Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 3, 1961

Judy BRAMMER of Redding exhibited the grand champion steer, a 925-pound Hereford, at the Lenox Stock Show held Monday. 4-H members from Ringgold, Union, Taylor and Adams counties exhibited 75 steers in the show and local 4-Hers made a fine showing by winning nine blue and 10 red ribbons. Members who exhibited and received red ribbons were Teena LYNCH, Randall HANSON, Joyce LYNCH, Randy LYNCH, Leila GOODALE, Ed JOHNSTON, Jack GOODALE and Vickie WACKERNAGLE.

Extent of the damage from hailstorms in Ringgold county on July 13, 15 and 18 may be partially measured by the amount of claims allowed through one of the insurance agencies in Mount Ayr. The W. B. CUNNING Company reports 47 claims processed to date with total payments amounting to $32,131.05. Most of the claims allowed was for crop damage in Monroe township, southwest from Beaconsfield into Liberty township and in the vicinity of Caledonia in Lotts Creek township.

The Mount Ayr Produce Company, owned and operated by Billie FINCH for 42 years, was sold this week to the Farmers Produce, owned by Vern POORTINGA of Creston. Possession was given Tuesday, August 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard PIERSON, son Michael and daughters Teresa and Patricia moved their household goods Sunday from Neola to 104 North Cass Street in this city. Mr. PIERSON replaces Donald L. CLEMENS as linotype operator in the Record-News office. Mr. CLEMENS left Tuesday for Rochester, MN where he will undergo surgery Thursday for a chronic back condition.

Randal HANSON of Diagonal and Karen DOLECHECK of Mount Ayr are Ringgold county's 4-H delegates to the State 4-H Health Camp July 31 to August 4 at Madrid. Randall, son of Maurice HANSON, is a member of the Lincoln Hotshots 4-H Club and is in his seventh year of club work. Karen, a member of the Liberty Belles 4-H Club, is in her eighth year of clubwork. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank DOLECHECK.

July 31, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bud BROWN, Diagonal

OBITUARIES in Thursday, August 3, 1961 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Rozenia Elizabeth FARRELL

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2011

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