56 Years Ago
SPOTLIGHTING THE
YEAR…1964
* And So They Say: Doyle Cook: “We’re having a real good time at our house. All the kids have the chicken pox.” Bill Gouldman: “Well, the little woman said I could have a party—so you are all invited!” Orville Livingston: “Some people don’t like summer weather, but I’m one who would like to see it return.” Judge James H. Gilbert: “The reason I am so quiet is because I haven’t anything to gripe about.”
* Mrs. Eva Schneider, a pioneer resident of the area, had passed away earlier in the week at the Plainville hospital. She lacked ten days of being 90 years of age. Mrs. Schneider was the daughter of pioneer citizens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mullen and she spent her early life in Stockton and Hobart Township.
* Chief of Police Virgil (Red) Hagan was suggesting that the Stockton businessmen leave a light turned on in the rear of their buildings at night as protection against break-ins. He felt that was the cheapest protection they could have and just about the most effective. With the light left on, it would be easy for the night watchman to look through the window or door glass to see if anything was amiss. The suggestion was due to the unusual number of break-ins in the town and surrounding area.
* Roy Lee Palmer was wearing a second cast in two months as a result of getting the little finger on his right hand broken while he was rigging up for the D&D Drilling Company. He also received a deep gash in his right elbow, which required stitches. On November 27th, he had broken his right foot when a pipe dropped on it while he was tearing down a rig.
* The marriage business in Rooks County had been fairly brisk in 1963, according to Probate Judge J. H. Gilbert. He reported that he had issued 62 marriage licenses, which was slightly more than one each week.
* From The Feminine Slant By The Office Cat: The first packaged food was the egg.
* Looking Backward Fourteen Years Ago: The chicken house on Mr. and Mrs. Homer McCauley’s farm had been destroyed by fire. Barney LeSage had purchased the Ralph Schmitz property in the north part of town and was planning to move in from the country. Bud Lytle had moved his Gamble Store to the east Main Street block.
* Elmer Ray Lowry, Beulah Bird, Elda B. Baldwin, Wilford H. Macy, and Timothy Arthur Davis had passed away.
* Cary Barry, who had recently gone to work on a construction job in Ellis, had the misfortune to be partially run over by one of the company trucks. He was taken to the Hadley Hospital, where he had remained for a few days for observation and treatments. He was lucky that no bones were broken and no damage to internal organs.
* Bill Gouldman was getting ready to host an Anniversary Open House at the Pla-Mor Pool Hall and Café for all of his friends. The Free Game Supper was to include lamb, beaver, coon and muskrat with plenty of trimmings to go with it….all for FREE!
* On sale at Slansky IGA were six TV pot pies for $1.00, fresh pork roast for 29¢ a pound, three cans of Libby peaches for 95¢, and three pounds of frozen strawberries for 79¢.
* Showing at the Nova Theatre were the movies, “Taras Bulba” starring Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis, and “Call Me Bwana” starring Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg.
* LeRoy Lovin had leased the US 183 Cafe and Truck Stop and had opened it for business. Mr. and Mrs. Lovin had moved to Stockton at the first of the year and were living in the Faye Harwood residence on South Second.
* Iva Lee McMillen, Virginia Saunders, Margaret Allen, Opal Bonneau and Ileta Baxter had competed in the State VFW Auxiliary Bowling Tournament at Centennial Lanes in Hays.
