Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 7, 1963

Mount Ayr has been selected as a site for one of the 64 girls sectional basketball tournaments, the dates for which will be February 12, 14 and 16. Six teams entered for competition will be Clearfield, Lamoni, Grand Valley, East Union, Diagonal and Mount Ayr.

W. T. TIMBY of this city will be honored at a dinner and 50-year membership presentation ceremony tomorrow (Friday) evening. Mr. TIMBY completed 50 years of Masonry as an active member of Faith Lodge, No. 179, A. F. & A. M. on January 24. He has also been a member of the York Rite Bodies for a number of years and is a member of the Shrine.

Four 4-H leaders, who represented Ringgold county at the annual Leaders' Recognition Day in Ames, on January 28, are Helen STREEBIN, county extension assistant, Mrs. Lloyd GOINS, Mrs. George VICKER, Raymond UMBARGER and D. H. ALLEN.

Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the two-story home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew SOBOTKA, located three miles southeast of Diagonal, while the SOBOTKAS were in attendance at morning church services.

February 02, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Larry ENGLAND, Mount Ayr

OBITUARIES in February 7, 1963 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Corydon Minor ANDERSON   J. W. FARRINGTON   Owen Emery LAIRD
Vivian Mae CARTER   Evan Grant CULVER

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2013

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