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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1953
Page
3
The Plover community reports a W.S.C.S. meeting at the church, M.Y.F. cabin fund approval, various local visits, and a high rating for the Plover band at Arnolds Park. Notable names include Fay Pirie, Edna Pirie, J. Arnold, G. Forsythe, and John DeVolder, with events in Sioux City Fort Dodge and Arnolds Park.
Roller skating party at Emmetsburg reported with attendees including Miss Mary Reinders and families of Foster and O Neall. Several county residents traveled for visits, weddings, and hospital stays, with local events such as a Fried Spring Chicken Dinner at Plover Cafe and an Amvets Auxiliary meeting noting plans for Memorial Day and a county gathering May 25.
Mrs. Kenneth J. Simoff and Teresa Lynn express gratitude to friends for cards gifts flowers and visits during the stay in Emmetsburg hospital and after returning home.
Next Sunday the Plover Presbyterian Church will celebrate Mother's Day at 11 a.m. honoring the oldest and youngest mothers and the mother with the most children present. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. May activities invite families to visit and join adult classes. Twenty-two youths attended the Larger Parish Westminster Fellowship in Livermore. the next meeting is planned for Plover on June 6.
A set of church notices list Junior Westminster Fellowship meeting Thursday at 7, choir practice after, registration for Daily Vacation Bible School with Jim Jones and Rev Martin Prehn, mother and daughter potluck May 6, mass meeting May 17 at Pocahontas Presbyterian, Presbytery adjourned May 10, Plover Methodist services with Eugene M Rasmussen, Youth Fellowship 7 30 p.m., film on Paul and choir practice, VBS held early June for children entering kindergarten through eighth grade, See You In Church Sunday.
The people of Plover and vicinity are warned not to buy from any strange salesmen or engage any septic tank cleaners without first contacting the mayor. By order of T. R. Jones, Mayor.
Henry Zech of Pocahontas R V Nevill and H E McAfee of Laurens are among water systems dealers volunteering to join County Extension Director E I Rosenberger in a KAYL radio broadcast Friday May 8 from 1245 to 1 00 p m on improving farm water systems Local families with water system work will appear in later May broadcasts Owen McConaughy and wife of Havelock aim to complete a new farm bathroom this May Modern bowling was introduced into America by the Dutch.
Local farmers who used certified seed for spring planting must file certification applications by May 15. The county extension office notes small grains ladine clover birdsfoot trefoil canary grass brome grass and red clover are due. Total applications should be mailed to the Iowa Crop Improvement Association in Ames, Iowa.
Ray Gilbert at Marengo receives a letter from his son, a Chinese prisoner of war, dated December 24, 1952.
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