56 Years Ago

* And So They Say: George Riffel: “Every time I open my mouth I get in trouble, so I have practically stopped talking.” Stella Willis: “If someone isn’t off work on account of the flu—that’s news.” Howard Wanamaker: “Quinter had a clever sign at the tournament the other night, but it didn’t do much good. It read: ‘Let’s unLocke Stockton.’”

* The sudden death of Edmond Eggers at his home had come as a great shock to his family and friends, but was not altogether unexpected as he had been suffering from a heart condition for some time and had been hospitalized several times during the past year. He had been employed with the county highway department and was a veteran of World War II.

* The east half of the building belonging to Mrs. Lee Senter at the corner of Walnut and Main had been leased for a Sears Catalog Store with Robert LeFort as manager. Willard Atwill, who had his plumbing supplies and acces sories stored in the building had moved his stock to the space south of the Sunset Cafe, formerly used by Paul Marshall for his used car business. Mickey Bane replaced LeFort at the Farmers Union Mercantile and Shipping Association.

* Jerry McReynolds, Woodston, a freshman at McPherson College, had won first place in the Producers Grading Contest at the 15th annual Wichita Barrow Show held at Wichita’s Terminal Market and Meat Packing Plant. The contest consisted of placing animals on the basis of USDA slaughter grade.

* Contracts totaling $3,540,700.00 for surfacing and seeding on Kansas highways were let with one for 1.046 miles of roadwork in the Webster area of the Webster Dam and Reservoir, which went to Roberts Construction Company of Lincoln, Nebraska in the amount of $35,899.00.

* New assistant County Extension Agent, Don Kueck, had assumed his new duties on March 1. He was to train under the supervision of Warren Harding, the County’s agricultural agent.

* From The Feminine Slant By The Office Cat: When a gossip puts two and two together, it doesn’t always equal four.

* Looking Backward Fourteen Years Ago: The Jones Motor & Equipment Company had held its formal opening with two colored movies, doughnuts and coffee. A multi-million dollar snow had visited the community—about eleven inches.

* Ronald John Hrabe, Henry Francis Hebert and Mattie Grace Kurtz had passed away.

* On sale at Oyer Food Market were a sixteen-ounce package of frozen fish sticks for 57¢, a five pound package of Kansas Brand pure lard for 99¢ and three cans of frozen Donald Duck orange juice for 49¢

* Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marshall had entertained a number of their son, Butch’s friends in honor of his ninth birth anniversary. After playing a number of games, the boys enjoyed a hamburger feed at the Midway Café. Guests were Timmy Votapka, Ryan Stewart, Marlin Locke, Dwight Schneider, Kerry McCue, Blaine Hageman, Ronnie Ives, Bobby Bagby and Brad Glendening.

* Showing at the Nova Theatre were the movies, Walt Disney’s “So Dear To My Heart,” Patty Duke in “Billie”, and Martin and Lewis in “Pardners.”