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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa January 18 & January 21, 1916
by Chanse Hall, Mount Ayr Record-News
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George H. Rains has received notice of his election to the office of lieutenant colonel of the First Regiment, Patriarchs Militant of Iowa.
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Beginning February 1, the Mount Ayr Light and Power Company will give continuous service, with the exception of Sundays, when the current will be off from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Heretofore, the ligts
have been turned off at midnight. Newly elected officers of the company are: President, F. E. Sheldon; vice-president, A. R. Shrimplin; secretary, Howard Tedford; and treasurer, George S. Allyn.
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DIAGONAL - Chas. Wroughton will put in a blacksmith shop on north Main Street in the building owned by John Dillenburg and will make a specialty of horse shoeing.
Dedication services of the Presbyterian Church were held Sunday morning. The amount of money to be raised was $1,500, and it was raised in full and a few dollars over.
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Delmar Ketch left Tuesday for Murray, where he has employment as cook in a restaurant.
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Mount Ayr Lodge No. 169, I.O.O.F., has installed the following officers: Noble Grand, W. E. Davis; vice-grand, Howard Lesan; recording secretary, Clarence E. Thompson;
permanent secretary, George E. Wright; and treasurer, Sherman McCullough.
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BIRTHS:
LIBERTY and MONROE - Mr. and Mrs. George Delp are the parents of a daughter, born January 14.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Finley are the happy parents of a daughter, born January 16, in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Finley.
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Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2016
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