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RETOLD OLD NEWS

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 23, 1956

Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr

LEFT to RIGHT: Cela WALTERS, Joy BROWN, Sharon BROWN, May Kay LANTZ, Barbara LONG, Helen WADDELL, LaVerna WADDELL, Beth WALTERS, Beth BRYANT, Patricia SEVIER, Myrtle SEVIER, Patricia PADGITT, Adrianne HARRYMAN, JoAnn LYNCH BACK: Coach Albert R. TROYER

A great Beaconsfield sextet proved decisively their superiority Saturday in the finals of the girls district tournament held at Creston as they defeated the strong Saint Mary's team, 86 to 64, to advance to the state tournament. It will be the first trip to the state meet for the Beaconsfield team, composed of one senior, two juniors and three sophomores who have played together since their grade school days. As one of the "Sweet Sixteen," the Ringgold county team will meet New Sharon in first round play on Tuesday at 9 p.m. Consolation honors were won by Tingley with a 74-60 victory over Redding.

Vance GEIGER, who is capably serving his sixth year as principal of the Mount Ayr schools, will leave tomorrow night for Chicago, IL where he will attend the anniversary convention of the National Association of High School Principals to be held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel.

Fifty-six Mount Ayr firms are cooperating in offering special bargains for Dollar Days this weekend, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Dollar Days are included in the promotional program planned by the retail committee of the Mount Ayr Businessmen's Club. Arch DUNFEE, chariman of the committee, expresses satisfaction in the way everyone has cooperated. Other members of the committee are Jim BURGE, Art SCHMIT, Keith COLE and Charles SKINNER.

BIRTHS REPORTED FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL:

  • February 20, a daughter, Diana Darlene, to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard BOSWELL, Davis City
  • February 18, a son, Dale Ivan, to Mr. and Mrs. Archie TULL, Hatfield MO
  • February 21, a daughter, Sheila Kay, to Mr. and Mrs. James ROOD, Kellerton

    OBITUARIES in February 23, 1956 Mount Ayr Record-News:

    Andrew Jackson BROWN   James W. BROWN

    Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2012

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