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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1930
Page
7
Advertisement listing include well drilling and repair services by Malcolm B. Larson with price quotes and contact number 121. Also notes a Model T Ford truck for sale in good condition and a pen of ten Poland China boars from S L M Bielefeldt with breeding services.
Local itemized updates describe social visits among Holland, Hoversten, and Sandvold families. multiple trips to Des Moines and Boone for appointments. attendees at church and mission events. births and illnesses noted, plus new shoe ads and a Plymouth contest offer. Multiple residents travel to Randall, West Bend, Kandiyohi, and Minneapolis for work, school, or care.
Mrs. Mary Sanftner and her son Rodger of Forest City visited H. M. Bakka and wife on Saturday and Sunday. Sanftner runs the Cinderella Beauty Salon in Forest City. An ad notes Gamble Stores Marshalltown selling a 17 plate Tiger Battery for light cars with 18 month guarantee at $6.89 exchange.
Social guests gathered for a Sunday dinner including the Johnson and Jackson families of Hampton and McCallsburg along with the Egeland and Egeland households. The Thompson and related families visited Wallingford and northern Iowa as crops suffered serious losses. The J S Thompson family provided health and education updates from St Olaf Choir news and the new tour plans for Texas and southern states. Golden Thompson travels to Napierville Illinois to begin seminary studies and the school year resumes with a nose and tonsil surgery recovery noted.
A Des Moines visitor drew teachers for portraits to be ready in ten days as part of a seventh grade speech contest. Third graders sponsor milk drinkers Blue birds and Busy Bees, led by Gordon Wester and Aaron Braathan. Sherrit Hegland turns six with a first grade party. Harlan Tjelmeland misses school due to illness. Junior High County contest set for early December with a strong turnout in the legal contest. Readings list includes Emma Caltvedt Geraldine Duea Bernice Chance Clarence Mehlow Geneva Holland Cora Osheim Orville Vallem Margaret Thomas Samuel Nelson Wendell Christiansen Raymond Ritland Colleen Olson Virginia Thompson Sarah Britson Noel Tolly Nina Holmes Berdella Larson Lavina Osmundson Betty Jorstad Doris Wade Donna Danielson Lillian Rasmussen Gertrude Thompson Royce Conley. The third grade pursues My Progress as seatwork. Lillian Thompson begins piano lessons with Miss Fredrickson. Biology adds a snapping turtle and notes snakes will get drunk. field trip Friday ends with a bottle of alcohol found.
The McCallsburg and Ames High Reserves battled to a 0 0 tie on Ames field last Saturday. Both teams proved evenly matched with Ames holding weight advantage and most play in mid field. Lineups and substitutions listed with players from both squads. McCallsburg hosts Maxwell next Friday.
The Thorson school opened September 1 with eleven students and two more joining next Monday. Grades list seventh Ozelle Ose Anna Johnson Myrtle Henryson Arthur Sande sixth Melbourne Henderson fourth Ardene Hanson Margaret Henryson Irvin Ose third Judith Joel Thorson second Genevieve Henderson first Hazel Henryson Arlo Hanson. Joel Thorson missed days due to scarlet fever and the school closed to stop spread. Ardene and Arlo Hanson left for new home in Rake Iowa. Margaret Henryson Joel Thorson Odelle Ose have perfect spelling papers since start.
Story City will host the Tri County Fair next week from Tuesday to Friday at Story City. Editor Paul A Olgan marks 25 years with a special anniversary issue and office open house Saturday. Stratford well malfunctions leave town briefly without fire protection. Mrs Barkema dies by suicide near Jewell. Garland Eubanks escapes Nevada county jail amid a four man attempt. Nevada Marshal Banks injured in motorcycle collision while pursuing a fleeing driver.
A flapper rebukes a persistent suitor, saying she is not running a prep school and refuses his advances with sharp humor. The exchange highlights social flirtation and evolving attitudes in a historical setting.
Four thousand two hundred fifty nine students enrolled at Iowa State College Ames by week one of registration, up 148 from last fall. Julius Johnson farm near Story City sold to James Johnson Jewell for 185 dollars per acre, 80 acres well-improved. St Pauls Lutheran Fer nal marks fiftieth anniversary with large attendance. Story City canning factory workers clean boiler room after season.
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