Plover Methodist Church News and Local Visits
Sunday services at Plover Methodist Church remain 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. preaching with Rev. H E Hutchinson as guest pastor on August 21. The community reports visits, travel, and gatherings involving local families, clubs, and church members across August.
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Plover Methodist Church
E. Redmayne
H. E. Hutchinson
Methodist Hospital
Sioux City
Hutchinson
Northwest Iowa
Trinity Lutheran Church announces services and events
At Trinity Lutheran Pastor J O Wangberg to preach at morning service with Reuben Wangberg also taking the pulpit. Special choir music and Luther League reports planned for the evening. Choir rehearsal Friday night August 25 and catechism class Tuesday at 1 30 p m at the church.
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Reuben Wangberg
Luther League
Thomas Fuller
Marjorie Benke at Fifth State Conservation Camp
Marjorie Beneke of the Swan Lake Cloverleaf 4-H club represented Pocahontas county at the fifth state conservation camp and conference held August 10 to 13 at Camp Mitigwa Boone. She was chosen by the state 4-H club department based on her two year conservation book entered in the state contest on July 20.
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Marjorie Benke
Mitigwa
Marjorie Beneke
Swan Lake
Rolfe Community Notes From Gilmore and Surroundings
Rolfe residents share visits with relatives in Gilmore Redman Fort Dodge and Park Ridge Illinois. Local weddings and church activities include Nadgie Rohbach and Lieut John Maney Cedar Rapids. William Hanson and Hattie Anderson Callender. Luther League picnic at Twin Lakes. New assignments include Howard Cook starting postal work in Washington and Reuben Wangberg preparing for internship at Watertown.
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Rolfe
Howard Cook
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S. Postal Department
Washington, D. C
B. A. Kerns
Fred Reed
Mr. Kern
Nadgie Naomi Rohbach
John Maney
Cedar Rapids
Nain Lutheran Church Seeks Congregation for Sunday Services
James N Lund pastor leads divine services at 11 a.m. with Sunday school and Bible class at 10 15. Ladies Aid hosts an ice cream social Saturday at the Holt building inviting parishioners and neighbors.
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Nain Lutheran Church
James N. Lund
Divine Services
Ladies’ Aid
Holt
Largest Musical Show on the Road at State Fair
State Fair officials announce the Show of a Century will headline six evening programs from August 27 to September 1. The production features nearly 200 performers, its own traveling orchestra, two carloads of scenery, and an international ballet with movie, vaudeville, and radio stars. The three hour show runs the second week as the chief night attraction.
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Iowa State
Fair Management
Fish tale in Oregon tale ends with barracade beard
Mrs. Anna Squires of Clarinda waded in the Pacific during a Oregon visit when a fish swam by. She grabbed its tail and pulled it ashore. Local experts identified the fish as a barracade, five and a half feet long with teeth like a jungle leopard.
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Anna Squires
Clarinda
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
New Pet Bullsnake Guards Barn Rats for Boot Family
Frank Boot, a Pella farmer, found a three-foot bullsnake while threshing and kept it at home to deter rats and mice in the corn crib. Mrs Boot likely shares the sentiment.
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Frank Boot
Pella
4-H Club Fair champions and health contest winner named
The 1939 4-H health winner was Rollin age 16 who will represent the county at the State Fair. Central Stars Team Wins with A Family Living Center by Nellie Debeck and Betty Reiter earning first place and a spot at the State Fair. Additional blue ribbon demonstrations include Less Stoop But More Smile by Alois Omtredt and Mary Elaine Kelly and Sharp Cutters by Beverly DeWolf and Ada Marie George.
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Rollin
Central Stars
Nellie Debeck
Betty Reiter
Pocahontas County
Betty
Nellie Hav
Alois Omtredt
Mary Elaine Kelly
Highwire Act to Feature at County Fair in September
A thrilling highwire display will entertain at the County Fair from September 11 to 16, 1939. The performers showcase expert balance and synchronized skill on a steel wire, captivating audiences with precision and nerve.
New Mail Box Patented By Rural Carrier Joe Crossett
Joe Crossett of Wellman has patented a new rural mail box with a coin container for easy coin retrieval with mittens, an automatic flag, and a letter-hold to simplify picking up letters.
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Joe Crossett
Wellman
Honest Grub Sale Promises Clearout and Gratitude
A terse notice proclaims a community grub sale with candid humor about stock quality. Organizers invite neighbors to buy items, noting fatigue with unsold goods and signaling appreciation for support. Local turnout expected at the sale site.
Ad Fragment Signals Grocery Deals in Dows Iowa
Fragmentary grocery advertisement from Dows Iowa hints at local pricing and promotions. Readable bits mention bargains and shop messaging but lack complete details or dates.
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Dows
Iowa
Mortgage filed for fifty million by Northern Nim Gas Co
Northern Nim Gas Co files a fifty million mortgage with Hay Trust Co Chicago. The lien covers every county along the pipeline route, securing the debt across multiple Iowa counties.
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Northern Nim Gas Co
Iowa
Hay Trust Co
Chicago
Agpany
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Nona
Inwood
Floyd Brown
Beatrice Bruner
Betty Renshaw
Beatrice
Joe Brown
P. B. S. Club
C. E. Miller
J. H. Bucher
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Lee Hendricks
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Pavik
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West
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Emmetsburg
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Miss Hazel
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Storm
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Onawa
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Curlew
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Plover School
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Florence
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J. W. Arnold
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Bradgate
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Mr. Davidson
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Perry
E. B. Thompson
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Murray
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Helen Woods
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Cora Ivey
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Hattie Anderson
Callender
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DODGE
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