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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 30, 1957
Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr
A modern and complete athletic field is planned for Mount Ayr if voters of the Mount Ayr school distric appove the
proposal which will be submitted at the special election on June 14. Plans provide for an adequately lighted football
field with good grass turf, bleachers for a good-sized crowd and a cinder track. A baseball field, satisfactorily lighted,
is also being considered. This area of more than 10 acres is sufficient to provide ample parking space.
Eighth grade graduation exercises for a class of two -- Barbara Ann DUGAN and John Thomas WORTHINGTON -- were held
Wednesday night of last week at Maloy.
Jim BURGE, proprietor of the Ben Franklin Store, was elected president of the Mount Ayr Lions Club at the regular
meeting held last Wednesday. BURGE will succeed Jack ELLIOTT, who has capably served the club during the past year.
A dinner was served Monday evening in Mount Ayr in honor of Stuart W. HOOVER, secretary of the Ringgold County Fair
for 18 years.
The senior class of the Tingley high school took a trip to Washington, D.C. In connection with their tour of the city,
the group visited Congress and was welcomed by Congressman Karl M. LeCOMPTE of Corydon. The group included Mary Jane
CLARK, Sue RICHARDS WOOD, Mary Sue PRITCHARD, Mrs. Russell BOYD (chaperon), Patricia HILL, Myrna ENGLAND, Mary Jane
MINNICK, Donald DUKES, Jim JOBE, Hugh FERGUSON, Russell BOYD, Donald RICHARDS, Von TULL and Dean EIGHME. Gary BEAR
was unable to accompany his classmates on the trip.
L-R: Donald DUKES, Mary Jan CLARK, Jim JOBE, Sue RICHARDS, Hugh FERGUSON, Mary Sue PRITCHARD, Chaperones Russell and Mildred BOYD, Rep. Karl LeCOMPTE, Pat HILL, Don RICHARDS, Myrna ENGLAND, Von TULL, Mary Jane MINNICK, Dean EIGHME.
BIRTHS REPORTED FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL:
May 24, a son, Curtis Eugene, to Mr. and Mrs. Richard MOREY, Diagonal
May 25, a son, Michael Shawn, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry ASHBY, Lamoni
May 25, a son, Charles Kelly, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles RICHARDS, Mount Ayr
May 26, a daughter, Nancy Jane, to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey WILKINSON, Grant City MO
May 27, a son, Crae Lynn, to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll GEIST, Mount Ayr
OBITUARIES in May 30, 1957 Mount Ayr Record-News:
Vernon Millard HUTCHINSON Anna DUNCAN BEARD
Teresa RAUCH TEALE Elizabeth Wilma BARES OVERHOLSER
Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012
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