Markets Fresh Quotes From Local Dealers At Eight
Today markets report quotations from local dealers at eight o'clock this morning. Dealers will not buy poultry that is exceptionally thin diseased or from a full crop.
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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1931
Page
4
Aldine Third Readers and School Activities Highlight Week
First grade stars on neatness charts amid absences due to illness. Third grade hosts visitors, begins multiplication study, and crowns winners in a spelling contest. Seventh grade shows improving arithmetic scores while eighth graders prepare Palmer Method drills for merit awards. Football clash with Melbourne set for Friday with 3:00 PM kickoff and corn husking vacation planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Britson
Loren Elliott
Henry Mehlow
Miss Schoeler
Aldine
Chevrolet
Dwight Baumgardner
Burda Faye Norman
Marjorie Olson
Junior Springer
Wright Thompson
Wright
Eileen Sevde
Herbert Conley
Tygo Caltvedt
Jean Nail
Edna Bergland
Hazel Britson
Harold Egenes
Myrtle Haaland
Marvel Merland
Raymond Hovick
Mabel
Marion
Marjorie Risetter
Mabel Bergland
Franklin Fink
Velma Fink
Delmer Helland
Milo Helland
Marion Malmin
Marvin Malmin
Raymond Menzel
Marie Sampson
Arlene Wierson
Eugene Wike
Melbourne
Hen talk on sitting setting and laying
A farmer dismisses the grammar debate about hens being said to sit or set. He cares more about whether the hen is laying or lying when she cackles, a quip from Progressive Farmer.
May Day Roots in Pagan, Roman, English Customs
May Day honors origins in pagan fertility rites to the goddess Muaie and Roman Floralia, with spring celebrations lasting from late April to May. In medieval England, youths gathered flowers in the morning, decorated homes, and crowned the village May Queen under a floral arch, a practice echoing Roman rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muaie
England
Tove
France Led Ironclads, Not United States, Historian Says
Professor James Phinney Baxter argues the claim that the U S initiated ironclad warships and the Monitor Merrimac duel sparked naval revolution is overstated. He cites manuscript material from Paris London and Washington showing France took the lead in introducing ironclads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ericsson
William E. Rae
Boston
United States
Monitor
James Phinney Baxter
Harvard
Governors Conference Origins and Purpose
The governors conference grew from centralization of federal power, shifting state rights, and lack of uniform laws. Begun in 1908 at the White House by President Roosevelt to discuss natural resource conservation. Its official functions include exchanging views, promoting uniform state legislation, and improving state administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governors’ Conference
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Contractor Finds Rich Ore Hidden in Old Mine Drift
A Nevada contractor removing timbers from an abandoned mine uncovered two sacks of ore hidden by a past high grader. The discovery turned a likely loss into one of his most profitable contracts, proving gold can be found where expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Strange pagoda-like sun house tops Aix-les-Balins
A peculiar sun house in Aix-les-Balins resembles a stout pagoda with an airplane on its summit. The revolving upper section is designed so invalids may receive maximum sunshine for the day benefiting their health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aix-les-Balins
Flares Guard Hatcheries to Protect Eggs From Poachers
West coast fish hatcheries employ flares and constant surveillance to deter egg theft during spawning. Millions of eggs are placed in jars with steady water temperature, held 90 to 120 days, then hatched fry are returned to rearing pools. Guards watch day and night to deter poachers and attract insects.
No Time to Waste Insurance Call Seeks Immediate Home Coverage
An excited woman demanded immediate home insurance over the phone. The agent said a visit was required, planning to send a representative to assess the property and finalize coverage.
When Youth Is Done
Estelle Winters, a twenty year cafe cashier in San Francisco, watches over her daughter Rosalinda as she plans an opera career. A wealthy arts lover, Hiram Bridges, meets Rosalinda, unaware Estelle is his past lover, setting a dramatic crossroads for the pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure
WNN
Estelle
Far West
Rosalinda
San Francisco
Wstelle
Astelle
Tistelle
Ltosalinda
Estelle Winters
Hiram Bridges
Hiram
Italy
Spottrup Castle A Baltic Fortress On Lim Fjord
The article notes Castle Spottrup on the Lim fjord in Denmark as a famed double moated fortress on Jutland. It emphasizes its long history, substantial earth bulwark on the eastern side, grass covered ramparts, and preserved partial restoration allowing visitors to picture its ancient scale and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jutland
Denmark
Limfjord
Spottrup
Europe
Church Built On Cliff Edge At Stevns In Denmark
An ancient church at Hojer up is perched on the Stevns cliff where the sea has undermined the rock. A 14th century sea rover vowed to build a church if he reached land safely, and the altar now hangs over the sea as erosion continues. A legend says the church moves a cockstride back from the sea each New Year night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kjoge
Denmark
Hojerup
Stevns
Ancient Well Unearths Ghost Lore in London Excavation
Excavations for the London Tube terminus near Winsbury park uncover an ancient well linked to the legend of Sir Geoffrey de Mandeville. Local lore claims he drowned in a Barnet well in 1144 and haunts the district each Christmas, with tales of a chest of jewels said to lie at the bottom. The site also recalls a scene from Walter Scott's Portunes of Nigel where Lord Dalgarno is murdered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winsbury Park
Geoffrey de Mandeville
Earl of Essex
Barnet
Geoffrey
Lord Dalgarno
Sir Walter Scott
Nigel
Reporters Aid Man in Fining for Beating Horse
Isadore Eazle of Brooklyn was fined $10 for beating his horse. He attempted to pay with $5 and the offending animal. Magistrate Casey refused. After Eazle counted a pile of coins, he was eight cents short. Reporters supplied the missing eight cents to settle the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isadore Eazle
Brooklyn
N. Y
Casey
Eazle
Thorson School Receives Books and Notices
Geo. H. Kellogg visited Thorson School on October 6 bringing six new library books. Six weeks of perfect attendance and spelling honors are listed for students including Hazel Henryson and June Frette. Margaret Henryson earned the top average at 97, Ervin Ose led the boys with 92, and a new teacher's chair plus cleaned well and two bird charts were acquired. Poster and window decor work continues Friday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorson
Mayme Seversieke
Anna Johnson
Myrtle Henryson
Geo. H. Kellogg
Hazel Henryson
June Frette
Hyla Frette
Margaret Henryson
Arthur Sande
Ozelle Ose
Lois Jenkins
Des Moines
Judith
Joel Thorson
Ervin Ose
Memorial Lutheran Pastor J N Lentz Dies In Detroit
Rev J N Lentz formerly of Memorial Lutheran Nevada died in Detroit at age 62. The piece notes his former pastorate and death in the distant city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Lentz
Memorial Lutheran Church
Nevada
Detroit
Jewell
Story City
Theodore Carpenter
L. J. Tiernagel
Mr. Carpenter
New Methodist
School Announce Sports Breaks and Activities
The note says students play baseball and Norwegian ball at noons and recesses. It outlines school room routines and outdoor activity times.
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