Halloween Evolution From Druids to Modern Charity
A history of Halloween tracing its origins with Druids on Samhain, Roman influences, and medieval church reforms. It notes the shift from fear and vandalism to modern, charitable trick or treat efforts like the U N Children’s Fund drive, and a general turn toward festive, harmless pranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaul
Britain
Ireland
Samhain
Jackson County
Gregory III
Gregory IV
U. N. Children’s Fund
Illinois Duck Season Opens Amid Lower Valley Populations
The Illinois Department of Conservation reports opening day duck numbers in 1965 will be lower than 1964. Season runs Oct 30 to Dec 8 with daily hours from sunrise to sunset and bag limits of four ducks, including limits on mallards, pintails, wood ducks, and canvasbacks. Population counts show about 87 500 ducks in the Illinois River Valley and smaller totals above and below Peoria, with counts of mallards and other species recorded for Oct 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Mississippi River
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois River Valley
Peoria
Also Mentioned on This Page
America
Europe
Hanseman’s
Beech St
Centralia, Ill
Mook
Bargain Mart
Sandoval, Ill
Centralia
IBM
Modern Savings and Loan Assn
Salem Appliance
W. Main
Magic Chef
E. Howard St
Cox & Martin Funeral Homes
Schoonover Fuel Company
L. E
Schoonover
Mgr
N. Oak St. Centralia
Orient Coal
Mississippi
Jose L. Amoros
Maria L. Canut
School of Technology
Southern Illinois University
Francisco Franco
Pine Hills
International Conference of Weekly
Carl C. Lindegren
Robert H. Mohlenbrock
Patoka
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