Fire Prevention Week Demonstration by Roland Volunteers
The Roland Volunteer Fire department staged a Fire Prevention Week program with Capt. Henry Jurgensen from Des Moines speaking to students at 1:00 p.m. and firemen at the school house at 8:00 p.m. A noon demonstration showed four water streams reaching about 100 feet with an extended ladder. Farm water supplies are being surveyed. certificates issued to farmer buyers of fire trucks.
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Roland Volunteer Fire Department
Henry Jurgensen
Des Moines
Iowa Insurance Service Bureau
Main Street
Jurgensen
Jeffrey Michaelson
S. A. Ericson
Fire Department
Joint Meeting of Howard's Hearty Hustlers and Viking 4-H Clubs
A Friday night joint meeting at the L S Larson home near Roland entertained about one hundred parents and members. Verne and Carroll Larson and Opal Larson led the program with harmonica, poetry, songs, a duet, and an original story by Dwayne Risdal. Mrs Mather, Girls County club leader from Ames, spoke on club work and a luncheon followed by outdoor games.
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Howard’s Hearty Hustlers
Viking Boys
Verne
Carrall Larson
Jasper Risdal
Harold Myrland
Cora Osheim
Johanna Osheim
Lenora Osheim
Dwayne Risdal
Mather
Near
Ames
Zion Society Meeting Plans 53rd Annual Session
The 53rd annual meeting of the Zion Society for Israel will convene October 8 to 11 in Story City. Congregations Immanuel St Petri Bethel invite. Bethel hosts board sessions October 8 at 10 AM. opening service October 8 at Immanuel with Rev. Wm Goldbeck preaching. services continue at Immanuel.
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Zion Society For Israel
Story City
Zion Society
Immanuel
T. T. Heimarck
St. Petri
W. B. Scarvie
Bethel
G. O. Paulsrud
Bethel Church
Immanuel Church
Wm. Goldbeck
Northfield
Minn
the Friend of Zion
Greyhound Races At Helland Farm Delight Local Crowd
A large crowd attended Sunday’s greyhound races at Helland farm, a mile and a half west of McCallaburg. It marked the first such event in the area, with prior races held elsewhere in Iowa during the summer. Iver L. Hegland and Bertram Hegland managed the affair.
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Helland Farm
McCallaburg
Iowa
Iver L. Hegland
Bertram Hegland
Dinner and Sale At Salem Church Parlor
The Northeast and Southeast Ladies Aid societies of Salem church will serve dinner and hold their annual sale at the church parlors next Wednesday October 14. Menu includes lutefisk and lefse chicken potatoes gravy peas pickles jam brown bread tea rolls pie and coffee. Prices are 85 and 26 cents, serving starts at 11 o clock. Afternoon sale follows.
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Northeast
Southeast Ladies Aid Societies
Salem Church
Irene Tweet and Silas Hall Wed at Home Ceremony
Miss Irene Tweet and Mr Silas Hall united in marriage on Saturday October 38 at six o'clock in the evening at the bride's home with Rev M O Sumstad officiating. The bride wore peach chiffon and Ophelia roses. Attendants included Irene Sevold Story City and Lenora Osheim. About 40 guests attended the reception and two course dinner followed. The couple will reside at the Twedt home.
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Irene Tweet
Silas Hall
M. O. Sumstad
Johanna Osheim
Johanna
Lenora Osheim
Irene Sevold
Story City
Herma Twedt
Leslie Twedt
Joseph Hall
Anna Harriet Twedt
Henry H. Twedt
G. Hall
Twedt
Funeral held for Clarence Ritland at Bergen church
Clarence Ritland born September 21 1898 on the Ritland farm near McCallsburg died September 29 1981 at Clarinda state hospital at age 33. Interment was in Roland cemetery with pallbearers from Randall and nearby communities. Services conducted by Rev. M O Sumstad and Rev. H N Bakke with Bergen Ladies Aid chorus participating. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs B J Ritland and a brother Bert Ritland.
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Clarence Ritland
Randall
Earl Ritland
George Starson
Floyd Omundson
James Ritland
Amos Cole
Ritland
McCallsburg
State Hospital
Clarinda
Bergen Church
B. J. Ritland
Bert Ritland
Electric line work under way as Ames builds for lights
The C. B. Nelson Construction company of Ames wired many homes and business places in recent weeks in anticipation of electric lines. Miss Agnes Anderson and Mr. Martin Minde wed at the bride's parents home last Thursday. A rain Saturday yielded four to five inches. Carl A. Smedal left Monday for Mission Texas to farm near the Rio Grande after purchasing a truck farm.
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C. B. Nelson Construction Company
Ames
Agnes Anderson
Martin Minde
Carl ‘A. Smedal
Mission
Tex
Rio Grande
Enge takes full charge at Olson Enge shop
Yesterday A A Enge assumed full control of the Olson and Enge blacksmith and wagon shop after buying A J Olson's interest. He hired Hactor Olson to assist. Louis Larson traded the local hotel for land in South Dakota and Lewis Sheldahl left for Des Moines to resume studies at Capital City Commercial College.
