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Removed "notable native" reference to Benjamin Stove which according to a Des Moines Register article [1] appears to be the creation of one blogger and is his attempt to generate publicity. In fact, the link removed went to that blogger's website. Reference to this fictional character from one man's blog does not seem in keeping with the Wiki intent of encyclopedia. --yokyle 05:01, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed Uncle Nancy's from the "points of interest." It's a nice little shop but Newton's not famous for it. Andrewdoane 13:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed "notable native" Scott Delgado from the page. This appears to be another attempt to generate publicity by an individual. "All Iowa Cow-Tipping Competition"? Seriously.Andrew42280 18:32, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Considering deleting Jack and Mary Penny from the notable list as well. Any thoughts?Andrew42280 18:32, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Removed International Wrestling Museum from the list of notable places. It has packed up and left for points elsewhere. RIP [User:Oftheson] 17:18, 24 April 2007

Removed John Quick from list of Notable People. John Quick does not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. Furthermore, the text contains external links to business websites: this is clearly an advertisement. Anonymous User, 23:22, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Labor History of Newton, IA[edit]

Anonymous user (147.155.4.113) removed all text regarding the 1983 strike without explanation. The 1938 strike is documented in Wiki article for Newton with a link to Time Magazine's original story. Perhaps the section could be written better or expanded but it seems like a significant event in the history of the town. Let's discuss this issue further before removing the complete reference to the event. yokyle 01:55, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rescued possible notables[edit]

The following information was deleted on July 23, 2011 by another editor because they did not have an Wikipedia article for them.

Frank Gilson (1938–1985) Football Coach, member of Simpson College Hall of Fame ^[1]
Buzz Levick, Basketball Coach, member of Iowa Sports Hall of Fame ^[2]^[3]
Treye Jackson, Athlete ^[4]
Eugene Hill, Politician ^[5]
Tom Altemeier, Athlete, member of IHSAA Hall of Fame ^[6]

^ Froehligh, Ronald. "Newton's spirit soared during Gilson years". Newton Cardinals Football. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
^ Maly, Ron (July 12, 1998). "Lewis "Buzz" Levick, Wartburg College, 1998". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
^ Maly, Ron (July 12, 1998). "Buzz Levick--Hall of Fame, July 12, 1998". RONALD WESLEY MALY Sports Blog. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
^ Hockett, Mike (November 12, 2010). "What a season it was". Newton Daily News. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
^ "Hill, Eugene M. of Newton—Iowa State Senate 34th District". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
^ "Iowa Preps Who Became NCAA Div. 1-AA (Div. I-FCS), Div. II, or Div. III All-Americans" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. August 11, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

I placed the information here as there were references showing possible notability and a connection to Newton.
Editing in good faith —RifeIdeas Talk 22:50, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Ann Krumm[edit]

There is a picture of a sculpture of a rabbit under which there is a statement that it is dedicated to the memory of Ann Krumm. No-where is there any indication of who ann Krumm was. This is not good style. Kdammers (talk) 08:18, 2 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed hyperlink changes[edit]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Information to be added or removed: Hyperlink Phoenix Investors with this link: https://phoenixinvestors.com In this sentence --> Phoenix Investors LLC, out of Milwaukee, acquired the former Maytag Manufacturing buildings in 2015 and have been making the space tenant ready by investing in improvements. The 1.8 million square foot facility is now 60 percent occupied. Explanation of issue: Hyperlink to appropriate webpage. References supporting change: https://phoenixinvestors.com

Not done: Improper use of an external link, see WP:EL. Also, the company has exactly zero relevance to the topic besides a trivial mention so linking to them would be needless WP:PROMO... RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 19:48, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RandomCanadian: You may be intrested in this edit request Darth Flappy ^«Talk» 22:54, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@DarthFlappy: Thanks for pointing that out. I have given the user the COI welcome. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 22:56, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Froehligh, Ronald. "Newton's spirit soared during Gilson years". Newton Cardinals Football. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

[2] Maly, Ron (July 12, 1998). "Lewis "Buzz" Levick, Wartburg College, 1998". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

[3] Maly, Ron (July 12, 1998). "Buzz Levick--Hall of Fame, July 12, 1998". RONALD WESLEY MALY Sports Blog. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

[4] Hockett, Mike (November 12, 2010). "What a season it was". Newton Daily News. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

[5] "Hill, Eugene M. of Newton—Iowa State Senate 34th District". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

[6] "Iowa Preps Who Became NCAA Div. 1-AA (Div. I-FCS), Div. II, or Div. III All-Americans" (PDF). Iowa High School Athletic Association. August 11, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-12-30.

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