Plover News and Local Personal Notes
Donald Ferry leaves for Army Air Corps duties after a family dinner in his honor. Plover music students excel at Rolfe contest with first place in girls sextet, girls glee club and mixed chorus, and a solo by Beverly Majorowicz earning third. Car accident near Monaga injures Mrs Hubbell. she and Mr Hubbell to Red Wing area for observation. Don Ferry heads to Port Leavenworth for training. Arnold Enge to Omaha for Navy assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Ferry
Harold Ferry
Donald
Army Air Corps
Harlan Horsman
Jack Pringle
Raymond Enge
Harry Hilton
Lawrence Henderson
Pvt
Thomas Guess
Plover School
Rolfe
C. Hubbel
Monagha
Minn
Hubbell
Redwood Falls
Jensen
Vernon Jensen
Bergeson
Warl Firkins
Charlene
Rodman
Emil Pirking
N. J. Meurer
Humboldt
Meurer
N. P. Holden
Muerer
Holden
Don Ferry
Port Leavenworth
Kansas
Sheppard Wield
Texas
Arnold Enge
Alvin Hage
Omaha
Arnold
Seattle
Wash
Navy
Kine
Local Social Roundup From Pocahontas and Surrounding Towns
Social news details multiple visits dinners and weekend guest entries across Pocahontas Rolfe and nearby areas. Highlights include Freddie Forsythe home on navy leave visiting family and many kin joining hosts at various residences. Several trips to Florida Hawarden Omaha and York noted along with church group Willing Workers activities.
Local Social Roundup and Visits This Week
Mrs. 5 tables op Wednesday i ae ick Bush entertained prize at her home mee evening. Heathman received the ay if ae prize with Meg Weathman and Alvin Fowlerth Solation Prize. Alvin Jolliffe and Mary Ayn Mallard were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. BR. Hough last Thursday. The Friendly Circle club met in Mrs. Ick Higgins home near Rolfe with hostesses O C Higgins and Ed Christensen. David Lewis of Los Angeles and Kennewick visitors arrived and stayed for tea Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Wagner
Marie
Eagie Grove
Alvin Enge
C. J. Johnson
Ene
Enge
B. A. Peterson
Relfe
J. M. Bush
Sonny Nielsen
Delores
Maxine
Fred McKim
Mia
C. R. Henderson
Hazel Sharp
Donna Lea
Billy
Raymond Wolfe
Mike Strong
Freddie Forsythe
S.K. i/e
Los Angeles
Calif
W. S. Forsythe
Jane Wilson
Pocanontas
Herrandparents
W. Ol. Wilson
Tommy Wilson
Gerald Foust
Donna Jean
Bobby
I. J. Struthers
Rolfe
Richard Green
Hawarden
Helen Koonseft
York
Penn
Fort Dodge
Lloyd DeVaul
Pocahontas
Marion Ham
DeVaul
Florida
Allen Heathman
Janet
Presbyterian Church
Coat Arnold
Mary Majors
Jean Foust
Beverly Fae Ee
John Schultz
Chris Sorensen
Wee Iver ‘Heathman
Meg
Ldo Weathman
Alvin
Tind
Alvin Jolliffe
Mary Ayn O
R. &. DuBois
Notable Iwo Jima veteran among local milestones
Don Roush of San Francisco is a marine with the Iwo Jima campaign who has been hospitalized for rest since arrival from the south Pacific last week. The community notes report hospital status and address in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Roush
Marine
George Roush
San Francisco
Calif
Iwo Jima
South Pacific
Tom Sawyer
Plover School
Schlacher
Cecil Twigg
Port Dodge
Mrs Feany and Mrs Forsythe Host Tea for Miss Koons
Mrs George Feany and Mrs Glen Forsythe entertained friends Friday afternoon at the Forsythe home in honor of Miss Helen Koons of York Pennsylvania who was leaving that evening. The group presented her with a gift and a tasty lunch was served. Plover Presbyterian Church notes Sunday school at 10 a.m. Worship at 11:15 a.m. Young People meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with choir practice to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Feany
Glen Forsythe
Forsythe
Helen Koons
York
Penn
Plover Presbyterian Church
F. Butler
Young People’s Society
Youth rally planned at Emmetsburg next Sunday
Twenty four people are set to attend a youth rally in Emmetsburg next Sunday with afternoon and evening sessions. Cars and drivers are available. the WSCS meets Thursday with Mrs. Glen Persothe as devotional leader and Mrs. C E Lehnus as lesson leader. Hostesses include Mrs Joe Axvnold Mrs H Ferry and Mrs Vernon Anderson. A Good Will truck collection for clothes and old shoes is requested for early May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmetsburg
