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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 20, 1960
Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr
Future Farmers of America News
The Mount Ayr Chapter of Future Farmers of America was among the three top wining Iowa chapters at the national FFA
convention in Kansas City, MO. R. E. HAUPTMANN is the adviser and Billie WIMER is the president of the Mount Ayr chapter.
The Mount Ayr Chapter of Future Farmers of America received a silver rating on its entry in the chapter program contest
of the national FFA convention held last week in Kansas City, MO. The local chapter was one of three chapters in Iowa which
represented the state in national competition. The silver emblem award is the second highest honor given for construction
group achievements by all members of a FFA chapter. Only 44 chapters of the nation's 9,000 received silver ratings.
Melvin T. GRAY, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. GRAY of Mount Ayr, was awarded the coveted American Farmer Degree during
convention ceremonies held Wednesday at the convention. This is the highest national honor to be awarded and only one boy in
1,000 is eligible to receive the honor.
Dale BICKEL, reporter for the Mount Ayr Chapter of Future Farmers of America and winner of the Iowa soil conservation
public speaking contest, appeared Friday evening on WHO and gave his award winning speech. Dale also received from the
State Soil Conservation Commission photographs which showed him receiving the state award.
Ringgold County's 4-H livestock juding team, composed of Bob ALLEN, Dale BICKEL, David BARKER and Randall HANSON, placed sixth
in the national livestock judging contest held Friday in Kansas City, Mo in conjunction with the American Royal.
Dean JACKSON of Kellerton and E. M. WATSON of Diagonal will represent Ringgold county at a delegate session of the Iowa
Association of School Boards to be held November 16 in Des Moines.
Lyle DULANY of Mount Ayr is in Miami, FL this week attending the national American Legion convention.
BIRTHS REPORTED FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL:
October 13, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Larry AGNEW, Lamoni
October 14, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond WALTER, Mount Ayr
October 15, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry FLETCHALL, Clearfield
October 15, a son to Dr. and Mrs. Robert BAILEY, Tingley
October 16, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Duane HONTZ, Grant City MO
October 17, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bob RAMSEY, Lamoni
OBITUARIES in October 20, 1960 Mount Ayr Record-News:
Ada MURPHY ULLERY Clarence Ernest THOMPSON Vivian Delilah YOUNG STEPHENS
Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, November of 2010
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