Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, March 28, 1963

Junior and bantam league bowlers of Mount Ayr were honored Thursday during a special awards program held a Lucky Lanes. Trophies and patches were presented to the boys for the seasons' play. Trophies were awarded the Steve Nagys, who won the junior league, and the Mighty Three, winners of the bantam league.

Bowlers for the Nagys were Steve FETTY, Cullen GEIST, Chuck MEACHAM and Larry ADAMS, and team members of the Mighty Three were Alan FETTY, Mike McNEILL and Curtis STRINGHAM. Larry HUNTER also received a trophy as a substitute for the Mighty Three.

Individuals recognized with trophies were Johnny McFARLAND, who had the highest average, 153, and Bruce HENDERSON, scorer of the high game, 209, in the junior league, and Alan FETTY, for his high game of 220 in the bantam league.

Four members of Diagonals state championship basketball team of 1938, coached by O. C. "Pop" VARNER, attended the annual banquet for former state champions and coaches Saturday evening in the Kirkwood Hotel in Des Moines. They are Claire BROWN of Mount Ayr; Eugene PINE and Ronald (Bud) BEYMER of Diagonal, and Cletus TINDLE of Osceola. Sharing the courtesy were Mr. BROWN'S son, Joe; Mr. PINE'S son, Paul; Mr. BEYMER'S son, Ronnie, and Mrs. TINDLE.

Rapid progress is being made in the construction of Mount Ayr's new swimming pool at the site, one block west of the Ringgold County Hospital. Construction equipment was moved to the site Friday and work was started in earnest the following day.

Doug LANE announced that he will move his body shop the first of the week from Diagonal to Mount Ayr. The shop will be located in the south Timby building, formerly occupied by the Johnston Motor Co.

Cheryl NEWTON was awarded a secretarial diploma by the C E School of Commerce, Omaha, NE, on March 8 and has accepted a position in the offices of the Independent Metal Products Company. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam NEWTON of Mount Ayr, Miss NEWTON is a graduate of the Mount Ayr Community high school with the class of 1962.

March 26, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence DVORSKY, Mount Ayr

OBITUARIES in March 28, 1963 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Dollie Ann GILLILAND SLAUGHTER   Catherine Louise HOFFMAN PAYTON
George Leslie BRYANT

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2013

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