July. Nevada council rejects a $20 000 water softening bond vote. Ellsworth to buy two diesel generating units for $23,044. Ames records 109 degrees at ISU station. Fires hit farms near Polk County line. Fausch near Slater and Woodrow near Cambridge lose buildings. A peat bog fire near Nevada rages for weeks. Bee stings kill six pigs on a Liberty Center farm. hog dip and water purge swarm to safety.
A college lecturer notes that sedentary work reduces endurance. A witty student replies that sitting makes one unable to stand. The lecturer agrees, adding that excessive lying diminishes standing entirely.
By order of a 1927 judgment Bert B. Welty vs Oscar Lekness the sheriff will sell all of Lekness Lot three in Thompson's Addition McCallsburg Story County Iowa. Sale at Nevada courthouse front door August 8 1930 at 2 15 PM for cash to satisfy debt 249 36 and costs 9 10 with 6 percent interest from Jan 6 1927. Deputy F C Ward.
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