Dark Pill and Darker Duty in a Farmhouse Tale
Hester Elliott faces a brutal choice as her failing husband Bert demands the white pills he relies on. She contemplates murder to end years of abuse but prays for guidance. At eight o clock she acts, only to have the plan fail when Bert shatters the poison glass, leaving her to weigh duty against love and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott
Drummonc
Hester Elliott
Hester
Bert Hiliott
Rachel
Howard Pearson
Kenneth
Bert
High
Ralph
Dad
Oceanward rain carries earth material to the ocean
Scientists from the Geological Survey analyze river waters and find that the mass of material reaching tidewater in 9 000 years from the United States soil equals a one foot thick blanket over the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geological Survey
United States
Plover area families mark Fourth of July festivities
Readers recount a busy holiday week in Plover and nearby towns. Collectors note gatherings at lakes Okoboji Humboldt and Silver Lake, visits by the DuBois and Hanna families, and a postnatal update on Mary Ann Joliffe. Several local trips, birthday celebrations, and health notes accompany community blurbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
R. EF. DuBois
People’s Mercantile
Okoboji
Humboldt
Silver Lake
Twin, Lakes
Algona
Howard and
Albert
Spirit Lake
Strong
Near Emmetebuby
Monay
S. T. Grove
W. F. Hofert
Carol
L. P. Hess
Ortonville
Minn
N. J. Meurer and Son
Charles Otto
Rolfe
Dorothy
Marilyn Miller
Royal
Gerald Foust
Austin
Northrup
Roy Simonson
William Lee
Alice
Omaha
Almona Young
Merwinger
State Center
Duane Henderson
Des Moines
Mae
Butler
Catherine
G. A. Parradee
Donald Rarick
Lake View
Donald
W. H. Buchanan
Bayard
Coon Rapids
Spring Brook Park
Bunny Buchanan
Alice ‘Hood
Mallard
Lucille Bucher
Homemaker ideas and tips from The Arrow newsletter
Block a knit dress by inserting shaped cardboard inside it and drying on towels. For sweaters, use separate body and sleeve templates. Keep flowers fresh by cutting in late afternoon and recutting into deep water overnight. Iowa State College recommends enamelware for smooth coating and resilience, aluminum if thin should be avoided. Duplication of pans helps small households. Subscribe for The Arrow NOW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Equipment Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Safety Council Forms At Pocahontas County Courthouse
A safety council meeting in Pocahontas gathered about a dozen Plover residents and county representatives at the courthouse. Temporary officers were named with Fred Hudson as president Theo McCartan as secretary and Harold Shimon as treasurer State speakers from LeMars and Forest City attended and used slides and lectures to stress that accidents are caused by behavior and urge everyone to be safety minded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Council
Pocahontas
County Safety Council
Fred Hudson
Theo McCartan
Harold Shimon
LeMars
Forest City
Iowa Safety Council Emblem Promotes Safer Driving
County speakers praised the Iowa Safety council promising that motorists and pedestrians slow down. The program costs 50c to join with 10c supporting local efforts. A star shaped emblem for license plates will identify each member with the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Safety Council
Plover Boy Breaks Thigh in Barn Scaffold Fall
Warren Jones, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Jones, is hospitalized in Emmetsburg with a broken thigh after a scaffold collapse while his father, also on the scaffold, avoided a fall by grabbing a wire. The bracket failed when a spike loosened from a split 2x4. Dr. Poundstone treated the injured youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
T. R. Jones
Emmetsburg
Dr. Pound-stone
School athlete faces illness and parting notes
A fragment describes a student involved in school activities including orchestra and athletics. It mentions erysipelas, a calamity, and that friends will write or call during his unfortunate situation as he goes to Iowa City for a derby event and participates in high school life.
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Nquet
Clenies
Sonie
Clinay
Iowa City
Tnig
Plover Church Pastor Absent for Four Sundays
Presbyterian church in Plover cites Pastor Walter Rothwell's absence for four Sundays, until August 8, with notices to watch for announcements on Sunday school and services. A wedding shower for Mrs. Leota Hy Hough is planned at the church, with relatives of the bride and groom to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Presbyterian Church
Walter Rothwell
Leota ‘Hy Hough
Budget Estimate Hearing Set by Consolidated School District
The board of Consolidated Independent School District of Plover Powhatan township Pocahontas county Iowa will hold a hearing August 9 1937 at 8 00 p m at Commercial State Bank to hear taxpayers for or against the proposed expenditure estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated School District
Consolidated Independent School Dstrict
Plover
Powhatan Township
Pocahontas, County
Iowa
Commercial State Bank
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A. J. Eppelsheimer
Black Hills
Gloria «Low
Ida May Hoffert
West Bend
H. F. Knapp
Hans Thompson
Swea
Gerald Fuller
Lang
Minnesota
Paul Kerns
Iver Johnson
Livermore
C. E. Eppelsheimer
Eppelsheimers
Vernon Hollenbeck
Hadley
Alvin. Jolliffe
Mary Ann
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
John Bucey
Sackrider
Millbank
S.D
E. C. VanAlstine and Sons
Gilmore City
C. VanAlstine
Ward VanAlstine
Edward Cronk
Minneapolis
Leota Ham Hough
Edith Iseminger
M. E
Lloyd Fultz
Birt Osking
Leo Whitmore
Ottumwa
Claude Milager Thals
George Ande
Eagle Grove
Doty
James Cruickshank
Robert, Orville
Shirley Heathman
Garvin
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Wm. Rohrback
Nadgie
Cedar Rapids
W. John Pollock
Ear
Mary Markley
Glidden
R._E. Houck
Wm. Lillegaard
Lizzie Lillegaard
Rodman
George Roush
Douglas Chaffin
St. Paul
Earl Kerns
Powhatan Cemetery
John Henderson
Beatrice McFadden
Phyllis Horsman
Ronald Henderson
Baby
Washington, D. C
East
Indiana
Fred McLaughlin
Washington
M. I. Helvig
J. M. Bush
George Bush
Mary Whitney
O. A. Smith
Ricard
Howard Strong
Douglas Patterson
W. L. Patterson
Richard DuBois
Alexandria
St. Louis
Dizzy Dean
Hubbell
Giants
Cardinals
Raymond
Austenberger
Grand Junction
Carlson
Charles Stover
St.Paul
Marion Ham
Glenn Jones
Pleasantville
D. E. Young
Rolfe Park
Prentice Shaw
Frank Ony
Russell Stowell
Frank Climpson
C. BE. Miller
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Pocahontas County
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