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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 05, 1988
Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr Record-News
Ringgold Singers "lit up the night" as a capacity crowd attended the county choral group's annual concert Friday night in
the Mount Ayr Community high school auditorium.
A Mount Ayr corporation has purchased $53.8 million in loans and assets of
36 insolvent banks in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. The sale to Central States Resources Corp., a new corporation of which
Randy VARDAMAN of Mount Ayr is sole owner, will allow the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to close its office set up
in Omaha to deal with the string of bank failures through the area.
LCDR Robert WARD, USN, a 1974 graduate of Mount Ayr
Community high school and the eldest son of Dee WARD and the late Robert WARD, recently participated in the commissioning
ceremony of the USS San Jacinto in Houston, TX. The USS San Jacinto is one of the Navy's newest and finest cruisers and will
join the fleet in Norfolk, VA.
Tricia WAUGH was part of the state championship AAU girls five-on-five basketball team which
has qualified for the national tournament to be held July 7-16 in Miami, FL. WAUGH is the daughter of Mr. ad Mrs. Jerry
WAUGH of Jefferson and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence WAUGH of rural Redding. WAUGH, who was named to the
all-state first team and is an all-American this year, will play for the University of Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball
team next year.
There have been many big moments in Mount Ayr boys track looking back over the years. Add a new one to that
list. It is the victory that the Mount Ayr boys scored in their own Raider Relays on Thursday, April 28. The Mount Ayr
boys surprised their coach, their fans and even themselves with their win. Possibly even more surprising was the margin of
20 points over second place, Clarke of Osceola.
Mount Ayr Community high school senior Ed McCREARY was named the outstanding
senior vocal music student at Mount Ayr Community high school at the annual vocal music concert Monday night. Ed is the
son of Carol and Jim McCREARY.
OBITUARIES in May 05, 1988 Mount Ayr Record-News:
Sarah Miranda Olive WILLIAMS
L. "Dale JUNGBERG
Gladys Oleva TRULLINGER BONJOUR
Helen Albert BENNETT BROUHARD
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Thank You!! - Sharon R. Becker
Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2013
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