Rolfe Local News Highlights Community Happenings
The Needle and Thread Club holds its annual picnic at Rolfe City Park on Sunday June 2. Local residents Frank MacVey and Osborns attend visits, hospital news, and travel plans. American Legion Auxiliary meeting set for June 23 in Pocahontas. Sunlit notes cover farm help, visitors, and club reports across Rolfe and nearby towns.
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Robert Cook
Nowack
Havelock
Needle and Thread Club
Rolfe
Qts
Cook
Fred Nelson
Bonnie Terhaine
Breckenridge
Minn
Antone Nielsen
W. D. Ives
Linn Grove
Gyla Shriner
Storm Lake
G. S. Shriner
Ed McCray
Pearl
Omaha
H.C. McCray
Rosary Society
Yahnke Motor Co
Ritz
North Woods
Wisconsin
Bruce
Martha Wangberg
Martha
Clark Owens
Edna
Cortland
Frank MacVey
Owens
MacVeys
H. C. Barnes
Minnesota
Carel Dean
Dooseph Ott
Wesley Ott
Pocahontas
Wun. Spiker
Remarkable 4-H Chicken Venture In Kansas
Frank Priebe reports from Kansas on Louise Newkirk a 4 H Club member near Great Bend who expanded to 400 New Hampshire chickens at 13 weeks old. He praises her clean daily chicken house cost accounting and says her birds cost about 36 1 2 cents each to raise and could double in price on today’s market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Louise Newkirk
Great Bend
New
New Hampshire
Frank Priebe
Chevrolet Posts Record May Sales Amid Three-Best Months
Chevrolet dealers delivered 124,816 new cars and trucks in May, the highest May on record, beating 1928's May total by 53,70 units. April set a monthly record, with March through May forming Chevrolet’s three biggest months in history and total year-to-date sales reaching 543,684. Used-car volume also rose, reducing dealer stock and signaling strong June demand.
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Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Co
W. FE. Holler
Holler
Auxiliary meeting and installation at Mrs Fl Staliewn home
The American War Auxiliary meeting convened Monday at Mrs Fl Staliewn’s residence with Mrs BLOB Stareup and Mrs Perigal assisting. Officers will be installed in the afternoon. A program in Trinity Church drew noted vocalists and guests, including Mrs Maury Gienel of Des Moines and Mrs James Day from Los Angeles, with social events and reminiscences about past residents.
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Bk. Fl
Perigal
Anagustana Comise
Sioux Falls
Trinity
Cotochurch
Apa Mapu
James Day
Los Angeles
Cal
Petsool
Poon
Maury Gienel
Des Moines
Parnering
Mary Bo Grae
Charlothe Pot
Mulay
A. Mehaffey
Walkee Bronsy
Local Happenings Across Plover and Surrounding Towns
Miss Jerrie Middleton visits Center ville to see Elizabeth Ferguson as many families travel to Twin Lakes for a Sunday outing. Local celebrations include Robert Hendersons sixth birthday and Sterling Meurer's fifth birthday party. Community notes report weddings, funerals, and school staffing changes across Mallard Clarion West Bend Rolfe and nearby towns with visits from relatives, road work, and alfalfa plowing plans shaping the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerrie Middleton
Centerville
Elizabeth Ferguson
Twin Lakes
C. E. Hancher
Bud Hancher
Mason City
Bismark
N. D
Park Hancher
George
Hal McKim
A. G. Heathman
Laurens
Kermit Lighter
Jean
Bush
Clarion
Vivian Pringle
Ernest Fokken
Peter Olerich
Gilmore City
J. T. Meurer
Wesley
Mvd
Ward Sharp
Walter Martin
Ceylon
Minn
Townela
Boow
Vidi
Des Moynes
Kerns Hadai
Harold Jlustice
Chiar
Ankeny
Bret
Marion Hatho
Nera Sith
Eornest Groves
Travelock
May
J. Be Grove
Norma Sman
West Berne Sundin
Mays
Fred Groves Earl Marjory
Choa
Archer Juny
Rockwell City
Geo. Majeroverez
Wrashings
Nutei
Wineh
AL AL Hiinkiman
Rate
Ruth Seaton Hicks
Garfield
Powhatan Ane Oy
M. Freg
Heathrstun Manvinge
Anna Tauck
Meswin Veer
Colends
Cate Center
Mis AL WY
Hess and
Chas
McFudgen
Ross
Ale
Gacile Everson
Fred Forsythe
Mable Buchanan
West Bend
Norman Rothwell
People’s Mercantile Store
Lois Sroufe
H. O. Beneke
Helen
Dean
Hampton
Cedar Falls
Raymond Henderson
Edna Henderson
Arlo Shaver
San Diego
Cal
L. A
Claude Albbaugh
Uharold Justice
Albaugh
Justice
D. HL Pollock
Marie Marriger
Robert Pollock
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Sterling Meurer
Noah. Meurer
Rob. Peson
Roeer
Buebie Hess
Char Take
Bobbie Tush
Sanday
Bobby
Mallard
Fiether Ville
Bernida Broadwell
Rodan
Gud
de Bo
Hh. Johnsen
WoLheejer
Mtr O
K Tetsburg
Danaise
Nodet Ponaldsurt
Une Beard
Dorethe Miller
Hiscock
Serra
Monaire
Berthi Stebbins
Mitson City
Drrjaidseies
Home Made Soap Ideas and Fruit Peel Techniques
Readable fragments describe soap making and kitchen hacks such as drying soap chips for laundry use and orange peeling methods. The text mentions State College, Iowa State, and processes like boiling, peeling, and removing white membranes from fruit peels.
