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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1930
Page
7
Classified items include well drilling and repair availability by Malcolm F E Emerson with contact. Also sale notices for two King Bee hot blast exiters in good condition and a herd of ten Poland China boars offered by S L J Bielefeldt, plus breeding changes to accommodate patrons.
The notice lists Junior Class Play Where's Peter staged Friday at 8 o'clock and several social visits. Readers learn about births and anniversaries at local homes including Fil and Frette families, and various residents travel or host guests from Ames, Storm Lake, Des Moines, and Chicago.
Merle Johnson a Town State college student in Ames spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C B Johnson. Dr. and Mrs. E I Rosheim and family joined a Lake Mills celebration for the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs I O Rosheim. Mrs Severt Arneson returned from Sheridan Illinois due to her daughter’s illness and was called back by her daughter in law Mrs Bert Arneson’s illness.
Mrs. J. J. Omvig Jens Omvig and Miss Herma Peterson returned from Opheim Montana. Mrs Anna Richardson of Opheim joined them for an indefinite visit. Mrs Bert Arneson was taken to Story City hospital for an appendectomy of an abscess. She is reported recovering satisfactorily.
Miss Esther Rod visited from Arcadia for a corn husk ing vacation week. Miss Faye Grimes left for Fairfield. John Ness of Chicago praises the Record’s Roland news. J F club met with Mrs. Bert Britson. Mrs. Gyrus Thompson elected secretary. Dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs T C Jacobson with several guests. Junior class to present Where's Peter on Friday Oct 24 with admission 40/25 cents. Bertha Hoffman resumes piano lessons in Roland Oct 25 with practice times at Mrs Clara Thompson’s.
Roy La Verne Pond born July 22, 1904 near Roland, died October 10 1930 at the Iowa Sanitarium Nevada after a plane crash at 3 25 p m the same day. Employer Earl Grey of Fairmont Minnesota piloting the plane was killed. Pond attended Roland high school and Milford Consolidated schools.
Roy, keen on radios, repaired gear and worked as a salesman for Apex Radio. In 1928 he and Marcellus King moved to Chicago where Roy held a role with Stewart-Warner. They bought a Standard biplane and flew in Montana in 1929. In April he piloted Grey’s mono coupe at Fairmont Minnesota before his death, survived by his parents a sister Leota and brother Howard.
A Fairmont friend recalls Roy Pond as a straight for ward, industrious young man who made many friends during his brief time there. The message emphasizes his clean life and good humor.
Local notice announces availability of extra copies of the Record at five cents per copy. The item notes standard pricing and distribution through the newspaper office.
Lester Vail of Milford township suffered a severe hand injury when his left hand was caught in corn picker rollers on Friday. He was taken to the sanitarium in Nevada where two middle fingers were amputated, with doctors hoping to save the remaining fingers.
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