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Stockton Utilities is adding a new 360-horsepower Fairbanks Morse engine to the power plant’s equipment. The new engine was purchased a couple of weeks ago and will replace the old De LaVerne engine that occupies the south portion of the engine room. This week, the city commissioners passed a resolution authorizing the appropriation of certain public utility earnings to make payments on this new equipment. It is understood that the cost of this machinery is not to become a general obligation for the taxpayers but will be paid for out of funds saved to the patrons of the utilities through the efficient use of the engine. The engine will be upright and approximately twice as powerful as the Fairbanks Morse engine, which the City purchased about three years ago. The order also calls for a new 300 KW generator for additional equipment. City manager O. M. Goodrich believes that the savings resulting from the power plant’s modernization will cover the equipment’s cost.

Scoutmaster Misty Higdon received the Boy Scout Wheatland District Award of Merit, the highest award given in Scouting at the annual Baden Powell Banquet held in Hays. The Stockton Wrestling Club had three champions at the Plainville Open Tournament, with winners Joel Green, Kian Coffey, and Braden Higdon.

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* And So They Say: Ira Hazen: “The pheasant hunters must be in town again. I found three empty beer cans on my lawn last week. Surely, no one in Stockton would do that.” Curley Walker: “It only has to warm up a little more until I can go fishing.” Gilbert Thyfault: “Everyone else hears all the gossip I hear, so I guess it isn’t even gossip.” Gisela Eckart: “I do hope no one is this country will ever have to see a war being fought in the streets of our towns.” Myrna Kincaid: “I don’t like to cook very well, but I can’t get anyone to believe it because Don looks so healthy and well fed.”

The patrons of the Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific can now ride on one of the new gas trains. Wednesday forenoon, without previous announcement, the new motor train pulled into Stockton. There is no certain knowledge as to the plans of the passenger department of the Missouri Pacific as to the type of service to be given to the towns of the Central Branch. However, it is generally believed that this type of train will supply the regular service, with steam trains used when weather conditions make that kind of train necessary. The new train is a greatly improved model over the little old panting motorcar that stirred up so much ridicule and general disgust when it appeared on the Branch last fall. The new motorcar is 74 feet long and has sufficient power to pull two extra cars. It will seat 40 passengers and has enough mail and express capacity for ordinary times. While there is no local enthusiasm for motor transportation, the communities along the Central Branch cannot complain if they are generally given the same type of service offered by the railroads to similarly situated communities. We should extend thanks to passenger officials who visited Stockton some months ago for considering our objection to the panting jitney. It would just as well to withhold comment until some official announcement about permanent service has been received. Anyhow, the communities along the Central Branch will be better satisfied with the new service than they would have been with the old motor.

What Was Going On 14 Years Ago Hope Turnbull was the Stockton Grade School Spelling Bee champion, with Cecelia Back as runner- up. After purchasing Nick Lowe’s business shares, Rusty and Cheryl Hrabe became the sole owners of Webster’s Supermarket.

* And So They Say: Virgil Bird: “I’ve been on six guided tours and have only met one unpleasant person on any of them.” H. C. McCall: “I’ve taken the Record since 1910 and I’m not planning to be without it now.” Jess Riffe: “I don’t even know a good lie I can tell you today.” Mrs. Dode Morrissey: “The last pixie doll I made went to the Craft Hall in a senior citizens center in New York City.”