Yesteryear

MAYOR LEE PHELPS CUT STOCKTON’S 125TH BIRTHDAY CAKE during the 1997 Summer Picnic. Dignitaries on hand were (from left) city commissioner Gail McComb and wife, Donna, state representative Dan Johnston, Mrs. Johnston (hidden) and city commissioner Ivalee Bennett and husband, Jack.

* And So They Say: John B. Smith: “If we had saved all the old stuff we carted out to the dump from the store over the years, we could probably sell it now for a small fortune to antique hunters.

Charges had been filed by the state following the investigation of a fatality traffic accident June 11, 2006, six miles north of Plainville on Highway 183. Jessica Y. Jones, 43, of Phillipsburg lost her life in the 5:30 a.m. head-on collision. The other driver, Clifford A.

THE 4-H CAMP COUNSELORS had been recognized for their service at the camp held at Rock Springs Ranch in June of 1997. They were (from left) Jenna Stout, Kayla Muir, Nicole Gartrell, Whitney Muir, Mari Jo Stout, Sarah Palmberg and Ashley Hageman.

* And So They Say: Erma Jean Price: “When my husband goes fishing he always catches the same kind of fish—none.” Orville Livingston: “We came home with the same air in our tires, the same oil in the crankcase, and the same water in the radiator, but not the same gas in the tank.

Casey Robinson, the new superintendent for Stockton USD No. 271, began his duties the first of July. Robinson grew up in Russell County, around the Lake Wilson area.

A poem immensely popular thirty years ago, recited by famous readers to delighted audiences, told how the mighty Casey struck out when everything depended on him.

The Fourth has come and gone, and everybody declares it was a glorious day for the small boy and all other ages of American patriotic citizens. We advertised it as an old-fashioned Fourth, the din of exploding crackers was incessant from early morn till late at night.

Paul and Mary Ann Graf and their family members were mourning the loss of their four-year-old son, Jade, following a deadly accident involving fireworks on the 4th of July.

THE ODLE FAMILY GOT TOGETHER in November 1947 to celebrate Terry Odle’s first birthday. Pictured are (front row, from left) great-grandmothers Hattie Muir and Nettie Baxter; (back row) grandmother Lola Muir Baxter Jackson, great-grandfather Albert Muir Sr.