56 Years Ago

* 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.” Merton Van Eaton: “Well, I have both good news and bad news.

* And So They Say: Postmaster Pat Reed: “I guess springs is here. The first baby chicks of the season arrived at the post office this Tuesday.” Dennis Reynolds: “I was already to begin featuring my spring merchandise when the snow made boots more seasonable.

* And So They Say: Dale Couch: “I quit smoking two weeks ago, but now I’m hooked on candy.” James H. Gilbert: “There is so much wrong with everything that I don’t know what to start complaining about.” Hazel Larson: “I lived through the flu—but I complained a lot.”

* And So They Say: Faye Harwood: “I still don’t think it makes any difference whether the groundhog sees his shadow or not.” Jess Jarrett: “If that Pudy Larson tells you anything, you better put it down just opposite from what he said.

* And So They Say: Ted Brunson: “I’m just here by being careful.” Lester Maddy: “I’ve been uptown so long this morning that I can’t remember where I parked my pickup.” Cleo Baughman: “I’m watching my weight now because it’s got out to where I can see it.

* And So They Say: Milt Boethin: “I’m fixing up some of the rooms at the Owl Court so they will be the nicest between Kansas City and Denver.” Lee Phelps: “Ask Leo Bird about the skunk he shot in my yard Sunday. He got rid of the skunk, but not the smell.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Betty Cadoret: “I think the new drapes at the Midway Café should make headlines.” Jess Riffe: “When it comes to knowing news, I’m the dumbest person in town.” Bob Osborn: “I know more about washing dishes than most women do.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1968 * And So They Say: Glen Buss: “I’ve got 32 clocks. They are all kinds, shapes and sizes, but I don’t let them all strike at once.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1968 * And So They Say: Bernice Brown (Holdrege, Neb.): “If the Apollo 8 didn’t do anything else it certainly put an end to linking romance with the moon, as the pictures and descriptions by the astronauts have proved it to be the most unromantic looking place.

* And So They Say: Frankie Dillingham: “When Spec comes home sick from work, you know he’s sick enough to stay for a few days.” Alma Maddy: “We won’t be having any more holidays for a while— not till—or is Ground Hog Day a holiday?” Mrs.