Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 26, 1960

At the close of the first four months, Ringgold county leads all other counites in the state in the sale of U.S. savings bonds. Ringgold county had savings bond sales totalling $334,302 for 60% of its 1960 quota. Iowa's average was 39% and the national average was 34%.

Doyle THOMAS of Grant City, MO has been offered a contract by the board of education of the Mount Ayr Community Schools to teach physical education and coach wrestling in the high school.

A contract to teach world history and driver education in the local high school during the 1960-61 school year has been offered to Ezra RICE of Waterloo.

Charles BUTRICK has tendered his resignation as administrator of the Ringgold County Hospital, effective the first of June. Mr. BUTRICK has accepted a position as administrator of the Loring Hospital, an endowed institution, at Sac City, at a substantial increase in salary. Mrs. BUTRICK has served as stenographer in the Ringgold county agricultural extension office during the past few months.

Billie WIMER, senior in the Mount Ayr Community high school, has been elected president of the student council for the 1960-61 school year. Billie is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard WIMER of Mount Ayr.

Shirley GOINS has been selected by the state 4-H club committee as one of eight candidates who will seek election at the girls' state convention which will convene June 7-10 in Ames. Shirley, a eight-year member of the Jolly Jinglers 4-H Club, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd GOINS of Diagonal. As valedictorian she was graduated Friday night from the Diagonal Community high school and this fall will attend Iowa State University in Ames as a home economics major. Her leaders are Mrs. George VICKER and her mother.

A three-man track team, which had qualified for the state track and field meet, sponsored by the Iowa High School Athletic Association, competed Saturday on the East Des Moines track. In his specialty, the discus throw, Garry WION won second place when he hurled the platter 141 feet, four inches against the winning throw of 151 feet. It was only his third loss of the season. Jerry JOBE placed fifth in the state meet when he threw the football 199 feet, the winning throw being 214 feet. The third qualifier, H. Don SMITH, who completed in the state broad jump event, failed to qualify.

May 24, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Bill ASHER, Worth Co. MO

OBITUARIES in May 12, 1960 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Pearl HUNTER TURNER   Phoebe Alice CLAYTON TRIMBLE

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2010

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