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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 12, 1997
Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr
Fire destroyed a motor home in Mount Ayr Sunday, June 8, in one of two calls for the Mount Ayr Volunteer Fire
Department. The call came at 5 p.m. that the motor home, parked on Doug HYMBAUGH'S lot on the south side of Highway 2,
was on fire. The motor home was being parked on the HYMBAUGH lot to show it was for sale. Owner Nancy PORTER of
Mount Ayr had just returned to the lot after giving a ride to people intersted in looking at the vehicle when
flames were noticed around the engine. The people in the motor home got out but PORTER did not have to rescue her
purse, which was destroyed in the fire. The Mount Ayr Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire but the vehicle
was totally destroyed.
A grant for $3,000 was awarded this week to the committee working on restoration of the train depot in Mount Ayr from
the South Central Iowa Community Foundation. The money will be used to help with providing a heating system and new
wiring for the structure, which has already been restored on the outside.
Nine members of the Mount Ayr American Legion Post #172 were honored for 50 years of membership at a ceremony
Monday evening. Iowa Department Commander Carroll WEGNER of Gladbrook made the certificate presentations to Owen
CAMPBELL, Everett REYNOLDS, Lyle NICHOLS, Charles HARVEY, LBanks WILSON, Richard PRENTIS and Mrs. Elmo ROE, who
accepted for her late husband. Not present were Don HARVEY and Dr. Charles LAWHEAD.
The Mount Ayr Lions Club celebrated 50 years of service to the community when it met at the Mount Ayr Community high
school Saturday night. LBanks WILSON, Leroy BLESSMAN, Duane KNIGHT and Jack ELLIOTT were recognized for being part of the
club for 40 years or more.
OBITUARIES in June 12, 1997 Mount Ayr Record-News:
Inez Irene HATHAWAY DAUB Ronald S. "Bud" TICE Harold F. WILLEY
Lois Arlene LINKEY CREVELING :Kent Duane PICKENS
Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2012
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