Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 28, 1984

The newer of the two Mount Ayr water towers received a new look this week with a new coat of paint. Instead of the odd shade orange that had clad the tower since the original orange paint job faded badly, the tower is now painted in blue. The painting has been going on for the past two weeks. The re-painting was done after the original paint company, which had faulty pigment in the paint, offered new paint if the town would pay for the application.

Loren TRIGGS, with 43 years of teaching experience, and Donella JACKSON, with 33 years of experience, will not be answering the bell at the start of the new school year after retiring from their longtime elementary school teaching positions at the end of the 1983-84 school year.

First baby after Father's Day didn't take long at Ringgold County Hospital when Katy Jean GRINDSTAFF, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle GRINDSTAFF of Mount Ayr, was born at 9:44 p.m. Monday, June 18. The Ringgold County Porkettes annually present pork products to the parents of the first Father's Day baby and Tami WALTERS, Ringgold County Pork Queen and District Pork Queen, made the presentation last week. Katy Jean GRINDSTAFF weighed in at five pounds, 11 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. Grandparents were Mr. and Mrs. Rolland GRINDSTAFF, Larry DOOLITTLE and Glenda KASPER.

Larry DAVIS, 35, of Minnesota, is being held in the Ringgold County Jail on parole violation charges and charges are being filed against him in the District Court for break-ins at the First Lutheran and Regular Baptist churches in Mount Ayr early Friday morning, June 22.

Between $500-600 damage was done to the car of Mrs. Tim POTTORFF when Mount Ayr volunteer firemen were called to the Clearview Home, Mount Ayr, parking lot about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, June 21, to put out a blaze under the hood of her car. Mrs. POTTORFF, a nurse's aid, was just coming off a work shift at the Home and gasoline ignited when she started her car. She was preparing to return to her home at Hatfield, MO.

Two awards for outstanding service to the Ringgold county chapter of the American Heart Association were presented at the group's annual meeting recently. Receiving awards were Joel McCLURE and Mary Sue FOUNTAIN.

Ray FRANZ will open Franz Implement Co., Inc., a John Deere implement dealership in Mount Ayr Monday, it was announced this week. FRANZ will be purchasing the former Bushman Equip. Co. dealership, which will be located at that site west of Mount Ayr on Highways 169 and 2.

Steve MITCHELL, owner of Mitchell Drug, has purchased the inventory of Smith Jewelry from Bill and Rena SMITH of Mount Ayr, effective July 1.

Don BURNS, 24, a Sheridan, MO native, has been named the new manager of the Mount Ayr Place's store.

Bob AZELTON, president of Tingley State Savings Bank in Mount Ayr and Tingley, has resigned from that position effective July 1.

Opening of the new Triple A Shoe Repair Shop in Mount Ayr was recognized with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the shop on West Madison. Shop owners are Doug and Cheri LEAR.

June 25, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles WASKE, Mount Ayr

OBITUARIES in June 28, 1984 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Russell Eugene HANNON   Roy Emery COLLIER

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2012

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