Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, March 06, 1958

Phoebe PETERSON, a Mount Ayr high school senior, has been awarded a certificate of merit as a result of her outstanding performance in the 1957-58 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to principal Vance E. GEIGER. The certificate attests to high academic promise and high scores received by Miss PETERSON on two college aptitude tests which led to the nationally recognized academic honor.

Leland F. WAGNER, local representative of the W. C. Tarpenning Agency of Shenandoah, for Mutual of Omaha and United of Omaha, was awarded a Certificate of Proficience for successful completion of an intensive course in life insurance underwriting.

A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed Friday in the district court of Ringgold county by the Beaconsfield Consolidated School district, the Ellston Independent School District and individuals, as plaintiffs. The petition is an action of the plaintiffs to exclude the Beaconsfield Consolidated School District and the Ellston Independent School District from the reorganized Grand Valley Community School District.

A daughter, Patricia Jayne, born March 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Larry MEEK, Grant City MO.

Obituaries in this issue:

No obituaries were published in this week's issue.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2015

 

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