56 Years Ago

* And So They Say: Anne Henderson: “I had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving Day. I didn’t have to cook at the lunchroom and my husband went hunting all day so I got all my floors scrubbed and waxed.

* And So They Say: Warren Harding; “Rooks County has reason to be proud of its 4-H Clubs. Of the 134 4-Hers in the state chosen for Who’s Who awards this year, five were from this county.

* And So They Say: Ivan Grimes: “I am not going to shoot any pheasants. I am not mad at them.” Rooks County Farmer: “I never did refuse to let anyone hunt on my place if they asked me first, but I have kicked some off who didn’t.

* And So They Say: Virgil Bird (paying his taxes): “I think they assessed all the taxes in Rooks County to me this year.” Butch Ostmeyer: “I wish I had a lot of things done already that I haven’t got done, and what is worrying me is when I am going to get time to do them.

* And So They Say: Duffie Hindman: “It gives me a feeling of importance to have folks call me Mister.” Ray Bigge: ‘I know a lot of things, but you couldn’t put them in the paper.

* And So They Say: Ruth Phelps: “I get my daughter’s clothes after she outgrows them.” Daisy LeSage: “The East was awfully pretty this time of year, particularly the mountains in Pennsylvania, but Rooks County looked awfully pretty to me when I got back.

* And So They Say: Joe Morgan: “People don’t steal the pens from the café. They just take them home and forget to bring them back.” Les Eckart: “I’m not saying anything. I’ve noticed you can get into trouble by talking too much.” Bill Bedore: “My wife certainly treats me mean.

* And So They Say: Pudy Larson: “If we can hang onto Coach Becker long enough, we really ought to have some fine football in this town.” Lionel Carter: “I saw two planes out at the airport the other night. I wonder if I couldn’t get a job as traffic director.” Mrs.

* And So They Say: Irene Holland: “Any hunter I find trespassing on my land without permission, I will shoot to kill.” Dick Findeiss: “The first time I go back to my old college for a ball game in 25 years and they get beat. I am never going again.

* And So They Say: Lester Eckart: “You’d never think the farmers in Kansas would be wanting it to stop raining.” Rada Hutton: “We weren’t the only crazy people out fishing in the rain and cold on Sunday.