Plover area notes community life and school results
Local reports cover farm work and visitors from Rolfe and Emmetsburg. School election results show W. R. Der and R. E. Houck among top vote getters, H. O. Beneke re elected treasurer, and a sub district music contest upcoming with several towns represented. Community events include church society meetings, a fort dodge trip, and a farewell to Frank DeMill who died west of Plover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chinn
Bradgate
G. L
Earl Kilbourne
Rolfe
Marion Ham
John Kline
Havelock
Earl Young
W. J. Krejci
Bernita Broadwell
Fort, Dodge
Pocahontas Theatre
F. A. Pringle
Vivian
Fort Dodge
Fred Comlager
Woman’s Missionary Society
Ed Lehnus
C. R. Henderson
S. Swanson
Fay Pirie
W. R. der
Pirie
Palo Alto County
R. E. Houck
Elmer Simonson
A. O. Zeck
H. O. Beneke
J. M. Bush
Swanson
O. E. Campney
W. R. Er
Ferguson
Earl Ferguson
D. Ferguson
Rolfe and Plover
Jessie Diggs
Jackson, Minn
Plover
Lorraine Davis
W. J. Krejer
Davis
DuBoise Cafe
Fred Forsythe
West Bend
Roy Forsythe
Bode
Curlew
Livermore
Laverne
Mallard
Pocahontas
Renwick
Wesley
Laurens
Varina
Humboldt
Gilmore City
Teo
Whetzell
Hampshire Road
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary
John Henderson
J. T. Moffett
Minnesota
Bishop
J. E. Grove
Morris Webb
Ronald Carroll
W. H. Cassell
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ottosen
Chas. Wentz
Eagle Grove
A. J. Shaw
Shaw
Palmer
Harold Justice
Des Moines
J.B. Jolliffe
Mike Strong
Cylinder
Virgil Frye
Rob Roy
Walter Cook
Cook
Frank Climpson
C. J. Mekkelson
Leslie
Emmetsburg
Erskine
Dorothy
Geo. Pirie Jr
Sioux City
Prentice Shaw
Peter Christensen
Louis Parradee
M. I. Helvig
A. W. Hess
Algona
Glenn Squires
Titonia
Elmer Nichols
American Legion Auxiliary
John Kreig Sr
Floyd Kreig
Mattie Young
Anna May
Wm. Struthers
Frank DeMill
DeMill
Arden DeMill
John Hewlett
Hugh Jamieson
Dent, Minn
Wade
Charles
Des Moines Township
Plover Girls Fall Short in Sectional Final Thriller
The 1928 29 season ends as LaVerne defeats Plover in a close sectional final at La Verne. Plover had earlier beat Bancroft and Ottosen to reach the final, with praise for the players coach Hoff and Geo Heathman for their efforts and support from the town. Superintendent G L Sanders notes the season’s end and the balance with music and declamatory activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover High School
LuVerne
Plover Girls
LaVerne
Bancroft
Ottosen
Bode
Plover
Ida Grove
Plover School
Hoff
Geo. Heathman
Supt
G. L. Sanders
Strong-Temple Nuptials Tie Two Montana Residents
Strong of Plover Indiana and Temple of Wideaux Montana wed in Glendive Montana on March 2 1929. The bride Elsie Strong daughter of W S Strong is noted for church work schooling and teaching in Ritchey and Videaux. Temple son of T E Temple is a progressive farmer from near Videaux. We wish them a long happy and prosperous life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie V. Strong
Plover
Thomas Temple
Wideaux
Montana
Glendive
Temple
T. E. Temple
Videaux
Elsie
W. S. Strong
M EL
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Ritchey, Mont
Prayer Methodist Church Notes Rev C J Mekkelson Pastor
Sunday School and Bible Class at 10:00 Morning Worship at 11 Epworth League 6 30 Evening Service 7 28 Prayer Meeting Thursday 7 30 Sub District Brotherhood meets at Ruthven next Monday evening Rev O M Bond of Storm Lake to be principal speaker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Leslie Mekkelson
Ruthven
O. M. Bond
Storm Lake
Water Quality Warning In Prohibition Era City
The piece notes the era’s prohibition and the old town pump closing while stressing plentiful water. It cautions water safety, warning that impure water can cause typhoid and urges consumers to ensure purity despite low prices.
