Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 24, 1940

Thressa SCHAEFER and Donald WILLEY motored to Grant City, MO Saturday evening and were married by Wade FAUBION. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe THOMPSON. Mrs. WILLEY is employed in the Spurrier Cafe and Mr. WILLEY is a local trucker.

The third annual tri-county ladies corn husking contest will be held tomorrow at a field north of Blockton. The contest is open to women of Ringgold and Taylor counties and Worth County, MO. Last year's winner over eleven contestants was Mr. Carl WYMAN, of Benton township, and Mrs. Roy SICKELS, of Mount Ayr was second.

Judge Homer A. FULLER has been appointed senior judge of the military registrants, advisory board of the third judicial district of Iowa. The boards give assistance to registrants in preparing questionnaires, claims and similar papers.

The last of the concrete was poured Tuesday evening at the Benton corner, closing the seven-mile gap on Highway 3 from the Ringgold county line to Benton.

RICE CENTER - Mr. and Mrs. Lennis AUSTIN are the proud parents of a baby boy, born Friday night.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2015

 

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