Christmas items and odd tales from Ruthven and surrounding areas
Collected vignettes recall a rock that vanished from a well mouth and a moonlit encounter with an apparent woman in white. Other notes cover Ouija board miracles in Spencer, a fish shelter plan using discarded Christmas trees on Lost Island Lake, and local academy appointment updates for Ruthven Consolidated School students.
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Donna
Eldon Lennox
Lennox
Lost Island Lake
Eldon
Mayne Announces West Point Appointments for 1974
Congressman Wiley Mayne of Iowa announced seven principal appointments from the Sixth District to the United States Service Academies for the class of 1974. The nominees, from 35 Northwest Iowa high school seniors, were selected after interviews by Mayne’s advisory committee led by L. H. Jones of Sioux City, following committee recommendations.
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Mayne
Wiley Mayne
Iowa
United States Service Academies
Northwest Iowa High School
Visory
L. H
Heinie" Jones
Sioux City
Tuition Grant Assistance Available for Iowa Private Colleges
Nearly 6,000 Iowa students with need receive tuition and fee aid this year through the Tuition Grant Program. Applicants must mail a completed application by January 18, 1974 to the Higher Education Facilities Commission in Des Moines, with the College Scholarship Service financial statement by the same date. Include Iowa Code 0767 on forwarding copies and address questions to the Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Higher Education Facilities Commission
Jewett Building
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa High Education Facilities Commission
Drivers license examiners visit Northwest Iowa towns
Drivers license examiners will be in Spencer every Wednesday at a shopping center, in Emmetsburg on Tuesdays at the Palo Alto County State Bank basement, in Estherville at City Hall on Mondays, in Spirit Lake at City Hall on Fridays, in Sheldon at City Hall on the second and fourth Tuesdays, and in Nell City at Memorial Hall on Saturdays mornings only, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Arrive at least 30 minutes before closing time for the written exam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County State Bank
Estherville
Spirit Lake
Sheldon
Nen City
Memorial Hall
Social Security Office Hours and Location in Spencer IA
The Social Security Office at 304 Lith Street Spencer Iowa operates Monday through Friday from 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m with a contact number 712 262 5350 Southwest Plaza. The office is closed on Saturdays and national holidays.
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Social Security Office
Southwest Plaza
Spencer
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob" Anderson
Linn Grove, Inc
Anderson
Spencer, In
Wny
West Pine Street
Central
West Pine
Albert Johnson
Ruthven
Iowa Conservation Commission
ICC
West Point
William Logan
Jerome Brown
Graettinger
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Joanne Sobotka
Bob Anderson
Donna Lennox
Ruthven Teri West Bend
Sioux Rapids
Sioux Valley
West Bend
Mallard
Everly
Terril
Maathon
United States Military Academy
Commission
Oo Mallard
SOC
Station Court House
City Hall
VFW
Eld
America
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