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35 years ago

march 5, 1970

The old Indian was wrong. That's the Indian who said no tornado would ever hit Marion. Sitting at the confluence of Mud Creek and the Cottonwood River was no protection Monday at 11 p.m. From Third Street to the bridge, Main Street was roofed over with tarpaper, gravel and glass. Scoop shovels and road graders scraped the debris of the pavement before sunup. The devastating tornado began at the southwest part of town. It cut a path northeast, severely damaging the courthouse and other downtown buildings. It turned north on Elm Street, following the left side of the street — the Mud Creek side, damaging homes, garages, trees, etc. on Elm Street. It finally lifted after part of the structure of the Gerry Higgins home on North Lincoln Street was ripped away and moved across the street.

Loraine and Loreen Wiens, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiens, celebrated their sixth birthday Saturday with a party. Games were played and favors of balloons, gum, bracelets for the girls, and cars for the boys, were given each guest. Refreshments of ice cream cones and cupcakes were served. Invited guests were Joella Smith, Janene Dreier, Michele Costello, Melissa Robinson, Jamie and Bill Shirley, and Kerry Magathan.

Beverly Hoch and Helen Jackson of Marion are on the annual spring tour of Friends University's Singing Quakers this week. The tour will take the Wichita choir through Kansas and Colorado.

Mrs. Earl Mueller was named Monday by the Marion City Commission to be a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee for a term of three years.

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