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One Hundred Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 18, 1922.)
Ford announces Price Reduction-The local Ford dealers, Johnston Auto Co., received the first of the week announcement of another reduction in prices of all Ford cars-Sedans, coupes, touring cars, roadsters and trucks.
The policy of the dealer is to pass on the reduction to the purchasers so that any style car can now be purchased at $50 less..(By the early 1920’s the price of a Model-T, $300; Touring car, $393; 5 sedan, $595).
Breezey Briefs from Tingley: The wind storm last week did quite a little damage northwest of town tearing the roof from Ralph Arnold’s barn and at John Cunning home a large double corn crib was moved from it’s foundation.
Near Will Henderson’s a tree was blown down and struck the electric high line and our town was in the darkness that night.
Marriage: September 16, Grace Kujath and Gleason Schlapia.
Births: Last week a son to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Butcher…October 11, a daughter, Ellen, to Mr. and Mrs Frank Wilson…October 6, a daughter, Bettie, to Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Dulany. October 16 a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Giles…October 8, a daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lorimor.
Obituaries in this edition were: Maggie Watson Blunck, Junior Barborka (infant), Emma Clara Galloway Nichol.
Seventy-Five
Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 16, 1947.)
A large crowd assembled in Mount Ayr on an ideal October day last Friday to enjoy the second annual national trail ride and the county’s first large scale BBQ.
The day’s program started when the Mount Ayr Community high school band, it’s members dressed in plaid shirts and other apparel appropriate to the occasion, marched from the school house to the bandstand where a concert was presented.
The selection of the trail ride queen followed. Each contestant rode her horse to the judge’s stand where she was interviewed by Paul Teale. Garnita Laird was declared winner.
Other candidates were, Joan Christensen Foltz, Joan Lesan, Neva Matthews, Margaret Turner, of Mount Ayr; Jean Dillenburg of Benton; Sally Dufty of Kellerton; and Harriett Kilgore of Diagonal.
As the closing event of the afternoon, nearly 6,000 BBQ beef sandwiches were served in a period of one hour. The meat was “done to a turn” and was fit for a king. Approximately 50 business men and women helped with the serving.
Marriages: October 12, Rose Slavik and Elvis Hunt…September19, Luella Porter and M.L. Spurrier.
Births: October 8, a daughter, Jenny, to Mr. and Mrs. Billie Mathis…October 7, a son, Randy, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaefer…September 29, a daughter, Martha, to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Geisse…October 11, a daughter, Kathy, to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reynolds…October 2, a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Routh.
Obituaries in this edition were: Charles F. Simpson, Shari Ann Moore (infant), Mary Isabel Parker Irving, and Allen Benjamin Clewell.
Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 19, 1972.)
A recent meeting of the Low Rent Housing Agency of Mount Ayr members of the agency voted unanimously to institute condemnation proceedings to secure a parcel of land owned by Marie Ida Simpson in the proposed low rent housing project site.
The agency has purchased or has options on all other parcels in the project site, located 3 blocks east of the square in Mount Ayr. Mrs. Simpson has refused to sell her property to the agency for the appraised price of $9,750, the figure put on the property by an independent appraiser from Des Moines.
A retired farm couple,Orville Bentley, 70 and his wife, Velma, 69 were fatally injured about 10 o’clock Wednesday night of last week in a two-car accident. Seriously injured in the accident was Jim Dukes, 22 of Tingley, who was driving the other vehicle.
Three employees of the local Hy-Vee food store in Mount Ayr will be honored October 19 at a company serivce award dinner in Des Moines.
Presentations will be made by company president Dwight Vredenburg. Elgible for awards from Mount Ayr and the years of service are: Doyle Campbell, 15 years; Helen Campbell, 10 years; and Stephen Smith, 5 years.
Births: October 9, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rodgers.
Obituaries in this edition were: Lillian Tennant Peterson, C.H. Ike Treichler.
Twenty Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 2, 1997.)
Governor Terry Branstad visited Mount Ayr Wednesday as a part of a tour of southern Iowa to showcase value added agriculture.
While in Mount Ayr Branstad toured the WoodLink Ltd Plant and ate lunch at the congregate meal site. WoodLink president, Link Nylen gave the tour of the plant here that makes wooden birdfeeders and garden supplies and discussed several aspects of the business with the governor.
“The secret to our success is the workforce we have here in Iowa”, Nylen told the governor.
Births: September 28, a daughter, Alyssa, to Matt and Terri (Stephens) Higgins.
Obituaries in this edition were: Guy Lee Dugan, Deloris Arlene Reitter Henson, Florence Marjorie Smith Comer, Gilbert Dale Shaffer and Judith Ann Poage Noble.
Ten Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, October 18, 2012.)
Sgt. Seth Kotouc, a 1999 graduate of Mount Ayr Community high school, was seriously injured in Afghanistan while serving in our military. According to reports he is paralyzed from the waist down.
The Spirit of Springfield, a competition hydrogen balloon put down in a bean field south of Kellerton. According to pilot Michael Wallace and co-pilot Kevin Brielman decided to put down when they did because they were headed into a weather front that had increased upper-level winds.
Brielmann and Wallace took off from Albuquerque, NM Sunday evening and landed mid-morning in Iowa after staying aloft for nearly 37 hours and over 780 miles.
Marriage: July 28, Lauren Robinson and Brian England.
Obituaries in this edition were: Donald Wayne Bonebrake, Doyle Vern Konopasek, Alyssa Lorraine Kuonen (infant), Ted P. McNeill and Eloise Fairie Staton Shaw.