56 Years Ago

* And So They Say: Ken Bates: “I checked and found that our Peanut Day business this year was better than last year.” Leta Bouchey: “We saw comedian Pat Paulson at Manhattan Saturday and he was better than the ball game.” Dean King: “I found out the hard way Sunday that the train time at Hays had changed.” Chuck Hageman: “Attending four football games in one week is about to make an old man out of me.” Elvin Keiswetter: “I’m remodeling my house so I can’t afford to go anywhere or have anyone in to eat.”

* Glenn’s Mr. AG Store was opening its new toy department in the west room of the building. The toys were arriving daily with an excellent stock already on hand. The room also housed quite a bit of the discount items as well as some grocery staples.

* The annual Goblin’s Glory provided fun and frolic for the children and teenagers and provided a profit for the organization. The FFA made over $1,000.00 in profit. The King and Queen were Alan Bouchey and Lana Lawson.

* Joy Clayton, who had suffered from a broken cheekbone, bruises, cuts, and shock as the result of the two-car crash, which sent eleven to hospitals on October 15th, was released and was staying with the Lee Phelps family. The others were all improving, but there was no time frame for when they could leave to go home.

* Joelle Annette McCall of Stockton and Kenneth Conway of Natoma were recipients of the Union Pacific Railroad scholarships. Winners were selected on the basis of outstanding scholarship performance, leadership, and extracurricular activities.

* A large crowd of at least 200 people were disappointed when the scheduled speaker, professional wrestler Thor Hagen, failed to appear at the city auditorium. Hagen, who worked with underprivileged youth in Kansas City, had been booked by the Stockton Ministerial Alliance. Still, the dates got mixed up, and he had penciled in Stockton for Wednesday evening, not Tuesday. And since Wednesday night was a football night, the Alliance canceled the event.

* Chuck Look and Ronnie Jackson, Stockton High School students, attended the National Safety Congress in Chicago. The boys were picked for this honor during a district contest sponsored by the Kansas Farm Bureau.

* From The Feminine Slant By The Office Cat: It is pretty difficult to realize that there will be nothing to discuss when the election ends.

* Looking Back Fourteen Years Ago: Dr. Dale Dean had moved his office from the rooms above the Butler and Vallette store to the ground floor of the Record building, formerly occupied by the telephone offices. Kendall Simpson, a former Stockton High football star, was playing with the Washburn University team. The telephone company was announcing an open house in its new building.

* Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Holen announced the approaching marriage of their daughter, Janet Kay, to Mr. Ronald Lynn Oliva, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Oliva of Stockton.

* On sale at Webster’s Supermarket were smoked picnic hams for 39¢ a pound, four cans of Del Monte pineapple juice for $1.00, four boxes of cake mix for 88¢, and a dozen large Grade A eggs for 45¢ a carton.

* Showing at the Nova Theatre was “How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life.”