Drivers License Law Expands Permits and Questions
The drivers license law starts next January with sheriffs issuing permits next week. Three license classes exist with the owner receiving a free license upon registration. Drivers without ownership pay 25 cents and answer 11 questions about rules, accidents, insurance, and language. repeated violations trigger license revocation. Chauffeurs pay $2, with 15 cents going to the county and 10 cents to the state.
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Hattery
General County Fund
State Treasury
Mrs Hovick Injured in Slater Area Car Crash
Mrs. Mary Hovick suffered painful injuries Friday when the car veered into a ditch near Slater. A broken tie rod caused the accident. She received treatment in Slater and was moved to the Arthur Hovick home Sunday. Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Arthur Hovick, were not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hovick
Arthur Hovick
Slater
Hovick
Greyhound Races Planned at Helland Farm
Arrangements underway for a Sunday October 4 greyhound race day at the Helland farm east of Roland hosted by Isaac Strum. The farm lies 4% miles east of Roland and 1% miles west of McCallsburg with 16 dogs entered, including imports from Kansas. Entries and fees are with Iver L. Hegland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helland
Roland
Isaac Strum
McCallsburg
Kansas
Iver L. Hegland
Campaign for Funds Promotes Sell-Flowers for DAV Help
Next Saturday September 26 is Porget-Me-Not Day with flower sales nationwide to aid Disabled American Veterans. In Roland Jeffrey Michaelson leads the drive as senior girls from the high school will sell flowers here to raise money for disabled veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Michaelson
Roland
Legion Meeting Sets Annual Officer Election
The first fall meeting of the American Legion will be held Friday evening at the A. Skromme home. It is the annual gathering and new officers will be elected.
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Fall of the American Legion
A. Skromme
Seed Corn Expert Builds Addition to Farm Seed House
Henry Birkeland has added a substantial structure four miles south of Roland to dry and store seed corn. He specializes in corn, developed high producing strains, and has won prizes at fairs and corn shows. He runs a large annual seed corn business supplying farmers.
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Henry Birkeland
Roland
Ames Attends Funeral of Mrs E A Ersland
Mr and Mrs M N Grove and others from Ames traveled Friday to Des Moines for the funeral of Mrs E A Ersland born Margaret Sheldahl March 10 1871 in Story county Sheldahl was married to L B Ersland and had an adopted daughter She is survived by her husband and several siblings including Mrs W W Weeks Mrs M N Grove Mrs Eli Apland Erick Lew Henry and Ossie Sheldahl
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M. N. Grove
Ames
W. W. Weeks
Eli Apland
Erick
Lew
Henry
Ossie Sheldahl
Sunday School Institute for Story City District
A Sunday School Institute for workers in the Story City Circuit of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America is set for Sunday October 4 in Huxley Iowa. Rev J H Lunde leads morning services with the theme Searching the Scriptures based on John 5 39. An afternoon general discussion follows with Rev G O Paulsrud of Randall introducing the topic. Story City Junior Choir provides music and evening speaker J J Carlson of Slater. The Huxley Lutheran choir also sings.
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Story City
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Huxley
Iowa
J. H. Lunde
G. O. Paulsrud
Randall
Story
Former Days Twenty Years Ago In Record of Sept 21 1911
Ruth Eggland died at age six. Local canning factory closed after five weeks with 115000 cases of corn and 1100 pumpkin packed. Story City and Roland basketball opened season with Roland winning 28 to 21. Roland roster includes Arthur Britson Abel Olson Otto Hanson Luther Olson and Wil liam Haverston. M Erickson estate farms and buildings sold at auction with heirs buying most property. Old homestead bought by Martha Erickson at 196 per acre and other parcels bought by A J Severson 145 an acre O T Hanson 155 an acre and L E Quamn bought Albert Munson residence for 1400.
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Ruth
Albert Eggland
Story City
Roland
Arthur Britson
Abel Olson
Otto Hanson
Luther Olson
William Haverston
M. Erickson
Martha Erickson
A. J. Severson
O. T. Hanson
L. E. Quamn
Albert Munson
Two Changes at Service Stations in Town
The past week brings two changes at local service stations. Sherman Ihle leased the north Main station from C O Levi and will sell Shell products with pop near beer and candy. Obert and Milford Olson leased the Mrs Mary Stole property on east North Main and bought Johnston Thompson station equipment to operate Diamond gasoline and oils with truck delivery.
