Plover area notes reflect family visits and local events
Plover residents report visits among the Strong, Beck, Heathman, and Shaw families and multiple trips to Des Moines and Chicago. Declamatory contest preparations and school events pace community life as basketball rounds unfold in Pocahontas, with health updates and house moves shaping local headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yen Mau
Raymond
Roy
Edith Beck
Yetter
W. S. Strong
Mr. Strong
Mary
Beck
Strong
J. H. Bucher
George §. Shaw
Chicago
N. J. Muerer
G. L. Sanders
L. E. Garlock
Fort Dodge
Plover
Mar. J
Ware
Prayer Methodist Church Notes Rev C J Mekkelson Pastor
Sunday services include Sunday School Bible Class at 10 00 a m Morning Worship 11 00 a m Junior League 4 00 p m Epworth League 6 30 p m Evening Worship 7 30 p m Week day prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m Morning sermon is Faith and Progress Evening sermon Losing Out Irene Everson leads Epworth League junior league at four o clock Delegates from sub district Epworth League met at Mallard last Wednesday A series of meetings is planned from March 19 to 30 with local ministers neigh boring pastors and A J Flowers directing singing and training singers Everyone is invited to attend
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Epworth
Irene Everson
Mallard
Mar
A. J. Flowers
Plover Presbyterian Church Notes Services by Rev Cassell
Morning worship at 10:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 11:00 a.m. Two sermons in evening on What is a Christian The Christian vs the Church Member Moralist and the non Christian. Evening service at Ottosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover Presbyterian
W.H. Cassell
Ottosen
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Hospital Stay
I thank the many friends who made my hospital stay pleasant with cards letters flowers and remembrances. Gratitude goes to local and neighboring telephone people the O E S Willing Workers Community club and others Mrs C E Hancher.
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C. E. Hancher
Noted Song Writer Named Town of Rolfe
A historical note claims the Rolfe town name honors John Rolfe the hymn writer of What a Friend We Have in Jesus. The piece links Rolfe to Pocahontas County, Des Moines township land ownership, and 1860s naming debates. It mentions Rev. Flickinger and Charles Crozat Converse as key figures in the town’s naming history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Jesus
Des Moines
Flickinger
Pocahontas County
W. H. Hall
Milton
New York
van Buren County
Pocahontas
Charles Crozat Converse
Forbes
Pocahontas Center
Powhatan
Plover
John Smith
John Rolfe
Powhatan Township
John Smiths
Converse
Virginia
Highwood
N. J
Roger Roush Reports Housing and Work Progress Far From Home
The letter from Roger Roush describes settling in East Orange near New York City, commuting to Hoboken for lab work, and a comfortable rooming situation with two teachers. He notes a desk in the New York Labs office, a pay raise, plans to install equipment in southern New Jersey, and possible assignment to a California station. He also mentions testing a $5,000 radio receiver and meeting people from Iowa in Netcong, with a closing remark on U S waste compared to labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Orange
New York City
Hoboken
N. J
Hudson River
New Yeurk
11Th Street
Towa
Netcong
New Jersey
California
England
Holland
Iowa
Stata
Roger Roush
Pepper School News Grades Report Valentine Party and Illness
First grade visits from Mrs Miller noted. Valentine party enjoyed by all. Several pupils in multiple grades absent with chicken pox and illness. A play was directed by Beatrice Bruner. art on George Washington posters. Declamatory contest prep continues as juniors study contracts and Restoration literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Miller
Dorothy Hofert
Carl Knapp
Vivian Lathrop
Eugene Nichol
Pauline
Arlene Meredith
Helen DeMill
Gladys Emery
Albert Smith
Valentine
Beatrice Bruner
George Washington
Luella Hess
James Moore
Marguerite Simonson
Farm Union Oyster Supper Draws Large Pikertown Turnout
The Pikertown local of the Farm Union held its annual oyster supper at the Ernest Hanisch home south of Plover on Friday evening February 14 with near full attendance. Dues were paid by twenty one members. Ben Lehnus, county president, spoke warmly about the local group. A program featured readings by Jeanette Peterson, Margaret Simonson, and A M Simonson. Next meeting planned for Ward Sharp home in March.
