60 YEARS AGO

may 5, 1966

The first annual Loyalty Day parade, planned for on or near May 1 each year, was Saturday afternoon in Marion. The underlying idea is to combat Communist May Day celebrations around the world.

Marion City Commission agreed Monday to grant a 50-year lease on the football field portion of the Athletic Park to the Marion city schools. This step is in anticipation of the school constructing a permanent stadium, locker rooms, and concession facilities.

Ann Bass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bass of Marion, recently returned from a two-week visit to Japan.

Fourteen girls from Marion High School volunteer as “Sunshine Girls” at St. Luke Hospital. Their most important service is to bring smiles into patients’ rooms. The girls, two each evening, serve between 5 and 6 p.m. Participants include Cathy Costello, Jan VanBuren, Becky Coe, Maurita Deines, Debra Glover, Rita Hein, Shelly Hett, Jan Herrick, Joyce Maltbie, Linda Oldham, Nancy Olsen, Connie Thompson, Roxy Zerger, and Joyce Ford.

LaVonda Hett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hett of Marion, was chosen “Miss KFDI” in a recent contest by the Wichita radio station during promotion of “Greater Downtown Wichita Day.”