25 years ago
APRIL 25, 1979
An open house will be held at St. Luke Hospital May 6 to welcome Dr. Morton Diament and his wife DeLille, who have moved to Marion. Dr. Diament has received Kansas credentials to practice medicine and will open his office during the coming week. New hospital administrator Ron Cork and his family also will be welcomed at the open house. Ron and Vicki Cork have three young children. They formerly lived in South Dakota.
Marion City Police Department will relocate in the Marion County Courthouse annex building pending approval of a rent agreement tentatively negotiated Monday between the city and county commissioners Ed Broz, Elmer Uphoff, and Harold Jost. If approved the city will pay $50 a month rent on the use of the room. The move would be the second this year for the city police. In June, they moved from the city building to a room in the new Social and Rehabilitation Services office at Cedar and Main.
"Ten Little Indians," an Agatha Christie murder mystery, will be presented Thursday and Friday as a Centre High School dinner theatre production. Cast members are Jim Costello, Gayla Gutsch, Doug Beneke, Melinda Collett, David Mueller, Phil Peterson, Tom Remy, Ed Klenda, Lynley Gutsch, Randy Cain and Randy Hamm.
Sally Helmer, bride-elect of Roger Hannaford III, was guest of honor at a pottery shower Saturday afternoon at the Rosse Case home. Hostesses were Janice Case, Jean Case, Mary Kay Classen, Mary Costello, Louise Wood, and Vernie Beaston.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Darrow entertained members of the Peabody High School graduating class of 1936 at their home Sunday afternoon. An informal buffet was served in the evening.
Tampa will have a new bank building. Construction has begun one block north of the present Tampa State Bank building, which was built in 1901. The new, one story frame building is scheduled for completion in October.
