The patrons and friends of the Electric Shop noted the absence of Will Kielholtz from his accustomed place in his shop the first of the week, and in inquiry by the reported brought forth the fact that Mr. Keilholtz and wife had gone to Wichita for a short stay with their daughter, Miss Maud Keilhotz. Will is a stickler to business and one always finds him at the bench from early morn till late at evening—sometimes. He doesn’t find much time to break away for long trips and visits but he and Mrs. Keilhotz are the kind that get real pleasure from such trips.

Stockton High School alumnus Cody Foster (Class of 1995) had gifted scholarship money to the school and named the scholarship after teachers Darrell and Shelia Latham. The Webster Dam Babes had enjoyed an evening and eats at the Dairy Queen in Plainville.

* And So They Say: Ivan Combs: “I really think my dad went to Norton Sunday to stake out a claim to a good fishing place on the lake being constructed there.” Freddie Baughman: “I don’t know what the freeze did to the wheat, and we probably won’t know until after harvest to find out if all the big heads are empty.” Velma Bedore: “We just could not find a blanket big enough to spread over our wheat field.” Leta Bouchey: “I hope Russell doesn’t find out that I’ve taken on another secretary/treasurer’s job.” Lionel Carter: “I sure hope Chuck Ostmeyer is able to go fishing before long, as he is the only one around here who can give me any competition.”

Dance lovers will find an evening of sport tonight at the masquerade dance at the Maris Hall. Due to rain two weeks ago, the dance was postponed for more favorable weather. Mr. Hageman has engaged the Concordia orchestra to furnish music and this organization comes well recommended as musicians.

* And So They Say: Irene Cabbage: “If my husband drank too much, I could send him off some place for the cure. But where can I send him when he eats too much?” Red Hagan: “As long as people are griping at me they are leaving other folks alone.” Dean King: “They should do something about making Stockton the lilac capital of the state.” Stanley Krysl: “I can always remember my granddaughter’s birthday as it comes the day after the income tax deadline.”

TV Personality Dave Watson had traveled to Stockton to take advantage of the turkey hunting in the area. He had met Dwight Schneider at the Safari Club International Show in Reno, Nevada, and the two struck up a friendship, with Watson planning a trip to Stockton when turkey season opened.

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Kansas City papers contained lengthy articles concerning the mysterious death of Dr. J. B. Kelly. Dr. Kelly, for many years, was a resident of Stockton, and his death was a great surprise to our citizens. Being reared and educated in Stockton schools, he was generally known by all, and the accounts of his death, which are shrouded in mystery, gave vent to various opinions. Possibilities of a suicide planned carefully and clearly, or of a murder surrounded by dark mystery are offered in the finding of the body of Dr. Kelly. A baffling element is added to the theory of a suicide plot by the family to discover a strong motive for insurance. The murder clue leads back to his past when he was a good record in the Army under an assumed name. Four hotel towels, wet with chloroform, were wrapped around his face. Around the towels was a blanket wrapped loosely. On the dresser was a pint bottle, one-third full of chloroform. Dr. Kelly was fully clothed except that his coat had been removed. A billfold in the pocket of the coat bore his name. He was lying in the bathroom. The bed in the room was undisturbed, and there was no evidence of a struggle. The door was closed and unlocked when the hotel detective went to the room. Dr. Kelly’s wife confirmed the identification. A man who gave his name as Pat Henderson of El Paso had rented the room in which Dr. Kelly was found. Mrs. Kelly said Dr. Kelly had recently received a letter from Pat Henderson, postmarked from Kansas City. He said Pat Henderson was a man he knew in the Army. The next day, a man called the apartment and asked for Dr. Kelly. He didn’t give his name, but he gave the number of a room in the Hotel Baltimore for Kelly to call. Before he left to go to the hotel, Dr. Kelly handed his wife a government check for $50.00. Her husband had endorsed the check. It was explained it was regular compensation from the government. Dr. Harvey E. Moss, coroner, said Dr. Kelly had been dead about ten hours when he was found. Dr. C. S Nelson, deputy coroner, had established that Dr. Kelly had $7,000.00 life insurance, noting that Dr. Kelly had only carried $2,000.00 life insurance with Modern Woodmen for several years. Mrs. Kelly said her husband had done reasonably well in business but sometimes seemed a little discouraged at the lull in business, but always laughed it off. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were married for three years.

* And So They Say: Gene Miller: “I’m afraid I planted my potatoes the wrong time of the moon.” Elva Walker: “My want list is always bigger than my need list.” Francis Cadoret: “ Clean Up Week isn’t until next week, but I think a lot of people started early judging from the number of trash fires that have been getting out of control.” Lee Phelps: “We had a very good One Cent Sale, but those things are work!”