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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1930
Page
7
Found automobile crank with license number 85 559. Owner may claim at the Record office. Also note on well drilling services by Malcolm E. Larson offering prices for new wells or repairs by phone 121. off
Local items record visits and travels of residents in Dés Moines Laurens Minne sota and Frost Minn plus teaching assignments in Stanhope Cedar Falls Dayton and Day ton. A shopping ad at Gambles promotes shell prices and hunting gear in Marshalltown with 12 Ga shells at 80 cents per box.
Noel Thompson left Monday for LeMars to resume studies at Western Union College. Herman and wife returned from an eight month visit with children near Forest City. Lloyd Carter and daughter Mary Frances attended a family reunion in Moravia. Julia Raymond of Des Moines and Julia and Bertha Raymond of Storm Lake visited early this week. Carl J. Jacobson accompanied by Carroll and Herbert Jacobson to Decorah for Luther College. Lewis Levi takes vacation from First National Bank and tours northern Iowa and Minnesota. Various families entertained or hosted relatives and guests from Seattle to Jewell and Buffalo Center. Virginia Teig leaves for Mason City to practice teach at State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Gatherings honor Mrs. V. A. Mitchell of Balboa, Panama. Others travel to Iowa City and Minneapolis for visits and college duties.
Mr and Mrs L C Hamilton of Lone Tree Iowa visited J T Gaard last Thursday recalling a 1900 Navy training ship Lancaster reunion. The two shipmates celebrated 30 years since their first meeting and enjoyed their time together.
Carl Solberg learned Monday of the death of the Olson child aged 12 in Hermosa South Dakota. Mrs Olson is Solberg’s sister. Sunday dinner hosts included Mr and Mrs L B Selvig, Mr and Mrs Paul F Pederson and Pearl, Mr and Mrs Sam Highland and family of Radcliffe, and Mrs Watland of Seattle Washington.
Mr and Mrs J J Thompson Golden and Noel Thompson attend the funeral of Gilbert Rullestad 33 who died suddenly from heart failure Wednesday evening at Jewell.
Frances Humphrey Arlet Christian Hazel Townswick Jeannette Olson and Alice Cole leave for Cedar Falls State Teachers college. Ernest Teig wins first prize with chickens at Minnesota fair and will show them in November. Overt I Holland and Norma Jean visit Des Moines for Standard Oil agents event. Lillian Hanson returns to Cedar Falls for college and teaching duties. Various trips include Miss Lillian Fenn to Caracas Venezuela and Miss Hove joining Wayne Nebraska faculty. M O Rod attends National Mutual Insurance convention in Los Angeles with side trips through Seattle and Groton.
Sanford Shafland left Sunday for St. Paul Minnesota to study at the Lutheran Theological Seminary. He began the course a year ago but had to quit due to his father L Shafland illness and spent the past year at home.
Mr and Mrs Conrad Halverson visited from Friday to Sunday at Mrs Marshall Hanson home. They traveled to Buffalo Center for a visit before heading to St Paul Minnesota where Mr Halverson resumes studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary. They have lived at Sinai South Dakota during the summer.
Bergen church Ladies Aid visited Story City Old Peoples Home last Thursday. Supt. A C Molstre noted a large crowd and asked if they could house them while Rev Sumstad led devotion and a ladies choir sang two numbers. A delicious lunch followed and coffee money totaled over 22 dollars. Donations included food, beverages, sewing items, and cash from many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Boyd visited Osage Iowa last Sunday evening to hear Robert Boyd and Estella Grooters with Robert Grooters of Iowa Falls. After the program they went to St Ansgar and on Monday Robert Boyd departed for Northfield.
Robert Grooters and Robert Boyd, with Miss Estella Grooters, former St Olaf student, completed a state concert tour started August first. They performed in Sioux City Fort Dodge Eldora Iowa Falls Eagle Grove Marshalltown Vinton Mount Vernon Ottumwa Osage and other smaller towns after placing in the state high school music contest last spring.
The week offers Bebe Daniels in Journey's End and Dixiana along with All Quiet on the Western Front. Local house listings preview a mix of dramas and wartime classics for cinema patrons.
The Bergen Sunday School and Bible Classes resumed last Sunday with M. O. Rod as superintendent and Olaf L. Turmo as associate. Secretaries include Marion Peterson Floyd Omundson Rudolph Bisdal and Kimball Peterson. Teachers cover Beginners through second grade led by Mrs S H Tweet Florence Quam and Agnes.
Sturson in third grade with Mrs Marion Peterson in fourth grade and Miss Ruth Darby in fifth grade is noted along with sixth grade teacher Mrs Martin Min de and seventh grade Mrs T S Sampson and eighth grade teacher L J Rutland. Bible class leaders include Class 1 Mrs H T Hegland Class 2 Mrs C O Highland Class 3 Mrs Jacob Erickson Class 4 Mrs Severie Parker Class 5 Mrs M O Sumstad Class 6 Rev M O Sumstad.
The Darby family announces the marriage of Burton Halver Darby to Alvira Essley in Pasadena California last Friday. Darby, oldest grandson of Mrs Bertha Darby and son of Mrs Nell Darby of Pasadena, recently graduated and will teach this year.
An Ohio State Journal note playfully links the ancient Greek philosopher’s famed exclamation to discovering a ripe cantaloupe, mixing history with a humorous fruit moment.
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