Plover Arrow notes and social updates in town
Sunday visits stretch across Palmer Pocahontas and Rolfe while birth of a daughter to Herman Joens weighs ten pounds. Local travel includes Fort Dodge and Emmetsburg stops as families visit kin and attend a music contest with county honors won by area musicians. Webb's Drug Store promotes a one cent sale and community notices include farm changes and Society events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Beneke
Palmer
Herman Joens
Marion Butler
Hudson
Tillie Swanson
Rockwell City
Levert Swanson
Ida Forney
Gaza
W. J. Johnson
Dan Urquhart
Rodman
Walter Rothwell
Grove
Pocahhontas
J. H. Horsman
Oneta
Fort Dodge
A. J. Eppelsheimer
Jed Lehnus
Rolfe
Webb
Mr. Grove
Plover
Albert McFadden and Sons
C. R. Henderson
Mike Strong
B. B. Frye
Emmetsburg
H. F. Knapp
Wm. Snook
Carl Knapp
Lester Thorson
Jas. Anderson
Knapp
Carl
Harry McFadden
John Henderson
Fred Groves
M. Y. E. Club
Johnson
Frank Fitzgerald
Storm Lake
W. M. Hofert
J. A. Arnold
C. P. Lathrop
Pocahontas
Edwin Gehrt
Jian Sharp
Ward Sharp
Sumimer
Gehet
Plover High Wins Seats in County Music Contest
Plover high school musicians won first place at the seventh annual Pocahontas County Music Contest held in the county capital last weekend. The standings show Plover taking top honors with multiple firsts across solos and groups, while Pocahontas and Laurens also earned high placements. A follow up in The Arrow promises a detailed contest account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover High
Pocahontas County
Plover
Laurens
Rolfe
Pocahontas
Fonda
Havelock
Mason City
Plover School
Glee Club
Plover Presbyterian Church Notes Pastor Walter Rothwell
Rev Walter Rothwell leads Plover church with morning worship at 10 and evening service at 8 Plan includes mid week Bible study Wednesday 8 and choir rehearsal Friday 8 The April 17 sermon on The Basis of Purity is second in a Psalm 51 series Mrs Raymond Henderson to lead C F meeting Weekly Bible Study paused until after May 1 State Sunday School Convention set for Shenandoah April 2022 with $1 registration and free judging offered Deepest mines are copper and gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascoe
Raymond Henderson
C. F
Shenandoah
Scout Hike Reports Silent Fire Building Test Passed
Twelve boys hiked after school last Monday and cooked their own suppers. Forrest Sanders and Russell Forsythe passed the Second Class fire building test as the Scoutmaster demonstrated building a fire by friction. Several boys will try to qualify for the June Round-up. The Fourth Law A Scout Is Friendly guides social loyalty and brotherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Sanders
Russell Forsythe
Funeral for Roger Chinn Held in Bradgate
Roger Chinn died after a long battle with heart trouble at about eighteen years old. Attended by his parents Mrs. A McEwen and Mr and Mrs Geo Pirie Sr. his funeral was in Bradgate with burial in Anita. The Chinn family had longtime ties to Plover and many friends offered sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McEwen
Geo. Pirie Sr
Roger Chinn
Bradgate
Fred Chinn
Altho
New Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Anita
Children Party A Legion Auxiliary Event At School Gym
The American Legion and Auxiliary held a Saturday party at the school gym for children eligible to membership. Fifty children and twenty mothers attended. The committee was praised for entertainment with games and visiting. Refreshments included ice cream cones cookies suckers and coffee for the mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
the Legion Auxiliary
M. and St. L. Passenger Trains Change Schedules
A new time change reshuffles M. and St. L. T passenger trains next Monday. Train 29 will depart Plover north at 7:13 am, while Train 28 will leave southbound at 7:28 pm. Officials note mail service impact to be determined, possibly aimed at Lakes region summer resort visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Auxiliary Meeting Set at Mrs Eggspuehler Home
Special notice to auxiliary members announces this month’s meeting at the home of Mrs. F. R. Eggspuehler on Saturday April 23. Members are urged to bring sewing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Eggspuehler
Plover Methodist Church Notes Rev Howard A Reyman Pastor
Church schedule lists Sunday School Morning Worship Epworth League 7 00 p Evening Worship Bible Study Wed 8 00 p Pastor s Class Thurs 4 00 p Choir Rehearsal Thurs 8 00 p Epworth League Rally postponed to April 26 at Havelock Wienie roast April 22 at Des Moines River Bible Study to finish John chapter 9 Regular attendance urged Sunday school board meeting Thursday April 14 8 00 p at the church all teachers officers and interested parties should attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Havelock
Des Moines
John
Red-haired boy seeks job at butcher shop
A red-haired boy applies for work at a local butcher shop. The shopkeeper offers three dollars a week and asks what the boy can do to be useful. The boy questions the wage and offers to do anything, including dressing a chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red-Head
The Competent Doctors and the Needed Carrier of a Message
A writer praises two Canadian clinic doctors for effective treatment and recalls a New Yorker’s praise. He shares success stories from a health farm opposite West Point and a clever architect, then extols Elbert Hubbard and Major A S Rowan for delivering results. He notes many seek help but few deliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bill Brown
West Point
Bill’s
Elbert Hubbard
Garcia
McKinley
A. S. Rowan
Major Rowan
Cuba
Hubbard
Plate Service Luncheon Recipes and Menu Tips
Simple lunch plan for one-plate service with advance prep. Jellied salads like asparagus tips and pineapple cabbage in gelatin ease service, along with a Persian Melon Breaded Veal Cutlet menu. Included are a mutton broth and Pineapple Pudding recipes with step by step directions and ingredients.
Factory built homes promise durable, cheaper future
Grosver and Atterbury advocate mass produced housing using reinforced concrete walls floor slabs and pre assembled sections on Long Island. They claim such homes will cost about half of traditional builds last for centuries and resist weather with less upkeep. Also notes Sir Edward Henry’s fingerprint legacy and the prevalence of fingerprint records in policing and security. The piece closes noting the U S Navy’s average enlistment age at twenty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvernor Atterbury
Atterbury
Long Island
Edward Henry
Scotland Yard
Asia
Joyful Recommendation Echoes Praise for Him
A brief note cheers a person’s merit and invites favorable regard. The writer hails the subject with warmth and endorses him, underscoring the value of a strong recommendation.
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Meda Stowell
Russell
North Dakota
Casey Heathman
Ortonville
Minn
Myre
Stowell
Mary Whitney
Pikertown Farm Union
Plover Auditorium
D. M.T. Union
Henry Fitzgerald
A. W. Hess
G. D. Henderson
Spencer
Isaac McKim
Indianola
I. M. McKim
G. S. Shaw
W. F. Hofert
Carol
Nellie Helvig
Curlew
M. I
Willing Workers’ Society
L. E. Garlock
A. G. Heathman
G. A. Parradee
Glenn Horsman
May Butler
Aldolph Parradee
Plover Presbyterian Church
Children’s Party
Plover Methodist Church
Howard A. Reyman
Donere Ces
Andrew Cackbow
WES
Jackson
Oll
Las
Gwenn Stewart
Paris
Zan
By Nancy Fart
Frank Park
U. S. Navy
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