56 Years Ago

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Nellie Morrissey: "Dode has all his Christmas shopping done already." Lorita Mahoney: "After attending the Schult Open House at Plainville, I think I'll sell my house and move into a trailer."

* And So They Say: Frankie Dillingham: 'I put some pictures of my grandson in my purse just in case anyone asks.' Bryan Look: 'Stockton is the friendliest town with the widest streets, but you can't buy an ice cream cone anymore except during the summer.'

* And So They Say: Gene Miller (who lives across the street from the football field): 'I always go to the football games when I'm sure I can find a place to park.' Betty Hunter: 'I'm just a kid at heart. In fact, I think I enjoy a circus more than the kids.'

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Jakie Willis: 'I'm luckier than some people when they retire. I have two good places to loaf.' Velma Bartlett: 'The government and big business both seem to be trying to do everything they can to ruin the small towns.'

* And So They Say: Bob Chesney (after attending the Alf Landon Lecture Series at KSU): 'It was a stroke of luck we were able to get tickets to hear President Nixon speak, which was a thrilling experience.'

* And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: 'I wish there were eight days in the week.' Pudy Larson: 'Hazel has all the smarts in our family and there just isn't any left for me.' Dave Oyer: 'That was the best vacation Eva and I ever had‚ in fact, it was the only one we ever had.”

* And So They Say: Perry Probasco: 'I saw a white pheasant last week— about half grown. It's only the second one I have ever seen.' Velma Bartlett: 'The meanest husband I have heard of is the man who gave his wife a hoe for her birthday.' Doris McMichael: 'I'm busier now than when I was working.'

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Hazel Larson: 'I wish there were some way we could get our dog on Medicare.' Clarence Heiner: 'My brother came 600 miles to attend the Fair.” Nolan Harper: 'Don't any Stockton people go to the Fair?

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Warren Harding: 'After the Fair, I don't know whether I'll know how to relax.' Leonard Dix: 'I paid the preacher several weeks ago, but I think I'll ask for a refund as it has been drier than ever since then.'

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Ralph Hornbrook: 'I don't know why, but I have better tomatoes this year than I had last year.” Steve Scott: 'I'd like to know who said men had to wear their hair shorter than women.' Lee Samuels: “I have a suggestion, and I think it is a good one.