Newton High School Class of 1937 Reunion Highlights
The Newton High School Class of 1937 held its 40 year reunion at the Newtonian Motor Lodge with 71 attendees. Activities included a reception, aerial city tours, tours of old and new high schools, and a closing buffet dinner with awards and a memorial for 18 deceased classmates. Officers were re elected and plans for a five year reunion were made.
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Newton High School
Newtonian Motor Lodge
Byron Brittain
Virgil
Virginia Ashbaugh) Hayes
Brittain
Hilo
Hawaii
Glenn
Betty Saylor
Youngquist
Whitesell
Dorothy
Carter
Chernak
Margaret
Peggy
Olson
Dietrich
Margaret (Eck) Schmidt
Bonnie Lee
Kennedy) Kaufman
Leland A. Williams
Erdman Starr
Baylon K. Thaw
Lloyd ‘‘Plug’’ Phillips
Jewell (Puttroff) Wood
Merle Finley
Edith Whitted
Birch Stuart
Leland Moore
Harold Ashpole
Inglewood
Calif
Norman Cooley
Indianapolis
Ind
William O. Brown
Ashpole
James
Hope Merritt) Mathiasmeier
Arkansas City
Hayes
James Scheffler
Doug
ESU workshop draws teachers for personal financial planning
Attending teachers Jody Meier and Jo Brookshier from Newton join a broad group at Emporia State University for a personal financial planning workshop on campus June 6 to 24. They will earn two hours credit for the course. Cathy Vaughn of Bentley appeared on Hutchinson Community Jr College spring dean's list. Vaughn is a 1976 Halstead High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jody Meier
Jo Brookshier
Newton
Emporia State University
Cathy Vaughn
Bentley
Hutchinson Community Jr. College
Halstead High School
Miss Vaughn
Kansan
Miss Willow Cox gains scholarship and travels for training
Miss Willow Cox of Sedgwick receives a 2000 dollar grant for 1977 78 at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Champaign Illinois where she will study ballet. She auditions on May 9 in Kansas City and will begin August 29 at the academy. She also heads to Banff Canada for six weeks training starting June 26 under Natalia Zolotova. In Newton a sexual assault awareness program is planned June 30 with Dr Frances Campbell as keynote and a film, funded recently by a 50 dollar Newton Police Reserves contribution. registration through Harvey County Health Department contact Rachel Goering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Cox
Dana Cox
Sedgwick
National Academy of Fine Arts
Champaign
Ill
National
Kansas City
Willow
Alberta
Canada
Banff Centre School of Fine Arts
Madame Natalia Zolotova
Moscow
Bolshoi Ballet
Newton
Harvey County
Scout Troop 111 Demonstrates Horsemanship Merit Badge
Members of Boy Scout Troop 111 who took part in a horsemanship merit badge demonstration at the Charlie Newell quarter horse farm were Mark Jones John Jones Gary Smith Mike Miller John Carroll Todd Davidson Bud Smith scout master and Mel Adams committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 111
Charlie Newell Quarter Horse Farm
Mark Jones
John Jones
Gary Smith
Mike Miller
John Carrol
Todd Davidson
Bud Smith
Mel Adams
Newton native earns medical doctorate at Miami School of Medicine
Donna Jane Ruff Mackay daughter of Lt. Col. (Ret.) Herman A. Ruff and Helen F. Ruff was among 122 graduates awarded the Doctorate of Medicine by the University of Miami School of Medicine. She holds degrees from Kansas State University and will begin an internal medicine internship July 1 at the University of Pennsylvania and a dermatology residency at Temple University. Her husband Dr. Robert L. Mackay also holds a PhD from KSU. James Leroy Baker of Newton will become principal in Howard Unified 282 after completing an MS at Emporia State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Jane Ruff Mackay
Herman A. Ruff
Helen F. Ruff
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami
Fla
Mackay
Robert L. Mackay
KSU
Department of Dermatology
University of Miami
School of Medicine
James Leroy Baker
Bob G. Baker
6Th
Newton
Howard
Emporia State University
Newton area students earn scholastic honors at K State
Kansas State University honors spring semester students from Newton and Hesston for academic achievements. Betsel College awards include academic scholarships and achievement grants in music and art. Recipients include Nancy Ruth Allen Susan Allen Mike L Ashcraft John F Barnes Neisha Bennett Daniel Button Warren M Ewert James Timothy Fey Keith Michael Funk Russell K Garrison Deborah Jane Alan Webber son of Mr and Mrs Donald Webber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey County
Kansas State University
Newton
Nancy Ruth Allen
Susan Allen
Mike L. Ashcraft
John F. Barnes
Neisha Bennett
Daniel Button
Warren M. Ewert
James Timothy Fey
Keith Michael Funk
Russell K. Garrison
Deborah Jane
Alan Webber
Donald Webber
Bethel College
Webber
Newton High School
Bethel
Bryan Reber
Melinda Yoder
Hesston
Tom Unruh
Enrolls in graduate school Shelley Hurley to Arizona program
Shelley L. Hurley daughter of Dr and Mrs Pryce K Hurley Newton has enrolled at American Graduate s of International anagement Glendale Arizona. She is a Friends University Wichita theater arts graduate. Other names listed include Lehrman Llamas Unruh Ward and Brooks Classen Friesen Loucks Mason Weaver with Moundridge additions Critchfield Schrag Wedel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley L. Hurley
Pryce K. Hurley
Newton
Internationalanagement
Glendale
Ariz
Miss Hurley
Friends University
Wichita
Linda Kay Schrag
Kerry Lee Wedel
Reeves family reunion held at Camp Hawk
The Reeves family, descendants of J.A. and Annie Reeves, gathered for their annual reunion Sunday at Camp Hawk with attendees from Whitewater Towanda Newton Great Bend Topeka Fort Worth Lewisville Wichita Valley Center Hutchinson Littleton and Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves
Camp Hawk
J.A. and
Annie Reeves
Dorothy Reeves
Valley Center
Ray Bigger
Hutchinson
George R. Reeves
Littleton
Colo
Historic quiz questions from a 1970s reference page
Questions quiz the reader on 1976 NIT winner UCLA or Indiana or Kentucky Mordecai Brown known as Three Finger Brown was a baseball pitcher Wassermann test for syphilis developed in 1906 by Schick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UCLA
Indiana
Kentucky
Mordecai
Brown
Wassermann
Sabin
Schick
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Haysville
Cooley
Edsal
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Murray
Sun City
Herbert Hartman
Lawrence
Pauline (Smith) Creek
Jane Steinkirchner
Quilty
Shawnee Mission
Fred Parker
Horace Matthews
William Libhart
Levi Hildebrand
Ralph Kroeker
Robert
Lillian Royston) Page
Olingby
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Clement
Margaret Spangler) White
Henry Hrovat
William R. Davis
Scheffler
Rodgers
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Virgil Hayes
William Brown
ESU
James Christopher Vetter
Ed Vetter
Georgia Tech
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Livestyle
Academy of Fine Arts
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Extension Council
Frances Campbell
Prairie View Mental Health Center
Rachel Goering
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Donna Ruff Mackay
Florsheim
Red Cross
Fanfare Socialite
Cobbie
Buster Brown
Pedwin
Acme
Dingo
Rene Covalt
Mary Ann Covalt
Dale Covalt
Virginia
Joan
Alice Reeves
Whitewater
Tom Pyle
Brad
Christy
Towanda
Milton Covall
Debbie
Joyce
Leland Kearns
Danny
Danell
Ferlin
L. F. Reeves
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