…The city council hired Arlie Ing to replace Harry Cash as Marion Fire Chief. (Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us ) …
Continue readingAssistant Fire Chief Clint Boles has resigned his position.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
Duties as State Oil Inspector in Williamson and Johnson Began Friday
Clyde Bailey 1929 Police Chief
Chief of Police Clyde Bailey was back in Marion Friday ready to render his resignation to the city commissioners following his assumption of duties as state oil inspector for Williamson and Johnson counties in Springfield Thursday.
Rev. Bailey was appointed to the post of oil inspector for the two counties by Governor L.L. Emmerson, and the appointment is recognition of Bailey’s own support of the governor’s candidacy during Bailey’s unsuccessful race for the legislature. As oil inspector, Rev. Bailey will work in the division of oil inspection of the Department of Trade and Commerce. His appointment became effective Friday.
At a special meeting of the city to be held sometime Friday or Friday evening, Chief Bailey expected to ask the city commissioners to accept his resignation as chief of the police department.
(Extracted from the Marion Daily Republican, September 1929)
Marion Police Chief Retires After 21 Years on Force
“Twenty one years of other people’s troubles” is how the retiring Marion Police Chief describes his career on the force.
“I’m gonna start on my own life now, but I’m gonna try to keep it straight,” John F. Kelley added with a laugh.
Today was his final day as a policeman. He became Chief in May, 1967. He has been night chief since 1955. Continue reading
Fire Chief Herman May called attention Saturday to the fact that Marion firemen have no authority to use the city’s equipment to fight fires outside the city limits. Continue reading