Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 24, 1986

The future of the Miracle Recreation Co. plant in Mount Ayr is less certain this week. An official statement was not available from company representatives at headquarters in Grinnell by Tuesday afternoon but it was confirmed that the company, which owns the manufacturing plant here, is up for sale. Work is continuing on current orders at the Mount Ayr facility this week. Recreational equipment for play areas in McDonald's restaurants and interiors for restaurants are manufactured by the company in Mount Ayr.

Brick streets around the square would remain but asphalt would be placed over the bricks on streets leading into the square and on streets in the Sheldon Heights area under a preliminary plan approved by the Mount Ayr city council Monday night.

Tracy STEPHENS, daughter of Don and Julia STEPHENS of Redding, is the new chaplain of the Iowa American Legion Junior Auxiliary. She was elected at an Iowa Junior Legion Auxiliary convention held at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown June 28.

Almost 400 honored 31 years in osteopathy of Dr. Roy E. FELL and 39 years in dental practice of Dr. Charles W. LAWHEAD at a retirement party July 20 at the Mount Ayr American Legion hall.

Among top placers in the 4-H communications projects judged last week were Scott JOHNSTON, Karla WINN, Todd DERSCHEID, Mindy CARSON, Billi HUNT, Emily McALEXANDER, Bobbi HUNT and Elsa McALEXANDER.

July 20, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mack GREENE, Tingley

OBITUARIES in July 24, 1986 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Dr. J. A. McINTOSH   Mary BOYD SPEELMAN   Lew OWEN GREEN

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2011

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