35 years ago
JANUARY 11, 1968
A committee of men from the Marion Chamber of Commerce and the Tulsa office of the U.S. Corps of Engineers met Thursday noon to make plans for the dedication of the Marion reservoir. Those present included Max Jackson, Chamber of Commerce president; S.W. Gound, chairman of the dedication committee; and Homer Stenzel, Bill Meyer, and Bill Holmes of the local organization.
The flu really hit epidemic proportions Tuesday morning with 90 students missing from the Marion schools. There were 43 out of the high school, 28 absent from Marion Elementary, and 19 missing at Bown-Corby according to Jack M. Applegate, superintendent.
Mrs. Kenneth Nienstedt and daughter Chantal Lea took the honors and won the Marion County Record first baby contest this year. Close behind Chantal Lea was Kenneth Earl Thompson, fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Thompson, who also was born on Sunday. A third baby, David Allen Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Fisher, was born on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bartel will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Jan. 14 with a family dinner. The Bartels were married Jan. 18, 1943, at McPherson. They have resided in Marion since 1955.
Students and teachers at Centre High School received an extra holiday Friday of last week. Classes would not be conducted because there was a shortage of fuel oil for the furnace.
Donahue Manufacturing Company, Durham, has exported their first tool carrier overseas to Covington, England. This is the first unit exported overseas, however a number of units have been exported to Canada.
One generation steps aside, and another takes over the ownership and operation of one of Marion's oldest business establishments. Jan. 1 saw Jay Beaston turn the Beaston Market over to his son Jack.
