MEMORIES: 60 years ago
Marion County participated in last weekend's general big blow over the central states. While not of tornado or cyclone proportions, considerable damage was done by wind, hail and rain over a wide area late Sunday afternoon. Eighty school windows were blown out at Lincolnville by winds of velocity estimated at from 65 to 70 miles per hour. At Marion Airport, the hangar was blown down and two Cub planes were damaged to the extent of $2,400. Approximately $1,000 damage was sustained to poles, cables, lights and reflectors at the Marion Athletic Field. Much damage also occurred at many businesses and farms.
Keith Kelsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kelsey, has accepted the position as city clerk of Marion and will take office the first of May.
Marion County rural schools will graduate 83 students next week in exercises to be held at Goessel and at Marion.
The long-awaited inauguration of a systematic citywide collection of garbage and trash started in Marion this week, much to the elation of housewives and store keepers. Elmer Matson, formerly of McPherson, has been awarded the contract by the city commission for these sanitary services.
Miss Sanine Mastek, teacher of Bartholdi school and her pupils, Lydia and Alice Backhus, Phyllis and Jimmie Stegeman and Barbara Ihde were in Marion last Wednesday on a sightseeing trip. Miss Madeline Mastek, sister of the teacher, accompanied the group.
E.A. Sieger, El Monte, California, steeplejack collected $30 in about 15 minutes the other day when he climbed the 85-foot flagpole on the courthouse lawn to put a new flag rope through the pulley at the top. He says he travels over about 17 states doing such work and really enjoys it.