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A. A. Enge
Olson & Enge
A. J. Olson
Hactor Olson
Louis Larson
South Dakota
Lewis Sheldahl
Des Moines
Capital City Commercial College
Roland PTA Opens School Year With Change Talks
The Roland Parent Teacher Association held its first meeting of the new year with a luncheon and committee appointments. The superintendent explained changes in the high school schedule to reduce after hours practices and shift some activity to the day, plus a revised grade physical training plan emphasizing outdoor games.
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Parent Teacher Association
Roland Parent Teacher Association
Mesdames
Howard Ferkin
Birkeland
Lewise Omundson
Eli Johnson
Carl J. Jacobson
M. O. Rod
Eli N. Nelson
Jeffrey Michaelson
Bert Britson
Adolph Eggland
C. A. Fagerland
Cyrus Thompson
H. M. Bakka
Joel Sandvold
Morse
Gorton
J. O. Johnson
Iver Norem
Albert Egegland
Nell Seymour
Carstensen
State Department
New Farm Bureau Agent Takes Charge in Story County
Paul M. Burson becomes the Farm Bureau Agent in Story County and assumes control of the Nevada office. He arrives from Delaware County where he served as county agent and succeeds H. P. Hanson who moved to Minneapolis to attend the University of Minnesota.
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Paul M. Burson
Farm Bureau
Story County
Nevada
Delaware County
H. P. Hanson
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Rural mail patterns show farmers wary of sucker lists
Statistics claim rural residents receive seventeen times as much mail as they send. The Seattle Times notes farmers are included in many lists but remain too wise to bite, highlighting skepticism toward scams.
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Seattle Times
Church Activities Preview Weekly Fall Meetings
Church announces Sunday School and Bible classes at 10 and 11 for Norwegian language service. Luther League hosts Rev. Harry Zeckhausen, a New York physician, and two delegates report on the Radcliffe convention. Zion Society for Israel gathers in Story City with multiple lectures and services Thursday through Sunday inviting the public.
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Harry Zeckhausen
New York City
Aids
Jacob Hill
Knudt Hill
Luther League
Radcliffe
Dorothy Boyd
Virgil Cole
LaVon Holland
Wittenberg
Agnetha Haversten
Phyllis Quamn
Susan Eggland
Cleo
Ruby Christian
Marna Cole
Zion Society For Israel
Jewish Mission Society
Story City
Wm. Goldbeck
Northfield
Minn
H. E. Sandstedt
Chicago
C. K. Solberg
Minneapolis
H. J. Holman
Battle Lake
S. J. Rude
Peder Nordsletten
Wallingford
Israel
C. S. Wang
A. W. Knock
Lutheran Bible Institute of Minneapolis
Bergen Lutheran Church notices urge regular Sunday school attendance
A church notice from Bergen Lutheran emphasizes regular Sunday school attendance, Bible study, and church involvement. It details classes next Saturday and Sunday, a pastor-led Bible class, a sermon on Twice-Born Men, and Holy Communion. Also mentions the Bethany Ladies Aid birthday party, Priscilla meeting cancellation, and choir rehearsal.
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Roger W. Babson
Bethany Ladies Aid
Harris Twadtt
Priscilla
Second Dividend Now Being Paid at Ro land Bank
The Comptroller of the Currency authorizes a 10 percent dividend to creditors of the closed First National Bank of Roland Iowa. Dividend checks are ready at the receiver J R Shannon's office. Claimants must present their Receiver's Certificate for endorsement. Total distributed now is 72070.41 including prior 47970.09 from the 20 percent first dividend. Creditors who have not cashed the first dividend are urged to bring certificates to obtain both dividends.
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First National Bank
Roland
Iowa
J. R. Shannon
Shippers Meet to Plan Local Livestock Marketing
Story county officials from the Co operative Livestock Shipping associations met in Nevada on Wednesday. M. J. Rod of the Roland association served as secretary and was named to a three member committee to study how local groups can best dispose of their products.
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Co-operative Live— Stock Shipping Associations
Story County
Nevada
M. J. Rod
Roland Association
Telephone workers meet in Story City for school sessions
J A Simser local manager and Mrs J A Selts Mrs S T Rasmusen and Mrs J A Simser operators of the Iowa Continental Telephone company local exchange and Joseph Hoversten city electrician attended Friday meetings of telephone workers in Story City Simser and Hoversten attended the plant managers school with a topic High Line interference while the others attended the operators school
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J. A. Simser
J. A. Selts
S. T. Rasmusen
Iowa Continental Telephone Company
Joseph Hoversten
City Electrician
Story City
Simser
Hoversten
Extra copies of this week's Roland Record
The Roland Record announces extra copies available from the Record office at five cents per copy.
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Roland Record
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