Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, March 12, 1987

The Rev. Jesse JACKSON, a potential presidential candidate on the Democratic ticket, will visit Mount Ayr Community high school Thursday, March 19, it was announced this week.

The commons area at Mount AyrCommunity high school was a sea of blue Future Farmer of America jackets Friday afternoon as the district contest convention was held at the high school here. More than 360 students from 37 different high schools attended the session here.

Four MAC chapter entries qualified for state competition and one entry from the Grand Valley FFA chapter will go on to state competition from the district meeting.

A 20 year-old Creston man was back in custody Tuesday morning following almost a day of freedom after he walked way from the Ringgold county courthouse before he was to appear in district court Monday. Richard Gene DRAPER, 20, of Creston was scheduled to appear on a hearing of his revocation of probation in Mount Ayr Monday afternoon when he escaped from custody. He was arrested again about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning when he was found north of Diagonal, two miles north of the Union-Ringgold county line on County Road P27. He had been walking along the road and was given a ride by an elderly motorist from Missouri before being taken back into custody.

Vivian and Herb JACKSON of Kellerton have gone back to school at Southwestern Community College in Creston and, according to college officials, have displayed a positive attitude and enthusiasm that have set an example for other "older" students to follow. The couple have been very successful in their first semester in business courses at the college.

Two Mount Ayr Community high school students have been named to the All-Iowa Honor Drill Team, which will perform Friday, March 13, during the girls state basketball tournament in Des Moines. Jamie JONES and Melanie MURPHY have received the all-state honor and will join 98 girls from 49 high schools across the state in the performance. JONES and MURPHY are members of the Mount Ayr Community high school drill team, sponsored by Marian ENGLAND.

The Pebbles, a team from Mount Ayr, won the title in the South Central Iowa Bowling Proprietors Handicap Bowling Tournament held at Lucky Lanes in Mount Ayr February 28 and March 1-2. There were 32 teams participating; 13 were from Mount Ayr. Members of the winning team were Ron SICKELS, Iris BOESE, Helen HUNT, Rose BOLINGER and Mary Jane GARRETT.

March 10, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jim HYMBAUGH, Mount Ayr

OBITUARIES in Thursday, March 12, 1987 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Iva Edith HIGHTSHOE SMITH    Mildred Elizabeth SPENCER INGRAM
Garwilda Babe (Honey) RUSCO SCHUSTER
Mabel Pearl WELLS HOGUE    Ferne L. LANCE THOMPSON

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2012

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