56 Years Ago

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.'

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Jack Miller: 'I felt sorry for my father-in-law this year as his birthday fell on Father's Day.' Leonard Dix: 'I hate to ask for dry weather in this part of the country—but I am.'

* And So They Say: Clark Stocking: 'No more fishing for me in the Ozarks since $6.75 was a pretty high price to pay for one scrawny little fish.' Fred McMichael: 'I don't like to go home because my wife always puts me on the end of a hoe.'

* And So They Say: Ernest Trible: 'Believe it or not, but it does seem awfully good to be back to work again.' Freddie Baughman: “I’m a girl. I thought everyone knew it, but I've found out there are a lot of people in Rooks County who do not.'

* And So They Say: R. J. Baker: 'It just better not rain on Friday. That is when the Farm Bureau has its annual fish fry.'