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Eugene RICKER and Rick DEFENBAUGH will represent the Mount Ayr Community high school Saturday in the state class "A" track meet at Iowa City. RICKER will be entered in the 100- and 220-yard dashes while DEFENBAUGH will compete in both hurdle events and the broad jump.

Walter HAMILTON, state manager of the Iowa State Telephone Corporation, announced the purchase of lots in Mount Ayr, Kellerton and Benton for the construction of telephone offices. In Mount Ayr, the company bought the C. Arthur HANSEN residence property and lots, 79 x 132 feet, located at the corner of South Taylor and East Jackson Streets.

Howard PIERSEN was elected president of the Mount Ayr Jalopy Club at a recent meeting of the organization. Other officers elected were Hank SMITH, vice-president,and Lloyd GLENDENNING, secretary-treasurer.

Arch DUNFEE, co-owner of the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Homes in Mount Ayr and Grant City, MO, was elected president of the Mount Ayr Lions Club during a special meeting held Tuesday night of last week in the Methodist Church. Mr. DUNFEE succeeds Royce DAVIS, president of the Security State Bank, who capably served in that capacity during the past year.

Linda SHAFER, selected by the club as winner of the Arion Award, which is presented each year to the outstanding senior band student, received the medal from Mr. PERRy, instrumental music instructor in the local high school, and Mr. DAVIS. Miss SHAFER, who has been prominent in band, vocal and piano music, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil SHAFER of Redding.

Milton HENDERSON of this city is the newly elected chairman of the Ringgold chapter of the National Foundation.

For the first time in 11 years, the Ringgold county chapter of the American Cancer Society failed to meet its quota. According to Mrs. Doyle ANDREW, county chairman, the county lacked only $71 in attaining its 1963 quota of $2,200.

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