60 years ago
august 2, 1945
During the past five years, 1940-1944 inclusive, the Marion Municipal Light Plant has earned a net profit for the city of over $100,000. This excellent showing is brought even more clearly into relief when compared with light and power cost figures of a city of comparable size that buys its electricity from the high lines.
Powell Motor Company announces this week the addition of body, fender and car painting equipment to the services offered automobile owners. Marion has been without a car painting service of this kind for a number of years.
D. M. Seneker, who has served as chairman of the Marion County Price and Ration Board since its beginning, has resigned his position. Serving entirely without pay, Mr. Seneker gave countless hours to a most difficult task and is deserving of the deep gratitude of the county. His successor has not been chosen.
After several unavoidable delays, Marion Creamery is about ready to start their milk pasteurizing service. Manager Gordon Wolf said this week that he hopes to start furnishing it to Marion stores within the next few days.
Several girls are camping at the lake this week as a farewell courtesy to Jeanne Carpenter who will accompany her parents to a residence in Topeka next week. The group is made up of girls who belong to a club formed when they were in the fifth grade. They are Jeanne, Wanda Hannaford, Mary Louise Tibbetts, Norma Jean Amick, LaVerna Mae Knight, Jackie Hawbecker, Phyllis Beu and Margie Frazier. Additional guests are Mary Helen King and Mary Ann Zane of Santa Barbara, Calif.
