50 Years Ago
December 1969
Allen County Community Junior College students will start the new year in the new college, President Bill Spencer said this morning. Final work on the building will be done next week and the remainder of the month will be spent putting furniture and equipment into place.
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Mrs. H.J. Nickolson has sold the Mode-O-Day shop at 11 E. Madison to Mrs. Bill Buck of rural Iola. Mrs. Nickolson has operated the shop since 1962.
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The M & M Packing company will close its operations as a packing house Feb. 1 of next year, Ed Marquis, president, told his 32 employees yesterday. The decision will shut down one of the older and more stable industries in Iola. Marquis said the plant was closing due to the costs involved in remodeling to comply with new state regulations governing packing plants. Marquis bought the plant in 1960. It was founded over 30 years ago by W.P. McFadden and Grover Menzie.
