By 1940, with increasing north/south traffic through Marion, the Illinois Highway Department offered Marion the choice of either increasing the width of Court Street or bypassing Marion altogether by building a bypass on Carbon Street which at the time was at the west edge of town. The full content of these articles follows. Continue reading
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Earl Blankenship, Sr. was born March 28, 1894 in Marion, Illinois, the only son of Elijah and Cora (Chamness) Blankenship. He was raised on a farm with his sister, Nell, on West Main Street, the current site of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Continue reading
Police and firemen extinguished a gasoline blaze at the Jack Tanner Service station at the corner of West Main and South Court Street which threatened to develop into a destructive fire late Sunday night. Continue reading
Home Oil Co. Service Station at corner of W. Main & Court Street partially destroyed by fire Saturday evening. All the glass windows were destroyed. Approximate damage $450.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us/ )