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Newton drive-in movie theater opens this weekend for the season
NEWTON, Iowa — Valle Drive-In opens for the season this weekend in Newton. The popular Jasper County theater, Iowa's oldest drive-in, is showing double features of "Kung Fu Panda 4" and "Arthur the King" May 3-5. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. and the first feature starts at 7:15. Valle...
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