60 years ago
NOVEMBER 18, 1943
Winners in the annual Case & Son fire prevention contest received awards of War Savings Stamps. High school — Maxine Zeller, 1st, Phyllis Beu, 2nd, Margery Ann Ewert, 3rd; honorable mention LaVerna Knight, Betty Thompson, Jeanne Carpenter, Lorene Schlotthauer, Edith Fick, Pauline Keazer, Bob Edmunds. Junior high — Georgia Christensen, 1st; honorable mention Betty Williams, Nancy Myer, Warren Woerz. 7th grade — Lois Jean Kelsey, 1st; honorable mention Howard Mehlinger, Madeline Penland, Bob Reinke. 6th grade — Buddy Hannaford, 1st; honorable mention Kathryn Popp, Donna Claire Miesse.
Ed Sandwell, in Virginia, is training to be a competitor of Bob Burns. At least a recent letter says he is training on the bazooka. However, Ed carries and shoots the Army's bazooka. Ed carries three rocket shells for it and his assistant eight. Ed is at Camp Pickett.
The Sub Deb Club held its initiation Friday night. The meeting was held at the home of Miss Mildred Garrison, with Louise Conyers as co-hostess. The four initiates were Mary Lou Williams, Lois Mathiot, Helen Penland, and Pauline Keazer. Refreshments of hot chocolate and cake were served following the initiation.
The Marion Grade Schools will present an operetta, "Honey Pirates" on Tuesday in the high school auditorium. Janice Meisner will be the Queen Bee. Other speaking parts are played by Merle Bruner, Donnie Hayen, Eugene Christensen, Roberta Newsom, Ethel Hiebert, Marion Hildebrand, Kent Richmond, Shirley Tiemeier, Diana Herbert, Patricia Moon, Vernon Gossen, C.R. Moulton, and Joyce Marie Priess.
Invitations are out to all members of Marion Country Club of high school age for an informal dance the evening of Nov. 20. Jeanne Carpenter, Mary Louise Tibbetts, Bob Hagans, and Gene Nelson are the committee in charge.
County officials attending the state meeting in Wichita Tuesday included Clara McKay, Lillian Pierce, Dorothy Pollitt, Helen Seifert, James Meisner, Francis Roberts, J.K. Warkentin, Commissioner Bartel, and Virgil Wiebe.
