35 years ago
JANUARY 4, 1968
The annual Marion County Record Christmas drawing was held Saturday morning. First prize, choice of an Underwood typewriter or Olivetti electric adding machine, goes to Elmer Geis of Marion. Second prize, an office chair, goes to L.L. Hadsell of Marion; third prize, a magnetic waste basket, goes to James F. Meisner of Marion. Other winners were Elmer Pritz, George Galliart, Mabel Amick, and Ralph Dohner of Marion, Frank Svoboda of Lincolnville, and Leah Barrett of Herington.
Pat Sauble, Cedar Point rancher and poultryman, will be one of the featured speakers at the 97th annual Agricultural Convention to be held Jan. 12 in Topeka.
A number of families at the Marion County Park and Lake enjoyed a progressive dinner party on New Year's Eve. Those participating were Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Buckley, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Don Eubanks, and Mr. and Mrs. Lewie Griffith. Mrs. R.M. Summey and Mrs. I.H. Walter joined the festivities at the Griffith home, the last stop for the group.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wilson entertained the Ambassador Sunday school class of the Methodist church with a New Year's Eve party at their home. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Warren Woerz, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rigler, Mr. and Mrs. Les Griffith, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kreutziger.
Somebody's idea of a joke meant no electricity for four hours Friday evening for residents of Middle Creek and Strieby Creek. It took from 5:30 p.m. to almost 10 a.m. to find the cause of the outage. Somebody had shot nine insulators on the line. Folks who had to eat cold suppers and had rather chilly homes during this time did not appreciate the joke and neither did the men who had to be out in the weather, looking for the cause of the outage and repairing the damage.
