Yesteryear

* Rod's Texaco Service Station at the junction of Highway US-183 and K-18 closed. Rodney Hockett, the station's operator for the past eight years, announced he was relinquishing the lease at the end of the month.

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* The Plainville Cardinal Football team completed the sweep of its league rivals when they scored 24 points in the fourth quarter for a 30-23 victory over the stunned Redman at Hubbard Stadium. * The Eager Beaver 4-H Club elected officers for the year: Alex Tuttle as president.

* The drillers at the Casey well south of Zurich are drilling away at this time with a lot of expectation in their work. The well is down close to 3,100 feet, and the chances of hitting oil are good; they expect to be able to step into it before the week is out.

Several Stockton citizens have been bitten by the home-building bug this summer, and two of them have already started the erection of new homes. The others will probably get their plans ready soon so that actual work can start.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1970 * And So They Say: Jakie Willis: 'I'm luckier than some people when they retire. I have two good places to loaf.' Velma Bartlett: 'The government and big business both seem to be trying to do everything they can to ruin the small towns.'

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago StocktonSeniorsAudrey Green and Kobe Beougher were crowned the 2012 Homecoming Queen and King. Crown bearers were Bodye Stithem and Cason Iwanski.

* At 2:30 in the morning, the cry of fire awoke the people of the city, and they hurried and turned out to watch the A. J.

* Former Plainville High School music teachers David Rampy and his wife, Leah, had settled back in Kansas after having gone to Australia after being recruited by the Department of Education, New South Wales. During their two-year stay, they taught in the Sydney area.