Community club and church meetings listed in February and March
Local readers are informed of upcoming events across town including padue and Rotary style clubs meeting February 2 and 27, Trinitarian Ladies Aid at Mrs Carl Sandvig's home, Garfield Township Farm Bureau at Earl Chambers, and Home Farm Achievement Day at Pocahontas courthouse. Other gatherings include the Premiere Bridge club at Mrs CT Webbe, Methodist Ladies Society at Mrs Otia Cook, and the Rolfe Woman's Club program on March 7 with an American home department showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinit
Eran Ladies’ Aid Society
Carl Sandvig
Court House
Pocahontas
Garfield Township
Otis Cook
Ie Methodist Ladies Society
Otia Cook
John Fisher
Plovera
Rolfe Woman's Club
Music Room
American Home Department
Presbyterian Church Notes Rev J P Lester D D Pastor
Sunday services listed including morning worship at 10 00 am and evening service at 7 30 pm Sunday School and Bible Class at 11 15 am Junior Endeavor at 3 00 pm Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm Week day prayer meeting Wednesday 8 00 pm Men and boys supper next Tuesday March 4 aims to boost participation Letters of explanation sent to families March is the last church year month Canvass pledges due pastor to preach next Sunday Miss Pollock to lead CE meeting at 6 30 pm Mission Study class at the Manse Monday Boys club at the church Wednesday next week Catechism class at the Manse Saturday 3 pm
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Junior Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Mary Pollock
Istana
Methodist Episcopal Church Weekly Notices and Events
Rev W A Wilkinson leads services at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Evening Worship at 7 30 and a Prayer Meeting Thursday at 7 30 pm Epworth League gatherings at 6 30 pm A Sunday school note mentions good attendance and a birthday surprise for the pastor A Mothers and Daughters banquet is planned for Monday March 3 at seven in the evening with Lillian Dimmitt dean of women from Comeside College as speaker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pager
Mothers and Daughters
Lillian Dimmitt
Women Comingside College
Temperance Group Meeting Set For Friday Afternoon
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet with Mrs L Anderson Friday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock. A good program has been prepared to plan the year's work and a large attendance is desired. Anyone interested is cordially invited and will be made welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Tien
County Boys Basketball Tournament at Plover This Weekend
The state sectional boys tournament features Class A teams Emmetsburg Laurens Plover and Rolfe with Rolfe facing Laurens Friday at 9 30. Class B includes D M T Ware Varina Havelock and others with three Class A and fifteen Class B games total. A girls game Bradgate versus Plover is Saturday at 7 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Emmetsburg
Laurens
Rolfe
Ware
Varina
Havelock
Albert City
Ayrshire
Bradgate
Curlew
Gillett Grove
Mallard
Marathon
Lincoln-Lee
Rembrandt
Rodman
Webb
West Bend
Bible Drama Group Takes Play to Rockwell City
The Presbyterian Sunday school Bible drama group performed Devotion based on the Book of Ruth in Rockwell City Sunday evening. Dr J A Coby filled in for Miss Dora Barker, and the Rockwell City congregation hosted a 6 30 dinner for the visitors. An invitation to Plover Presbyterian church next Sunday evening was accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pressbyterian Sunday School
Rockwell City
J. A. Coby
Dora Barker
Plover Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Junior D eclaimers Shine At School Contest
Junior high declamatory contest drew a good crowd with awards in three categories. Harold Hohweiler won first in oratorical, Verna Ferden first in dramatic, Donald Davidson first in humorous, with runners up including Barbara Melson Arlene Cook Veronica Cornwell and Rosemary Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hohweiler
Barbara Melson
Verna Ferden
Arlene Cook
Donald Davidson
Veronica Cornwell
Rosemary Taylor
Annette Sheel
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Church Service Schedule and Notice
Rev J O Wangbers presides at Trinity Lutheran Church with Sunday School BAR class morning worship and weekday prayer meeting. The note praises large attendance last Sunday and states no services will be held next Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangbers
Naen Lutheran Church Service and Birth Announcement
Rev L J Kjoller presides at Naen Lutheran Church with 10:00 a m worship and 11:00 a m evening service on the third Sundays. Weekday services are listed. Dr and Mrs H C Lawson announce the birth of a son Samuel Edmund born Feb 24 weighting nine and a half pounds, named after Grandfather Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Lawson
Samuel Edmund
Grandfather Wilson
Spelling Bee and Basket Social by Rebekahs Delight Local Folks
A Friday evening at the I. O. O. F. hall featured a spelling bee and basket social hosted by the Rebekahs. The program included singing, readings, dialogues, and dances, with Mrs. V. F. Roberts winning the spelling contest and Ina Jolliffe finishing second. Local officials and entertainment staff kept the event lively, followed by a basket auction and lunch. Grandparents recalled past spelling bees, and organizers promised more events from the Olive Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mildred Fortune
Harriett
Damberg
V. F. Roberts
Ina Jolliffe
Abe DeVaul
DeVaul
Davidson
Rebekahs
Olive Branch
Burt Forbes Enters County Clerk Primary Race
Burt Forbes of Pocahontas announces as a Republican candidate for county clerk of the district court in Pocahontas County. A World War veteran with long Iowa ties, Forbes has worked in county and bank offices and is married to Florence Ralston, daughter of W. C. Ralston of Rolfe. He will oppose incumbent C. G. James in the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Forbes
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Forbes
Fonda
John Forbes
State Bank
Laurens
Rolfe
Florence Ralston
W. C. Ralston
C. G. James
Farm Meeting at Plover Next Tuesday Evening
Farm Union locals sponsor a meeting at Plover school auditorium Tuesday evening March 4 at eight. Entertainment highlights the early program then a talk on farm problems by Ed Kennedy or Milo Reno, who will speak on cost of production and general farming issues. Non members and business men invited.
