"Published by the Newton Daily News in celebration of its 100th birthday"--Cover.
Contents:
Recollections / Bette Rinehart Felton -- The history of Newton -- The Newton daily news -- Publishers of The Newton daily news / E. K. Shaw -- National field days -- Memories of downtown / La Vola Trout -- Central Junior High / Burt Strike -- Growing up in the '40s & '50s / Phyllis Marose Leasure -- Life in Newton in the 1950s / Richard Prall -- One magic Christmas / Mildred Rinehart Mansfield -- Recollections of a hometown boy / David Aldridge -- I will overcome the 1950s / Joanne Jackson -- Bill's Shoe Shop ; Growing up in Newton / Ruth David (Soderblom) Rennpage -- If you needed it, Garrett's had it / John McNeer -- Maytag and his home town / James R. Rhodes -- Cloverbloom Farms and Maytag Dairy Farms ; Hammerly and Watt families: descendants of early pioneers / Joan (Hammerly) Tjossem -- The Maytag picnic / Ramona Miller -- Returning home / Matt Sparks -- The strike of 1938 ; Rocky Marciano crash / Newton Daily News -- The Scoreboard / Les Trout -- Switzer's Furniture and the fire of 1954 / Mary Switzer Martaus -- Recollections / Bette Rinehart Felton -- A narrative history / Robert A Shaw. Sanctuaries for the '70s child / Dan Livengood -- Newton's history / Kenneth E. Schwartz -- The evolution of the Newton cardinal / Einar Larsen -- A favorite hangout / Shirley Atwood -- Culver and Son Furniture / Maxine Culver Thomas -- Dooley Music Store / Richard W. Thomas -- My magical kingdom / Rosemary Beukema -- Softball was king / John McConeghey -- Restaurants / Arlene (Reynolds) Swanson -- Eating on the cheap / Dorena Marshall -- The Atwoods of Newton ; The great depression ; Presidential campaigns ; News of Lincoln's assassination / Shirley Atwood Osborne -- Congratulations / Joan Harp -- Memories / Irene Weisner -- A narrative history / Robert A Shaw.
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