Yesteryear

There was considerable excitement in town Thursday evening along about eight or nine o’clock caused by a chase participated in by a father and son from Hill City. The father, O. Trexler, had been looking for his son, Kenneth, a 20-year-old youth, for some time.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago The community was shocked and saddened at the news of the tragic death of longtime Stockton resident Alva Beck. He had been on his fourwheeler working some of his pasture ground spraying musk thistle when the accident claimed his life.

SPOTLIGHTING THE YEAR…1969 * And So They Say: Aggie Henry: “I took my first plane trip last week and now I can’t see why anyone wants to travel any other way.” Edna Blauer: “My week’s vacation will be over before Floyd and I make up our minds what we are going to do.

An enthusiastic group of North-40 road boosters determined to make a strong fight against changing their highway number to 24 decided at their last annual meeting in Beloit to send W. F.

The umpires selected to officiate the 3A State Softball games in Manhattan had former Stockton resident, Scott Wagner of Goddard, named as one of the six.

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* And So They Say: Veda Van Horn: “Wouldn’t you know that I’d break my toe the first day of the week I took off from work?” Luke Mitchell: “I think I’m a little too old to enter a beauty contest now.” Mike Kreller: “I certainly want to thank whoever sent me a $5.

A former Stockton boy foundoutonMondaywhat it means to look the gallows in the face and then hear the glad news that the fate had been changed to life imprisonment. That man is Walter McGee who was the first person in the United States to be given the extreme penalty for kidnapping.

Stockton veteran Dale Dean took part in the Memorial Weekend Parade. Dale was one of the veterans featured in the documentary shown at the historical Nova Theatre.

* And So They Say: Leta Bouchey: “I got my hair wet and it shrunk!” Betty Harding: “I never saw such beautiful wild flowers as there are around here this spring.” Vernon Sammons: “Stockton looks better than ever to us after traveling over 3,600 miles on our trip.