Dr. Theodore Hudson was born August 12, 1850 in Pennsylvania, the son of Dr. and Mrs. John Atchinson Hudson. He was the oldest of three children, his brother, Dr. George Hudson of Canton, Iowa having died at the home of Dr. Theodore Hudson of Marion, and his older brother, Joseph Hudson, a farmer who lived south of Marion, the father of Georgia and Ruth Hudson. Continue reading
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The cause of a Saturday fire that heavily damaged the Jackson & Grey Insurance Company building at 413 N. Market Street in Marion remains under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office and Marion Fire Department.
No injuries were reported from the blaze, which took about 2 1/2 hours to put out. Marion firefighters were assisted by other local departments. Continue reading
Fluke, Maurer and Duke Plan Business Houses for North Market Street Soon
Ground was broken Saturday morning for the foundation of a two story brick building on a part of the site on North Market Street formerly occupied by the Garden Airdome and plans have been made for the erection of another business house on the remainder of the site within the near future.
The entire plat of ground at the corner of West Calvert and North Market Streets belonging to Fluke and Weber has been sold into three lots, the corner site being purchased by George Duke for a consideration of $6,500, the center lot by John Maurer for $5,500 and the third part of the site being retained by Louis Fluke who has already started work on his building. Continue reading
Many Improvements in Business Houses on the Square and North Market
Despite Shortages of Building Materials, Stores and Sales Rooms Are Being Modernized As Rapidly As Possible Now.
The Republican recently printed a story about some of the improvements made on West Main Street and today a few of the business places on the Public Square and North Market Street are listed. This is still, only a partial list of the work being done to modernize and improve the business places of Marion and vicinity. Continue reading
1946, Many Improvements and Changes Since First of Year on West Main Street
More than a dozen Marion business firms on West Main Street have remodeled, redecorated or otherwise improved their places of business since the first of the year. Some of these are still in the process of construction and still more improvements are planned as material becomes available. All this has taken place despite the many inconveniences and shortages that face prospective builders today. Continue reading