* And So They Say: Doyle Cook: “The faster I go, the farther behind I get.” Francis Eshler; “If they keep putting more taxes on cigarettes, a lot of people are going to be smoking pipes and cigars in the near future. Blanche E. Smith: “My post office box number has been 92 for 40 years and I’ve kept it through three post office moves.” * The annual banquet

Several people in Stockton listened in last Friday night for the Hardin College entertainment and heard very plainly Miss Ethel Smith’s fine recitation. Her father, F. M. Smith, received a letter Tuesday from Carl McNulty at Altus, Oklahoma, saying that he heard her and enjoyed her reading very much. Ethel told her mother she was terribly frightened when she stood before the broadcasting contraption—far more so than when speaking before an audience.

The upcoming election, on Tuesday, April 3, 2007, was an important one, determining who would fill two empty seats on the Stockton City Commission, four seats on the USD 271 Board of Education, and voting for or against a proposed 1/4-cent sales tax increase for the City, earmarked for expenses at Solomon Valley Manor.

J-MART WAS SHOWING OFF ITS NEW LOOK on South 183 Highway in the spring of 1994. The most visible change was the signage from Kerr-McGee to Conoco logos. Along with the Conoco products, the shop also had a wide variety of grocery items and Hot Stuff Pizza.

* And So They Say: Edith Bouchey: “No, I did not get my garden planted, but I looked at it.” Ig Gross: “I am not running for anything, but I do think everyone should get out and vote.” Duffie Hindman: “I don’t want anyone to talk to me. I am working on my own income tax and there isn’t a redeeming feature about it.”

The Stockton Chamber of Commerce had an interesting meeting at the courthouse with subjects discussed being highways, dedication of courthouse and school building. The sum of $200.00 was authorized to be paid Mr. Hockaday of the National Highway on the pledge for marking this road through Rooks County. On completion of the highway from Miami, Florida to Yellowstone Park the balance will be paid. After some discussion the day for the courthouse dedication was fixed for April 20th providing Dr. Kulp and Judge Sparks can be secured for that day. It was also decided to dedicate the new high school building in the evening. Mr. Sweet said we could probably secure President Lewis of the Hays Normal for the evening meeting.

Stockton Cub Scouts Pack 103 held its annual Pinewood Derby on March 18, 2007. Fifteen Cub Scouts competed in the Derby. Winners were: (Tiger Den) 1st place, Aaron Hahn; 2nd place, A. J. Rothenberger; 3rd place, Wes Higdon; (Wolf Den) 1st place, Tristan Williams; 2nd place, Evan Ruiz; (Bear Den) 1st place, Braden Higdon; 2nd place, Quintin Jones; 3rd place, Ethan Hamel; (Webelos Den) 1st place, Tyler Williams; 2nd place, Caleb Eck; 3rd place, Tambour Jamison; (Overall Pack Champion) the first-place winners of each Den then raced against each other for overall pack winner of the day. Aaron Hahn won the honors of “Pack Champ” and received a Pack Champion plaque.

THE 1994 SHRINE BOWL was to be played in August and Stockton’s Joel McReynolds, who had quarterbacked the Tigers to back-to-back State Football Championships, was named as a member of the West Squad. Pictured are (from left); Shriner Dr. Dale Dean, SHS football coach Phil Wilson, Joel McReynolds, Shriner Ed Hageman and Shriner Chuck Hageman.

* And So They Say: John B. Smith: “Looking through bifocals is sure hard on your neck. Francis Cadoret: “It used to be that when a woman’s skirt blew up, it hid her face, now the skirts won’t reach that far.” James H. Gilbert: “The world treats me OK—it’s the people. Lionel Carter: “I buy pills so I can work in order to make enough money to buy more pills.”

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