Yesteryear

The Stockton Sentinel is always looking for pictures for our “Yesteryear” page.

James Bird Low was born on March 8th, 1861 and departed this life on January 26th, 1923. On January 20 he was feeling in excellent spirits and health and going about his work as usual.

THE 1994 EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL TEAM placed fourth in the MCEL Tournament.

* And So They Say: Kenneth Medley: “You think you have got troubles! Well, we are breaking in a new cash register, and it is a mess.” Alan Stewart: “The kind of news I want to read is the kind you won’t print.” Stanley Krysl: “Can a lawyer do anything to make news during income tax time?”

Excavation was underway at the site of the new Rooks County Health Center. Shelby Moore of Stockton, and Colt McCune of Plainville, both injured in a car accident on Jan.

Shortly before noon on Sunday, Mrs. Simpson, living next door, discovered smoke issuing from the roof of the E. F. Vallette residence. The alarm was given and the fire whistle blew at five minutes to 12:00.

THE FIRST PLACE WINNERS of the 1997 Rooks County Conservation District poster contest were (front row, from left): Butch Hamel, Kinley Kee, Lyndsey Gilmore, Brandon Frederking; (back row) Dusty Karlin, Summer Steeples and Jordyn Wilkens. (Not pictured were Jason Williams and Jessica Benoit.)

* And So They Say: Lee Phelps (after Friday afternoon’s rain): “We looked it up in the dictionary to find out what that stuff was coming down from the sky. It is rain.” Milt Boethin: “I said I would not take my Santa Claus decorations down until it snowed, and I didn’t. I took it down on Saturday.”

The historic Nova Theatre in Stockton was proud to announce the procurement of Terry Fator, The Human Jukebox, for an evening of non-stop laughter, scheduled for Feb. 7.

Fred Westhusin went out to get his car ready to take his mother to town earlier in the week and as he did not return for some time, she went out to see what was wrong. She found him hanging between the bows of the top of the car, which was a touring car.