Yesteryear

Body SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Leonard Liebenau: “I want everyone to get down on their knees and pray for good weather for my sale.” Dennis Reynolds: “We certainly had a lot of usual weather this winter. It was all the same.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Cecelia Beck placed third in the State Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest in the 12-year-old girls category.

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Body The Chamber of Commerce Wolf Hunt was just advertised too well. It seems there was so much talk and enthusiasm about this big event that even the wolves heard about it and the canny animals they are, gave the six-mile square territory a wide berth on Tuesday.

Body THESE PHOTOS.

Body SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Ollie Ochampaugh: “The only thing we can do about the weather is complain about it.” Dan Stewart: “There really are more nice people than mean ones. You just hear about the onery ones more often.

Body What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Pop Simpson Shelter House at the City Park, erected in 1963 by the Stockton VFW in memory of the town’s beloved police chief, Pop Simpson, was getting a muchneeded renovation. The roof was preserved, and the brick fireplace was kept intact.

Body The Rooks County Spelling Bee Champion was Dene Dryden of Palco, with Cecelia Beck from Stockton as runner-up. Groundwork had begun for the independent living complex, Stockton Estates.

Body A blizzard, a mixture of snow, dust, and sleet, making a strange combination, whose like has not been seen here since 1895, raged in Stockton on Sunday, causing traffic tie-ups and badly drifting roads. The storm subsided early Monday morning.

Body * And So They Say: Chuck Hageman: “I’ve got the fishing fever, so I got my tackle ready for Sunday— just in case.” Velma Bartlett: “These snows should give us a good wheat crop and also some pretty spring flowers in the pastures.