Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 29 & October 02, 1914

BEACONSFIELD -- Zenis REASONER came last week with his family and household goods from Crete,NE, and has purchased two lots of the M.E. Church trustees, where the old church stood and a new building and when completed will install a moving picture plant.

Rev J.C. WHITE, who has been the resident priest at Maloy for about ten years and who has served the parishes of Maloy, Kellerton, Grand River, Shannon City, Diagonal and Mount Ayr, is being transferred to Winterset. Father Charles WALDRON will serve the churches at Maloy and Father BURKHEISER, of Des Moines, will serve the parishes at Mount Ayr, Kellerton, Grand River and Leon.

The new Christian Church at Benton will be dedicated October 4, with Alfred M. HAGGARD, of Des Moines, in charge of all the services.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2014

 

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