Yesteryear

Body * After the receiver's sale of the Plainville Mill & Elevator on Monday, the property now belongs to Mike Bair as he bid it in and will take possession just as soon as the court will okay the sale.

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Body * The Paradise Lodge No. 290 of the Masonic Order had presented the Plainville City Council with a United States Flag that had flown over the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Body The Rooks County Regional Airport officially opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at the facility on April 5th.

Body Schell Brothers 4-Ring Circus will be in Stockton next Thursday and will give two performances. There will be clowns, elephants, and other animals, trapeze acts, and other circus wonders to delight the small boy and girl and those not so small.

Body * And So They Say: Mrs. Tom Shaw: 'It seems like bad weather always follows us home from Texas.' Bill Gouldman: 'I had the best time on my trip I ever had. Can’t you tell by the weight I've put on?

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Body * The Wises were set to leave for St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx section of New York City, where they would stay for about six weeks following the six-hour cerebellar stimulator surgery for Rex, which would hopefully repair some or most of the damaged brain cells.

Body From 15 Years Ago 2011 * The Plainville Fire Department welcomed the arrival of a new 3,000-gallon tanker while saying goodbye to the old standby No. 501.

Body * A number of businessmen of the city met at the R. L.