Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
circa 1945

Seventy-six teachers are serving the ten town schools of Ringgold county. The Tingley school opened Monday, August 27, while all other schools started Monday, September 3.

Four schools have new superintendents. They are H. H. VANDERLUTE at Beaconsfield, Mr. FRYE at Benton, Ganum FIDLEY at Delphos, and Mrs. Gladys KIBURZ at Tingley.

The schools and the corps of teachers are as follows:

Beaconsfield Consolidated: H. H. VANDERFLUTE, superintendent; Eleanor JOHNSTON, 6, 7, 8; Cormal AYERS, 3, 4, 5; Betty Jean POORE, Primary, 1, 2.

Redding Consolidated: L. G. SAVILLE, superintendent; Mrs. L. G. SAVVILE and Velma GRIFFTH, high school; Mrs. Gayle WILKINSON, 6, 7, 8; Doris BURGHER, 4, 5; Mrs. Irene WILSON, 2, 3; Mrs. Ferne LAMBERT, Primary, 1.

Delphos Consolidated: Ganum FINDLEY, superintendent; Mrs. Dale SKINNER and Mrs. Roena DERICKSON, high school; Marie HUMBERT, Primary, 1, 2, 3.

Diagonal Independent: O. C. VARNER, superintendent; Ina NAPIER, Mary CRAWFORD, and Bertha ROBERTS, high school; Mrs. W. C. PORTER, 6, 7, 8; Mrs. Darleen LININGER, 3, 4, 5; Mrs. Fern CAPMBELL, Primary, 1, 2.

Ellston Independent: E. Claire HENDERSON, superintendent; Rev. J. E. M. CHAMBERS, high school; Mrs. Pauline POORE, 6, 7, 8; Mrs. Jean M. HENDERSON, 3, 4, 5; Mrs. Mary BUTCHER, Primary, 1, 2.

Kellerton Independent: Elmer R. BURCH, superintendent; Mrs. Ruth TREICHLER, Mrs. Marjorie BURCH and Betty DENTON, high school; Marion A. NEFF, commercial; Fay KROUCH, 7, 8; Cela FUGATE, 5, 6; Pauline SMITH, 3, 4; Mrs. Imogene SLEZAK, primary, 1, 2.

Maloy Consolidated: Maurice CARR, superindentent; Bernice ALLYN, high school; Maxine BURLEY, 6, 7, 8; Lola SIMPSON, 3, 4, 5; Rita SHAY, Primary, 1, 2.

Mount Ayr Independent: Hugh STEELE, superintendent; Earl HARLAN, principal high school; Mrs. Dorothy HARLAN, Mrs. Bertha SMITH, high school; Mrs. Floy R. BLISS, normal training; Ruth SWIGART, vocational homemaking; Aileen MILLIGAN, commercial; Oren ELMORE, band, high school; R. E. HAUPTMANN, vocational agriculture; Bernice LEHMKUHL, science, high school; John CHAMPLAIN, coach; Bertha MIDGORDEN, vocational music; Mildred MOORE, junior high arithmetic; Iva THORNBURG, 7; Twila HENRICKSON, 6; Grace SAUNDER, 5; Anna Margaret LESAN, 4; Mrs. Faye MARRS TOWNSEND, 3; Georgia ALLYN, 2; Margaret SHEUMAKER, 1; Lorene STAFFORD, kindergarten.

Tingley Independent: Mrs. Gladys KIBURZ, superintendent; Mrs. Gladys LUPHER, music; Howard VERPLOEGH; Mrs. Beulah KESTER, home economics; Mrs. Edna McCAHON, commercial; Mrs. Ona MILLER, 6, 7, 8; Rebecca [illegible], 3, 4, 5; Maxine NICHOLS, Primary, 1, 2.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2010