60 years ago

january 6, 1949

In the past month, two displaced Catholic priests, Fathers Francis Jeresa and Joseph Kapus, from Yugoslavia, fled from their country after being sentenced to death by communists. They have arrived in Kansas to make their new homes and to become members of the Wichita diocese. Now, after a short time visiting at Pilsen, Father Jeresa has taken up the work as spiritual director of St. Joseph’s orphanage in El Dorado and Father Kapus is assistant to Father Goracy at St. John’s, Pilsen.

“You Can’t Take It With You” will be presented by the Marion Civic Theatre on the evenings of Feb. 21 and 22. Ethel Gardner Dale will direct the play and the cast will be selected within the next two weeks.

Lonnie E. Tidwell, busy and popular young Marion businessman, will take over the president’s chair of the local Kiwanis Club next Monday, Jan. 10.

Mrs. Wallis Hoch, Gresham, Oregon, arrived in Marion this week to visit friends and to help with plans for her daughter’s wedding here on Jan. 28. Anna Lou Hoch will marry Malcolm Pfautz at the Marion Presbyterian church on that date.

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Varenhorst and Dick had Mr. and Mrs. Orville Miesse, Donna Clair and J.B. as their Monday evening dinner guests. The dinner was to compliment J.B. on his 14th birthday anniversary.

Butter from Marion Creamery is eaten and enjoyed by people in some of the highest priced hotels and night clubs in Arizona as well as locally. This has been going on for two years and the products of Wolf’s Marion Creamery are still being spread far and wide by Carl Richards, sales manager of the local organization.