According to Miss Pearl Rorabaugh, commissioner, there will be but two more chances for young men to enroll in the CCC Camps. The dates are August 23rd and August 30th. Only one young man from this county entered a camp this week. He was John Conger. Two others were rejected on account of being underweight.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Fern McDonald: “I feel a little guilty—so many people compliment me on my beautiful flowers when they belong to Ralph Hornbrook.” Martha Cramer: “I think our Fair is wonderful and I’d certainly hate for a time to come when we couldn’t have it.” Warren Harding: “It will take us a week or more to get back to normal at the Extension Office after the Fair.” Harry Butler: “Cleaning the Fair advertising off the store windows gave the people something to do after the Fair.” * Stockton was to have a dentist again. Dr.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton High School KAY chapter earned the Gold Award for the 2010-2011 school year. Board members included MaryLynn Griebel, Dustin Kriley, Delilah Griebel, Kacey Scott, Chandler Nyp, Nicholas Henry, Zach Lowry, Hannah Lindsey, Billie Chesney, Jon Reed, and sponsors Kristy Nyp and Kelsey Pinkerton.

THE B TEAM CHEERLEADERS for the 1974-1975 Stockton Tiger sports season were (from left) Torey Trarbach, Bonnie Drotts, Becky Jackson, and on top, Melanie McComb.

Over 100 spectators attended the park on Friday evening to see the youngsters from the FERC playground classes exhibit their pets and dolls. The children were out in full force, too, despite a threatened thunder shower. One worker estimated there were seventy girls and fifty boys present. Due to the weather, the parade on Main Street was not held. Prizes were award to Ernest Newbrey for his horse as the largest pet, Betty Harris for her bird as the smallest pet, Keith Denio for his kitten with the most spots, Leo McCue for his dog with the shortest tail, Beverly Harris for her bantams as the most novel pets, Carl Anderson for his dog who did the most tricks, Billie Stevens for his dog with the longest tail, Wilma Barnes with the largest doll, Joan Riffe with the oldest doll, Dorothy Clark with the smallest doll, Dona Verle McMichael with the best dressed doll, and Wilma Barnes with the largest doll family numbering 38.

An article about the loss of the Kansas group of fallen heroes Army Chief Warrant officer 2 Bryan Nichols, Army Spec. Alexander Bennett, and Army Spc. Spencer C. Duncan, who were part of Bravo Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, during a rescue mission in Afghanistan was featured.

* And So They Say: Mrs. Jo Stewart: “Those acts at the Fair Monday night were as good or better than any that I and the kids saw at the Barnum and Bailey Circus in Texas a few weeks ago.” Babe Noble: “I never saw Kansas so green in August.” John B. Smith: “When we were in Kansas City last week at the furniture market, we bought some lamps and learned that the bases came from the Stockton Manufacturing Company.” Don Unruh (looking at Virgil Olson’s giant tomatoes): “I throw away the ones I grow that are only that size.”

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Details of the new Works Progress Administration (WPA) were explained to representatives of several political subdivisions in Rooks County here on Thursday morning by Paul Jackson, the engineer of the new setup. Interested individuals from various parts of the county attended to gather information about this new relief program. Those present were informed that any political subdivision may serve as a sponsor for a project.