60 years ago

march 24, 1966

A permanent improvement for the Marion County road system is a new hot mix plant purchased recently. To be located near the center of the county at the former site of Cedar Rest, the plant will produce hot mix materials for use on roads of the county.

The cast of the Parent Teachers Association production, “Off Broadway,” is hard at work this weekend putting finishing touches on a new show. Curtain times are 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Thespians include Boyce Baumgardner, Keith Conyers, Pauline Ferrell, Gerry Harris, Dave Hanson, Jim Parrack, Bernie Powell and Conrad Steinel.

A very attractive bit of architecture is emerging in the new building under construction at 4th and Main St., the new home of Swann Drug Store.

West Side Grocery and Mobil filling station on W. Santa Fe St. is again open after being closed for nearly a year for remodeling following a disastrous fire.

One of the more unusual and attractive beauty spots among the many in Marion is the fountain and pool in the lawn of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Westerhaus on S. Freeborn St. The fountain is set in the center of a cement-lined pool, with a low wall of decorative brick.

Members of the Cottonwood Valley Saddle Horse Association took advantage of the weather last weekend and participated in a trail ride Sunday. Recently elected officers of the association are Roger Morse, president; Leslie Powell, vice president; Tommy Thompson, secretary; and Alex Case Sr., treasurer.

Tryouts for the junior class play, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” were March 10. Chosen for the cast were Pat Costello, Steve Heinz, Helen Jackson, Linda Loney, Jim Magee, Norman Mueller, Neil Osgood, Cathy Palmer, Patty Plenert, Jackie Thomas, Jan Varenhorst, and Mike Wood.

Action by some little Brownie and Girl Scouts got results this week when they wrote letters to the school board and city commission in regard to streetlights on the athletic field road. The girls complained that it was dark when walking to the ballpark at night. So, the city has agreed to install new streetlights along Lawrence Street.