Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 13, 1963

Work is going along steadily at the new swimming pool, with all the major items on the pool now finished. Work remains yet to be done on the deck of the pool, some items in the filter house, completing the wiring and plumbing in the bathhouse and painting of the pool and bath house. Time of completion is purely speculative at this date, but they are hoping that the pool can be in operation by June 23.

Bille Jean RUSK, a sophomore this fall in the Mount Ayr Community high school, is attending a baton twirling and cheerleading clinic being held this week at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville. Miss RUSK received word Wednesday night of last week from Steffey Music Company, Inc., of Des Moines, that she was one of two Iowa girls selected to attend the clinic.

Ringgold county will be privileged for the second consecutive summer to entertain an International Foreign Youth Exchangee, according to J. N. CHICKEN, county extension director. She is Mubeccel ORAL of Aydin, Turkey, who will be a guest of the Ralph BRAMMER family near Delphos from July 5-25. Last year Emil MATHAY, IFYE from Luxemburg, was a guest for two weeks in the Roger MORRISON home near Tingley.

Loren AXTELL of Mount Ayr was honored June 4 by personnel of the local ASC office for 10 years of service with the United States Department of Agriculture. Mr. AxTELL, former bin site employee of the office, serves as bin site superintendent.

Hank SMITH of Mount Ayr won the feature event of the Jalopy races held Thursday night at the track located southwest of Mount Ayr on Highway 169. Winner of second place honors was Bill HUGHES of Denver, MO and Lloyd GLENDENNING of Mount Ayr finished third.

The Mount Ayr Community Junior Chamber of Commerce, which was organized on April 23, will receive its charter tomorrow (Friday) night.

Thirty-one 4-H leaders, local judges and county committee members received assistance Thursday on the art judging exhibits from Mrs. Harvey FIFE of Carlisle in the library study rooms. Mrs. FIFE, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Len R. BEATH of this city, will judge exhibits at the Ringgold County Fair in August.

June 10, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Everett STEVENS, Denver MO

OBITUARIES in June 13, 1963 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Dora Abram VAUGHN   David D. DOLECHECK   Maurice Gene AISTROPE

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2013

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