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Sherman Ihle
North Main Street
C. O. Levi
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Obert
Milford Olson
John E. Thompson
Obert Olson
Storie Morgan announces Jessie Storie to Ralph Morgan
Mrs Nellie Storie of Chariton announces the marriage of her daughter Jessie to Ralph Morgan son of William Morgan of Hampton. The ceremony was at 5 30 pm September 19 Grace Cathedral Topeka Kansas Rev Leonidas W Smith officiating. The couple will reside in Ames after October first.
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Nellie Storie
Chariton
Jessie
Ralph Morgan
William Morgan
Hampton
Grace Cathedral
Topeka
Kans
Leonidas W. Smith
Columbia
D. Q. Storie III
Joanna Hill
Morgan
O. E. Tiller
Gilbert
Hotel
Kansan
Chariton High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Phi Sigma Phi
Tulsa
Okla
Lamda Gamma Nu Fraternity
Milford Consolidated School
Ames
Local Notes and Moves in Town
W O Bates moves his old harness shop to an east lot to repair it and convert it into a dwelling. Little Orrie Johnson, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Barton T Johnson, died last week. The first frost of the season appeared yesterday but caused no damage. Ingebrit Britson, formerly of Lincoln Nebraska, moved to Roland and seeks a location. Mrs Elise Storaker died at her city home at age 65 on Tuesday. Yesterday at Bergen church the marriage of Miss Hannah Grove and Ed R Grove took place. A new Main street stone crossing between Grove Bros hardware and Johnson Michaelson Bros store has been laid by Nels Norem. Jacob Seal bought a gasoline engine from Ben Swenson for farm water pumping.
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W. O. Bates
Orrie Johnson
Barton T. Johnson
Ingebrit Britson
Lincoln
Neb
Roland
Elise Storaker
Bergen
Hannah Grove
Ed R. Grove
Grove Bros. Hardware
Johnson & Michaelson Bros
Nels Norem
Jacob Seal
Ben Swenson
Milk deliveries cut to regualr forenoon only
Notice states starting October first the early morning milk delivery will be discontinued and only the regu lar forenoon service will continue. Signed K. P. Teig.
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K. P. Teig
Adv
Coal Haulage Rate Set at Fifty Cents Per Ton
Sam Bakka advertises a seasonal coal hauling charge of 50 cents per ton. Rod Publishing Co. promotes Christmas Greeting Cards with samples on hand and orders taken for delivery later.
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Sam Bakka
Exchange Highlights Married Banter on Rightness
A humorous jab frames a couple’s rapport with a witty line about being right. The husband jokes his wife approves of him admitting when he is wrong, turning a dispute into playful self awareness.
McCallsburg Set to Host Two Day Baseball Tournament
The McCallsburg baseball team plans a two day tournament at McCallsburg on Sunday and Monday September 27 and 28. Clarence Wicks treasurer and organizer leads four teams Nevada Story City Williams and McCallsburg in a double round robin with 1:00 pm starts. Oscar Severeid a former Three I League umpire will officiate. Admission is 35 cents per day.
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McCallsburg
Clarence Wicks
Nevada
Story City
Williams
Oscar Severeid
State Husking Be e Set For Story County Field Event
Iowa huskers from each county will gather at the Story county home near Nevada for the state cornhusking contest on November 6, as announced by the farm bureau. The 1980 contest was moved from Stony county due to drought and held in Shenandoah. Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead sponsor the event expected to draw thousands.
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Iowa
Story County
Nevada
Farm Bureau
Stony County
Shenandoah
Wallace
Farms Sold Near Ellsworth and Fer nad
The B J Rutland farm a 120 acre tract two miles east and two miles north of Ellsworth sold to tenant George M Johnson for 108 dollars an acre John Hill of Garden City bought the S H Severson 120 acre farm northeast of Ellsworth for 125 dollars an acre T A Nessa of Collins formerly of Garden City purchased Ira Vail eighty acres northeast of Fernald
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B. J. Rutland
Ellsworth
George M. Johnson
John Hill
Garden City
S. H. Severson
T. A. Nessa
Collins
Ira Vail
Fernald
Roland Vikings Quietly Beat Garden City 4 2
The Roland Vikings defeated Garden City 4 2 in seven innings before rain halted play. The game was at the Amensen farm three miles north of town. Arnold Cole pitched and Mervin Sampson caught for Roland.
