60 years ago

Dec. 2, 1965

The first of four kids’ drawings in connection with Marion’s annual Christmas opening was Friday evening. Donna Anderson and Jeffrey Brestel were winners of new bicycles. Other winners were Ruth Morse, transistor radio; Doug Vogel, space helmet; and Brenda Litke, a big fuzzy dog.

Marion High School junior Pat Costello won a “Rights and Privileges” essay contest sponsored by the six federated clubs of Marion. Linda Loney received honorable mention.

Brownie Troop 64 visited the Record office Wednesday afternoon and saw firsthand how the paper is printed each week. The girls included Valerie Brestel, Janelle Dreier, Mariann Elling, Terrie Finke, Norma Heidel, Ginger Lentz, Denise Magathan, Karla McCoy, Sherri Moore, Connie Nelson, Debra Ratzloff, and Yvonne Schmidt.

Silvin Jirak of Marion missed $50 in this week’s Cash Days drawing. Winners, all from Marion, were FernEtta Hoover, who received $20; R.L. May, $10; Vernon Lee, Marion, $10; and Martha Schaefer, Marion, $5.

Winter arrived Friday with temperatures dropping quite low and flurries of snow lasting only a short while.

Linda Amick, Suzanne Bailey, Carol Bowers, Mary Schimpf, Beth Thole, Anita VanBuren, and Carolyn and Pam Vinduska spent the evening of Nov. 23 at a party given by Henrietta Klein at the Klein home.