Bricks Origin Lost in Marion History
A century ago Marion boasted a brick industry with kilns likely south of town near Indian Creek. Local residents A E Granger and Marvin Oxley recall the Kiln site and bricks used in Eckhart furniture building at 560 Tenth Street, while others attribute ownership to Phillip Riley who arrived in 1855 and died in 1892. The industry faded with the 1900s, yet many old brick structures remain, including 590 Tenth Street and the McGowan home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Marion
Eckhart Furniture
Yarns and Hunter Motor Supply, Inc
Methodist
Varns and Hunter
Second Avenue
Twelfth
Fourteenth Streets
Eleventh Street
Herbert Harford
Raymond Eckhart
Tenth Street
Riley
Eckhart
Oxley
Varns and Hunter Motor Supply, Inc
Herbert Gerstman
Fifth Avenue
Thomas E. McGowan
McGowan
Phillip Riley
Ireland
Linn County
Jim
Lincoln School
Granger
Assessors Move to Marion Library for Property Assessments
Linn county assessors will use the Marion fire station at 600 Eighth Avenue through next Saturday then shift Jan 29 to the public library to complete 1969 tax assessments for city residents. No appointment needed. Failing to file at Marion stations may require a trip to the Linn County Courthouse assessor’s office after March 15 and before July 1 to receive exemptions. Hours vary by day with a Saturday slot.
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Linn County
Marion
Eighth Avenue
Services Tuesday for Josephine Kindig 77
Josephine Kindig 77 lifelong Marion resident died Friday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home born March 8 1890 near Marion she married LeRoy Kindig Sept 5 1907 at Paralta he died 1924 survivors include two sons four daughters and four grandchildren services Tuesday 1 30 p m at Marion Christian church burial Cedar Memorial call at Murdoch chapel sun after 4 p m until Tue 10 a m and after 11 a m at the church contributions may go to the Marion Christian church memorial fund
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Josephine Kindig
Cedar Rapids
Marion
LeRoy L. Kindig
Paralta
Kindig
Marion Christian Church
Milwaukee Women’s Club
Linn County Old Settlers Assn
Marion Garden Club
Christian Women’s Fellowship of the Church
Lyle R
Downers Grove
Ill
Jack R
Harold Thorington
Boyd Netser
North English
Francis Blair
Mildred Eddy
Wilmington
Mass
C. E. Bigelow
Los Gatos
Calif
Loring B. Lacock
Don A. Starry
Kansas City
Kan
Peter M. Morgan
Cedar Memorial
Murdoch Chapel
Marion Christian Church Memorial Fund
Civil Service Examinations Notice for Marion Officers
The city of Marion Iowa announces civil service exams for Police Patrolmen and Firemen to determine eligibility. Applicants must be US citizens Iowa residents for at least one year and meet physical and moral standards. Applications due with forms to City Clerk by February 6 1968. ERWEN L. TAYLOR City Clerk.
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Marion
Iowa
United States
Erwen L. Taylor
Farmers Bank Open House Set for Today
Farmers Bank invites the public to an open house today from 1 to 6 at the Farmers State bank building. The new facility opened December 18 and features 20 400 square feet over two levels with 500 safe deposit boxes and two drive up windows. A 1 600 square foot community room will serve civic groups in February and television banking is planned as Linn county first.
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Farmers State Bank
Linn County
Quill Benefit Show Set for Marion High Saturday
The annual Quill show to raise funds for Marion High School yearbook The Quill will be staged in the school gym with performances at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Louise Kleis chairs the event with faculty directors and senior students selling tickets at the door. Craft club meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Keith Wallace’s home to make honeycomb place mats.
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Marion Woman's Club
Hugh Gordon
Fifteenth Avenue
John Howe, Jr
Neil Dulaney
Krumholtz Drive
Norman Henke
Homemakers Club
John Booze
Ridgecourt
Gerhard Banse
Eldon Wohlleben
West Marion
Rachel Rowley
Seventh Avenue
Margaret Ladies Progressive Club
Will Paul
Abe
Lincoln
Alfred Rinfkers
Derknecht
Marion High School
Quill
Louise Kleis
W. O. Hulin
O. J. Deeds
Martin Stadtmann
Marion Women’s Club
Keith Wallace
Ridge Drive
Wallace
Spitzer Advocates Parents Learn New Math With Kids
Dr. Spitzer urges parents to study the new math alongside their children, noting teachers are learning it too. He describes a demanding writing process for his textbook and his methods, including classroom observation, audio visual aids, and real-bird windows for focus, while detailing Iowa education growth and his long career across multiple states.
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Dr. Spitzer
Iowa
Spitzer
Martha Clatterbaugh
Seattle
Anna Quandt
John
Albuquerque
N.M
Models from Iowa U featured in Penney catalog
University of Iowa coeds appear on six pages of the J C Penney catalog with six models chosen from 127 interviews conducted after an Iowa City arrangement. The selection, coordinated by Allan H Arneson, involved Andree Tracey and five other students from Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois.
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Bing Crosby
Sun
University of Iowa
Cambridge
Kcrg-Tv
J. C. Penney
University of Iowa Coeds
Iowa City
Penney’s
Arizona
Florida
Iowa U
Allan H. Arneson
Jeanne Hodgden
Wyoming
Iowa
Penney
Cedar Rapids
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By Larry Tanner
A. E. Granger
Central Avenue
Marvin Oxley
Foundry
Marion Street
Twelfth Street
Indian Creek
Clifford Burns
John T. Wise
Wallace Rasmussen
Adv
Marion Heights
Walgreen
Theristrial Club
Harrison
Ben” Oxley
H. B. Oxley
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No. 35
IOOF
Fidelis Circle
Hannah Cone
Eighth Street
O. W. McBride
Musical Literary Club
A. B. Lake
7Th Ave
YMCA
Marion Branch
Mildred Fitzgerald
Maplecrest Drive
Maurice Jacobs
H. A. W. Koch
Robert Mitchell
WRC
Memorial Hall
George F. Murdoch
B. L. Bennett
Frank Gorup
17Th Street
Open House
The
Home Buyer's Guide
Bob “Mac” McCrea
East Post Gulf Service
East Post
South Edge of
Farmers Bank
England
By John Robertson
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Public Safety
Jack Fulton
Fulton
Robertson
Linn County Savings & Loan Association
Marion, Iowa
Federal Home Loan
U. S
Coy G. Kelley
H. R. Livingston
Fred J. Lang
Laurence T. Ashton
Winfield A. White
Osta
Vernon Brockman
Humbert R. Livingston Carl W. Stuber Winfield A. White
Member
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
U. S. Savings and Loan League
Iowa Savings and Loan League
Federal Home Loan Bank
Des Moines Savings and Loan Foundation
Marion Nno
Farmers State Bank Bldg
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