Yesteryear

* The Wises were set to leave for St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx section of New York City, where they would stay for about six weeks following the six-hour cerebellar stimulator surgery for Rex, which would hopefully repair some or most of the damaged brain cells.

From 15 Years Ago 2011 * The Plainville Fire Department welcomed the arrival of a new 3,000-gallon tanker while saying goodbye to the old standby No. 501.

* A number of businessmen of the city met at the R. L.

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Another Works Progress Administration project was started in Rooks County last Thursday, according to Franklin R. Trinkle, area WPA engineer. It consists of graveling, earthwork, culverts, and a 30-foot bridge on a four-and-three-quarter- mile stretch northeast of Palco.

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Collecting the most boxtops as part of a moneymaker for Stockton Grade School were Ashlyn Hahn, who collected 607 boxtops; Magnus States, who collected 500 boxtops; and Basil Powers, who collected 712 boxtops. The school received a total of $778.30 for the Accelerated Reading (AR) Fund.

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No April 2nd issue was found in the 1926 Bound Volume of the Plainville Times. A Half Century Later—1976 Plainville News from the Past * Mrs.

From 15 Years Ago 2011 * Rooks County Commissioners and County Attorney Ed Hageman had hired an assistant county attorney, Danielle Muir, who would begin her duties in the courthouse in August. * Gary Joe LeRock had been awarded the Outstanding Scoutmaster of the Year for the Santa Fe Council.