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One Hundred Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 27, 1923.)
The concerts being played by the Mount Ayr Band on Saturday evening are proving fine attraction, and each Saturday evening an increase is noted in the numbers of automobiles parked around the square.
Last Saturday evening there were by actual count 512 cars in the city.
Lights are being installed every three miles across the state in order that the practicability of night airplane service may be tested.
At Iowa City, Williamsburg, Montezuma, Reasoner, Des Moines, Earlham, Casey and Avoca 50 foot towers will be erected surmounted with a 30” search light and at intervals around the edge of the 40 acre tract will be small lights. The large lights announce to the aviator a safe landing place in case of an emergency, while the smaller lights simply guide him on his way. A newly devised illuminating gas will provide the lights.
Marriages: June 16, Gretchen Gooding and Dr. Howard Bond…June 26, Gladys Merritt and Jesse Halden…June 15, Cleo Miller and Lloyd Rousch…Saturday evening, Doris Brayman and Roy Holland.
Births: June 23, a son, Joseph, to Mr. and Mrs. John Buck.
Obituaries in this edition were: Thomas W. Kelley and Mary Emma Wilson Moffatt.
Seventy-Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 24 1948.)
John R. Vanderflught purchased at public auction Saturday the Joe Bullock building and lot north of the Mount Ayr Mill and Feed for $1,210.
Tall corn honors are being claimed by B. Freel of Redding, who reported Saturday at the Record News office that he has an acre of corn, the stalks of which measure six feet in height. The hybrid corn of the Earl May 99A variety was planted.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety has announced that Thursday, June 24 will be the first day for renewing drivers licenses in Ringgold County, at the sheriff’s office in the court house.
If you satisfactorily pass the vision test at the time of the application for renewal, you will be issued a new license upon the surrender of your 1946-1948 license and for a fee of 50 cents.
Marriages: June 20, Roberta Baker and Bernard Chapman…June 20, Leona Lovitt and Delbert Pritchard…June 14, J. Yaryan and Crystal Moore.
Births: June 12, a daughter, Marcia to Mr. & Mrs. Carroll Motsinger…June 15, a son, Douglas, to Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Munyon…June 10, a daughter, Lynda, to Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Main…June 19, a son, Paul, to Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Long…June 15, twin girls, to Mr. & Mrs. Luther Straight.
Obituary in this edition was Elmer Foster.
Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 28, 1973.)
A free concert featuring area rock bands will be presented Thursday night, July 3, in Judge Lewis Park.
Four bands are on the program, which gets under way at 7:30 p.m.
They include Craw of Mount Ayr, Banshine of Lamoni, Omega Memorial of Creston and Sunshine of Mount Ayr.
Vital statistics for the 2nd quarter of the year 1973 as complied by Rollin Noble, Clerk of Court of the district court include 2 adoptions, 36 births, 26 deaths, 26 burial permits, 15 marriage licenses and two marriage dissolutions.
Marriage: May 19, Kathleen Carter and Donald Dillon…May 19, Carol Ann Myers and Ed Larsen.
Births: June 23, a son Brian, to Mr. & Mrs. Garrold Canny…June 19 a daughter, to Mr. & Mrs. David Lamb.
Obituaries in this edition are: Howard W.Brown, Michael Pren Son, Cecil E. Bowlby, Ruth Josephine George Peppmier, Bessie Belle Symmonds Pettis, and Clyde Elvin Jeter.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 18, 1998.)
Amanda Tull and Buddy Hall have filed pleas that will see them doing considerable time in federal prison in a kidnapping case.
Tull, formerly of Ringgold County, and Hall, formerly of Worth County, MO, were arrested and charged with stealing a baby from a Kansas City, KS hospital and showing the newborn around Worth County, MO as being their own child.
The Mount Ayr Minors little league team sponsored by WoodLink was the top team in the early season Diagonal little league tournament held recently.
Team members are as follows: Logan Larson, Donnie Langloss, Tyler Campbell, Jesse Still, Lance Brown, Lucas Still, Zachary Lynch, Chad Kingery, Austin French, Johnny Ingram, Chase French, Hans Larson, Duane Langloss, Brett Cannon. Coaches are, Sandy French, Eric Brown, and Bob French.
Births: May 14, a daughter, Megan, to Eric and Dana Nelson…June 11, a son, Kyle, to John and Sherry Wininger.
Obituaries in this edition were: Lucille Marshall Webb and Charles LeRoy Peterson.
Ten Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, June 27, 2013.)
The Mount Ayr Raider football team delivered new garbage cans to area residents as a community service project, in preparation for the city taking over the garbage collecting service.
Knedler book signing part of Ayr Days celebration. Former Mount Ayr resident, Janet Barker Knedler of Topeka, KS has written and published a children’s book entitled, “The Fantastic Adventures of Smoki.”
May 26, First Christion Church in Mount Ayr remembered Rev. Phil Kinton by dedicating a Memorial Brick to honor his many years of commitment and service to the church camping ministry.
Births: June 19, a daughter, Brittney, to Elishia Savala and Harold Brown…June 18, a son, Kale, to Matt and Anna Lingerfelt.
Obituaries in this edition were: Frederick H. Barker, James Clary, Oliver Kenneth Epperson, Constance Margarette Feeback Huff, Ruth Lemonds Noftsger, Gerald Henry Baker, Norma Marie Searles Smith McClintock Pottorff.