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What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Stockton Police Department reported that two people were arrested in connection with a burglary at the Stockton J-Mart. Among the items stolen were $3,000.00 in Kansas Lottery tickets, several cartons of cigarettes, around $200.00 in cash, tickets to the Wild West Fest in Hays, $75.00 in quarters, cans of chewing tobacco, and $50.00 in change from the donation jar.

Rooks County has completed 18 wells, a garden pond, and several farm ponds under the extensive water conservation program initiated last summer by the KERC, according to a report on the program received by Miss Pearl Rorabaugh on Monday. The report shows that more than 2,000 farm and garden ponds and 650 wells have been constructed in Kansas to date.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The Rooks County Appraiser’s Office released new oil valuation figures, showing an increase of $6,871,405.00 from the previous year, a 12.5% jump. The price of oil increased from $65.29 to $73.19.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Elmer Slansky: “The radishes out of my garden look more like turnips, but they taste like radishes.” Albert Richardson: “Record ads are really effective as I got my bee hive back the same day the paper came out.” Ivan Combs: “If I don’t get the family news in the paper, I’ll get shot.” Don Unruh: “Judging by the music they like, I guess the kids’ ears just aren’t tuned the same way ours are.” Kerry McCue: “You didn’t get my name in the paper last week. I busted out the stitches in my arm and had to have it sewed up again.” * Stockton’s new Coast-To-Coast Store was set to open with a full stock of brand-new merchandise.

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What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The new oil valuation for Rooks County showed an increase of $6,871,405.00. The 2011 valuation stood at $54,821.929.00, an increase of 12.5% from the 2010 figure of $47,950.524.00.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Mary Alice Boethin: “I don’t stay at home very much because I think too much when I’m at home.” Ollie Ochampaugh: “I try to buy everything I can in Stockton. I don’t know why I should help support some other town.” John B.

A reduction of $341,336.00 in the assessed valuation of personal property in Rooks County for 1935 is shown by the abstract of the assessor’s reports in the office of L. W. Wells, county clerk and assessor. The valuations for this year are $1,351,299.00 compared with $1,692,635.00 in 1934. Real estate valuations remain the same as they were a year ago.