The Newton City Auditorium served an important function in the community when it stood at 130 W. Sixth St. decades ago. “It’s a community center,” said Kris Schmucker, curator at the Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives in Newton. “It’s important. It served a function.” Schmucker said that going through old newspapers, she came across advertisements for shows and meetings in the auditorium. “It was used as a meeting place for WCTU,” she said, adding that stands for Women’s Christian Temperance Union. That group was focused on no drinking, getting the women’s right to vote and morals of the state.
Source: Harvey County Now
