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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa Thursday, March 14, 1940
by Chanse Hall, Mount Ayr Record-News
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Raymond BARKER, proprietor of the Sinclair Service Station, has taken over the Sinclair trucking service, which has been handled by R. L. MERRILL
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Ringgold county 4-H girls who appeared on a program March 7 over KFNF, Shenandoah, were Eunice SHEUMAKER, county 4-H girls' president; Dorothy BIRD,
1939 county health champion; Elizabeth BUTLER, member of the 1939 champion demonstration team; and Ardith WEBB, member of the Silver Sailors Club.
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Mildred TRIMBLE, secretary to Supt. W. H. McFARLAND, has accepted a position in the office of Dr. J. W. HILL.
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Raymond FERREE and Hugh FOSTER were re-elected as director and treasurer, respectively, of the Independent School District of Mount Ayr, at the
election held Monday in Mount Ayr. Fifty-six votes were cast, of which Mr. FERREE received 54 adn Mr. FOSTER, 52.
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The Jack Spratt Store, which has been in operation at the Mount Ayr Fruit & Vegetable Market, was transferred Saturday to another town. Mr. BUTNER
will continue to operate the fruit and vegetable market.
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Donella RHOADES, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair RHOADES, will tour during spring vacation with the a cappella choir of Drake University, Des Moines.
A sophomore in the Fine Arts College at Drake, Miss RHOADES is majoring in piano.
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Mrs. Gretchen TODD began work this week at the Mowry Beauty Shoppe.
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BIRTHS
NORTHWEST GRANT - Born, March 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice HANSON, a baby daughter, who has been named Sandra Kay.
HATFIELD - Mr. and Mrs. Everett SUITHERLAND are the happy parents of a fine baby daughter who arrived March 7.
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Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2015
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