Yesteryear

What Stocktonites Were Doing 90 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

Body A desire to enter business for himself led H. H. Snyder, 12 years cashier of the Stockton National Bank, to resign his position and purchase the Variety Store from R. E. Garland on Saturday. Although Mr.

56 Years Ago

1 year ago By Spotlighting The Year…1969

Body * And So They Say: Jo Stewart: “I lived through the winter with a monkey in the house most of the time, and now that he is out of doors most of the time, I guess I can live through the summer.

Looking Back

1 year ago By What Was Going On 14 Years Ago

Body Restless Heart AND Little Texas were headlining the Rooks Country Free Fair. Valedictorians for the SHS Class of 2011 were MaryLynn Griebel and Dustin Kriley.

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Body a Mr. Homemaker contest was held with ten young men taking up the gauntlet or putting on the apron to demonstrate their homemaking skills for this event at Stockton High School. When all was said and done, the top three Homemakers were (from left) John Pekarek, Mr.

What Stocktonites Were Doing 90 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

Body An argument between twobrothers,whichstarted in Denver over a suitcase, finally culminated in Stockton last Thursday evening, with one of them taking a hatchet to the other’s truck and inflicting no minor damage. He is now in jail. According to the story told to D.

56 Years Ago

1 year ago By Spotlighting The Year…1969

Body * And So They Say: Bob Scoby: “My ear feels worse after my surgery—but then, the doctor said it would.” Bill Gouldman: “If I put all I know in a book, it certainly wouldn’t have very many pages.” Freddie Baughman: “I don’t know who invented daughters.

Looking Back

1 year ago By What Was Going On 14 Years Ago

Body Diplomas were going to twenty-two Stockton High School seniors. Twenty- five-year-old Douglas Albert Pfeifer was in critical condition at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita following a one-vehicle accident located two and a half miles south and west of Woodston on J Road.

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56 Years Ago

1 year ago By News Staff

Body * And So They Say: Rip Poore: “The next time the company sends men out to paint the station, I hope it isn’t on a day before the dirt blows.” Mabel Nichol: “It IS news when people stay at home and enjoy it.” Hazel Larson:”It is really true that moth balls will keep skunks away.

Looking Back

1 year ago By What Was Going On 14 Years Ago

Body Darrell Pippin of Savannah, Ga. had bagged two big turkeys during his hunting trip with Mikey’s Outfitting in Stockton. One of the large turkeys sported five beards, which is very unusual for this part of the country.