Plover Area Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Events
Local residents and visitors fill weekends with family calls and travel. Notables include Clarence Matalin in Sac City, Archie Layton from Pomeroy, and Leona Layton in Alta. Memorial Day plans and Lizard Lake opening draw crowds as Elmer Heathman and others host gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Hess
Clarence Matalin
Sac City
Perdue
Sioux Rapids
Archie Layton
Pomeroy
Leona Layton
T. Grove
Iola B. Forney
Alta
Fred B. Smith
Freddie
Chicago
J. H. Bucher
Mr. Smith
Iola
Andrew McFadden
Eagle Grove
Harry McFadzen
Tillie Swanson
Rockwell City
Swanson
E. J. Struthers
Rolfe
Ernest Froh
Havelock
Frank Stearns
C. E. Hancher
E. G. Hancher
Mason City
E. C. Hancher
Algona
Lizard Lake
F. R. Eggspuehler
Plover
Squire Heathman
Laurens
Ida Hanisch
Gilmore City
Hazel Knapp
Elwood Everson
Iowa State College
Ames
Chas. Wentz
Lehnus
Ernest Hubbell
Fort Dodge
W. L. Smith
Iowa City
Eldo
A. G. Heathman
C. E. Miller
G. L. Sanders
Ernest Grove
Fred Grove
Ida Jane Roberts
Oliver Holden
Humboldt
Matilda Holden
Ottosen
N. J
Peter Christensen
W. S. Hendricks
Verna
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Lively Cheese Demand Tests Grocer Patience
A customer in a grocer shop demanded increasingly lively cheese to satisfy taste. The grocer showed different cheeses, but the woman remained unsatisfied until he finally yelled for his assistant to unleash No. 7. This quirky scene appeared in Santa Fe Magazine.
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John
Santa Fe Magazine
Free Saturday Night Movies in Plover
Free moving pictures start Saturday evening May 9 at the usual place. Free tickets are provided by the business men of Plover and the Community Club. Members can buy a one dollar membership to get ten tickets. Everyone is invited to attend each Saturday night all summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Johnson
Fort Dodge
Clarence Roberts
Lettie Mason
Spirit Lake
Harold Shimon
Havelock
H. F. Knapp
Plover
O. A. Zeck
The
Shipping Association
Shirley Forsythe
West Bend
Fred Forsythe
Glenn
Russell
Freddie
Nevada
C. R. Henderson
Mike Strong
B. B. Frye
Cylinder
Rhinehart
Ruthven
B. W. Lathrop
Howard Hubbell
John Fisher
Morningside College
Sioux City
Anne
Morningside
Lucille Bucher
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Rolfe
C. J. Mekkelson
Wallace Bruner
J. W. Ferguson
Roberts
N. J. Muerer
Frank Climpson
Our City
Dorothy Jones
South Dakota
Huron
S. D
Ralph Wintermeister
Community Club
Plover High School Orchestra Wins District Music Contest
Twenty five Plover school pupils traveled to Iowa City this week to compete in the state music contest. The orchestra, fresh from winning first place in Estherville, represents the district in a strong showing for The Arrow Now subscription.
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Plover School
Iowa City
Plover High School
Estherville
Would the Cash Last
A brief playful exchange contrasts romantic passion with practical finance as one person vows lasting love while the other questions the money. The fragment hints at a domestic or humorous chat about enduring affection and financial concerns.
Fragmented verse with a comic business inquiry
A humorous piece lines up a man who asks to incorporate his small fish business, trading playful misheard phrases about assets and bait to tease a legal setup. The quip contrasts a real question with a punny response about fishing gear and small operations.
50 000 Years Ago Mrs Pithecanthropus Look at that
Comic dialogue from the Chicago Daily News plays on archeology and household items with humorous banter about cave shelves and old razor blades, highlighting a playful exchange centered on prehistoric finds and everyday remnants.
Roasting Chicken Metaphors Stir Conversation
The dialogue compares the soul to a violin and a ukulele, implying different tonalities of expression. A quip about a wife picking on the husband adds a light, domestic thread to the exchange.
Co-Operation Mrs Spugegs and the Muddy Garments
Mrs Spugegs praises the laundryman Willie for courteous service and promises to return the favor by making her clothes as muddy as possible to test the cleaners. The exchange shows humor and domestic routine in a neighborhood setting.
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Spugegs
Willie
Mustard Nickname Sparks Banter During Dance
In a playful exchange a couple jokes about nicknames as they dance. She teases that he is always on her dogs while he asks why she calls him mustard.
