Looking Back

1950

· Second graders who had perfect spelling papers this week: John Evans, Donnie Hanson, Avon Coe, Karen Sue Angstead, Dayle Linder, Billy Kannegiesser, Chucky Noel, and Sharon Layman.

· Mr. and Mrs. Merle Jennings will leave Friday for a trip through the southern and eastern states.

· Wanda Welch, chief clerk at the post office for 7 ½ years, resigned and will be married soon. Carroll Johnson will become chief clerk, and Robert Dameron will take his place.

· Florence Campbell has turned in her resignation. She has taught 50 years with the last 37 at New London.

· These children have been absent from school all week with measles and the flu: Billy Hanks, Eldon Waddle, Butch Barry, Virginia Dodds, and Rodney Linkin. Marilyn McCabe and Dale Murray are the only students that have never missed a day.

· Carl Totemeier, secretary of Ferrel Cemetery, has called a meeting at the Farmers State Bank.

· This week at the Alamo: “Bride for Sale” starring Claudette Colbert and Robert Young and “The Big Steal” starring Robert Mitchum.

1975

· Chapter EV, P.E.O. will meet at 7:0 with Alma Edwards. Celia Trimble is assistant hostess.

· Dale Allen will be receiving a certificate and shoulder patch from the Iowa Conservation Commission for bagging a qualifying trophy white-tail deer.

· John Wick and Mrs. Wick are spending the winter in Las Vegas. Mr. Wick suffered a heart attack 10 days ago and is in intensive care.

· Mason Strawhacker was transferred from the Burlington Hospital to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. He is in room 3102.

· Find your complete gardening shop at Burkhart & Co.

· Darla (Engle) Hovell, former New London resident and Journal correspondent, will become the managing editor of the Whitewright Sun, a weekly newspaper in Whitewright, Texas.

2000

· The Ricordo Club will meet at the home of Joan Vaughan.

· George and Fern Helt thanked everyone who helped when George had a heart attack.

· Jim Bresnahan posed for a picture advertising that he partnered with Brad’s Implements to keep the store up and running.

· First team all-conference for girls basketball: Susan Wick and Corina Schropp. Second team was Jenny Dahl.

2015

· Matayo Christianer was awarded a scholarship to Buena Vista University.

· First team all-conference girls basketball was Morgan Christner. Victoria Noel was second team. Honorable Mention was Paetyn Prottsman and Frankie Johnson.

· Children’s Easter egg hunt will be March 28 at the care center in New London.