Countywide driver license drive announced with urban stops
Sheriff J R Hattery says a countywide team will issue licenses before January first. Volunteers will visit towns including Roland McCallsburg Story City Zearing Cole Collins Maxwell Cambridge Huxley Slater Gilbert with offices in Nevada and Ames. About 20 000 applications expected. 4 020 had applied by Monday evening.
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J. R. Hattery
Roland
McCallsburg
Story City
Zearing
Cole
Collins
Maxwell
Cambridge
Huxley
Slater
Gilbert
Nevada
Ames
H. BR. Sokol
Hattery
Dinner and Sale by Bergen Church Ladies Aid Society
The South-East Ladies Aid of Bergen church will serve dinner at the parish house on Friday December 4 with fish and lefse chicken potatoes gravy peas and carrots jam pickles buns Bavarian cream kringla and coffee. Serving begins at 11 o clock with meals priced at 35 and 25 cents. After dinner a sale of articles will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South-East Ladies Aid Society of
Bergen Church
Thanksgiving Day Closures Hit Ro Land Businesses
Most businesses in Ro land will close for Thanksgiving. The Story County State Bank and several shops will be shut all day while others open briefly in the forenoon to accommodate late shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Story County State Bank
Dentist announces move to second floor office
Dr. F E Rosheim says the office will relocate to the Story County State Bank building on December 1 with the move starting the day before. The office will be closed Saturday Sunday and Monday November 28 30 and December 1 during the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Story County State Bank
Rosheim, Dentisi
Auxiliary Meeting Notice for December Friday Session
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its December meeting in the afternoon of Friday December 4 with Mrs Jacob Erickson. All members and those eligible are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Jacob Erickson
Navy airman visits parents before San Diego posting
Clarence Sjurson on leave from the U S Navy visited his parents Mr and Mrs Levert Sjurson from Wednesday to Saturday. He came from Great Lakes Illinois en route to San Diego California where he will be stationed after completing aviation school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Sjurson
U. S. Navy
Levert Sjurson
Great Lakes
San Diego
Cal
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Dentist Dr. E I Rosheim Moves Office to Bank Building
Dr. E I Rosheim relocates his dental practice Monday from the Michaelson building to the Story County State Bank building second floor. The bank's upper floor has partitions and two office suites. He leased rooms on the west end and will access the upstairs via a south door on the west end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Rosheim
Michaelson
Story County State Bank
Rosheim
Burdella Irene Shafland Dies at Six in Town
The Record notes the death of Burdella Irene Shafland six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs L Shafland on Sunday morning. Reports also describe town water works progress with a new pumping station and frozen ground delaying water main laying during a deep November cold snap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdella Irene
Story City
Jacobson, Rod & Wilson
Carl Smedal
Mission
Tex
Worker Fractures Leg After Ladder Slip
Twenty years ago Abel Thompson fell from a stepladder while working on the E. M. Red residence on Monday, breaking his leg. Nils Stodle, longtime Pembina County land dealer, prepares to visit relatives in Christiania Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Thompson
E. M. Red
Nils Stodle
Pembina County
N. D. Land
Christiania
Norway
Local Weddings and Real Estate Moves Reported
The Record notes Charley Pond wed Stella Gross at the bride’s Kossuth county home and Nels Vikingstad married Lena Egeland at the Ole Ritland residence. Band members played in Garden City for investors buying town lots. E. A. Cole sold half his McCallsburg hardware stock and bought Garden City lots to build a new store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Pond
Stella Gross
Kossuth
Nels Vikingstad
Lena Egeland
Ole Ritland
Garden City
McCallsburg
E. A. Cole
Roland Poultry Company Opens Dressing Plant at Erickson House
In the Record of Nov 20 1901 the Roland Poultry Company began dressing poultry in the old Erickson house west of the Johnson and Michaelson store. Rasmussen Brothers opened a new meat market Thursday. Sam Bakka serves as MC at a local basket social. John Knudtson buys half interest in Knudtson and Olson blacksmith and wagon shop. Joe Olson to work for the new firm.
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Roland Poultry Company
Erickson
Johnson & Michaelson
Roland Cornet
McCallsburg
Salem Young Peoples Society
Luther League
Rasmussen Brothers
Sam Bakka
John Knudtson
Knudtson & Olson
Joe Olson
Death of Hendricka Sevde at Story County Home
Hendricka Sevde, born February 18 1876 in Roland, died November 20 1931 at the Story County Home after a long illness. She lived in Roland all her life and is survived by three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held Monday at the Bishop funeral home in Nevada and Bergen church in Roland with interment at Roland cemetery.
