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1969, Marion News in Brief

Posted on by May 19, 2014

Joan Crawford Sept 20 1969Marion Still Growing, A Quiet 1969

Continuing growth marked a quiet 1969 in Marion.

There were no murders, no violent fatalities, no disasters or catastrophes within the city in the year, not even a flood such as plagued it in previous years.

Growth continued despite voter opposition to increased taxes for two facets of city progress.

Marion Unit Two residents voted 2,140 to 1919 against a $700,000 bond issued to build a new grade school and a 35 cent increase in the education tax rate on March 15. Continue reading →

1977, Marion Fire Department

Posted on by April 18, 2014

Marion Fire Department, 1977

This photo from 1977 was found in a Marion Daily Republican Special Edition called Salute to Firefighters published in 2002. Pictured from L-R are, Hubert Benedict, Carl Kelton, John Lewis, Commissioner Ron Joyner, Jack Wells, Charles Heyde and Anthony Rinella. Not pictured were Bill Whiting and Paul Barnwell. Two additional firefighters came onboard the following year in 1978, they were Bill Lewis and Rusty Deaton.

(Marion Daily Republican, 2002)