The Tempo store was opened in 1965 and was owned by Gamble-Skogmo Inc. out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Continue reading
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1927 Marion Auto License
It is pretty well established that the Williamson County Fair has been, in the past, a very big affair not only for the county but for the entire region as well. So large were the crowds and conversely the numbers of automobiles that there is no way the fairground could handle all of the automobiles. The solution was to park elsewhere and catch a ride to the fair. Continue reading
Judge George W. Young, of Marion Illinois, was born January 8, 1845. His parents died during his infancy, and he was bound to Geo. W. Binkley, who was a farmer living on the farm where the plat of Whiteash is now located Continue reading
The three-story, red brick house was erected by W. J. Aikman at 1414 W. Main Street on the northeast corner of West Main and North Russell Streets in 1906 at a cost of $10,000. Continue reading
