Local Notes and Socials from Plover Area
Plover community items include Easter visitors, church activities, a new daughter Lily born to Mr and Mrs Jas E Grove, local shoppers and visits, post office promotion to third class, dairy testing visits, and multiple family gatherings across Rolfe Emmetsburg Pocahontas and Marshall Minnesota with various calls to town events and easter observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Firkins
Ottosen
D. E. Young
Aurelia Young
Fred. Grove
Tillie Swanson
Rockwell City
Swanson
James Henderson
Presbyterian Church
Jas. E. Grove
Lily
H. Fitzgerald
T.P. Comer
Emmetsburg
Mason
Mallard
Park Hancher
Ames
Park
Nevada
Hayes
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
P. J. Shaw
BH. H. Hoyt
Webster City
L. E. Garlock
Lara Christensen
S. Jd. Christensen
M. O. Thompson
J. H. Han
C. A.garlock
Fort Dodge
Lee Fisher
Mesdames Jarvis and Ferguson
R. Peterson
Bert Peterson
Rolfe
S. Swanson
Bert Snook
Miss Fisher
Cummins Township
Vera Grove
Tillie
Geo. C. Grove
State Dairy Testing Association
Wm. Nowack
George Bush
M. E. Hess
A. W. Hess
A. O. Zech
B. A. Baker and Sons
Paul
Marshall, Minn
Harrison Knapp Sr
George Jolliffe
Fae Pirie
Harrison Knapp Jr
Jas. Anderson
Henry Buck
Have Jock
Harry Knisely
Will Hendricks
Will Hansen
E. W. Kerns
Joe Roberts
W. A. Grove
J. W. Arnold
Wayne
B. W. Lathrop
Vivian
Lawrence Lathrop
Livermore
C. P. Lathrop
Silver Wedding Surprise at Jarvis Farm Celebration
A 25th wedding anniversary party for Frank and Mrs. Jarvis at their modern Pocahontas area farm drew many old friends. Guests arrived at 6:30 PM with baskets for a cafeteria style supper, the couple received a silver sugar and creamer gift, and a mock wedding vow reenactment entertained attendees. Local family, neighbors, and friends joined in, with music, readings, and a cake cut to mark the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jarvis
Frank
Jarvis
Ila
Ivadel
Pocahontas
Charlton
Ernest Vaughn
Art Vaughn
A. D. Cleal
Otto Alberts
John Olerich
Tia and
Ivadell
John Hide
Messrs
Mesdames Otto Alberts
Ova Alberts
J. C. Olerich
H. F. Olerich
W. H. Nogegle
A.D. Cleal
J. Kauffman
H. Fitzgerald
Dennis
Lee Fisher
Earl Fisher
Geo. Pascal
D. E. Young
J. H. Pollock
R. C. Grant
Aletta Grant
John Wiegman
Anna Vaughn
Plover ME Church Easter Week Receives Strong Attendance
The Plover M E church reports high attendance and spiritual results from pre Easter week and Easter Sunday services led by Rev M P Atra smith. Sunday school drew 187 attendees. Easter offering reached 176.20, about 54 more than last year. Ten children were baptized and seven joined on confession of faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Eggspuehler
Sheldon
Easter Program At Presbyterian Church
Easter program presented Sunday evening at the Presbyterian church featured instrumental solo by Dorothy Swan son a Sunday School song responsive reading solos by Mrs W J Johnson Mrs Pollock's Class duet by Phyllis and Warren Heath man readings by Mildred Heathman and Mrs W F Hofert young solo Warren Heathman remarks by the pastor singing by the Sunday School collection for Mexican Missions and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Swan
W. J. Johnson
Pollock
Phyllis
Warren Heathman
Mildred. Young
W. F. Hofert
Declamatory Contest Results And Local News Highlights
The Des Moines Township Plover Junior High declamatory contest showed surprises and disappointments, judged by Mrs Buckner amid calls for fair judging. Mary McGovern earned credit for Plover entrants while Miss McKim Arlene Grove and others placed in oratorical dramatic and humorous divisions. Also local notes report Earl Houck buying cattle in Graettinger, Dr H C Barnes visiting, Hesses traveling to Spencer and the Lakes, Theodore Butler ill on the Nowack farm, and family visits with the Gid Johnsons. a first lakes trip this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Township- Plover