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Iowa State
Life of Christ in Motion Pictures to Divver ve
A proposed film titled Life of Christ in Motion Pictures aims to present the Passion story on a grand scale with an estimated cost near 6 million. The production promises a deeply inspiring spectacle bound to reach wide audiences. It will be shown at the Presbyterian church in Plover on Tuesday June by WL Go Otson of Northwood with a free will offering.
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Castie
Plover
WL Go Otson
Northwood
Talkies Draw Good Crowd On Saturday Evening
A local cinema show drew a strong crowd on Saturday evening and satisfied viewers. The feature moved pictures, with "The Makings" noted as distinct, played to an audience that for years has seen many silent films before this year. The general showing was open to all attendees.
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Plover
Marriage Announcement of Gertrude Nelson and Otis Cherry
Gertrude Nelson of Mincwetburg and Otis Cherry of Rodin were married on Tuesday June 16. Details note the couple’s new home above a shop run by the Via de something patrons, with the Cherry family settling there for the near future.
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Gertrude Nelson
Mincwet Burg End
Otis Cherry
Rodin
Orville
Te Ap Dinan
Phe Erry
Henderson Thurman wed in Spirit Lake parsonage
Miss Harriett Henderson and Alva Thurman were married at the M. E. parsonage in Spirit Lake on Saturday by Rev. Collinson. Attendants included Loraine and Wilma Thurman and Everett Thurman. Family and friends hosted a reception and postnuptial shower with gifts for the bride now beginning married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Henderson
Joy
Alva Thurman
Lormer Y
M. E
Spirit Lake
Toy
Collinson
Loraine
Wilmaerson
Everett Thurman
Christina Stanzel
L R. Jones
Hussey Henderson
Thur
Harvey Henderson
Gua
Lorimer
Sccet
Henderson J
Wedding of Miss Violet Deraldson and Leonard Moerman
Miss Violet Deraldson of Piso tan and Leonard Moerman wed in a Brown church near Nushiin at noon Friday June Il. The couple planned a quiet reception at the Donaldson home and will reside in San Piets where the groom is employed at a bakery. The bride and groom received praise from relatives and friends for a bright, orderly ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Deraldson
Pisotan
Leonard Moerman
Francisca
Ts Brown
Nushiin
Donaldson
San Piets
Plover Presbyterian Church Notes Pastor Walter Rothwell
Church notes announce Sunday School and Morning Worship led by Rev. Walter Rothwell. A youth program planning meeting is set for June 30 to July 1. reservations with Dr. Barlow are requested by week’s end. A children’s class begins Tuesday June 25 at 2 30 pm for ages five to nine and ten plus. bring Bible, pencil, and paper. a small fee applies.
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Plover Presbyterian Church
Walter Rothwell
Barlow
Tee Lowa
Rothwell
Plover Methodist Church Notes Rev J C McNulty Pastor
Church notices show Rev J C McNulty as pastor with services including Sunday School morning worship Epworth League at 11 00 a m evening service at 7 00 p m and preparatory membership meeting Mondays and Fridays at 8 00 pm Bible Study Thursday at 2 30 pm Ladies Aid next Wednesday afternoon Junior League Thursday at 2 30 pm for 8 to 11 year olds Next Sunday is Fathers Day with a special sermon and honor to fathers.
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Epworth League
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sia
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Rolfe Woman's Club
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Geo. C. Hauck
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