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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa Thursday, December 06, 1916
by Chanse Hall, Mount Ayr Record-News
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H. C. Baughman, of our city meat market, has just completed a 300-ton capacity ice house on his land east of town. Heretofore, there has been almost a famine for ice in the later part of the summer months.
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Lucy Kidney is employed in the Rexall Store during the holiday rush.
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Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Kinsell left Thursday for San Jose, CA where they will make their home and where Mr.Kinsell will engage in the plumbing business with his son, Harry.
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Rev. G. E. Carnahan, of the United Presbyterian Presbytery of Concordia, KS, has accepted a hearty call from the congregation of the United Presbyterian Church in Shannon City, and has moved to the field. The College Springs Presbytery will soon arrange for his installation.
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HIGH SCHOOL NOTES - The biggest feature of the Montrose Literary Society's program was the show given by Norman Barnes, Raymond Bretz and Richard Johnston. The program included the following: Piano solo, Ruth Flynn; mixed quartet - Reba Roberts, Nellie Chance, Everett Galloway and Wayne Hickerson; reading, Frankie Main; and violin duet, Helen Spurrier and Elenora Studer.
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POE - The pupils of No. 7 Poe [Pleasant Hill School], and their teacher, Mrs. Edith W. Link, gave a program and box supper Wednesday evening, from which the school cleared $15.75. Prizes were awarded to Alpha Pray for guessing the nearest number of grains of popcorn in a glass bottle and having the prettiest box; to Carol Tullis for being the most popular young lady present and Sam Snellgrove for being the laziest man in attendance. Albert Stephens was the auctioneer.
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BIRTHS
DIAGONAL - Born, December 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Jay Price, a baby girl.
SHADY GROVE - A fine little daughter came to gladden the home of Mr. and Mrs.Henry Casady on November 29.
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Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2017
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