Library Lines from Marion and Summer Book Picks
A reader reviews Erma Bombeck’s satire The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank and Mary Stewart Touch Not The Cat, plus Phyllis Whitney The Golden Unicorn. The note mentions a clerk’s reaction to People magazine and a fictional Child named Courtney in a gothic mystery. The piece blends personal notes and reading recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erma Bombeck
E.B
Wanda
Ralph
Girl Scout Cookie Corps
Mary Stewart
Bryony Ashley
Bryony
Ashley
People Magazine
Phyllis Whitney
Courtney
Library Screening for Children Saturday
Films for grade school children will be shown in the library basement on Saturday September 18 at 3 00.
Community Nap with Varied Visits and Gatherings
Plover residents hosted and visited over the weekend with numerous relatives and friends. Attendees traveled to Emmetsburg Waterloo Des Moines and Pocahontas for funerals family events and reunions. The mix included youths graduates and travelers from Mason City Aldora Arnolds Park and Algona among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Enockson
Floyd Vorster
Shellhammer Funeral Home
Emmetsburg
A.M. Bergeson
Stan Curry
Mason City
Jean Christiansen
Judy
Waterloo
Iowa City
Earl Firkins
Hoefing
Debbie
Jim Jones
Theodosia
Eldon Macvey
Savery Hotel
Des Moines
N.J
Humboldt
Jennie Kanenburg
Renwick
Bob Studer
Wagner
The
Legion
Peter Hansen
Pomeroy
Claus Juliff
Adams, Minn
Fred Buenting
Penfield
Henry Buenting
St. Joesph
Ill
Walker
Princess Steakhouse
Pocahontas
C.W. Pringle
Emmetsburg Hospital
E.S
Charles McFadden
Why Barn Colors Symbolize Pride in American Farming
Ann Ziebarth Barns. Buildings for storing hay and stabling livestock are usually red or white in Iowa. The author reflects on color traditions rooted in economic needs, noting blue barns exist and urging upkeep, pride, and preservation of farm heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
America
Rural housing loans raised income ceiling by FmHA notice
The U S Department of Agriculture announced that the ceiling on adjusted family income for rural housing loans was raised from 8500 to 10000 for the contiguous 48 states Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Loans offered at low interest rates depending on income and family size. The Pocahontas FmHA office serves Pocahontas and Calhoun counties with drive times and hours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Home’ Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Fmha
3Rd Ave. N.W
Pocahontas
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Ae Marion
Bill’s Body Shop
Plover News
Dorothy Stowell
Washington, D.C
Albert City
Nauvoo
Tomemteh
Aft
Mike Smith
Eugene Henderson
Brian Schuett
John Hendricks
Lewie Krischel
George Smith
Garland Smith
Tami
John Saylor
Mark
Robert Landgrass
Ed Pirie
James Hamand
Pontiac
E.V
Hamand
Harold McCullough
Brian
Davis
Junction
Tll
Floyd Minkler
Wilbur Johnson
Leon
Earl Rouse
Curlew
Ray Rouse
Jeanne Rouse
Wesley Sveda
Barbara Schade
Rockwell City
Jim Vernimont
Fonda
OKC Club
Ottosen
Plover Town Hall
N.J. Meurer
Bode
Bradgate
Plover
Sharon
Lewie Cirks
Gup Cirks
Chester Cirks
Ann Ziebarth
Ange
Rolfe
Gommerée
EEE
Ce Menibere
Ee Kee
Baar An
Peg Ay
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