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PROMO Community - Pages from the Past Front Page - Chris Sorensen

Pages from the Past - From our 134-year Archives for March 28, 2021

Kiowa County Press historic front page.

15 Year Ago

March 31, 2006

  • As the West End Turns- Michelle Wyckoff: Helen and Charlie Mitchell just returned from Argentina where they spent three whole months taking ballroom dancing lessons and perfecting their Tango.

25 Years Ago

March 29, 1996

  • Wild Horse Roundup- Curtis Schrimp: Nick Johnson of Wild Horse entered the 1-on-1 hoop shoot in Eads and won the Junior Division, three-point and overall championship.
  • East End Events: Over the last week several of the families with kids went somewhere for spring break.

40 Years Ago

March 27, 1981

  • Winners of the poster contest sponsored by WIFE were Barbara Beaman and Eric Weisdorfer tied 3rd, Meg Kreutzer 2nd, and David Lathrop 1st.

50 Years Ago

March 26, 1971

  • Mike Abrams, 10th grade student from Eads High School and son of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Abrams Jr., displayed the Grand Champion project at the Tri-County Regional Science Fair.
  • Installation of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Closed-Circuit Television has been completed at Weisbrod Memorial Hospital.

75 Years Ago

March 15, 1946

  • Workmen arrived a few days ago and began excavating for a new Missouri Pacific railroad depot in Eads.

March 22, 1946

  • The government advertised for bids on a Gramm fire engine at Fort Lyon and the town of Eads was the successful bidder at $502.00

100 Years Ago

March 25, 1921

  • The Second Annual County Spelling Contest held with L. B. Jones of Galatea spelling contest winner. Robert Laing of Eads second. Raymond Hicks of Eads was the oratorical contest winner.
  • Three new grain elevators are soon to be built in Eads. Mr. Enfield, who has a chain of elevators on the Santa Fe, is the one building them.