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Hendricka Sevde
Story County
Roland
Haldor and
Joren Sevde
Bertha Eide
Julia Jondall
Bothell
Wash
John
Carl Sevde
Caroline Hemsing
Everett
Gerhard Sevde
Des Moines
Bishop Funeral Home
Nevada
Bergen Church
M. O. Sumstad
Martin Minde
M. O. Anderson
T. A. Hereim
Arnold L. Sevde
Otis Sevde
Joseph QO. Johnson
Card of Thanks for Hendrika Sevde
The Sevde family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and death of Hendrika Sevde. Special thanks to Rev M O Sumstad for visits and messages, Otto J Hanson for singing, and to Mrs J J Thompson Mrs O M Rierson Mrs C O Highland and others for deeds and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricka Sevde
M. O. Sumstad
Otto J. Hanson
O. M. Rierson
J. J. Thompson
C. O. Highland
Sevde
Funds Solicitation Committee Formed for Week Day School
A six woman committee appointed by the Roland Week Day School of Religion board will canvass the town house to house to raise funds. Members are Mrs. Bert Britson, Mrs. B. H. Knudtson, Mrs. GC Hanson, Mrs. Andrew Alvestad, Mrs. L. S. Larson and Mrs. C. O. Highland. The drive targets all residents, with or without children at the school, to help sustain the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Week Day School of Religion
Bert Britson
B. H. Knudtson
GC. E. Hanson
Andrew Alvestad
L. S. Larson
C. O. Highland
Mrs. K. K. Teig Dies After Illness at 68
Mrs Teig aged 68 died at home after a long illness. She passed away at 11 o clock Tuesday night. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 30 at the residence and at 2 at Bergen church continuations.
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K. K. Teig
Bergen Church
Be O. Dillin Store Stock Moved to Nevada
The general merchandise stock of the Be O. Dillin store in Garden City has been moved to Nevada where a room has been leased for operation. The assortment includes clothing dry goods shoes hardware and groceries.
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BE. O. Dillin
Garden City
Nevada
Roland Vikings Open Season Versus Radcliffe Roamers
The Roland Vikings meet Radcliffe Roamers on Thanksgiving Day at the Milford school house at 8:00 PM in central Iowa. Roland features former college stars such as Sandy Sandren Tommy Thompson Mike Michaelson Omund Omundson and others led by manager H. M. Bakka who invites teams to arrange further contests.
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Roland Vikings
Radcliffe Roamers
Milford
Radcliffe
Roland
Iowa
Sandy” Sandren
State Teachers College
Tommy” Thompson
Western Union College
H. M. Bakka
Benefit program at Bergen church features reading and music
The Priscilla society of Bergen church hosts a Friday evening program and tray luncheon on November 27 at the parish house. Acts include a girls trio, readings from Anna Adopts a Family and A Voice From a Far Country, a playlet Cabbages, and a piano solo. Luncheon menus list scalloped chicken and noodles, perfection salad, hot rolls, chocolate cake, and coffee. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Society of Bergen Church
Betty Britson
Myrtie Anderson
Esther Cole
Anna
Bessie Nelson
Charlotte Hegland
Andla Rasmusen
Elizabeth
Frances Halverson
Lena Fisher
Ellen Teig
Jenks
Carroll Jacobson
Markle
Chicago
Thomas Jacobson
Telegram workers host event with Gardner guests
Mr and Mrs W A Cunningham hosted O R T members and families with guests including Eldora’s A L Gardner. The program featured music, readings, and an address by Gardner. Refreshments followed. next gathering set for December 16 at Chas and Catherine Craig's home in McCallsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Cunningham
A. L. Gardner
Eldora
Gardner
Wm. Paltzer
Ralph Tight
June Mathison
Florence Nessa
Miss Mathison
Nessa
S. J. Nessa
Mathison
Story City
Chas
Catherine Craig
McCallsburg
Thanksgiving Day Service and Community Giving at Norwegian Church
The church announces a bilingual Thanksgiving service at 11 a m in Norwegian with a sermon on Har vi noget at takke Gud for faar. A hungry relief offering will aid drought affected regions. After the service the Ladies Aid will serve a noon dinner and hold an annual sale of articles. Choir practice, a Ladies Aid meeting, and Sunday School plans are detailed with dates and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aasgaard
Ladies Aid Society
Helping Hand Society
Sermon Notes Urge Regular Attendance at Bergen Lutheran
Pastor M O Sumstad warns parents and children at Bergen Lutheran Church about irregular Sunday school attendance. He emphasizes weekly Bible classes at 10 and the need for consistent effort to enter confirmation classes, noting the impact on future life. The Pastor’s Bible Class is praised for its engaging course.
Esther's Shoppe to Open in Roland on Main Street
Miss Esther Quam will open a modern modiste shop in the former Shafland jewelry building on Main Street in Roland. She plans millinery hose and lingerie catering to Roland and surrounding areas, with a formal opening announced after preparations.
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Roland
Esther Quam
Main Street
Shafland Jewelry
Miss Quamn
Ames
Norwegian Language Church Services And Parish Events
Church notices list Norwegian language service next Sunday at 11 with sermon Han Kommer Tarmot Ham and English Thanksgiving service at 11 led by Rev Olaf Turmo. Activities include Luther League singings, women’s groups meetings, choir rehearsals, and annual meetings with reports and elections at the parish house and Espe school candy booth.
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Han Kommer
Tarmot Ham
Jesus Til
Olaf Turmo
Bradish
Neb
Turmo
Luther League
Otto J. Hanson
Liddle
Charlotte Cole
Father
Gounod
Ladies Aid
O. O. Levi
Anna Tweet
George Wick
Lena Cole
Malinda Severeide
Priscilla
Ruth
Myrtie Anderson
Helen Erickson
Geraldine Duen
Wilma Risdal
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Vikings
OUR Churches
Salem Lutheran Church
Olaf Holen
Bergen Lutheran Church
Shafland
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