60 years ago

Oct. 14, 1965

Harold Ensley, widely known at TV and radio personality “The Sportsman’s Friend,” will be featured speaker Monday at the annual supper meeting of the Marion County Farm Bureau at Marion City Building. Entertainment will be provided by the Plainsmen quartet.

Marion Jaycees are busy in the evenings painting house numbers on curbs in front of homes in Marion. The project will help to identify homes and add to appearance of the town.

The newest addition in the Record’s Produce Derby is a couple of sweet potatoes dug the other day by Ron Widler from the garden of his father, K.C. Widler, near Burns. One weighs a full four pounds; the other, better than three pounds.

Velma Mathews, Marion, received $150 at Wednesday’s Cash Day drawing. H.A. Seibel, Marion, received $40, and Geraldine Berg, Marion, received $10. Mrs. Ezra Vogel and Mrs. Lloyd Rands, both of Marion, each missed $5.

Babies born this week at St. Luke Hospital include Ann Dee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Childs Sr. of Marion; Machell Renae, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Herbel, Lincolnville; Lorita Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kraus, Marion; James Earl Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Link, Hillsboro; and Joseph Albert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Makovec of Marion.