Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 28, 1939

One hundred sixty-four Model T Fords were registered in Ringgold County during 1939, according to Frances STALCUP, who is in charge of the registration department in the office of County Treasurer Earl T. HOOVER. Miss STALCUP estimates that at least that many Model T cars are in storage. The oldest one registered is owned by A.H. GEIST of Ellston, who is 93 years of age.

Several political appointments effective the first of October were announced this week. Doyle ANDREW waas appointed foreman at the local state highway maintenance yard and Leslie E. THOMPSON, Roy DAILEY and Jesse SKINNER were given positions with the maintenance department. J.H. DICKENS, former postmaster at Diagonal, has been appointed to a position with the state liquor control division.

STUDENT AYR -- A new group, the boys' glee club, has been organized this year, under the direction of Miss HALL. Members are Robert McCREARY, Walter HUGGINS, Lyle GOLDNER, Donald RICHMOND, Ralph WATSON, Donald KIDNEY, Bob SPENCE, Raymond STUART, Weldon SANDAGE, John LEWIS, Howard McNEARNEY, Dick McFARLAND, Burnett SHELDON, Junior SCHARDEIN, Richard NEWMAN, Lyle DULANY, Bob SHELDON, Francis DICKERSON, Robert SALTZMAN, Dick JOHNSON and George MOFFATT.

KELLERTON -- Ted DUFFIELD went recently to Des Moines to take up his new work as elevator boy in the Lutheran Hospital.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2014

 

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