50 years ago

april 7, 1976

A bicentennial wagon train will cross Marion County within two weeks. It will be at Hillsboro and then camp overnight at Tampa on April 22. The wagons will then move east toward Pennsylvania.

The Marion school board made an offer Tuesday night to purchase Hollar property that borders Marion High School. Board members said the property should be purchased now, as it has been offered for sale for $24,000. The board has made a counter offer of $19,000. The property runs within three feet alongside the high school building.

A big, red fire truck, bright and gleaming with chrome, was stolen Tuesday night from its garage in Walton. The fire truck sat in Lynn’s Truck and Tractor sales lot in Marion all day Wednesday and was not discovered until Thursday morning.

It is thought that THE truck was taken by a thief who abandoned a car that had been stolen earlier that day in Wichita.

Coterie Club celebrated its 40th anniversary April 5 at the home of Mrs. Gail Merrill. Mrs. Martin Jantz was assistant hostess.

Among contestants who will appear at the Marion County Spelling Bee today are Paul Loney, Becky Vinduska, and Jon Wiebe. Their alternates are Kelly Bartlett, Greg Boyle, and Cindy Heerey.