56 Years Ago

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Edna Stice: 'No wonder a person can lose weight on that grapefruit diet. That unsweetened grapefruit juice makes you so sick you can't eat.' Spec Dillingham: 'Did anyone see my rose cones blowing down the street on Sunday?

* 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?

* And So They Say: Clarence Spencer: 'I have to smoke a pipe because I'm too young to smoke cigarettes.' Clark Stocking: 'Nothing exciting happened on our trip—not even a flat tire.' Chuck Waller: 'I think it's a little early to start any campaigning. The election isn't until Tuesday.

* And So They Say: Dode Morrissey: 'Sometimes it pays not to hear very well—especially when someone is cussing you out.' Robert Osborn: 'I don't care if my granddaughter doesn't have much hair, but I do wish she had enough so they wouldn't have to stick her hairbow on with adhesive tape.'JohnB.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: 'I got through Friday the 13th, without any accidents. I waited until Saturday, the 14th.' Betty Hunter: 'We went fast on our trip Sunday, but came home mighty slow.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Charley Baxter: 'I was hoping for some good moisture as every time I get ahead of the dust on the county roads, I have to slow down for a mailbox, and it catches up with me.

* And So They Say: Gisela Eckart: 'We are all going to have to pay more taxes when they scare everyone out of smoking and we have to make up what we get in cigarette tax revenue.

* And So They Say: Darrell Small: 'I hope whoever took the meat from my locker enjoys it while my family is going without.' Leta Bouchey: 'I'm nothing but a walking disaster.' Mae Green: 'I didn't lose enough weight while I was in the hospital to make it worth my time to be there.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Bill Gouldman: 'They say George Washington never told a lie—but then he never had to fill out a 1040.' R. J.

* And So They Say: Merton VanEaton: 'There are two people I don't think will ever learn how to fish. They are Glenn Conn and Roy De Rosear.' Pat Reed: “VanEaton claims he caught four fish on Sunday, but I haven't seen them.