Plover Area Notes Busy Week Of News And Sports
Local residents attend meetings, hospital visits, and a funeral. Neighbors report illnesses and recoveries and note church and fraternal activities. Plover and Palmer communities share travel, shopping, and a basketball game where Plover's girls narrowly lose 38-36 to Ware.
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Henry Fitzgerald
Havelock
James Speer
Ed Lehnus
Rochester
Minn
C. E. Miller
C.W. Miller
J. B. Sheldon
Dick Bush
Susie Smith
Mary Whitney
Chas. Northrop
Bonnie Jean
George Ande
McAuliffe
Hampton
G. A. Everson
Plover
Lodge Hall
Order of Eastern Star
W. M
Iva Johnson
W. P
J. M. Bush
A. M
Verna Hofert
A. P
L. E. Garlock
Fannie Mason
Assoc
Agda Larson
Donald Hubbell
B. B. Hubbell
E. D. Hilton
Fort Dodge
W. W. Bruner
Kathryn Bruner
Minnie Jarvis
Rolfe
Holger Larson
Snyder
Thurson
Gatten
Shipley
Telford
Jacobson
Earl Firkins
Roy Telford
Ottosen
Sheldon
Chas. E. Watts
Virginia
Pocahontas
John Mitchell
W. D. Heathman
Ortonville
Lena Kling
Curlew
Meda Stowell
North Dakota
Ware
Plover Girls
Schuler
Jack Hanisch
A Wreath and a Candle Spoke From the Window
Ann Dawson helps two poor girls by buying their wax tulips then learns of their needs. The next day a generous wreath and a lit candle arrive at their cottage with a note promising further cheer. The scene ends with Dawson realizing charity brings deeper joy than material gifts.
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Anne
Mother
Anne Dawson
Lily Rutherford Morris
Christmas Dolls Through History And Origin
The piece traces dolls from sacred wooden idols to modern playthings, noting early use in worship and linguistic origins of the word doll as a corruption of idol. It mentions that oldest museum specimens date to Queen Anne’s era, with earlier records absent.
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Landers
Flanders
Russian Christmas Table Straw Game
A Russian Christmas table centers on a bundle of straw symbolizing the manager. Before the meal each guest draws a blade of straw. the guest who pulls the longest is believed to live the longest.
Saint Nicholas Across Nations in Christmas Lore
The article traces Saint Nicholas as the origin for Christmas figures in various regions. It notes American adoption as St Nicholas, British Father Christmas, German Santa Claus, Dutch Sinterklaas, and Dutch Kriss Kringle, all variants of the same patron. Montreal Star appears as a reference point in the discussion.
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St. Nicholas
America
Father
Britain
Santa Claus
Germany
Kriss Kringle
Holland
Montreal Star
Candles require caution during holidays warns safety council
The national safety council urges keeping candles out of reach of children and heightened parental vigilance during the holidays due to increased inflammable materials in homes.
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National Safety Council
Christmas Greeting Cards Cost Expected At 65 Million
The article notes a projected cost of 65 million dollars for Christmas greeting cards in the country. It adds that this figure ignores time lost trying to recall recipients.
Christmas Query Sparks Community Care Efforts
A holiday message inspires neighbors to look after one another this season. Local volunteers organize food drives and visit seniors, sharing warmth, prayers, and small gifts to brighten Christmas. Community leaders urge ongoing kindness beyond the holidays.
Rural Iowa interests show education and youth lead
A study by W H Stack of Iowa State College extension service finds rural Iowa recent gains mainly in education and youth activities with lag in cultural and spiritual areas. Surveyed included bankers township assessors and 7000 Town farmers showing boys and girls club work up about 25 percent in five years and high school participation up over 20 percent.
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Iowa
W. H. Stack
Iowa State College Extension Service
Iowa Weather and Crop Reporting Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Church engagement trends show mixed progress over five years
The text notes that two percent less people are interested in going to church now than five years ago while communities with strong church programs are advancing in other areas. It adds that the overall reports indicate we are at 9.7 percent of the level reached five years earlier.
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C. M. Webb
Rolfe and Plover
Alfalfa Seed Offer Under False Term
Iowa State College extension specialist E S Dyas says unscrupulous seed dealers misrepresent common alfalfa seed as registered or certified varieties like affidavit Grimm. The practice harms Iowa seed industry and erodes farmer confidence in recommended varieties.
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Iowa
E.S.’ Dyas
Iowa State College
Mr. Dyas
Alfalfa Taxonomy and Century Plant Notes
Fragmentary report notes discussion of alfalfa varieties and a Century plant’s long bloom cycle. Mentions native species and golden varieties. unclear details due to garbled OCR.
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United States
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Flover Patriot
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G. L. Sanders
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F. R. Stiles
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Stella Mitchell
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Earl Young
Jefferson
Lawrence Hahn
Mallard
Clyde Maulsby
Clarence Srouse
Gilmore City
Dorothy
Miss Kinney
J. H. Pollock
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Arlene Grove
School of
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Powhatan
Des Moines
Nora Workman
Town State College
Ames
Miss Workman
Jamesway
A. M. Simonson Plover
Jamesway Equipment
Sargent
Western Newspaper Union
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C. J. White
Livermore
Hardy
Li Verne
Renwick
Humboldt
Paul Altman
Altman
Waterloo Cattle Congress
Humboldt County
Maxwell, Hatfield &CI White Ed Hanson, Hardy, Clerk
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