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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa Thursday, July 25, 1940
by Chanse Hall, Mount Ayr Record-News
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A Ringgold county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis has been organized and the following officers elected: Chairman, Vera F.
DICKENS; vice-chairman, Dr. J. W. HILL; treasurer, Miller CHRISTIANSEN; and, secretary, Peter J. McGRATH.
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Norman THOMPSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim THOMPSON, has won the three-dollar cash prize for turning in the most votes in the gasoline motor scooter
contest for the week ending July 20.
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TINGLEY - Officer and heads of committees for the Tingley Institute to be held in August have been named as follows: President, John BLAUER;
vice-president, Grant SHIFFLETT; secretary, Leo WILLIAMS; treasurer, D. L. McCLURE; executive committee, Clarence WEEDA, Clarence LININGER and
H. J. MORRISON; horse show, Dr. H. D. SHEUMAKER; saddle horse show, Fred HUBBARD; pony show, Maynard SWANSON; baby beef show, Harold BLAUER and Keith
LININGER; ladies' departments, Margaret ECKERMAN, Mrs. D. L. McCLURE and Mrs. H. J. MORRISON; concessions, Wayne OVERHOLTZER; finance, Wm. S.
BRECKENRIDGE; and, program, Nole SENEY.
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REDDING - Bessie ULLERY left Monday for Farmington, NM, where she will teach.
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BIRTHS
GRANT CENTER - Mr. and Mrs. Darwin SOLLARS are the proud parents of a nine and one-half pound baby boy, born Saturday night. Mrs. SOLLARS is the
former Hazel ROUTH.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee STONE are the parents of a son, Philip Lee, who was born July 17, in the Decatur County Hospital in Leon.
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Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2015
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