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Happenings Births announced: Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Henley of Rochester announces the birth of twins, Sean Charles, 5 lbs. 15 oz., and Colin Daniel, 5 lbs. 6 oz. The happy grandparents are Joe and Lorie Henley of Walworth. Great-grandparents are Barbara Ruple of Marion, Charles and Mary Henley, also of Marion. Ellen Rich was honored at Keuka College during the dedication of a granite memorial honoring WWII Veterans and the Keuka College nursing students who served during WWII in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. She was accompanied by her daughter, Martha Curtis, who is Chair of Keuka College Health Service Department, and son - in - law, Robert Curtis. Mrs. Rich graduated Valedictorian from the first nursing class at Keuka. Several hundred attended the lakeside ceremony and later a reception at the College Library where an extensive collection of WWII memorabilia was on display. 'Kingdom of the Sun' Bible School is planned at Second Reformed Church, June 27-July 1, 9-11:30 a.m. Ages four to finishing 6th grade; call 926.4235 or register at 8:30 Monday. A Chuckle An elderly woman called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car had been broken into. 'They've stolen everything! The radio, my dashboard compass, even the steering wheel!!' The dispatcher responded 'Stay calm, a police officer is on the way.' Minutes later the officer arrived and radioed in: Disregard the last call ... she got in the back seat by mistake. Appreciation is sent to Marion's Postmaster and the mail carriers for collecting the substantial food stuffs for the Marion Food Pantry. And special THANKS to those in the community for their generous donations. Memories of Clarence Wood Where the First National Bank now stands, in the early days once stood two old wooden buildings. In one of these, a man by the name of Turk, as he was called 'Old Turk,' kept a grocery store, as a 'blind' - for in that place you could buy whiskey, hard cider and other good things to drink. Marion at that time had no license to sell, but Turk made many a dollar selling on the sly. You ordered, and he put the drink in with the order. He was arrested times without number and taken to Lyons, the County seat fined, and let go, home he would come and in two or three days sell enough liquor to more than double his fine. Later, these buildings were torn down and for years the place was a great place for medicine shows in tents, among several that I remember being; Throne & Bestley, The Pelhams, and Bigelo & Brown. These shows always drew large crowds. The admission was ten cents, and you got your money's worth at that. Copyright
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