Happenings
By Carolyn Adriaansen (926.4436)

'Happy 85th Birthday Wishes' to Gen DeVey on July 10.

Congratulations to Jesse and Gloria Nevelezer on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

In honor of Gord's 75th birthday and our grandson, Justin Devlin's 19th birthday, both on July 8, there was a family picnic on the patio and desserts in the living room (where it was cooler) last Sunday.

'God gave us zucchini to force us to make new friends.'

We need the rain, but not in our basement.

Your Historic Association continues to collect history on Marion - postcards, school yearbooks, articles, etc. (phone 926.5010).

June 15, 1928: A gas station is being erected at the corner of Main and Mill Streets by John Howell and Wayne Allen.

Do you do cross stitch? Keep in mind that on December 3, when the Marion Museum is open for your holiday visit, cross-stitch is going to be featured. Mark your calendar, so we can all see and admire your fancy work.

I am looking for the names of the candidates for Rose Queen on June 18, 1949.

'There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.' (John W. Raper)

100 years ago, the ice-cream cone became a big hit at the Universal Exposition of Saint Louis when a frantic ice-cream vendor ran to his friend's waffle pastry cart after using up all of his serving dishes. He scooped his dessert into rolled waffles, and the take-away edible 'ice cream cone' has been with us since. That is reason to celebrate!

Days gone by

In 1894, there were in Marion, two hardware stores, two general stores, two groceries, two jewelry shops , two millinery shops, two meat markets, one lawyer, three physicians, one veterinary surgeon, one bakery, one newspaper office, four wagon and blacksmith shops, five churches, one hotel, the Marion Collegiate Institute, a public school building, the foundry and machine shop of Lewis Smith, a gristmill, a canning factory, a ladder and fruit evaporator manufactury, a mint still, two undertakers, and about 900 inhabitants.

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