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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 19, 1961
Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr
Three seniors of the Mount Ayr Community high school -- Kathryn McCREARY, Dan CARR and Gary KEPLINGER -- have been honored
for their high performance on the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test given last March. This announcement has
been made by principal Vance E. GEIGER.
Improvements have been made recently at the ice skating pond at Fife's Grove Park, according to Eldon MAIN, chairman of
the Mount Ayr Park Board. A four-inch pipe line has been installed between the pond in the grove and the skating one,
which will make it possible to be much more effective than pumping the water in as was done last winter. Additional
lighting is planned and with the added improvements the rink should afford pleasure to everyone, young or old, who enjoys
skating. Members of the park board are Mr. MAIN, Mrs. George IRVING and Bill FRENCH.
A "Sell-A-Bration" will be held Tuesday, October 24, at the Cross Garage and Auto Supply
in observance of 25 years as a business firm in the community.
Four business houses and the schoolhouse in Redding were burglarized Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 11:30 p.m.
and 1:30 a.m., a report of which has been made by sheriff Elbert STRANGE. Thieves gained entrance to Owen LAMBERT'S
hardware store by forcing the bolt in the rear door. At the Alva MILLER grocer and cafe, the thieves forced open the
front door. The front door was also forced open to gain entrance to Chas. REIDLINGER'S grocery store. The thieves
continued their "tour" of the city by visiting the schoolhouse, where they broke the lock on a rear door. To gain
entrance to the various rooms, glass was broken from the doors.
Marshal MATTHEWS of Benton, was elected president of the Ringgold county Rural Mail Carriers Association during a meeting
held Tuesday evening of last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl KELLY of Redding.
The voters of Kellerton, at a special election held Thursday, approved the granting of a franchise to the Iowa State
telephone Corporation. The official county was 84 votes in favor of the proposition and two against. The term of the
franchise is for a period of 35 years.
BIRTHS REPORTED FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL:
October 12, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leland SICKELS, Mount Ayr
October 13, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Terry WELDON, Lamoni
October 13, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bobby POTTORFF, Mount Ayr
October 15, a son to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. PARKER, Diagonal
October 15, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clair EASON, Diagonal
October 16, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Boyd STREITENBERGER, Blockton
October 16, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Esse FREED, Redding
October 18, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Bob SMITH, Mount Ayr
October 18, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Victor WEDDLE, Hatfield MO
October 18, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lynn OSBORN, Lamoni
OBITUARIES in Thursday, October 19, 1961 Mount Ayr Record-News:
William W. CUNNING
Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2012
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