An interesting little item from The Crittenden Press August 22, 1941
One of the most pleasant "home" towns in Kentucky.
Approximately 2,400 inhabitants.
Splendid new school buildings and 12 churches.
Two bus lines.
Illinois Central Railroad.
Postal Telegraph.
Southern Bell Telephone.
Kentucky Utilities Light and Power.
A Million Dollar Bank.
Live Kiwanis Club and American Legion Auxiliary.
Modern water plant with 100 per cent pur water.
Concrete streets and adequate sewer system.
One of the best weekly newspapers in Kentucky.
A great spar mining center.
Up-to-date stores and shops - A good place to trade.
A friendly and cultured people welcomes you to Marion. Here you will find good churches, homes and schools.
Here would be a good place to spend the rest of your life.
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Two bus lines. It seem at this time Marion had two bus lines that came through Marion. Greyhound and Southern Limited. The Southern Limited was also handled through Mrs. Lawson Faxon and its headquarters were at Faxon Drug Co, (which was Orme Drug Store, where the Marion Cafe' used to be and Botanicals is today). It only was here for a few years, and then Greyhound Bus lines was the only one and they moved to the location on W. Carlisle Street. Mrs. Faxon was the Greyhound agent in Marion for 12 years.
