Community Notes Roundup From Rolfe Mallard and Surrounding Towns
Local social scene covers visits by Mrs W J Johnson and family at G S Shaw home. Mrs Forsythe at C E Kauffman country home. travelers from Swea City and Emmetsburg. election volunteers offer poll logistics. Halloween events at Plover and Mallard. engagements, marriages and group activities across Rolfe Mallard Farnhamville Pocahontas Jewell and Des Moines areas.
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W. J Johnson
G. S. Sar
Johnson
Forsythe
Rs. C. E. Kauffman
Leslie Hansen
Ily
Swea City
Jeffries
Www. J. Krejci
Emmetsburg
Hd. Pollock of
Ames
W. John
Inez Archer
Rolfe
G. F. Grove
Phil Mar
W. J. Johnson
Ben
P. J. Shaw
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
Rodman
Merle Blue
Geo. Jeffries
H. H. Grove
Farnhamville
Ben Perdue
Parks
Laurens
Floyd Ferguson
R. E. du Bois
Paul Kerns
Verna Dahlgren
Hampton
Lutheran Hospital
Pikertown
Farm Union
Chas. Otto
Otto
M. E. Hess
A. W. Hess
R. F. Buck
Wilbur Roberts
The
Allbees
Katherine Boozeel
Herman Beneke
C. A. Garlock
Fort Dodge
Milton Cobb
Tyrus Cobb
C. H. Peden
Jewell
Gerald
Clarence Pringle
Amber Broadwell
B. W. Jeffries
Carroll
Northwest
Iowa
Ladies Aid Society
Methodist
Geo. S. Shaw
Edna Henderson
Roy Simonson
J. H. Bucher
Wentz
Dorothy Shaw
Plover Methodist Church Notes Rev Howard A Reyman Pastor
Sunday Services listed with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m. Services schedule to be held next Sunday with cordial invitation to all.
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Plover Methodist Church
Howard A. Reyman
Horning
Epworth League
Plover Presbyterian Church Notes
Sunday School 10 15 a m Morning Worship 11 30 a m Mid week Bible Study Class meets 7 30 p m this summer one half hour earlier The Willing Workers meet Thursday afternoon hosted by Mrs I M McKim and Mrs J W Ferguson Everyone welcome to attend
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I.M. McKim
J. W. Ferguson
Mrs Pollock Describes California Visit and Kathleen Norris Event
In San Diego Mrs W O Shakleford and husband run a busy nursery while hosting political talks and attending night school. J H Pollock notes weight, weather, and prices, then recounts Kathleen Norris appearance urging California voters to retain the dry act. Norris described as a tall, gray haired woman who shared a rattlesnake tale as a metaphor for quelling vice.
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W. O. Shakleford
37Th St
San Diego
Cal
California
Imperial Valley
Shaklefords
Hooverites
J. H
Jim” Pollock
Mr. Pollock
Fatty Arbuckle
Iowa
Kathleen Norris
Kathleen
Tall Corn
J. H. Pollock
Delayed Letter Shaped Princeton's Eighth President
Family papers reveal Ashbel Green, eighth Princeton president, received a delayed letter that redirected his choice from Yale to Nassau Hall. The note, tied to Nassau Hall and a New Haven inquiry, led Green to matriculate at Princeton, shaping his future and reflecting providence over preference.
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Delny
Princeton University
Ashhel Green
Princeton
Ashbel Green
Green
New Haven
Yale
Nassau Hall
New York Times
Unchanging Demand for Silver in the Orient
The article notes enduring silver demand in Asia and India, detailing U S mint silver coinage from 1794 onward, and the use of silver for jewelry among peasants and brides. It cites National Geographic Society Bulletin observations on silver’s malleability, exchange use in India until 1863, and booms tied to prosperity and marriages.
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America
United States
China
India
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Motoring Courtroom Quip Sparks Banter at Bend Case
In a magistrates court a witty exchange unfolds as the chairman questions a nervous witness about a speeding car. The witness admits the car may have hit 35 miles per hour around a dangerous bend and mentions seeing a bowler hat and red scarf during the drive.
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London
England's smallest churches amid reservoir water
Two tiny England churches were submerged to feed Manchester with water. Lakeland boasted Wasdale Head as the smallest church with a Norse galley hall roof, while rivals include Sussex’s Lullington Chapel at just sixteen by sixteen feet. Mardale church records begin in 1684, drawing visitors with its serene setting.
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England
Manchester
Lakeland
Wasdale Head
Lullington
Sussex
Mardale
Rattlesnake Flag Origin and American Naval Symbol
The rattlesnake flag arose from a humorous Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette suggestion endorsing sending a cargo of snakes to England in protest of British policies. Colonel Gadsden presented to Congress on February 8, 1776 an elegant flag for the American navy showing a yellow field with a rattlesnake and the call to attack.
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Franklin
Pennsylvania Gazette
England
Mother Country
St. James’ Park
Spring Garden
Gadsden
Marine Committee
Congress
Keeping Up Appearances Neighbors Buy Used Car
Mr Close remarks on moving and using a car before new neighbors learn they owned it. Mrs Close questions the plan as they prepare to relocate.
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Mr. Close
Farm mortgage relief plan backed by Iowa Farm Bureau groups
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and County Farm Bureaus organize county advisory councils to assist distressed farmers. Councils, acting as intermediaries with lenders, will use a sliding payment scale tied to farm commodity prices to adjust interest and principal payments without reducing the original principal.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
County Farm Bureaus
Towa
Quote on Work and Merit Reflects Public Sentiment
A concise remark argues that many people mostly collect the living they claim the world owes them, reflecting a critique of entitlement and effort in society. The meditation channels a socio economic viewpoint on work and reward.
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Court House
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Shaw
Iss Dorothy
Mallard
Emtaburg
Manson
Pemhaban
Masonic Lodge
G. S. Shaw
E. Hancher
L. E. Quik
E. C. Hancher Ee
Algona
Filoween
Plover
Henry Fitzgerald
Boughton
Wella Hess
Ion Dodge
Charlotte
Sanders
Casey
Pat Heathman
Elwood Garlock
Brown Oxford
Chas, McFadden’s
Cal Raymond Henderson
C. E. Watts
Watts
Des rMbines
Ameri 0 Legion Auxiliary
J. M. Bush
O. A. Smith
Wallace Huner
Velma Cook
W. J. Cook
Clarence Dallage
Albert Dallage
Fergus Falls
Minn
Sisseton
S. D
Prindleville
Kild- Ndge Knudson
Prindiville
Reus Falls
T i
Plover Presbyterian Church
Walter Rothwell
West
Charlie
C. G. James
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