Plover Moves and School Recital Highlight Week
March 1 movements mark residents relocating to farms near Rolfe D M township Fenton Pocahontas West Bend Havelock McEwen areas and Sue Alice Rector students present a February 27 music recital at Plover high gym with performances by Glasco Webbink Arnold Beneke Hubbell and Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Osking
Rolfe
Emmet Bendixon
Clare
Fred Jurgens
Jurgens
John Reese
West Bend
Elmer Hanisch
Havelock
Alvin Buck
McEwen
Sue Alice
Plover High School
Lois Glasco
Thistledown
Florence Webbink
Jay Arnold
Ruby
Dean Beneke
Harbor
Know A Hill
Delbert Hubbell
Ron
Scouts Plan Airmint and Monday Meeting Notes
Scouts to share airmint starting Monday evening with A and B class divisions by ability. Next meeting set for Monday March 11. Many local residents attend gatherings. Rev Brunn of Shevton, Minn., moving to Plover to fill the Presbyterian pulpit. MV B club hosts Friday afternoon at Mrs. C. E. Miller’s home. Several regional visitors and dinner guests are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Page
Brunn
Shevton
Minn
Plover
Presbyterian Church
C. E. Miller
H. O. Beneke
Elmer Thomsen
Lucile Christensen
Des Moines
Ed Christensen
Dodge
Ernest Hubbell
Cora Milton
Rochester
Hubbell
Hilton
Frank Marcus
Roger Heathman
Grover
N. J. Meurer
N. P. Holden
Matilda
Humboldt
Frank Stearns
Clyde Maulsby
Storm Lake
Repsoupe
Hendricks
Howard Luft
A. W. Hess
Ft. Dodge
Elsie Rothwell
Auburn
J. H. Gembler
H. O. Bergeson
Sadie Bergeson
Estherville
Tom Everson
T. E. Everson
Irene Zeck
Roy Zeck
O. A. Zeck
J. Mehaffey
Herbert Bergeson
G. H. Richards
Charles Bergeson
Glen Stahl
Alfred Bergeson
J. H. Pollock
California
Henry Fitzgerald
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Frank Fitzgerald
Bert Osking
Earl Firkins
Firkins
Osking
Rolfe
John Lawman
Allen Heathman
Janet
Morris Peterson
Dennis
Alta
Fragmentary Nominal Note Lacks Coherent Event
A garbled OCR snippet mentions Mr and Mrs and a daughter Ellwood Nunamaker with unclear context or actions. No verifiable event or specifics are present to form a complete news item or its outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsamora
Ellwood ‘Nunamaker
Spelling Contest Names Plover Representatives
The county spelling contest to select two spellers for Plover was held Friday February 16. Evelyn Baade a seventh grade student and Colleen Pringle an eighth grade student won to represent Plover. Janice Miller of seventh grade placed third.
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Plover
Evelyn Baade
Colleen Pringle
Janice Miller
S. T. Groves Turns 87 With Open House Celebration
S T Groves marked his eighty seventh birthday on Monday with an open house at his home. Relatives and friends visited in the afternoon and his daughter Mrs W F Hofert presented a birthday cake bearing his birth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T. Groves
W. F. Hofert
Plover Scout Troop 27 Meets. Thirteen Pass First Aid Tests
Boy Scout Troop No. 27 of Plover met Monday evening February 26 in the L. E. Garlock home basement. Scoutmaster Stan Richey led the session with thirteen scouts present. All passed their first aid test for second class scouts and a few other tests were completed. Members will study safety rules for the next meeting and craft an object with a knife or hatchet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy ‘Scout News
Plover
L. E. Garlock
Stan Richey
Seniors Face Life With Optimism In Rolfe High Class
The Rolfe high school seniors of the class of 1940 express optimism about entering adult life. They study Emerson Hawthorne Poe and Longfellow to sharpen arguments and expressive skills. The life in the shop teaches craft, and the school orchestra under Miss Remster demonstrates state and national honors with a 29 piece ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marcum
Emerson
Hawthorne
Poe
Longfellow
Miss Remster
Rolfe High School
Marie White
Catherine McIntire