Plover Church Installs Series On The Greatest Truths
Plover Presbyterian Church notes announce morning service at 11:00, Christian Endeavor at 6:45, and evening worship at 7:30. A Sunday sermon kicks off a series themed The Greatest Truths Ever Uttered. The evening service moves to Ottosen for this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottosen
Home Furnishings Course Planned in July
Mrs. Mary Gregg will visit Pocahontas County from July 8 to 12 to organize the Home Furnishings Course. Two or three meetings will be held daily across the county to finalize plans for the program, with county jewelers meeting just before the course to complete arrangements. The effort has proven profitable in other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gregg
Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau To Hold Big Booster Meeting
A Pocahontas County Farm Bureau booster meeting is set for Wednesday March 27 with forenoon and afternoon sessions and a noon fellowship luncheon. State leaders Murl McDonald and Ora Beeler will attend, and organizers aim for at least a dozen attendees from each township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Swan Lake Canning Club Wins Jars for Planned Year
About two and a half dozen fruit jars are awarded to the Swan Lake Canning Club by jar makers for having the twelve month program planned and issued. The first girl in each club who meets goals will win a number of jars. A leaders training school starts in Pocahontas on Tuesday March 19 at 10:00 am led by Mrs. Lloyd Church Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lake
Lloyd Church Smith
Roy Jennings to graduate with Morningside class
Roy Jennings a Bradgate high school graduate and senior at Morningside College Sioux City will join the June graduating class. He serves as president of Alpha Tau Delta and is active in college drama, cast in the fraternity's annual grand public play and has chaired several undergraduate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jennings
Bradgate High School
Morningside College
Sioux City
Jennings
Alpha Tau Delta Fraternity
Cheerful Mounds Hold Meeting at Miah Home
The Cheerful Mounds met at Miah's home on Thursday March 7 with 15 members present. Mrs Lon Brown called the session to order. Mrs Jennings led devotions. Amelia Shaw gave a short program. quilting followed with lunch served by Mrs Low and assistants Ila and Shaw. Welcome visitors included Harry Morey Mrs Waynelie Fred Kerns and Miss Ga. Next Sy meeting planned at Kinkade home hosted by Mrs Feltner on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Otto
Farm Union
Ed Christensen
Pikertown
Lola Christensen
L. E. Buck
Milan Sharp
Earl Kilbourne
R. E. Buck
Harry McFadden
Morningside
Miah
Lon Brown
Jennings
Amelia Shaw
Low
Ila and
Shaw
Harry Morey
Waynelie
Fred Kerns
Kinkade Tom
Wm. Feltner
Certified Alfalfa Seed Verification Expands Assurance
United States Department of Agriculture designates verified alfalfa seed dealers to aid farmers in selecting certified seed. Professor Hughes notes certification ensures purity and variety not guaranteed, urging Grimm and Cossack varieties from the Dakotas. Certification tests purity variety weed seed and inert matter for reliable seed. Also mentions the nation’s oil production and mileage trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altho
United States
Ment of Agriculture
Designa
H. D. Hughnes
Clares
Hughes
Dakotas
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C. EL
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Patty
O. A
Henry Zeck
Norma
Elizabeth Ferguson
W. J. Johnson
Paton
O. E. Pearson
Johnson
E. D. Hilton
Grover Shriner
Gyla
Rodman
Ward Sharp
Edna Henderson
David
W. V. Frye
Frye
Thelma Langfitt
Ernest Langfitt
Decorah
Ben Lehnus
Plover High
Canton
Methodist Church
W. H. Lease
Moon
Omaha
Lease
Willie
Jim Wolf
Cats
China Blue Eyes
Iowa
Old Hickory
Hildegard
Alan Petony
Howard Wary
Ralph Wika
Lucile Baty
Arleng Gry
Josephine
Myrtle Splittberg
Nathalie Wy
Aileen Everson
Ethel Mae Cook
Dorothy Sui
Laurens, Plover
Rolfe, Vein
Ann Fig
Garey
Alfred
John Wily
Plover Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor
Farm Bureau
Rolfe Local News
Glenn Butler
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