Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 19, 1954

Donald Jake DAILEY was re-elected president of the Ringgold County Historical Society at its recent meeting. Other officers elected were H.E. TODD, vice-president; Thelma CARYL, secretary; and Patty BEARD, treasurer. Plans for Mount Ayr's centennial, which will be next year, were discussed.

Twenty-four schools in 10 townships of Ringgold ounty will open Monday, August 30. Teachers were announced as follows:

Jefferson No. 5, Mrs. Althea HOFFMAN;
Lincoln No. 2, Mrs. Thelma SOBOTKA;
Lincoln No. 6 [Carroll School], Mrs. Velma LINTHICUM;
Lincoln No. 7 [Grace School], Mrs. Louise KESSLER;
Grant No. 5 [Grant Center School], Mrs. Maxine BARNETT;
Grant No. 7 [West Point School], Miss Barbara KELLER;
Washington No. 7 [Walnut Valley School], Mrs. Margaret SOBOTKA;
Liberty No. 1 [Brubaker School], Mrs. Barbara HORNE;
Liberty No. 3 [Eureka School], Mrs. Alberta MICKAEL;
Liberty No. 4 [Side Hill School], Mrs. Elgin BISBEY;
Liberty No. 5 [Liberty Center School], Mrs. Gertrude BRADY;
Liberty No. 6 [Oak Grove School], Mrs. Dorothy SICKELS;
Liberty No. 7 [Mountain Brush School], Mrs. Maxine SICKELS;
Monroe No. 3 [Zwick ? School], Mrs. June HAWN;
Athens No. 2, Mrs. Lillie FITZWATER;
Athens No. 4 [Salem School], Mrs. Pearl ZINN;
Poe No. 1 [Lesanville School], Mrs. Vera DAUGHTON;
Poe No. 6 [Saltzman School], Mrs. Mildred CANNON;
Poe No. 8 [Pleasant Valley School], Mrs. Nellie STEWART;
Poe No. 9 [Urbana School], Mrs. Irene HOOD;
Middle Fork No. 5 [Hickory Grove School], Mrs. Rose FINDLEY;
Lotts Creek No. 5 [Oak Ridge School], Mrs. Evelyn JAMES;
Lotts Creek No. 7 [Shady Grove School], Mrs. Roberta GARRETT.

In response to Induction Call No. 52, two young men from Mount Ayr went to Des Moines on Monday where they reported for army services, both as volunteers. They are Gary Donald NOBLE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman NOBLE, and Lloyd Ray JOHNSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne JOHNSON.

Royce DAVIS won the Mount Ayr city golf tournament Sunday at the Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club. DAVIS shot a 113 for 27 holes of medal play. Maury GEIST finished second with a 118; Dr. Charles LAWHEAD was third with 119; and Leland DALBEY was fourth with 120.

Mary Ellen MURPHY, daughter of Mrs. H. E. MURPHY of Albuquerque, NM, and Quentin HAYWORTH, son of Mrs. Mina HAYWORTH of Clarinda, were united in marriage August 7 in Albuquerque.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2012

 

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