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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa Thursday, December 08, 1966
by Chanse Hall, Mount Ayr Record-News
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A top bid of $203.50 per acre was accepted for the 160-acre farm of the Mabel Baker estate at a public sale held Tuesday. Successful bidder was Gerald Baker of Clearfield, a grandson of Mrs. Baker.
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Under County Treasurer Ada Rogers' long-established policy of issuing preferred license plates to those who submitted requests before Dec. 1, Richard Richardson, of Diagonal, received 80-1 when the plates, black numerals on a white background went on sale Thursday. Holder of the number last year was James Parker of Kellerton.
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Two men of this area were killed about 10 o'clock Wednesday morning of last week when their gravel trucks were involved in a head-on collision on a gravel road a mile south of Van Wert in Decatur county. Fatally injured in the accident were Clifford LeRoy Doolittle, 29, of Kellerton, and Lloyd H. Jimmerson, 53, of Grand River.
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The local Jaycees Mule Maulers have challenged the young farmer's Mule Skinners to a grueling, exciting, side-splitting, comical basketball game to be played December 20 at 7:30 p.m., in the high school gymnasium in Mount Ayr.
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Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2017
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