Pieces of the Past: In Newton, Kansas, in Early 70's

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

In Newton, Kansas, in Early 70's

For three years in the early 70's, we lived in Newton, Kansas, a small town just north of Wichita. That was the shortest transfer we had and in 1972. We moved to Newton right after school was out in Topeka so it was a hard summer for the kids. Bill did find some friends quickly because the people we bought the house from lived very close and they had a son his age. Bill's summer was filled with building a two story treehouse with his newfound friends in the shelterbelt right beside our house.

It was rougher for Sherry but she left for KU at the end of August. Ray was gone a lot and I took a job at the Hesston Corporation about 11 miles from Newton. We were all glad when the time came to move on to the Kansas City area. Here is a picture of my sister, her husband and two boys when them came to visit us on their way to California. Such a long long time ago. Their oldest son now is a grandfather to two little ones. Life goes on.

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BillFebruary 11, 2011 at 5:26 PM
The '57 Ford wagon was a beauty! 312 V8, dual exhaust, roll & pleated red & white interior, automatic transmission, it was a hit with the girls hanging around the A&W Rootbeer stand. Gasoline was about 20¢ a gallon sometimes during the gas wars. Lots of cheap gas back then, refined near Wichita. Those were the days!
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AnonymousFebruary 13, 2011 at 8:20 PM
THIS IS SOMETHING BRINGS A LOT OF TEAR,S AND LOT OF LAUGHS!!!! CRAIG
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Old Pictures of the People in My Life

In this blog, I will post pictures from the past of the many people in my life who I love and have loved. The initial post and any that are labeled Pearce Family refer to my mother's family. Dan and Maggie Pearce had five children, Nelle, Nan, my mother, Harry (Ham), Leah and Ed. They took a lot of pictures and I plan to post many of them. My brother has sent me many pictures over the internet this past week - some of which I haven't seen - and this has prompted me to set up this blog to display those wonderful old photos.

I will also be posting pictures of my family, my husband's family, and our family. Those posts will be labeled by the family's name in the list on the sidebar. I hope this is something that will be enjoyed by anyone who looks in on

my blog.

I will try and tell as much as I can remember about people and places and events and of course much of it will be inaccurate but really just having the great old photographs to look at is fun in itself. And I do know who lots of the folks are.

Enjoy.