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Farm Union
Plover
Ed Kennedy
Milo Reno
Kennedy
Iowa Farmers Union
Farmers Union
Rolfe Hi Cagers Triumph at Fonda Parochial
Rolfe Hi basketball teams defeated Our Lady of Good Counsel at Fonda 29 to 18 after a tight first half, with guard Kaiser scoring four and Ed Calligan fouled out. The Rolfe seconds edged the Fonda seconds in two overtimes, while Dolliver beat Rolfe 31 to 25 in the prior game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Hi
Fonda
Our Lady of Good Counsel School
Northwest Iowa
Danbury
Fort Dodge
Corpus Christi
Sacred Heart
Rolfe
Kaiser
Rusty
Chambers
Sauter
Ed Calligan
Harold
Leland Hix
Dolliver- Rolfe
Dolliver
Harley Claus
Preliminary Declamatory Contest Kicks Off in Rolfe Tonight
The state declamatory contest opens in Rolfe at the school auditorium starting at eight. Plover Mallard D M T and Rolfe schools each enter in all three classes. A detailed program appears elsewhere in this issue. Earl Fisher hauled stock to Sioux City Monday and came back Tuesday with Russell Ives joining him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Plover, Mallard
Earl Fisher
Sioux City
Russell Ives
Names of Pocahontas Rolfe linked in county history
Mrs. J. H. Pollock notes in a Plover column the naming of Rolfe the old town after John Rolfe, husband of Pocahontas, and traces ties to Varina and the James River plantation. Rev. Flickinger cites missing links and the Milwaukee railroad site near Varina, where the name Varina was adopted for the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Pollock
Rolfe
Old Town
Charles Crozat Converse
Jesus
Pollock
Pocahontas
Powhatan
John Smith
Flickinger
Varina
John Rolfe
James River
Richmond
Thomas
Milwaukee Railway
Fonda
Pocahontas County
America
Plover and Mallard Cage Teams Set for Friday Clash
Supt G L Sanders ordered ads for a Friday game at Plover school gym on Feb 28 between Mallard and Plover high teams. Mallard holds the best season record, while Plover faces a tougher schedule and aims to upset The Ducks in a battle likely to draw a large crowd and strict crowd control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Sanders
Plover
Mallard
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau Hosts Large Meeting
A large crowd filled the Des Moines Township School auditorium for a Farm Bureau program featuring W E Bryan on trans Atlantic telephoning with stere opticon slides. The event included a screening of The Transformation courtesy of J T Grant and music by the local orchestra directed by Jeane Scheffers plus Lincoln readings by D M T school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Farm Bureau
W. E. Bryan
Bryan
J. T. Grant
Rolfe
Jeane Scheffers
Abraham Lincoln
Des Moines Township Farm Bureau
Pollination Key to Fruit Trees Says Rev. Flickinger
Rev. R. E. Flickinger argues lack of pollination, not frost, limits fruit yields. He urges readers with non pollinated orchards to plant pollinators and mail orchard plans to Rockwell City for guidance. The article appears on page seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Flickinger
C. M. Patterson
Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau Urges Liberal Use Of Butter In Pocahontas
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau directors voted to promote butter use citing its nutritional value and economic impact. They stated farmers could gain about 160000 dollars in purchasing power annually in the county if butter consumption rises. Butterfat prices have dropped ten cents per pound, with over a million pounds produced locally lifting the loss to more than 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
D. M. T. Women’s Club Meeting Notes
The D. M. T. Woman's club met Monday Feb 10 at the school building with many members present. After roll call on My Favorite Breed of Chickens and Why the minutes were approved and bills paid. The club voted to subscribe the Pathfinder and National Geographic magazines to grades five through eight. A program followed with musical reading Starting Baby Chicksoh and talks on disease prevention and egg selection. Adjournment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. T. Woman’s Club
Pathfinder
National Geographic
Geo. D. Struthers
John Weishaar
C. W. Carpenter
Farm stock reduction sale announced near Plover
John Fisher's land rental plan triggers a reducing sale on May 5 at the farm adjoining Plover. Four work horses, twenty cattle including seven milk cows, fifty hogs with thirty five Duroc brood sows, thirty sheep with lambs, seventy chickens, and some farm machinery plus seed corn will be offered. See ad on page six of this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fisher
Plover
the Arrow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Padue
Wheeler
Presbyterian Church Notes
J. P. Lester
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Wilkinson
Bible Lass
Eevee
Epworth League
Serning
Naen Lutheran Church
L. J. Kjoller
F. B. Charlton
Auburn
May Rude
Leo
Ed Quinsland
Sarabelle
Sheffield
Mr. Rude
M. Englebretson
Clarence
J. O. Hosier
Frank Stearns
Waterloo
Herman Hodges
Fonda Parochial
D.M.T. Farm Bureau
A. Q. Cleal
Streeter
Ill
H. C. Wiegman
Glyde Brinkman
T. D. Jones
Farm Bureau Board
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