Two kinds of vanishings in Americana
In Southern Illinois a discussion notes two vanishings: tangible relics such as rail fences and log houses fading with time, and a second type beyond physical objects.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1965
Page
3
In Southern Illinois a discussion notes two vanishings: tangible relics such as rail fences and log houses fading with time, and a second type beyond physical objects.
A reminiscing piece recalls hundreds of bird lore beliefs and superstitions once common in daily life. The mockingbird's recent taps trigger memories of sayings like a little bird told me, omens tied to crows doves and bluejays, and folk remedies from goose grease to salves, now mostly forgotten.
The PHS honor roll includes Twelfth Grade Honors with 90 to 94.9 for Vicki Blunt Jane Gerrish Larry Hopkins Julia Johnstone Sherrill Nattier and Luke Walker High Honors 95 to 100 for Sharon Braasch and Judy Carter Honors list adds Rosemary Britt Sharon Davis Wanda Gerrish and Pat Sharp High Honors further for Delores Beck Honors Carmen Johnson Mike Landreth and Martha Meador Honors for Jim Caudle Rita Eyeman Connie Fiscus Sherry Hinton Melinda Johnson and Richard Sharp High Honors Betty Buck Jo Lynne Easton Honors Rodney Doolen Marianne Griffin Susan Jennings Carolyn Jones Steve Kline Richard Landreth Sheila Lawrence Anita Meador Randall Sharp Debra Small and Bill Goodwin High Honors Carolyn Ehrat Janetta Forehand Rhonda Lake and Ellen Payne Seventh Grade Honors Paula Caudle Shelley Cox Barbara Davis David Feathers Debra Gambill Bill Griffin Earla Quick and Teresa Towler High Honors Renae Bowen Drusilla Johnson and Claude Nattier
Mr and Mrs Francis Griffin of Effingham announce the birth of a daughter at St Marys Hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. The baby is named Sherry Lynn. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John Newcomb of Sandoval and Mr and Mrs V L Griffin.
We thank all who helped during the death of our father O. T. Walton, C. A. Walton and wife K. O. Walton and wife.
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