Fickle Audiences Shift as Talker Draws Biggest Crowd
A noted gentleman once criticized for talking too much now headlines with the season’s largest audience. The crowds grow as his speaking style resonates, altering public reception and expectations for public discourse.
Rather Difficult Bobby and the Camel Hair Brush
A playful dialogue where a boy questions a camel man about aging and using a camel hair brush. The exchange centers on curiosity and a humorous metaphor about hate and a small brush.
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Bobby
Maumma
Two Bases for Estimates in Car Buying
A light exchange compares husband and wife views on selecting a car. The wife urges getting the best available, while the husband questions market affordability and his ability to pay.
It's Pretty Simple Do you know what I think of married life
A fragment shows a dialogue about marriage with a fiancé signaling desire to wed soon to the most charming girl, followed by a playful exchange about promises to marry. It reads like a clipped personal exchange or gossip note from a social page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive
Selly
Fragmented Dialogue Between John and Sylvia Reflects Love Disappointment
A terse wartime style exchange reveals John admitting love disappointment while confirming his marriage to Sylvia. The brief dialogue hints at emotional conflict and loyalty as the characters acknowledge the situation.
Oath Question Sounds Off in Domestic Exchange
A magistrate asks Mrs. Murphy if she understands an oath while she describes her family’s occupations, noting her husband is a golfer and her son drives a secondhand car.
Plover Presbyterian Notes on Worship and events
Sunday services include morning worship and Sunday School at 11:00 with a Mothers Day program honoring local mothers. The Mothers of the community are guests, wear a flower. Weekly Bible Study Tuesday at 8 pm in the church dining room. Orchestra Friday 7:30 pm and choir 8:30 pm rehearsals. Special offering for Buena Vista College Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Mothers' Day Program Honor and Music at Church
A Presbyterian program on May 10 honors deceased mothers with white carnations and living mothers with red carnations. The evening features multiple readings, recitations, hymns, dialogues, and choral numbers from Sunday school and Young People's Chorus, with listed participants and acts beginning at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Dunn
Marilyn McFadzen
Wacedes LaVon
Phayne Heathman
Pepe
Phyllis
Warren Heathman
Mother’s
Notable Health Lecture by Mrs D Pirie Beyea Impresses Pupils
Mrs Beyea spoke at a high school and later at the school auditorium on Tuesday showing how good health underpins happiness. Her life story from wealth in Scotland to nursing and World War service highlighted resilience and a personal motto to pursue success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crouch
Mallard
R. E. DuBoise
Lord Ferguson
Lou Markley
Jefferson
Markley
R. E. Houck
D. Pirie Beyea
Des Moines
Pirie
Plover
Rolfe
Gilmore City
State Department of Health
J. I. Gembler
Geneva Hoff
Violet Donaldson
Lola Jones
Cleo Jones
Cornhelle Pollock
Pearl Jensen
Ruch Walker
Pearl Noble
Jesse Bryant
Kermore
Emmeteburg
Snday
Abraham Lincoln
America
United States
Russia
American Legion
Europe
China
Australia
Panama
Prayer Methodist Church Weekly Schedule
Prayer Methodist Church notes Rev. C J Mekkelson as pastor. Sunday School and Bible Class. Junior League at 4 00 p m Epworth League and Evening Worship at 8 00 p m. Mid Week Services Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 00 p m. Regular services next Sunday follow this schedule. all are welcome.
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Epworth
Plover Unit Auxiliary Meeting Notices
Auxiliary members are invited to county unit meeting at Mrs. W Leland McIntire's home in Rolfe on Monday May 11. The local unit meets at Mrs. I M McKim's on Friday May 15 with Mrs. John Perrigo assisting. Poppy distribution and sale plans will be made and all members urged to attend.
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Plover
American Legion Auxiliary
W. Leland McIntire
Rolfe
I. M. McKim
John Perrigo
Card of Thanks for Verna’s Siege of Sickness
We express sincere thanks to many friends and neighbors for their help during our daughter Verna’s illness and hospital experience. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Nendricks.
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Verna
W. S. Nendricks
Treat Poultry House Mites Before Warm Weather
Iowa State College expert R L Cochran urges farmers to treat poultry houses for mites as temperatures rise. Mites overwinter in cracks, bite hens at night, and multiply quickly. monitor roosts and cracks, re-treat if needed. Coal tar products, stock dip mixtures, or paints can suppress infestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Cochran
Poultry Husbandry Department
Iowa State College
Cochran
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Dean Falso
Lin
Little Willie
Sylvia
Plover Presbyterian Church
Walter Rothwell
Wile
Bedford Town
U.S. Agricultural Dept
Co. M. Webb
Plover Will Kill Company
Omaha
Neb
Hoyle
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