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RETOLD OLD NEWS

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, April 25, 1957

Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr

Forty-one percent of Ringgold county youths of high school age and under have had no polio shots. This figure was released following a survey taken in all parts of Ringgold county. The survey involved 1,363 youth and children. Of these, 459, or 33.9 percent, had received all three shots and 341, or 25.1 percent, had been given less then three shots. This means that 563 of thse youth, or 41 percent, had not received any Salk vaccine to date.

At the annual meeting of the board of directors of Iowa Southern Utilities Company, Edward L. SHUTTS was elected chairman of the board and Harold L. MANN was re-elected president. Robert W. GREENLEAF was re-elected executive vice-president in charge of engineering and operations.

Kaye RYAN was recently elected president of the local Methodist Youth Fellowship for the ensuing year. Other officers who will assist Miss RYAN are Ann ABARR, Phoebe PETERSEN, Leslie RAUCH, Janie SKINNER, Bonnie MAY, Sue RICHARDS and Karon PICKENS. Mr. and Mrs. Earl SCHARDEIN were re-elected as group sponsors.

Bill SPENCE of Pleasantville has been elected band instructor in the Leon schools for the ensuing year and will assume his duties September 1. He is the son of Mrs. C. W. SPENCE of this city.

George D. WILLIAMS of Mount Ayr has accepted the position of mathematics instructor in the Kellerton high school for the 1957-58 school year. Mr. WILLIAMS has served as superintendent of the Benton school for the past six years. He was not a candidate for the position for another year.

The board of education has contracted Clarence L. MARTIN of Lone Rock to teach drivers training and act as guidance director in the Mount Ayr high school for the 1957-58 school year.

Onofrio MONACHINO has tendered his resignation as mathematics instructor and coach in the Mount Ayr high school. He has accepted a position as football coach and teacher in the Colfax high school for the 1957-58 school year.

Marvin TRIGGS, Mount Ayr famre and swine producer, has been retained by the Ringgold County Swine Producers Association as probing technician for the "On the Farm Swine Testing Program."

BIRTHS REPORTED FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL:

  • April 24, a daughter, Betty Jean, to Mr. and Mrs. Roy CLARK, Mount Ayr

    OBITUARIES in April 25, 1957 Mount Ayr Record-News:

    no obituaries for the week

    Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012

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