Yesteryear

* And So They Say: Red Hagan: “I’m one hundred percent for the kids of this town.” John Wells: “Nice weather isn’t getting us what we need.” George Riffel: “I’ve seen a lot of places, but there just aren’t many that can begin to compare with Stockton.

Three fires during the week kept the Stockton, Plainville, and Woodston Fire Departments on their toes. The first was a controlled burn that got out of control when the USD 271 employees burned off the tall grass at the driving range near the fairgrounds.

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Postmaster Mrs. Clara G.

* And So They Say: Jody Sanders: “I’m looking forward to April when the Kansas Anthropological Society will have a dig near Alton.” Robert Osborn: “I was late for work on Tuesday morning because it took me so long to find my raincoat.

Doug Conn gave two reasons why he decided to return to the workforce after retiring as General Manager/Controller at Wilkens Manufacturing, Inc. The first reason Conn had was that he worked every day of his life, and things he enjoyed doing didn’t fill up his days all the time.

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It was a small, lively bunch of citizens who met at the courthouse assembly room to thresh out whether or not Stockton wanted to continue support of the municipal band and, if so, to make plans to secure a leader and the maintenance. The band will soon be without a leader as Mr.

THE STOCKTON VFW.

* And So They Say: Clarence Spencer: “They told us this was going to be a wet year, so it better begin pretty soon.” Blackie Randall: “The only news I know is about myself, and I won’t tell that stuff.” Red Hagan: “I couldn’t be any more Irish if I had been born in Ireland.