Shamrock Name Debate Tracks Irish Plant Lore
The National Geographic Society notes eight plants commonly called shamrock with no single accepted designation. Historian Nathaniel Colgan counted four Irish species from 21 counties, while others cite zig zag clover and wood sorrel. St Patrick’s legend, plant lore, and edible uses fuel ongoing disagreement.
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Jerry Baulch
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Maureen
National Geographic Society
Society
St. Patrick's Week
Nathaniel Colgan
Royal Irish Academy
Ireland
Colgan
St. Patrick
Edmund Campion
Society jokes about replacing shamrock with St Patrick cabbage
The society recalled a few years ago a light-headed botanist urging replacing the shamrock with St Patrick's cabbage for its virtue of not growing in England. The idea never caught on according to the society.
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England
Junior Angus Officers Picked in Monroe County Group
Members of the Monroe County Junior Angus Association in Madison elected Vickie Turner of Moberly as president for 1971. Blanton Engle of Paris is first vice president, Rick Turner of Moberly is second vice president, and David Hobbs of Moberly is reporter. Diane Sheerman of Holliday was reappointed secretary-treasurer. New directors are Jeff Rudasill of Mexico, Mike Gray of Paris, and Rena Marshall of Centralia. Advisors are Harold Dickson of Clarence, Fred Blades of Holliday, and Vernon Yager of Centralia.
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Monroe County Junior Angus Association
Madison
Vickie Turner
Moberly
Blanton Engle
Paris
Rick Turner
David Hobbs
Diane Sheerman
Holliday
Jeff Rudasill
Mexico
Mike Gray
Rena Marshall
Centralia
Hawthorne Girl Scout Banquet Showcases Troop Talents
A family style banquet at Mexico High School Cafeteria brought together Hawthorne Neighborhood Girl Scouts from Brownie Cadette and Junior groups with their families. Cadette Troop 271 opened with a flag ceremony while Brownie 265 sang. Brownie 322 performed The Devil Dance with help from Boy Scout Troop 57. Junior Troop 252 sang two numbers and 275 offered an American medley before the Star Spangled Banner. Special guests included Phyllis Domann district advisor and Jack Baker district chairman.
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Hawthorne Girl Scout
Hawthorne
Girl Scouts
Mexico High School
Brownie
Cadette
Brownie Troop
Susie
Larry Mann
Jerry Sudbrook
Brownie Troop 32
John Houston
Turner Rogers
Robert Kalkofen
Boy Scout Troop
Ray Travis
Clifford Wilson
Donna Haerer
Ernest Lehto
Bernard Steinman
Cadette Troop
William Duncan
Kathy Kilcoyne
Albert Nichols
Phyllis Domann
Jefferson City
Heart of Missouri Girl Scout
Jack Baker
Mexico
Donald Wortman
Dennis Bird Leaves Air Force for Mexican Residency
Mr and Mrs Dennis Bird arrive in Mexico after four years in the US Air Force. The family, previously stationed at Carswell AFB Fort Worth Texas where Bird held staff sergeant rank, now resides at 628 W Love St after visiting his parents, the Lucian Birds. Bird is employed at A P Green Refractories Co.
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Dennis Bird
Mexico
US Air Force
W. Love St
Lucian Bird
Fort Worth
Tex
Bird
Carswell Afb
A. P. Green Refractories Co
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