56 Years Ago

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Idress Stephenson: “We only went as far as Kirwin for Christmas, but that is plenty far in holiday traffic.” Chuck Ostmeyer: “I think we should have another legal holiday each year—the day after Christmas.” Lloyd Hollern: “The most exciting thing I did on Christmas was to sleep late.”

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: The Help at Waller’s: “We’ve got the boss out of the way now, so we can get some work done.” Red Hagan: “I’ve got my fingers crossed, but with only a few days to go, it looks as if Stockton is going to have a really good traffic safety record this year.”

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Gene Miller: “I’ve got all my Christmas shopping done—in fact, I’ve had it done ever since last Christmas.” Deke Coolbaugh: “When I get a little older, maybe I’m going to start to wear glasses.” Pat Reed: “Friday the 13th came on Monday this month.” Lela Smith: “My new grandson was so tiny, I’ll bet they had to shake the sheets to find him.”
* Santa Claus was coming to Stockton to visit with all the little girls and boys.

What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago

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Another Stockton concern has changed hands! Last Saturday, E. E. Fisher closed a deal with Ed Rea for the purchase of his bakery equipment. Mr. Rea has had his hands full in running both his baker and café and to get ride of some of the responsibilities, disposed of the bakery. The baking business is a new thing to Mr. Fisher and we are betting dollars to doughnuts that he will make good in his adventure. He is retaining the services of R. Wolfe, who has been the baker in the shop for the past few weeks, and Mr.

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Voncile Ostmeyer: “I’m doing all my Christmas shopping in Stockton.” Mrs. William A. Voss: “We have seen the Christmas decorations in several towns bigger than Stockton this year, and they can’t compare.”

56 Years Ago

4 years ago By Spotlighting The Year…1965

* And So They Say: Anne Henderson: “I had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day. I didn’t have to cook at the lunchroom and my husband went hunting all day so I got all my floors scrubbed and waxed.” Daisy Fetterolf: “I don’t think too many people had fresh stuff out of their garden for Thanksgiving, but we had green onions.”

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Warren Harding; “Rooks County has reason to be proud of its 4-H Clubs. Of the 134 4-Hers in the state chosen for Who’s Who awards this year, five were from this county.” Judge James Gilbert: “With this laryngitis, I am not taking any chances as I can’t holler very loud and I can’t run!” Jane Dix: “I am not kidding you. There is a wolf killing our livestock and I don’t mean a coyote. It’s twice as big.”

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Ivan Grimes: “I am not going to shoot any pheasants. I am not mad at them.” Rooks County Farmer: “I never did refuse to let anyone hunt on my place if they asked me first, but I have kicked some off who didn’t.” Glen Stice: “All I know is what I heard the pheasant hunters saying on Sunday, and you would not dare print that.”

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Virgil Bird (paying his taxes): “I think they assessed all the taxes in Rooks County to me this year.” Butch Ostmeyer: “I wish I had a lot of things done already that I haven’t got done, and what is worrying me is when I am going to get time to do them.” Lloyd Hollern: “I was really praying that the weather would stay warm after I failed to get the storm windows put up for my wife last week.”

56 Years Ago

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* And So They Say: Duffie Hindman: “It gives me a feeling of importance to have folks call me Mister.” Ray Bigge: ‘I know a lot of things, but you couldn’t put them in the paper.” Irvin Wright: “I wouldn’t have minded finding two goats in my yard in the morning after Halloween if they hadn’t eaten all our roses and our fall garden.”