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RETOLD OLD NEWS

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 23, 1957

Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr

At a recent meeting of the board of education of the Independent School District of Mount Ayr, the resignation of John SHEIL, science instructor in the local high school for the past two and one-half years, was accepted. Mr. SHEIL and his family, who have been residing in Maloy, will move to Maryville, MO where June 1 he will become owner-manager of the Economy Market on East First Street.

Eighth grade graduation exercises for a class of three girls and one boy - Patsy ALLEN, Marcia NOLAN, Carolyn PRITCHARD and Floyd BOLINGER - were held last Wednesday night at Delphos.

Dean CRECELIUS of Kellerton was named commanding officer of the newly organized Lamoni squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, an auxiliary of the United States Air Force.

Hugh FERGUSON, who graduated May 1 from the Tingley high school, shared honors with John BARBOUR of Tabor in establishing a new Class C state pole vault record of 11 feet, eight and three-fourths inches at the outdoor meet held Saturday in Des Moines. The new mark is four and three-fourths inches above the record set in 1955. FERGUSON won first last year at the state meet at Ames with a vault of 11 feet.

BIRTHS REPORTED FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL:

  • May 17, a son, Robert Allen Jr., to Mr. and Mrs. Robert SCHAFER, Mount Ayr
  • May 17, a son, Charles Lloyd, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. MORIN, Independence

    OBITUARIES in May 23, 1957 Mount Ayr Record-News:

    Birdice B. KING HORNE   Charles William WARNER

    Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012

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