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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1931
Page
4
Plover residents report visitors from Algona Havelock Fort Dodge and Laurens while Rolfe and Emmetsburg trips mark social and church activities. Local illness, auto mishaps and farm work mix with upcoming lectures and sales news.
Report of the 1930 home contest shows Plover high school averages across classes. It compares with 340 Class B schools and about 450 state schools, using point totals rather than percentages. Twenty three Class B schools ranked higher than Plover in this event.
World history and geometry tests loom for state academic exam next Tuesday. Eighth grade studies civics and reads Treasure Island with tests next week. Lucille Fisher earns perfect spelling. several students join the Dental Honor Roll. Sixth and seventh grades note dental and illness absences. sixth grade finishes arithmetic book. Fourth and fifth graders enroll Dental Honor Roll members. Carol Hofert absent ill. Hygiene eye tests conducted for all. Eva Bodkins marks eighth birthday with treats. twelve perfect spelling papers in second and third grades. Books and projects built for reading table. several students achieve ninety percent or better. 1930 Plover play inspires class of 1931 to stage The Passing of the Third Floor Back.
Sunday schedule lists Sunday School Bible Worship Epworth League and Evening Worship with midweek prayer meeting. Pulpit to be supplied by Ruthven pastor. Allert Strong to lead Epworth League. Newsletter notes cite teacher mobility in public schools nationwide.
Lighter and Richard Bush united in a Sunday afternoon wedding at the Lighter home in Minneapolis. The ceremony included Rev Stout officiating, with Dorothy Orcutt as bridesmaid and Willard Lighter as best man. The couple plan a bakery business and reside at 5537 Wentworth Ave Minneapolis.
The New Metro Theatre lists Evelyn Breant in The Silver Horde on Saturday May 2. Constance Bennett stars in The Easiest Way on Sunday and Monday May 3 4. Janet Gaynor and Carl Sorrell headline The Man Who Came Back on Wednesday and Thursday May 6 7. Each Lady May Ask Two Questing in Private from Edna During the Program.
Rev Walter Rothwell outlines changes in Sunday school classes from beginners to adults with privacy curtains planned. Choir and orchestra rehearsals set for Thursday and Friday at eight. Bible study begins May 1 with a Monday class May 4 open to all. Mothers Day program participants rehearse Saturday at 2 PM.
Wm Pearson, living with his sister near Plover, married Judith Tungland at her parents home in Jackson Minnesota on Saturday April 25 1931. They will reside in Ft Dodge where Pearson works for a paving firm. Friends speak highly of the couple.
Poultry specialists from Iowa State College promote an all mash chick ration designed for easy handling, cleanliness, and labor savings. The plan lists ingredients and proportions for starting and growing mash, plus gradual transition to scratch grain and green feeds as chicks mature.
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