56 Years Ago

* And So They say: Charlie Springer: “I got a ten-point deer during closed season, didn’t fire a shot, and didn’t go through a check station.” Pat Reed: “The canceling machine in our post office is the one Lee surrendered to Grant.

* And So They Say: Duane Miller: “I do hope whoever stole my outdoor Christmas tree lights enjoyed them.” Judge Gilbert: “Santa Claus was real good to me. He left me lots of pinochle cards.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1967 * And So They Say: Dean King: “J. C.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1967 * And So They Say: Mrs. Paul Marshall: “The kids, I think it was Pam Miller, have renamed Main Street Sugar Plum Drag.” Clara Mullen: “I’m certainly glad that Matt got his deer the first day as he said we weren’t going to start our trip until he had bagged one.

* And So They Say: Doc Mason: “No kidding, I feel like a grandpa today.” Howard Wanamaker (Monday): “I got my first Christmas card today and I think that’s plenty early.” Don Riffel: “The day after my wreck, I found out I had joints I never knew about before.

* And So They Say: John B. Smith: “The world is certainly getting smaller. I had a letter from Vietnam and one from Holland in the same mail. And neither had been on the way more than four days.” Harold Maddy: “I was pretty old when I had my first baby, but she was worth waiting for.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1967 * And So They Say: Shannon Krysl: “Doug DeRosear says real funny things. When I asked him why he smashed his rolls up at the dinner table, he said, ‘So I can get all the flavors in one bite.

* And So They Say: Albert McCue: “Bob, who is stationed in Okinawa, writes that it just takes a little while to make us appreciate the United States. He says they have no sewers, just ditches on each side of the street, and often they are not even covered.

* And So They Say: Jo Carmichael: “Everyone sure laughed at me when I told them it was going to snow on November 2nd because my Farm Journal said so.” Mary Alice Boethin: “Yes, I know I went deer hunting, but I’m not just about to eat any of the meat.

* And So They Say: Mrs. Mary Stewart: 'I saw a really beautiful sight Sunday morning. It was a deer standing up against an evergreen tree in our yard. It would have made a nice picture.' Rhada Hutton: 'The big news is that the fish are biting again at Webster.' Mrs.