Ws.c.s
Glen Persothe
C. BE. Lehnus
Joe Axvnold
H. Ferry
Vernon Anderson
Pheasants Exceed Chickens in South Dakota 1944 Figures
South Dakota leads in pheasant numbers with about 16.7 million birds as of September 20 1944. The state average is 34 pheasants per 100 acres or one per three acres, based on reports from over 1200 farmers. Five counties Spink Clark Beadle Miner and Sanborn exceed one bird per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Nun
Spink, Clark, Beadle, Miner
Sanborn
Community Groups Meet At Bradgate Hosts
Luther League met at Eugene Larsens for a Bible lesson and quiz. Bradgate Progress Club gathered at Mrs Hans Isacsons with Mrs George Wolcott presiding. committees were read and a luncheon served by hosts. Guests included Mrs Dewey Lanning, Mrs Magnus Larsen and Mrs A C Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Eugene Larsen
Larsen
Bradgate Progress Club
Hans Isacson
George Wolcott
Dewey Lanning
Magnus Larsen
A. C. Johnson
Edna Marchant
Sunday Birthday Bash At Krischel Home
Sunday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lampe and family of Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Krischell and family of Havelock and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vining and family of Pocahontas. The gathering honored Mr. and Mrs. Lampe Mr. and Mrs. L Krischell and Merlin Andersen whose birthdays fall on April 5 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Krischel
Joe Lampe
Palmer
Lewis Krischell
Havelock
Harold Vining
Pocahontas
Lampe
L. Krischell
Merlin Andersen
Avery 4 H Boys Meet At Fred Benjamin’s
The Avery 4 H boys gathered at Fred Benjamin’s Monday evening. Albert Peabody spoke on chickens and Glenn Jacobsen told the story of a song. Lunch was served by Mrs Benjamin. Visitors included Warren Easley a former leader and several Kinseth and Madsen families visiting Theodore Benjamin’s home. Willie Pedersen, recently discharged after five weeks in Iowa Lutheran Hospital, returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Jennings
Tripoli
Andrew Pedersen
Unique
Arthur Laursen
Willie Pedersen
Dwayne Beare
George Walcott
Dorothy Cran
Estherville
Northwest Iowa
ABA
Magnus Larsen
Chris Pedersen
Benjamin
Buffalo Center
Warren Easley
Florence
Olaf Halsrud
Hagen
Bode
Avery 4-H
Fred Benjamin
Albert Peabody
Glenn Jacobsen
Clarence Kinseth
Waumboldt
Carroll Kinseth
Randall
Porter
Dallas
Kenneth Dale
Rutland
Theodore Benjamin
N. G. Madsen
Caroline
Victor Madsen
Andrew Jeeapsen
Humboldt
Manus Larsen
Amys
Dewey Lanning
Lowa Falls
Bernard Jacobs
George Jacobs
West Bend
Lowa Lutheran Hospital
Rebekahs Hold Auction and Lodge Gatherings in Bradgate
Bradgate area notes report the Rebekah lodge auctioned food sale items after a meeting led by N.G. Wilma Hermenson with several members contributing. Royal Neighbors held a Friday gathering with a potluck lunch hosted by Mrs. Jack Henderson and four guests. Friends and relatives visited homes and traveled through Bradgate over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekahs
Bradgate
Rebekah Lodge
Wilma Hemerson
N.G
Larsen Soldier Victory at 100 Yards Pfe
A terse dispatch notes Berdine O. Larsen, formerly of the service, credited with a kill at 100 yards in a German engagement. Details remain sparse in the clipped item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. Berdine O. Larsen
Infantryman Heroic Action Near Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge reports a doughboy who killed a German with a single round at 400 yards after warning the enemy against watching planes. The story also notes Pvt. Larsen, formerly Mary Lou Gehrt of Bradgate, now Storm Lake, inducted April 19 1944 and assigned to the 36th in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Larsen
Mary Lou Gehrt
Bradgate
