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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1978
Page
7
A humorous reminiscence about how children grow and test boundaries. The narrator recalls toddlers pulling up at eight months and wandering, ignoring calls for baths, unloading groceries, or dinner, while a friend’s interruptions derail the scene. The piece ends with a vignette of a camp stay and a friend’s interrupted chatter.
A dialogic scene unfolds as two adults discuss a child who eavesdrops on their private talk. Marge worries about maintaining boundaries while the other person notes the child’s keen awareness and curiosity. The conversation shifts to independence and child’s intrusion.
Three couples announced engagements and pending marriages. Marcia Malroy of Marion to Duane Fontana of Lake City Florida, both delivering SIUE nursing and mass communications plans with a June wedding. Barbara Martin and Ronald Brannon of Murphysboro announce an April 1 wedding, with Barbara a MTHS senior and Brannon Conoco employee. Robin Lenzini of Dowell and Victor Allard of Vergennes announce engagement. Lenzini a 1976 Elverado grad and SIUE student, Allard a self employed farmer, with a July 21 wedding planned.
MAGA plans a four session Shortshop for Kids beginning April 15 teaching photography film development black and white printing and image transfer at the University Museum Auditorium Faner Hall SIU Carbondale instructor Tom Barlow a recognized photographer will lead sessions for ages 7 to 9 9 to 11 a.m. and 10 to 13 1 to 3 p.m. tuition 15 registration due April 7 contact the museum office 453-5388.
AP reports relocation moves rose sharply in 1977 versus 1976 per RELO Inter-City Relocation Service. Census shows nearly 35 million Americans moved in the year ending March 1976, with 13 million relocating to new counties or states. Labor-force age moves are largely job related.
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