35 years ago
june 18, 1975
Hail, monsoon-like rains, and tornadic winds tore through Marion County Monday causing flash flooding, property damage and inestimable crop damage. The activity concentrated in the southern part of the county, ranging from three miles south of Marion to three or four miles east of Goessel. Numerous funnel clouds were sighted, with at least four reported having touched ground.
Marion High School cheerleaders will attend the annual Pompon, Cheer, and Twirling Clinic June 23-25 at Washburn University, Topeka. Those planning to attend are Gail Bruner, Wanda Ireland, Karen Stevens, Lynn Colburn Shelley Cowan, Donna Sherbert, Paula Vinduska, and Nancy Wood.
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Craig of Fort Campbell, Ky., flew over Marion Wednesday afternoon in one of the big Army helicopters. He landed at Marion Airport to check his aircraft and then flew over town on his way to Western Kansas. He waved at his mother, Mrs. Gladys Queen, as he passed overhead and she waved back with a white tablecloth.
Gov. Robert Bennett will present six blue ribbon awards to five communities, including Marion, at a state luncheon meeting June 26 in Topeka. Marion will get its fifth blue ribbon, this one for economic development.