56 Years Ago
Spotlighting The Year…1968
* 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 weather was a bit chilly, but twelve Tenderfoot Scouts from Troop 103 enjoyed an outing on their new bus to Webster Reservoir. Enjoying two, three-mile hikes, cooking their meals on an open fire, and performing the duties of making and breaking camp were Alan and Douglas Maddox, Terry and Ronnie McRae, J. D. Niermeier, Butch Marshall, Greg Hagan, Delwyn LaRue, Harry Colburn, Jimmie Rogers, Tommy Smith, and Boyd Rooker with scoutmaster Virgil Hagan and assistant scoutmaster Jack Bennett.
* Thirty-three 4-Hers represented the Rooks County 4-H Clubs at the Swine Judging Contest at Smith Center. The Busy Bee team of Gale Maddy, Chuck and Chet Look placed tenth out of 44 teams. The Livewire team of Larry Riffel, Ronnie Eades, and Royce Muir placed in the Top 20.
* Everyone in the area was eagerly waiting to hear if Mrs. Carol Zeiss, daughter of Mrs. Harold Young, would be rated a three-time winner on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour after her third appearance playing a medley of oldtime favorites on a dulcimer, made by her father 60 years ago, on the TV show. A third win would mean a chance toward a huge opportunity.
* Dwight Look had taken over the duties as manager of Radio Station KKAN in Phillipsburg. Before moving to Phillipsburg, he managed a radio station in Palm Springs, California. Dwight is the brother of Lawrence and Forrest Look of Stockton.
* Bald eagles had been seen at the Webster Reservoir, according to reports from Earl Richardson, Area Game Manager for the Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission. Eight had been counted so far during the year, with over 100 counted in years past.
* From The Feminine Slant By The Office Cat: February is a pretty good month. It is much too late to worry about doing those things you should have done before winter set in and too soon to be doing what you should do come spring.
* Looking Backward Fourteen Years Ago: Stockton’s second annual auto show had drawn a huge crowd despite the bad weather. A parade and talent show were new additions to the event. The American Legion was planning to construct a new building. A movement was underfoot to organize a youth club in Stockton.
* Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Nease of Lawrence had announced the marriage of their daughter, Patricia Sue, to Pfc. Leonard James Dix of Stockton. After a short honeymoon to California, Pfc. Dix had left for a tour of duty in Vietnam and was currently stationed near Saigon.
* Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bell of Morland had announced the engagement of their daughter, Carol Jane, to Mr. Ronnie Bedore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bedore of Damar.
* Mr. and Mrs. Gail A. Mosher of Plainville had announced the engagement of their daughter, Nancy Ann, to Mr. James R. Clopton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen R. Clopton of Pratt.
* On sale at Webster’s Supermarket were Swiss cut round steak for 79¢ a pound, a half gallon of bleach for 19¢, a head of lettuce for 10¢, and tomatoes for 29¢ a pound.
* Showing at the Nova Theatre was “I’m Like Flint,” starring James Coburn and Jean Hale.
