Adopted child finds mother in a phone book in Norwich
Barbara Faulkner after a 12 year search discovers her natural mother and five siblings in Norwich and New Haven. She learned she was adopted at 9 and saw her original name Sharon Lynn at 19. Born in a car on a California highway, she traced her roots to New Haven after marriage to Leroy.
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Norwich
Conn
Barbara Faulkner
Barbara
New Haven
Herbert Ives Sr
Sharon Lynn
California
Leroy
Faulkner
Family finds birth mother after 30 years in Norwich
Barbara Faulkner recounts reuniting with her natural mother after discovering a California birthplace via a telephone directory. Her brothers connected with her. the reunion revealed adoption pasts and the mother's need to work and divorce. Barbara stresses truthfulness with adopted children and the lasting value of caring parents.
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California
Norwich
At Wit's End by Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck humorously recalls family dining habits and the now popular doggy bag. A 3 year old comments on taking leftovers as a dog, leading to a string of comic examples and a punchline about BYOB bags.
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Erma Bombeck
Rushes to mark 50th wedding anniversary open house
Mr. and Mrs. G H Rush of New Dennison celebrate 50 years of marriage with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at their Rt. 2 Marion home. They wed June 6, 1925 in Dix. He is a retired operator in the engineers union. The couple has 10 children including Tom Merchantsburg Bill Marion Berhard Geneva Sam Batavia Elizabeth Thompson New Dennison Max Elgin Myrtle Ruth Tanner Stonefort Ted Herrin and the late Jim and Robert Rush.
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G.H. Rush
New Dennison
Rt. 2
Marion
G.H
Myrtle Rush
Dix
Engineers Union
Tom
Merchantsburg
Bill
Berehard
Geneva
Sam
Batavia
Elizabeth Thompson
Max
Elgin
Myrtle Ruth Tanner
Stonefort
Ted
Herrin
Jim and
Robert Rush
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Fila
Southern
Sharon
Myrtle and
G. H. Rush
Country Life
Mid-America
Herbert W. Hicks
Murphysboro
William L. Casper
Carbondale
Darrell L
WEC
Grob Sells
Ron Ward
Discount Supermarket
Chevrolet
North Murphysboro
Laos
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Brussels
Allen Cobb
Williamson County
Bank of
Joe Namath
Rushes
E. Deyoung
Illinois
George Kl
Bobby Unser
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