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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1930
Page
5
Local dealers quote eight oclock prices for corn oats butter eggs poultry and live stock. Prices for heavy hens light and Leghorn hens ducks geese and delivered poultry vary with market conditions as buyers refuse poor quality birds.
The funeral for Raymond Vallem took place Thursday at the Lutheran church with Rev. H N Bakke officiating. Relatives fill the church as pallbearers were cousins of Raymond. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs George Vallem sister Maxine and brothers Kenneth Gerald and Orville. In other notes Cockerham ill since Saturday night at home oil station east Main Street, Mrs Will Tett away for two weeks of treatment in Des Moines, Gleaners class to paper their Sunday school room, church auditorium to be papered in summer, Kensington club met with Mrs J R Morris planning Mothers Guest Day on May 7th.
A barrage of 1930s political notices shows candidates for County Supervisor Recorder Auditor Treasurer Attorney Sheriff and more in Story County Iowa. Entries name speakers from Nevada Ames McCallsburg Collins Maxwell and Ames with primaries on June 2 1930 plus local civic society notes and community events.
Mr and Mrs Odie Lening accompanied by Radcliffe guests to Ames last Wednesday. Various families visited Nevada and Marshalltown events while schools closed with a district wide picnic. Several residents hosted or visited relatives in Roland Radcliffe McCalisburg and Marshalltown during the week.
Mrs M T Nessa hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Fred A Waugh from Roland and Mr and Mrs J A Johnson with others stopping by. Miss Winifred Espe called on friend June Ose while Mr and Mrs John Riskadal and family and Mr and Mrs Bert Cleveland and Mr and Mrs Chas Fosseen from Radcliffe visited Mrs Helen Waldee Sunday.
Fire damages Auestad Bros meat market in Hubbard with origin in the smoking room. Dr H W Emeny, ex mayor of Eldora, arrested on liquor charges. 4-H Club band to perform at Iowa State Fair. Local travels and relocations noted for Lieut Hal Myrah and Dr Donald Smith. Charles City man Henry Irish killed in a crash. others injured near Gilbert. Nevada attorney J R Larson dies after stroke. Two seniors die in Randall from influenza. Lake Co Mar announces 40 acre tract set aside as airport near Story City.
The Rasmus Rasmussen estate farm southeast of town employed ditchers to inspect tile drainage after tiles in an alfalfa field were found to be out of order this spring. Tile digging revealed issues requiring further work.
The report notes tiles buried over four feet deep with alfalfa roots reaching that depth. The Roland Record advertisement pages are cited as the source for similar notices.
The note instructs that records should be sent on Monday or Tuesday if possible and on Wednesday at the latest. It also states that all type is set on Wednesday and the paper is printed Thursday morning.
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