Storm Lake
Army
Bradgate Methodist Church Schedule with Buckwalter
Morning worship at 10 a.m. Sunday school at 11 a.m. Junior Youth Fellowship at 7:45 p.m. Woman's Society general meeting Wednesday afternoon April 18 led by Mrs. Buckwalter at Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate
Advances in Nutrition Science Promises Stronger Fortification
Prof. George Glockler, head of the University of Iowa chemistry department, says past nutrition work is surpassed by the last decade s progress and more is expected. Fortification will be based on science and misuse of concentrates will end. New assay methods will better analyze foods for true vitamin content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Glockler
University of Iowa
Five Iowa FFA members awarded cash honors in The Furrow
Norman Johnson of Pocahontas is among five Iowa FFA members awarded 108 dollars each for progress in supervised farm programs and plans to establish farming. The winners, all Town Farmer degree recipients, intend to use the funds for machinery equipment supplies land or livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Johnson
Pocahontas
Iowa F.F.A
National Farm Publication
Freak storms hit Louis Schleusner farm near Garner
A storm demolished a brooder house on the Louis Schleusner farm near Garner. About 600 chicks in an adjacent brooder house were unhurt as the building was moved several feet. water was not spilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schleusner
Garner
Licenses Expire March 31 Across State Agencies
State Conservation Commission licenses for fishing hunting trapping and 12 other licenses expire March 31. About 400 000 licenses for 1945 have been purchased and will reach roughly a thousand agencies authorized to sell them by April 1. Also notes the milk and cream cooling tank is important on farms as bacteria grow quickly in warm milk and slow when cooled to 45 or 50 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Oat Harvest: Arrange Combiner Work Now
Rural advisory urges farmers to line up oat combining services early. Even without a own machine, securing a helper can save time and ease cooperation with neighboring equipment owners.
Prepare milk house and cooling tank for summer
County Extension Director Max C. Naylor urges farmers to clean the milk house and repair screens to reduce flies as part of the dairy program. Dairymen note cooling tanks are vital. wooden tanks are preferred when built, concrete tanks are ideal if already available, and metal tanks require proper insulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max C. Naylor
Towa State College
Construction notes on insulating a milk storage tank
The instructions describe building a protective space around a milk tank. It suggests a 12 inch air gap inside a cornered milk house wall, filling with sawdust or corncobs, wrapping the tank in roofing paper, and making a double layer wooden cover with roofing paper between.
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Plover
Forsythes Entertain
F. S. Forsythe
S.C. i/c
Lucille Buchanan
Laurens
Russell Forsythe
Dean
Roy Forsythe
Glenn Forsythe
W James Jensen
Alfred Bergeson
Henderson
Albert McFadden
Prairie City
Mcfadden
G. F. Butler
Richmond
Ind
Kathleen Bucher
Jack
Mrs
J. Houck
J. OM. Bush
Dick Bush
Well Drillers Association
Port
Dodsie
Frank Stearns
Manson
Herbert Dickinson
Clyde Maulshy
Rabbit & Cauvy Association
Miss iLoons
Plover Methodist Church
Robert A. Grigsby
Bradgate News
Progress Club
Avery
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Jack Henderson
Albert U Hemerson
Virgil Burris
Gordon Hemergson
Tedmar Lee
Frank Wright
Chelsea
Albert Hemerson
Donald Hemerson
Floyd Henderson
Waterloo
Warland Wright
Hampton
Brady
Frank Dailey
Weith Ophiem
Garry
Durante
Moore
Foxe2
Rexall
W.M.T
Webb
C. D. Smith
Pocahontas Pocahontas Hotel
Levis Pasteur
Rolfe Service Board
James George Chas
Lindeman
Rolfe State Bank
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