Buckner
Morgan
Supt
Sanders
Mary McGovern
Buckner of
H. C. Barnes
Rolfe
A. W. Hess
Spencer
Simmersburg
Gid Johnson
Plover Pupils Earn Six Weeks of Perfect Attendance
The Plover school lists 1st through 8th graders with six weeks of perfect attendance. Named students include Berneda Broadwell Ruth Forsythe Harrie Henderson Lucile Hendricks Imella Hess Bessie Hunt Maurice Smith Ruby Strong and many others across grades from 1st to 8th. The article also notes a separate list of students averaging 90 percent or better for the same period, with dozens of names across all grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffett
Raymond
Hanish
Wayne
Henderson
Grace
Hilton
Vix la- Hanish
Miriam Manifold
Hazel Christensen
Roger Heathman
Orlin Henderson
Gordon Mehaffey
Howard Smith
Beulah * Campney
Mildred Christensen
June Climpson
Lavonne Lanefitt
Kathryn Twigg
Lee Grove
A. O. Garlock
Allen Heathman
Burl Houck
Earl Kerns
Thelma Langfitt
Edward Lehnus
John Moffett
Richard DuBoise
Bessie Hunt
Ernest Langfitt
Luella Hess
Ruby Strong
Elizabeth Ferguson
Lucille Hendricks
Lucile Fisher
Irene Everson
Lawrence Garlock
Elting DuBois
Myrtle Fisher
Nora Hanish
Meryl Christensen
John Hunt
Orin Hansen
Marion Baker
Mervin Iler
Lois Sroufe
Margaret Hughes
Richard Climpson
Kenneth Hansen
Raymond Hanish
DeWayne Henderson
Wilbert Layton
Luella Buck
Grace Hilton
Viola Hanish
Dorothy Sanders
Byron Bryant
George Moffett
Hal McKim
Junior Sanders
Beulah Christensen
Beulah Campney
Bertha Fisher
Eva Fisher
Lenore Mehaffey
Dora Krei
Mabel Young
Doris Grove
Velma Cook
Edward Garlock
Elmer Hanish
Woodrow Otto
Albert Strong
Lee Struthers
Lola Christensen
Ira Fisher
Ira Foust
Ernest Hubbell
Wallace Knapp
Laberta Langfitt
Vivian Pringle
Killed by a Disc Near Emmetsburg
A fifteen year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Farner eight miles north of here, was killed while dishing when a disc struck a rock and dragged him eighty yards. Neighbors found him dead as horses reached the fence. He was buried at Fort Dodge. Survived by parents and three sisters. Funeral attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Johnson
I. E. Pearson
Glen Forsythe
Clear Lake
Also Mentioned on This Page
Plover
M. E. Church
Cora Lighter
Mable Perrin
Thompson & Son
Marie Ryen
Jas. Krejci
Mrs. Krejer
J. L. Johnson
Nick Muerer
Whittemore
Mr. Muerer
Chet Carpenter
BE. J. Hughes
Minneapolis
George Heathman
Porter Perkins
Alva
John Perkins
George Shaw
Sioux City
Morningside College
Zola Bucher
Dorothy and
Edythe Shaw
Frank Henderson
John Seger
Gertrude Thompson
Curlew
H. H. Hilton
Havelock
W. H. Sroufe
Webb
Albert. Jolliffe
Mike Weise
Herbert’ Barrett
John. Roberts
Des Moines
Manifold
Fred Comlager
John Kline
Chas. BE. Hancher
Hancher
Alva Hancher
Newmans Grove
R. L. Hudson
Ray McKim
Albert City
Orin Miller
Chicago
John Alberts
Laurens
M. I. Helvig
Miss Holmes
Miss Backstrom
Sylva Helvig
Harold Ferguson
Jerry Murphy
Andrew Climpson
Homer Mueller
Plymouth Garment Co
Milwaukee
B. W. Jeffries
George Arnold
Earl Houck
B.A. Kerns
Yocum
Gilmore
G. T. Moffett
Andrew McFadden
Velma Henderson
Ira Jarvis
Cedar Falls
Marathon
Danbury
H. H. Grove
Gladys Henderson
Maurene Smith
John Henderson
Thos, Jones
Henry Twigg
Shipping Association
Ken Hess
Mayd Groves
Fred Perkins
A. J. Eppelsheimer
Coughlin& Hackett
Floyd Grove
M.E
Chares H. C
Ward
Epworth League
Graettinger
Theodore Butler
Boston
AOL
Boston Store
Fort Dodge, Nowa
Raymond Henderson
J. P. Henderson
Chas, McFadzen
Harry McFadzen
Ruth Henderson
W. P. Bryant
George
B. B. Frye
Lillian
Arleta
Lola
Virgil Frye
Ben Johnson
Ruth Perkins
Manson
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