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Newspaper
Roland Record
Location
Roland, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
7
Auction or sale notices list a six month old Hampshire male pig from O M Wierson and a stock rack and platform for truck from Milford Olson. Also offered are ten Poland China boars and a new breeding service to accommodate former patrons by S L Bielefeldt.
A long list of community notes from Story City and nearby towns lists visiting relatives, business callers, and residents' movements. Names include J Nelson, Mrs Jandall, Hans Haaland, Oscar Cole, Otis Cole, Beatrice Arneson, Ella Jacobson, Edna Anderson, Irene Erickson, O J Severeide, Gifford Larson, Anna Thompson, Belle Arntz, and many Halvorsons with travels to Ames Des Moines Chicago Wallingford and other locales. A birth is reported near Garden City, and health updates include Gallstone surgery in Des Moines.
Roundup of visits and gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Marion Prescott of Des Moines at the L. E. Quam home and several stops by the Tweet family near Estherville. Local ads promote Coronado Radios and Hi-Cut Shoes, with community news on relocations and travels.
Extra copies of this week's Roland Record may be obtained at the Record office for five cents each.
The Roland Rockets column lists staff changes and events at the school. Editor Margaret Hagen oversees students while Frances Halverson and Thomas Jacobson cover sports. Visitors include Mesdames Sherman Eric son Milton Michaelson and Mrs Nell Seymour with son Jackie. Activities noted include string instrument lessons on Fridays led by Mrs Mortvedt of Story City and a visit by Miss Irene Erickson. The junior class rehearses an October play Where's Peter with Miss Carstensen directing. The Girls Glee Club and operetta chorus are named with many participants. An organized orchestra lists strings woodwinds brass and percussion. A new Literature and Life book replaces individual classics for grades nine and ten to standardize literature study.
A proposal to replace six separate literature books with a single consolidated text promises significant savings. Previously students bought six books at 35 cents each totaling $2.10 yearly. the new edition costs $1.65, saving 45 cents annually. The change would simplify ordering, ensure books are available when new classics begin, and allow students to build a four volume library of key literature by graduation.
C A Ersland of Ames grows a tomato plant over six feet tall with a longest stem over eight feet. He has picked 142 tomatoes this season and 342 remain on the vines for a total of 484. The plant stands alone. others are normal in size.
Miss Evelyn Grace Wike and Archie Ernest Darby wed at the Wike home northwest of Story City. Rev G L Fuller officiated at 6 30 with rainbow decorations, bridesmaids Blanche Wike and Bernice Darby, and a two course dinner for about fifty guests. The couple will live on a Nevada area farm after March 1 1931.
A wife accuses her partner of forgetting their wedding anniversary while he laments how quickly time has passed and how joyous their marriage feels like only yesterday. The exchange reveals tension over memory and the passage of happiness.
In a call to strengthen the hometown paper, officials urge residents to report news items to local papers rather than send stories to competing neighboring newspapers. The emphasis is on promoting community coverage and preserving local journalism.
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