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Pikertown
Farm Union
Ernest Hanisch
Plover
R. F. Buck
D. E. Young
Will Hendricks
Ben Lehnus
Jeanette Peterson
Margaret Simonson
A. M. Simonson
Ward Sharp
Iris Tague and Wilford Monkelein wed in Fort Dodge
Miss Iris Tague of Plover and Wilford A. Monkelein of Pocahontas were married at St. Olaf's church parsonage in Fort Dodge on January 29 with Rev. S A Berg officiating. The couple were escorted by the bride's sister Miss Wilma Tague and Edwin Larson. The bride is granddaughter of Peter Gulbransen and has long lived with relatives west of Plover. The groom, from Pocahontas, is described highly by locals. Friends extend best wishes for a happy life together.
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Iris Tague
Plover
Wilford A. Monkelein
Pocahontas
St. Olaf’s Church Parsonage
Fort Dodge
Rev
S. A. Berg
Wilma Tague
Edwin Larson
Peter Gulbransen
Hannah Gulbranson
Althe
Multiple Vehicle Crashes Reported Near Pocahontas and Garfield
The report covers several incidents: Mrs Gordon and Miss Dorothy Turner injured when two cars collided on icy No 1 near Pocahontas. F P Lygspuehler and Clarence Purdy ill after Humboldt travel. a Lohrville youth incident ending with rioting and arrests. local musicians revived by memories of past performances. Modern Dry Cleaners hat service failure. Albert Hudek dies in Pocahontas with unclear cause. a Ashton youth saves his siblings from a farmhouse fire while parents were away.
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Gordon
Pomeroy
Schwarty
Pocahontas
Dhng
Dorothy Turner
Felman
Hunholdt
Humboldt Implement
Humboldt
K. J. Smith
Lohrville
Rinald
Lotyville
Rockwell City
Arn
Alona
Fred Hit
Albert Hudek
Pocahonta
G. F. Parker
Schrader
Ft. Dod
Crabb
Mason City
Hudek
Standard Oi Co
Standard
J. L. Fichter
Ashton
Richter Farm
Childre
Hoy
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Guy Smith
W. H. Cassell
Lucy Hurley
Laurens
Eggspuehler
W. D. Heathman
E. E. Grove
W. D. Smith
Mrs. Stacey
Thelma Stacey
Rochelle
Thelma
Stacey
Sullivan
J. W. Ferguson
Plaver
P. J
G. S. Shaw
County Mutual
Eldo Heathman
Frank Fisher
Spencer
Anne Fisher
Sioux City
Walter Fisher
Jensvold
O. Johnson
Minnesota
Tom Simonson
Squire Heathman
M. E. Hess
George Bush
Gilmore City
A. C. Tyler
du Boise
W. J. Johnson
C. E. Pearson
Paton
Ina Jolliffe
W. P. Bryant
Clarence Eppelsheimer
Wm. Thompson
Swea City
B. A. Kerns
Guy
R. E. Houck
George Arnold
Birt Osking
B. C. Lehnus
R. N. Nanamaker
Graettinger
Earl Fisher
J. W. Arnold
A. J. Eppelsheimer
D. A. Crowley
Iowa Falls
Crowley
Lenora Mueller
Geo. Schoenberger
Frank Fitzgerald
Our City
Junior Sanders
Bertha Fisher
Elting DuBoise
Hazel Simonson
C. E. Heathman
A. G. Heathman
Walter Cook
Robert
Velma
Badger
Jack Hoffert
Jack
Geo. Kirschner
A. L. Firkins
Rochester
Luella Barker
Indiana
J. M. Bush
Grace Hilton
Bonnie Jean Ande
Grace
Mrs. Hancher
Ed Lehnus
James Henderson
Iowa Theatre
Emmetsburg
North Iowa
Best Sound Theatre
Will Rogers
Paris
Sally
Marilyn Miller
Vitaphone
Skin Deep
Davey Lee
Betty Compson
Monte Blue
Comery
Christian Endeavor
United States
Pepper School News
Stevenson
Richard DuBoise
Ruby Strong
Assembly
Farm Union Meeting
Tague—Monkelein
Minnie Jarvis
Holger Larson
Harriss Ferp
James Graham
Movile Mid
John D. Gray
Wall Lake Blade
Sioux Gig Journal
Dandrruff
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