Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 23, 1988

It was a "hot time in the old town" last Saturday as a whopping 192 players responded to the offerings of Croquemania IV held in West Mount Ayr. Ten courts were going full time to accommodate the 84-persons increase over last year. The extremely warm weather didn't seem to dampen spirits.

Kyle GIBSON was to be in Ringgold county Wednesday morning, June 22, at 8:45 a.m. interviewing for a Ted KOPPEL "Nightline" ABC television show. She was to be talking with locals about the drought that is affecting southern Iowans.

One of the most ambitious of the centennial celebrations in Ringgold county will get underway next week when Diagonal holds its 100-year birthday party July 2-4.

Angela ELLIOTT, a Mount Ayr resident and senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, has been selected by the Republican Nationalcommittee to work as a page at the GOP National Convention in New Orleans, LA later this summer, officials have announced. Gwen BOEKE, GOP National Committeewoman for Iowa, said ELLIOTT, 17, will travel with Iowa's 74 delegates and alternates to New Orleans August 15-19. Her duties will be to assist convention delegates. She also will be in close proximity to state and national politics.

Kim McGINNIS, a senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, has been awarded a $1,000 United Methodist scholarship for the coming year.

John FELL, son of Dr. Roy and Fran FELL of Mount Ayr, received his doctor of osteopathy medicine degree May 27 from the University of Osteopathic Medicine Health sciences in Des Moines. He was a 1972 graduate of Mount Ayr Community high school. His father, who graduated from the same school in 1954 when it was known as Still College of Osteopathy, was privileged to place John's hood on at the graduation ceremony May 27 held at the Convention center. John now will take three years of residency in Sioux City specializing in family medicine.

Three representatives of the Bluegrass Quail Unlimited chapter attended the national convention in Saint Lois, MO June 10-12. Don SMALL of Mount Ayr, Bob HUDICK of Creston and Bob JENSEN of Creston represented the local chapter, the only one in Iowa, at the meeting.

Diagonal's Maroons got the win that had been eluding them so far this season against East Union with a no-hitter, then battled to with in a run of Lineville-Clio and Prescott and lost to Lenox in baseball action this week. Sophomore Allen ALLEE had his best performance of the season against an East Union team which has dwindled to nine players by pitching the no-hitter. He struck out eight and only gave one free trip to first in pitching the win.

When Janice MOBLEY stepped into the position of Mount Ayr Community junior-senior high principal's secretary, she entered a work situation quite different from the one her predecessor, Thelma RUSK, did in 1969. Mrs. Bill RUSK retired June 10 as secretary to junior-senior high principal, Clyde SUMMERS. Mount Ayr school had employed her, on a continuous basis, for 19 years.

Rev. Carmen LAMPE was introduced to the Mount Ayr Community as she arrived last Friday to preach her first sermon at the Mount Ayr First Baptist Church on Sunday, June 19.

June 18, a daughter to Shelli ENGLAND, Clearfield

OBITUARIES in June 23, 1988 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Margaret Anne PRENTIS WITTMAN    Evelyn Belle (SMITH) ENGLAND    Judy M. ARMSTRONG
Lloyd "Pat" RINEHART    Ray Martin OVERHOLTZER   June STUTLER HALEY

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2013

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