50 Years Ago
July 1969
The song, Hawaii Is a Feeling written by Mrs. Wayne Frantz, Iola, will be played by the Iola Municipal Band in the concert tonight. The vocal chorus will be sung by Miss Judy Lynch, according to Dale Creitz, band director.
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Dale Winn, longtime warrant officer with the Army National Guard, has been selected as the executive director of the local Housing Authority. Winn will be in charge of administration of the 100 units of housing for the elderly which will be built in Iola.
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Miss Virginia Works of Route 1, Humboldt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Works, will arrive in the Dominican Republic Oct. 3 as a representative of the United States. Miss Works is being sponsored as an International Foreign Youth Exchange (IFYE) by the Allen County 4-H Clubs, the Kansas 4-H Association, the 4-H National Foundation and various individuals.