60 YEARS AGO

June 23, 1966

Work will start soon on another attractive building improvement project when a new front is installed at Marion National Bank.

Included will be a lighted sign with revolving clock and temperature, molded turquoise Plexiglas panel facing, and flower boxes.

Marion Motor Center again was successful low bidder for a police car to be rented for use this year by Marion.

A cutting torch was used to free Robert Loewen, 18, son of Leander Loewen of rural Hillsboro, who was pinned for two hours Saturday in a demolished car near Lehigh.

Young Loewen was conscious but suffering a compound fracture of the left leg above the knee, a broken little finger, and other injuries.

Susan Hansen, Steven Heinz, and Mike Steinel are attending summer music camp at Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia. In addition to academic work, a trip to Kansas City and Starlight Theater is planned.

Prices at Al & Art’s Quality Food Market this week include round steak, 79 cents a pound; rump roast, 69 cents a pound; Steffen’s ice cream, 69 cents a half gallon; Fairmont chocolate drink, 39 cents a half gallon; Lay’s potato chips, 49 cents for a family-size package; Texas corn, 59 cents for a dozen ears; and cantaloupes, four for 98 cents.

Chamber of Commerce members at a special highway meeting last week overwhelmingly approved a state plan for major improvement and permanent location of US-56 through Marion.

Marine Captain Richard Schwartz received a joyful reception this week from many friends and his family as he returned from a 13-month tour in Vietnam.

T-shirts with sponsors’ names have been distributed this week among each of the four teams in Pee Wee and Midget baseball summer leagues.

Players on the Midget team sponsored by Case and Son include Steve Behrendt, Chris Costello, H. Crainer, Pat Heinz, Gary Hill, Tommy Howell, Doug Keazer, Jeff Longhofer, Doug Marler, Bob Nelson, Fred Nelson, Merle Nelson, Dennis Schafers, and Steve Warkentin.

Former Marion High School principal Ed Frickey has been named associate executive secretary of the Kansas State Teachers Association in Topeka.