60 years ago
JANUARY 14, 1943
Bob Chambers of the Cozy Café has opened a room directly back of his café, which has been fixed up with a juke box and he has turned it over to high school kids for a "hangout." He expects to be present when the crowd gathers and it is to be used only by school kids. All eating and coke drinking must be done in the café not in the recreation room.
The stripping of the small towns of people by defense work, makes a rather dismal picture. And yet not all dismal, either. Probably fifty are driving from Marion every day to work in Wichita. The money they draw no doubt totals twice, a least, what those same people earned before. There's no accurate estimate, but probably a total of $7,000 every month is earned by the ones still living here and commuting to work at Wichita.
Mrs. Roger Hannaford entertained two groups of children Wednesday in honor of Buddy's eleventh birthday and Mary Margaret's eighth. The boys came at four o'clock and stayed until six. They played games and had refreshments. The girls came at seven and played until nine o'clock. Each group left wishing their hosts many more happy birthdays.
Miss Dorothy Lewis of Chicago and Pvt. Leo Scharenberg were united in marriage Monday afternoon at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Scharenberg of east of Marion. Miss Lewis grew up in womanhood in the Youngtown neighborhood. The past year she has been working in Chicago. Pvt. Scharenberg is stationed at Camp Edward, Mass. He is home on a 10-day furlough.
The invitation sent to courthouse employees last week said "Come to the Courthouse Jamboree and bring your sweetie Friday night." Forty-five responded to the call, and enjoyed an evening of fun planned by the committee: Miss Iola Hegle, Mrs. Lloyd Davies, and Mrs. James Meisner. Refreshments were served by the committee comprised of Miss Margaret Yoder and Miss Dorothy Shahan.
