Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 6, 1963

The Junior Atoms 4-H Club netted $65 from its "Slave Auction" held Tuesday afternoon at the Mount Ayr Livestock Market. Nine members and their leader, Raymond UMBARGER, were sold. Purchasing the services of the nine members were Bernard SULLIVAN, Park RINEHART, Len BEATH and Raymond UMBARGER of Mount Ayr; Jerry WALTER of Benton; Ralph BRAMMER of Redding; Russell PHIPPS of Grant City, MO, and Don MOBERG of Creston. An undisclosed buyer paid $5 not to have Raymond "Shorty" UMBARGER work for him.

The Grand Valley girls quartet, composed of Jane SISSELL, Joy JACKSON, Cathy BURCHETT an Marjorie PAYTON, tied for first place on the Bill Riley Talent Show, which was recorded May 2 and was played back on June 2. In view of their success, the girls are eligible to compete with other winners at the Iowa State Fair in August.

With the passing of each day, Mount Ayr's new swimming pool in Lewis Park comes closer to its grand opening. However, many last-minute details must be worked out before the opening. The inspector was in Mount Ay the past week and found everything about the pool satisfactory.

Scholarship awards were presented to 141 graduates of the Mount Ayr Community high school during the class day program held May 27. Honored were Faye PAIST, Vicki NEWTON, Norma WALLACE, Janet BOURNE, Carol CHICKEN, Cynthia KELLEY, Norene DENNEY, Jane KINNE, Donna WALTERS, Pamela GAUER, David BARKER, Jerry WAUGH, Dick STEPHENS and Paul LAY.

Royce DAVIS of Mount Ayr became a three-time winner when he copped the championship of the open golf tournament played Sunday at the Mount Ayr Golf and County Club. Davis turned in a score of 109, one over par, for the 27 holes played. He shot consistently and had a 36 - 37 - 36 for three rounds on the par 36 course.

Bill HUGHES of Denver, MO won the feature event as the Mount Ayr Jalopy Club opened its seventh season Memorial Day night at the track, southwest of Mount Ayr. Hank SMITH of Mount Ayr placed second and Joe VAUGHN of Maryville, MO finished third.

Joy JACKSON of Kellerton and Roger REECE of Diagonal have been chosen by the state 4-H office to be special chorus delegates to the State 4-H Conference to be held June 12-15 in Ames, announcement of which has been made by Helen STEEBIN, county extension assistant. Miss JACKSON, a member of the Busy Workers 4-H Club, is the daughter of the Dean JACKSON of Kellerton and Roger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer REECE of Diagonal, is a member of the Lincoln Hotshots.

June 05, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Duane GROSE, Ellston

OBITUARIES in June 6, 1963 Mount Ayr Record-News:

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