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Roland Vikings
Garden City
Amensen
Arnold Cole
Mervin Sampson
Roland
P. T. A. Meets Next Week
The Roland Parent-Teacher association opens its first meeting of the school year next Thursday evening at the school house. It will serve as a reception for the teachers as in prior years.
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Roland Parent-Teacher Association
Rain Dampens Local Horseshoe Pitching Tourney
Rain kept most competitors away from the Roland court as only a handful of players attended Saturday’s horseshoe pitching tournament after heavy Friday night and Saturday morning showers.
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Roland Court
Church活动公告多项周日教会活动与集会
Sunday School and Bible Classes are listed with timings from 10 a m to 11 a m and 8 p m on Sunday evenings. The text includes sermons based on Matt 18 1 7 and “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven” and notes various church groups and meeting dates through October.
Sunday Activities at Bergen Lutheran Church
The Bergen Lutheran Church outlines upcoming events including Confirmation Class next Saturday at 10 in the parish house, Bible Classes and Sunday School at 10, English service at 11 with the sermon Which Road Are You Traveling. Multiple Ladies Aid meetings and Priscilla gathering announced with program notes. Choir rehearsal set for Monday at 8, and regional circuit meetings scheduled for late September and early October.
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Luther League
Southeast Ladies Aid
T. A. Sorem
John Stole
Bethany Ladies Aid
Erick N. Waugh
Story City
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Oppedahl
Stanhope
T. T. Heimarck
H. E. Rasmussen
Des Moines
Christ Egeland
Herman Knudtson
John Handeland
Ole Christopherson
Fjeldberg Lutheran Church
Huxley
Story City Circuit Women’s Missionary Federation
Ellsworth
Our Ladies Aid
Cyrus Thompson
Andrew Alvestad
M. N. Grove
Harriette Lura
Luther League names officers at Story City circuit
Rev H E Jacobson of Williams was named president of the Story City Circuit Young Peoples Luther League at the Radcliffe conference to succeed Rev Olaf Holen of Roland. Other officers include Miss Bessie Iverson, Miss Ruth Halverson, Rev J H Lunde, with O Gornitzka as speaker. Alta Hougen spoke on Malagasy Christians living Christ.
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H. E. Jacobson
Williams
Story City
Young Peoples Luther League
Radcliffe
Olaf Holen
Roland
Bessie Iverson
Huxley
Ruth Halverson
Slater
J. H. Lunde
O. Gornitzka
Lutheran Bible Institute
Minneapolis
Lutherans of the Story City Circuit Meet in St Pauls
The Story City Lutheran circuit gathers for a fall convention at St Pauls church near Stanhope from Sept 30 to Oct 1. Rev. Hans Oppedahl leads. Rev. T. T. Heimarck opens with a sermon. Rev. H. E. Rasmussen presents the theme Revelation 3 20.
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Story City
St. Paul’s Church
Stanhope
Hans Oppedahl
T. T. Heimarck
H. E. Rasmussen
Des Moines
L. A. Pierson
Ames
S. O. Heidal
Radcliffe
Olaf Helen
Roland
W. B. Scarvie
C. J. Naglestad
Ellsworth
Carl ‘Opsahl
Jewell
New well drilled on Jacobson farm brings water at ninety feet
The Carl J. Jacobson farm previously went dry in the summer drought requiring water hauled from town for stock. Last week L. M. Olson drilled a new well that reached a good supply at 90 feet, mirroring other local and statewide wells that dried up earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Jacobson
Mr. Jacobson
L. M. Olson
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Court House
Campaign For Funds
Legion Meeting
Mather Nats
Obert and
Storie
Mcalesburg
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Salem Lutheran Church
Bergen Lutheran Church
M. O. Sumstad
Ladies Aid
Northeast
Carl E. Olson
South East Ladies Aid
H. M. Hanson
M. D. Johnson
Priscilla
Marion C. Peterson
Avis Erickson
Irene Cole
Alaska
Hazel Omundson
Bessie Nelson
Johanna
Lenora Osheim
Story City Circuit
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
C. H. Risdal
O. M. Wierson
H. M. Ryan
Homer
Duca
Teachers Institute
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Rev. Jacobson
Rev. Holen
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