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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1931
Page
4
Market quotations from local dealers at eight o'clock this morning list corn No 3 shelled oats No 3 white eggs No 1 and No 2 butter creamery poultry delivered prices and Leghorn hens stags Leghorn stags and geese. Local dealers will not buy poultry that is exceptionally thin diseased or full crop.
The article lists classroom updates including new pupils Wendell Strother Robert Strother and Charles Christiansen in eighth grade, transfers of Josephine and Glen Hougland, and various absences due to illness. It notes top spelling results by grade, a PTA attendance award, and a plan to submit top students to the county choir with songs from the Cedar Falls Extension Division.
Mrs J W Hall Jr assists at Security bank as crowds attend Burg vs Cole game in Nevada where McCallsburg loses a close match. Dorcas society meets at Mrs Shearer with program by Mrs Mills and Mrs Graves. Bergen Ladies Aid gathers with many members. Mrs Mary Goss visits from Blairstown. County nurse examines schoolchildren. baby girl born March 6 to Mr and Mrs Ed Britson.
Dorothy Price enters Junior class at Gil bert schools. Misses Alice Cole Jeannette Cole and Hazel Townswick visit classes. Astronomy topic prompts moon discussion. Ames declamatory contest slated with out of town judge and small admission. Basketball season ends with Seniors winning, Juniors closing: multiple class games reported. Dorothy Boyd Grant Quam represent Roland in Wellsburg sub district. Mother's club and Luther League events noted. Baptisms and school directors elected.
Zion Lutheran Church calls for Saturday activities with 2 30 p m meeting for those wishing to read for confirmation. Girls Mission Band with Violet Tjelmeland meets March 14. Norwegian services Sunday March 15 at 11 with communion. North Ladies Aid visits Mrs Julius Osmunds March 18. Bethany Lutheran Confirmands meet Saturday at 10. Luther League March 15 speaker Miss Alta Haugen draws McCallsburg crowd.
I thank neighbors and friends for help during my illness and Rev and Mrs Olaf Helen for visits and soothing words. I also thank the Salem Ladies Aid society for the flowers sent.
City Herald and Record had conflicting notes last week but now agree Roland will have a single hardware store to meet local needs.
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Treasury announces claims against The First National Bank of Roland Iowa must be presented to A L Lawrence Receiver with legal proof within three months or be disallowed. Comptroller J W Pole signs January 15 1931.
The town council enacts an optional electric energy rate schedule adding tiers from 200 kW to over 15 000 kW per month with rates from 5c to 2c per kWh and a 10 percent late payment penalty or minimum service charges based on motor horsepower, effective after passage and publication.
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