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56 Years Ago

Body * And So They Say: Wilma Johnston: “Things are pretty quiet at our house now—in fact, things are just like they were when we started our home 21 years ago—no kids.” Palco man: “I hear that Stockton doesn’t have a football team, that it’s a machine.
56 years ago

56 Years Ago

Body * And So They Say: Howard Wanamaker: “I can’t tell you any news. It’s the women who do all the talking.” Clarence Spencer (after returning home from his trip to the West Coast): “Kansas is the only place to live.
56 years ago

What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago

Body Workers last week completed installing the front of the Wright Brothers Store. The design is strictly modern, with two deep window display spaces, and gives the store an attractive appearance. The delay of the material greatly hindered the final work.
98 years ago

What Stocktonites Were Doing 98 Years Ago

Body George Parott of Stockton is in the local hospital recovering from an amputation of his left leg above the ankle. The operation resulted from an injury to the foot two years ago. At that time, a heavy weight dropped on his foot, crushing the bones in the member.
98 years ago

56 Years Ago

Body * And So They Say: City manager C. N. Harper: “In spite of this summer being a little cooler than last summer, a little more electricity was used up to the first of August, and the swimming pool revenue was also more than last year.
56 years ago

Yesteryear Picture

Body THIS PICTURE of Alan Dunning’s dad, Ray E. Dunning was taken at the 1956 Webster Dam Dedication. The other photos show the many cars driving to the dedication, along with a souvenir cap of the event.
THIS PICTURE
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