One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 26, 1923.) The rural mail carriers will not carry mail on Christmas this year according to word received from the postmaster general. This is the first time they have had this holiday since the beginning of the service. (1896 first 82 routes; universally implemented in…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 19, 2023.) A vigilance committee of 32 members was organized at the town hall in Mount Ayr Friday evening and guns and ammunition were distributed by Sheriff Marion Stephens. The committee was organized at the instance of the Iowa State Bankers’ Assoc., working through the…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 12, 1923.) At the regular monthly meeting of the town council last Wednesday evening it was voted to provide all night light service around the square and on the street leading to the depot; also to have a beacon light placed on top of the water…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, December 5, 1923.) A seven and half pound jack rabbit was run down by Austin Agee on primary road No. 3 west of Mount Ayr last evening. Mr. Agee endeavored to miss the rabbit, which blinded by the glare of the headlights, dashed suddenly in front…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 28, 1923.) Frank Wilson of this city was recently appointed as assistant district attorney for the southern district of Iowa and will assume the duties of his office January 1. In the past 15 years in Iowa the death rate from tuberculosis has been lowered…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 21, 1923.) Bank robberies in Iowa have been cut from $500,000 a year in 1920 to $15,000 in 1923  Ben Gibson, attorney general of Iowa announces. Several arrests for reckless driving have been made by the officers in Mount Ayr during the past week and…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, November 14, 1923.) Almost impassable roads resulted from the rain early Monday morning prevented a large attendance at the American Legion Armistice Day celebration in Mount Ayr. The clouds hung heavy practically the entire day and it was not possible to carry out in full the…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News, Thursday, November 7, 1923.) Roy Swigarts Ford caught fire near Ringgold store Friday evening. The men present succeeded in pushing the car away from the buildings and extinguished the flames with water. Considerable damage was done to the bed but Roy was able to drive the…

One Hundred Thirty Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Ringgold Record ,Thursday, October 26, 1893.) Now that the World’s Fair is about over, those people, who early in the season predicted that it would be one of the greatest disease spreaders in existence, now may look back and contemplate the incorrectness of their dire prophesies. The…

One Hundred Years Ago (From the Mount Ayr Record-News,Thursday, October 17, 1923.) The football game Friday evening between Corning and Mount Ayr was contested in a sea of mud. Both teams had pep throughout the game and were always on their toes. The teams were equally matched except that Corning had us out classed punting.…