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One Hundred Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 11, 1925.)
Mrs. Noah Saltzman enjoyed a visit last week with her brother, John McCord of Alaska, who stopped in Mount Ayr enroute home from a visit in the east.
For many years Mr. McCord, who is a civil engineer, has been employed in Alaska. He has for the past few years been interested in the development of oil fields in that region and a few years ago induced a number of the larger companies to become interested. He has had a rather spectacular career and has found it necessary on numerous occasions to exhibit manly courage, as a result of which Rex Beach found him a suitable character to use in his story “The Iron Trail,” the setting for which was found in Alaska.
While in the city Mr. McCord met many of his boyhood friends.
Roy Swartz has purchased half interest in the E.E. Krouch hardware store on the east side of the square. Business will be conducted under the firm name, Krouch and Swartz.
On Friday night of last week the local high school boys cage quintet went to Redding for a game. Mount Ayr had beaten Redding Christmas night by the score of 16-14, which was nothing to crow over, and it was said Redding had shown some improvement, so the locals knew that they would have to fight. But after four quarters of hard playing they nosed out the Reddingites by the score of 22-21. It was said by some of the Redding rooters that it was the best game ever played on the Redding court.
Births: A son, Robert, to Mr. and Mrs. E.P. Cowell…February 8, a son to Rev. and Mrs. Frank Biggerstaff…February 1, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Kelley…February 9, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dorsey…February 6 a son to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Adams.
Obituary in this edition was Cleo Mary Laird Grigg.
Seventy-Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 9, 1950.)
In the season’s initial fox hunt held Sunday, one fox was bagged, but as the story goes “the bigger one got away.”
The hunt sponsored by the Mount Ayr chapter of the Izaak Walton League, which was held in Liberty township, attracted only eight men. Men who participated in the kill were Oren Elmore, Roy Dainels, Burl Briner and son Richard, Wilber Wagenknecht, Clyde Trullinger, Gene Trask of Mount Ayr and Howard Green of Tingley.
Thirty petitions were filed in the office of the county auditor during the year 1949 requesting road improvements under provisions of chapter 127, acts of the 53rd general assembly. At least 75% of the signers have farm adjacent to or abutting upon the roads designated for improvement.
The requests for improvement with gravel or crushed limestone are based on the familiar fifty-fifty proposition as provided by law. That is, one half of the cost is to be borne by he land owner. Where grading is involved the total cost of grading is to be paid by the county.
Marriage: February 5, Lois Pritchett and Raymond Mackey…February 5, Carol Lee Newton and Robert Bentley…February 5, Katheryn Swigart and Ray Ford.
Births: February 7, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Campbell..January 30, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jobe.
Obituaries in this editon were Raymond Emery Houk, Clarence A. Hunter, Roy Raymond Smith, and Fred Miller.
Fifty Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 13, 1975.)
A Mount Ayr business owned and operated by the C.Z. Roe family, Roe Implement Company has been sold effective February 15, to Bob Erickson and Royce Dredge. The two present owners, Sam Newton and Elmo Roe, will continue working there at least part time.
After much discussion, the board moved unanimously to adopt a salary schedule of $8,000 starting base for a beginning teacher with a bachelor’s degree. Clyde Summers, high school and junior high principal, 10 month contract, $19,000 and Larry Giles elementary principal contract, $16,000 for the 1975-76 school year.
Births: February 5, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Stuart Jr.
Obituaries in this edition were: Lora Luella Todd Coverdell, Anna Christina Holms Haidsiak and Dora Ethyln Maudlin Armstrong.
Twenty-Five Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 10, 2000.)
Ringgold County may soon have it’s first Academy Award winning connection. Hilary Swank, granddaughter of James Clough of Kellerton, was nominated Monday for the “Best Actress” award for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences~the Oscar.
For the first time in six years the MAC Raider boys basketball team has won the title of the Pride of Iowa Conference.
Progress is being made on the construction of the new medical clinic which will be part of the Ringgold County Hospital complex.
Farm Safety contest winners told. Nicole Goodale and Ashley Ruby had the winning entries in the coloring contest sponsored by the Farm Service Agency in conjunction with Farm Safety 4 just Kids.
Ringgold county sheriff office hired a new deputy sheriff. Deputy Shawn Buckingham started his duties February 7.
Five Raider wrestlers qualify for district tourney. At 119# Brett Shields, 135# Matt Gilliland, 140# Mitch Gourley, and at 145# Tyson Comer.
Birth: Februray 1, a son, Marcus, to Matt and Juliane Daughton.
Obituaries in this edition were: Kinsel Leroy Coulson, Elvis Ellsworth “Pink” Hunt, and Venice Edward Roberts.
Ten Years Ago
(From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, February 12, 2015.)
A Mount Ayr community high school graduate has recently been recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts in nuclear medical technology.
David McDaniel PHD, a 1969 Mount Ayr graduate, was recently nominated for the Edison Award, one of the most prestigious accolades honoring excellence in new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation from the General Electric Corp.
Lew Knapp and Shelbie Greene brought home 1 ratings from state speech contest, held February 7 at Valley high school in Des Moines.
Andy Kellner and John Newton representing Pheasants Forever presented Kate Zimmerman of the Ringgold County Conservation Board a check for $3,000 to go towards the construction of the new environmental education center.
Births: February 3, twins, a boy Huxlee, and girl Zaidee, to Mr. and Mrs. BayLee Stull.
No obituaries, or marriages in this edition.