Cement Walks Laid At Local church And School House
New cement walks have been laid in front of the M. FE church and the school house. C DP Hobbs was in Palo Alto county late last week, overseeing drainage contracts. A large number of Plover residents attended a race meet at Rolfe last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Chas BE Watts left Monday for a short visit with relatives at Audubon. Pp J Shaw was in Pocahontas Monday. Jas Webb and Joe Bucher are this
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. FE
C. DP. Hobbs
Palo Alto County
Rolfe
Chas
BE. Watts
Audubon
J. Shaw
Pocahontas
Jas, Webb
Joe Bucher
Plover News Briefs Highlight Local Work and Incidents
Ed Quinsland and Will Srouse oversee county road work south of town promising a top highway. Uncle Jimmie Henderson injured when horse spooked and threw him from a cart but no bones broken. Autopsy confirms poisoning as the cause for a yard death near Geo. Jolliffe. Epworth League lecture opens at M E church with strong reception and applause. Rev Moody and family depart to Moville Iowa after community farewell. One hundred fifty guests attend farewell for Moody in church basement.
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Ed Quinsland
Will Srouse
Elwood Garlock
Plover
Iowa
Jimmie Henderson
Harry McFadden
Jimmie
N. H. Shaver
Osgood
Town
Poe
Geo. Jolliffe
DeWall Place
Peterson
lFonda
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Lyndon-Gordon Co
F. S. Watts
Audurbon
Charles
Richard Buck
Hampton
Carl Hoffert
Minnesota
J .P. G. Hess
H. H. Grove
Nellie Wallace
F. J. Nacke
Rolfe
Frank Nacke
F. G. Owen
Pocahontas
Rev. Moody
Moville
Moodys
Andrew Crawford
M. B. Church
Plover School Notes Highlight Fall Program and Activities
The Plover High School society announces the next program featuring The Plover Home Journal contents with local contributors and a fashion page. Friday October 20 sees a program with a candy sale, a basketball double header vs Pocahontas, and ongoing declamatory contests.
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Plover Home Journal
Thelma Heathman
Paul Ferguson
Madonna of the
Lenora Mueller
Clarence Heathman
Sale of School Houses Notice in Plover Districts
The School Board of the Consolidated Independent School District of Plover will auction the Twigg Strong and Fuller district school houses on Saturday October 28 1946 at 1 00 PM 230 PM and 330 PM with outbuildings in the Truelsen district at 430 PM Cash or bankable notes required and bids may be rejected. Official by P Shaw Secretary Optimism notes follow but line breaks and unrelated remarks are present.
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Consolidated Independent School
Plover
Town
Twigg
Strong
Fuller
Truelsen
P. J. Shaw
Secy
President Wilson declines Independence Hall address
President Wilson refused to speak at Independence Hall on the 128th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, citing a moment when many lives were lost at sea. The president called the tragedy a moment that would not stir patriotic sentiment.
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Wilson
Independence Hall
Joy Smith Leads Service and Epworth League Week
Miss Joy Smith District Deaconess spoke at last Sunday’s evening service with strong attendance and interest. The Lemon orchestra and chorus plus soloists Mrs Caspar Grantland Harriss Thomas and Mrs Esther Glenny presented music as Glenny shared experiences in Arkansas black schools and praised educational progress of black children. Envelopes dated Oct 1 mark the weekly pledge. Epworth League week offers Bible study class and Junior League. Sunday services at 10:30 am and 7:30 pm feature sermons The Most Beautiful Thing in the World and A Wise Fool with Prof Bloom leading the Epworth League service. Everyone is invited.
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Joy Smith
Lemon Orchestra
Caspar Grantland Harriss Thomas
Esther Glenny
Arkansas
Southland
Spanworth
Solomon
Hog cholera control efforts form in Pocahontas county
The U S Department of Agriculture and state authorities begin organized hog cholera control in Lizard and Lake townships with elected officers. Meetings set across townships aim to educate farmers on control measures and to prevent spread from infected stockyards amid a northeast county outbreak. A storm postponed tonight’s meeting to November 9.
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Pocahontas County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Lizard
Lake Townships
Lizard Township
John Welgert
John Diving
Lake Township
A. E. Danielson
W. E. Campbell
Palmer
Opera House
Plover
Rolfe
P. Hah
Havelock
Twilight Theatre
Marshall Township
Center School House
Laurens
Colfax Township
vVarina
I. K. Atherton
Notice Of Letting Of Contract For High And Arts Rehallding
Sealed bids will be received by Jas S Bruce secretary of the School Board of the Independent School District of Rolfe Iowa until six o’clock P M Thursday November 9 1916 at his Rolfe office for the erection of a school building according to plans and specifications prepared by the architects and builders listed in the contract documents. The bids and surety will be submitted as required by law and the board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Rolfe
Jas San E Bruce
Ghecks Ag
Secretar Retary
School board plans bid drawings for Des Moines area project
The Independent School District of Rolfe Iowa invites bids for architectural drawings. Interested contractors must pay a $10 refundable deposit to G L Lockhart and return drawings. If drawings are obtained and no bid is submitted a $5 penalty applies. Subcontractors and suppliers must cover printing costs from the deposit. The board may accept or reject any bid. James Bruch, secretary.
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Iil
Sore
Ames “Bruce, Rolfe, Towa
Dés Moines
Iowa
Omaha
Nebr
Signad
Rolfe
James Bruch
Take Chamberlains Cough Remedy To End A Cold
A vivid public notice urges readers to treat colds seriously with Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It boasts decades of use, no narcotics, and wide availability. A separate item notes General Carranza vows to end bullfighting after failing to oust Pershing.
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General Pershing
Carranza
Inside-bathing for health and happiness
The piece argues daily morning hygiene through inside-bathing can transform nervous, despondent, and headachy people into healthy, rosy individuals. It claims the body fails to rid daily waste with current living and promotes a routine shift for better well being.
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ilNmena
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the Community Bank
Fred Ehler
Moody
Muste
Pearl Henderson
Roy Henderson
Banford
Coral Rutgers
Olive Bryant
Roy Simonson
Marie Climpson
Frank Henderson
Alfred Roberts
Miss Vertrees
Gilmore City
Althe
Gilmore
Courtis
Morris
Roy Simongon
R. J. Pearce
Horticultural Department
Ames
Gojing
Luca Wiese
Pop
Paul
Sylvia Helfig
John Keepple
P.B. Thompson
Democratic Party
State Department
Redfield
Jimbam Lewis
New York
Massachusetts
Hinois
Alabama
Methodist Episcopal Church
Burnette
W. R. Jones the Harness Man
Hampshire
E. E. Wilcox
Rolfe, Iowa
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