75 years ago

july 27, 1950

Wes Summervill, who lives just south of Marion County Park and Lake, is shown standing in a field of his Pioneer hybrid corn. The stalks are far above his head, and the spot in the field wasn’t picked as the place where the tallest corn grows. It was the only place the photographer could snap a picture without getting his feet muddy.

Aulne Methodist Church will celebrate its 75th anniversary Aug. 4 to 6,

LaVern Hoffman, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Hoffman, placed second in the annual Soap Box Derby last Thursday at Emporia after he won the B division for young racers. Hoffman participated in five heats before he was beaten in the finals, one length behind the winner. His prize was a Roadmaster bicycle.

Merrill Apartments at Main and 2nd Sts. will be finished around Sept. 1. Four apartments will be of the three-room efficiency type with essentials furnished.

Ezra Bernhardt and Bill Utting have purchased the Nelson Super Service building and will move their John Deere and Pontiac agencies there Aug. 1.