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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1930
Page
7
Classified notices include one cent a word with a ten cent minimum. Ads cover well drilling Ott Rolands rentals and sales of livestock, farm chattel, seed corn, poultry eggs, a piano, and a Roland house listing. Local contact numbers and providers: Malcolm E. Larson Ott Well Drilling Lars Hougland Juel Sandvold Ben Jacobson A J Solbrack Baldwin Piano Co. Des Moines Iowa.
Local brief mentions Sam Britson's serious illness at home and visits by Bernice Levi of Forest City and Hans K Haaland from Story City. The L W C club met with Mrs A R Erickson while J J Thompson visited Marshalltown. Next Sunday is Mother's Day and O J Erickson & Son advertises flowers.
Clarence Erickson attends Coe College prom in Cedar Rapids as many townsfolk attend family gatherings and hospital visits. Caraway socials, club meetings, and church baptisms are noted along with local store ads and upcoming Mother's Day carnations.
Patrons of the Roland Farmers Creamery receive checks of $50 or more for March. Names include J A Christian, Oren Dickinson, Sam H Twedt, C J Jacobson, E B Christian, Jacob Tweedt, M J Rod, Odne Howen, H M Nassen, John Braathan, W W Quan, and others with payments ranging from about 70 to 197 dollars.
The Marshall Canning Company invites farmers to visit Wednesday and Saturday evenings and during the day to obtain sweet corn seed and discuss planting. They will help arrange for acreage and encourage using small patches for cucumbers. Contact J. J. Thompson, local superintendent.
The sixth graders presented a radio program Monday with station HTTS during language period. Only about twelve pupils remain. Hazel Henryson visited Monday. A program is planned Thursday May 22 at 2 30 p m. The last day is May 23. Fifth and sixth graders take daily tests. averages will be the final exam grade for the second semester. We are learning new songs for the county choir to sing again at the state fair.
Five thousand Iowa children are expected to sing at the state fair with violinist Albert Spaulding to accompany them. Anna Johnson Myrtle Henryson Genevieve Henderson and Joel Judith Thorson contributed bouquets to school. Two sixth grade stories were chosen as best for the month. Myrtle Henryson narrates a tramp tale from a city long ago and Anna Johnson describes a birthday party with gifts and cake as Mary turns twelve.
Notice from Story County Iowa that Richard Solyst of Roland is appointed executor of Ole J Solyst deceased. Creditors asked to file claims with the Clerk of the District Court in Nevada Iowa. attorney H E Hadley noted. Dated April 30 1930.
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