60 years ago

Dec. 16. 1965

A third group of especially happy kids, elated at having their names called in Thursday’s kids drawing, include Larry Baxter, who won the first prize of a bicycle. Other winners were Kathy Weigart, second prize, a dart board that she traded for a doll. Third prize, a doll, went to Judy Tajchman. Melody Meier got a wristwatch, and Margaret Cox took home a big teddy bear.

Martin Bina, well-known young man of the Pilsen community, has purchased Wayne’s Barber Shop in Marion. He will take over operation Dec. 27.

School bus drivers undertook a new activity last week. They set up and trimmed a giant Christmas tree at Marion Elementary School. The five drivers are Bob Ehrlich, June Jost, Kenneth McGranor, Harold Seibel, and Charles Winkley.

Mary Schimpf invited a number of friends to a pre-Christmas party Saturday night at the home of her parents. Those invited included Linda Amick, Susan Bailey, Sharon Endres, Henrietta Klein, Rosemary Loewens, Beth Thole, Anita Van Buren, Caroline Vinduska, and Pam Vinduska.

A local basketball team, sometimes known as the Marion Mashers, has a game scheduled Saturday night with the Florence Wildcats. Players on the local team are Boyce Baumgartner, Don Druse, Dave Deutschendorf, Gerry Harris, Jim Link, Jay Jost, and Tom Shirley. Eugene Enos is coach