In 1960, the Williamson County Housing Authority got approval for a number of low-rent housing projects throughout the county. Two of these projects, located on Morgan Avenue and in Gent’s addition, were started in Marion before the end of the … Continue reading
Editor of Republican Sends Letter from Frisco in Two and Half Days
The first airplane mail letter to reach Marion arrived here Wednesday night (July 1, 1924). The letter was a message from Editor and Mrs. W. O. Paisley of the Republican-Leader mailed in California on Monday to the readers of this paper. Continue reading
Could It Be? Yes! It’s THE John Wayne
They tried to keep it quiet, but word got out quickly. John Wayne was in Marion. THE John Wayne. Duke. Movie STAR John Wayne. Drawl and all. Handing out pre-printed “autographs.”
Wayne and four business associates flew from Chicago to the Williamson County Airport Thursday morning to check out the possibility of locating a coal gasification plant in Southern Illinois. Continue reading
Production Firm From Texas To Make Feature Film in Marion
Erman Alred, manager of the Orpheum Theater, announced that he has made arrangements with Mel Barker, motion picture director and producer, to produce, “The Marion Story”, a 30 minute film depicting the history and assets of Marion. Continue reading
Pork was free for a few minutes on the Public Square of Marion, Illinois, as George G. Champ, Marion farmer, kept his promise to give away 18 little pigs which he said he could no longer feed because of the government’s corn freeze order. One police chief and 17 youngsters, each with a pig in a sack, were the lucky ones in a crowd of 500 to get a shoat (a young, weaned pig) apiece. Continue reading