Alvin Riches
Jeanette Hauck
Jean Graham
Norma Lee Robinson
Robert Obrecht
Gerald Thompson
Patsy Hurley
Beverly Grant
June Shergren
Eloise Brinkman
Jimmie McIntire
Don Peters
Style Show Highlights Pep Meeting With Team Suits
A pep meeting featured a style show where Rolfe basketball players modeled past uniforms from 1929 to 1938 19th century style. Carl Lanus carried a trophy for second in the county tournament while Everett Gary wore 1930 31 uniforms and others showcased historic outfits as Rolfe celebrated past team achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lanus
Rolfe
Everett Gary
Diagonal
Mr. Evans
School Board Dined by Vocational Homemaking Class
The vocational homemaking class hosted the annual dinner for the board of education on Saturday in the homemaking lab. Freshman and advanced students prepared a three course meal with American beauty roses and small flags as table decorations. Afterward fourteen guests moved to the kindergarten room for a program including quartette selections an oratorical reading and a Clarinet solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Gerhard Cornath
Gerald Thompson
Washington
Jeanette Hauck
Rachel Wiegman
Alice Brueck
June Shelgren
Catherine McIntire
Grade News Kindergarten Reopens After Flu Absence
Jimmy Nuss returns to class after three weeks away due to flu. Three students, Jo Anderson Shirley Hosenbank and Jo Murray, completed 47 pages with perfect scores. Other readers posted 40 to 45 pages. First Grade pupils scored 100 in spelling. New pupil Donna Erickson joins. Beverly V plans to move away. Safety club leaders named John Edith and Eddie as rules are emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Nuss
Jo Anderson
Shirley Hosenbank
Jo Murray
Kathryn Bixler
Franklin de Vaal
Marian Thompson
Raymond
Don
John
Edith
Kenneth
Lucile
Beverly V
Beverly W
Eddie
Gloria
Allen
Donna
Donna Erickson
Third Grade Geography and Spelling Highlights
Third grade studies land transportation with student made pictures showing stages. Spelling honor roll includes Bobby B Virginia Bobby E Delores Dale Anna Mae Jerry Joyce and Stuart. Attendance reached perfection for the first time this semester. Fourth grade explores Switzerland with charts pictures and an imaginary trip. Spelling honorees include Mary Lou Roselyn Donald Joan Bonitta Harriet Violet Evelyn Donna Loren Betty Lou Virginia Larry Darrell Douglas and Arbeta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby B
Virginia
Bobby E
Delores
Dale
Anna Mae
Jerry
Joyce
Stuart
Switzerland
Mary Lou
Roselyn
Donald
Joan
Bonitta
Harriet
Violet
Evelyn
Donna
Loren
Betty Lou
Larry
Darrell
Douglas
Arbeta
Local Social Roundup from Emmetsburg and Nearby
A Saturday roundup lists visits and calls across Emmetsburg Rolfe Pocahontas Mal lard and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs Dike Broadwell caring for Sugie Thompson bedfast, George Heathman remodeling the Presbyterian manse kitchen, and multiple families sharing Sunday gatherings and missionary activities. Joe Gneupel underwent surgery at Emmetsburg hospital with a week to ten days recovery, while others attended basketball district play and a Washington birthday supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelia
Emmetsburg
Dike Broadwell
Sugie Thompson
Bill Hough
Curtis Jones
Alta Vepe Baker
T.R. Jones
Charles Ferguson
Rolfe
Thomas Diggs
George Heathman
J. R. McIntire
Catherine
Fannie McIntire
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Worster
Stewart Seeley
Thor
Chicago
Happy Ramblers
Lester Thorson
Dick Bush
Earl Kerns
David Henderson
Joe Gneupel
Emmetsburg Hospital
Roy Gaskill
Daryl
Alvin Buck
Jack Hefert
Ware
Almond Young
Havelock
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Suzannus Minger
Bert
Trebben Bell
Angler
So Minger
Howard Hubbell
Helen Beneke
LaVon
Heathman
Dorothy
du Bois
Rolfe Aerotwlet
Evan
Rolfe Creamery
Rolfe, Iowa
Sion
Ered
Augustus
Napoleon
BUY
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