Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 20, 1963

The Mount Ayr Junior Chamber of Commerce received its charter Friday night. The officers and directors of the organization are Norman MILLEDGE, director; Bob EVANS, vice-president; Bill MONAGHAN, secretary; James MAHAN, Jr., second vice-president; Richard REYNOLDS, president; Arlen F. HUGHES, treasurer; Eben JONES, director, and Gary McCULLOGH, director.

A picnic dinner was enjoyed Tuesday evening of last week in Fife's Grove by the citizens' Band Radio Operators of the Ringgold-Taylor county area and their families. During a business meeting held following the dinner, the following officers were elected: president, Max BUCK; vice-president, Clyde HOGUE; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Ames CROSS; reporter, Michael WARIN; communications, Gerald YOUNG, and traffic manager, Nick DUROS.

Jeffrey Lynn FARMER, nine-year-old son of George and Roberta LAMB FARMER, was fatally injured Wednesday morning of last week in a bicycle-truck accident in Omaha, NE to which city the family had moved the preceding Sunday. Jeffrey was returning on his bicycle to his home from a distance of only a few blocks, where he had been sent on an errand for his parents, when the accident happened on Dodge Street. Born June 15, 1953, in Mount Ayr, Jeffrey would have observed his 10th birthday anniversary on Saturday. He is survived by his parents; a brother, Mark Wesley; an infant sister, Joni Kay and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Glee LAMB of Clarinda, formerly of Mount Ayr.

Mrs. S. C. RICE, librarian of the Mount Ayr Public Library, has tendered her resignation, effective July 1, to the board of trustees. Mrs. RICE has capably served as librarian for the past nine years.

With full cooperation of the weatherman, work on Mount Ayr's new swimming pool has progressed steadily during the past week. If continued, the pool should be in operation by the first of next week. That is the consensus of the swimming pool committee. The pool has been painted, the bath house is in the process of being painted and the deck is finished.

Twelve 4-Hers of Ringgold county attended the State 4-H Club Conference held last week on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames and participated in the election of the 1963 officers. Ringgold county's two presidents, Patty STEPHENS of Diagonal and Raymond SHIELDS of Tingley, attended the pre-conference workshop on Monday and Tuesday, and Roger REECE was a member of the state 4-H chorus. Other conference delegates in attendance were Diane SALTZMAN of Mount Ayr; Kay SCHAEFER, Rayma STEWART and Mike GILES of Ellston; Quita LININGER of Shannon City; Donald GOINS of Diagonal; Andy ABARR of Redding, and Dennis MILLER and Craig RIGGS of Tingley. Carl RIGGS of Tingley and Mrs. Helen STREEBIN and Milt HENDERSON of Mount Ayr also attended the conference.

June 15, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger NEWBERRY, Lamoni

OBITUARIES in June 20, 1963 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Nova VERNON TYRREL    Arthie Beulah THOMPSON THURMAN

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