56 Years Ago

* 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.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Merl Hus: 'You said you wanted some meaty news, so I am reporting our fish fry.' Gladys Randall: “I celebrated my birthday on Monday by making pickles all day.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Kenneth Buss: 'A person is able to have a pretty good time on $4.00.' Linda Hagan: “There aren't enough hours in this week for me to go all the places I have to go.' Chuck Reed: 'I didn't cuss when I hurt my hand. I couldn't say anything.

* And So They Say: Postmaster Pat Reed: 'Why does the air conditioning always give out on the hottest day of the year?' Chet LeSage: 'After the hot weather we’ve been having, I'm not going to put on a coat until it freezes.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Lloyd Stice: “You know something? If it stays dry to the middle of August, it's going to get hot.' Marion Hamit: 'I'm passing out cigars because I'm a grandfather.' Warren Harding: 'You can't beat Stockton for friends.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Dean King: 'When I'm not working. I'm WORKING!' Ruth Phelps: 'I don't know how near ready we will be for our grand opening, but it's like inviting guests for dinner—you have them whether you're ready or not.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Roy Slansky: 'It's too late for me to get used to any girls in my family now.' Dean King: 'You've never worked until you've worked for my wife—she's a real taskmaster.