Losing your turf and the search for a spot
In a light column Erma Bombeck muses on the universal urge to claim a preferred place whether in aerobics classes on buses at college or in a grocery store. She jokes that open seating and personal “spots” fuel playful pride and petty frustration yet ends by deeming such concerns trivial and not worth a full column.
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Cagles Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary in Pinckneyville
Mr and Mrs Dan P Cagle of Pinckneyville mark their 60th anniversary this Saturday They wed May 15 1922 in Pinckneyville Edna Pursell was his bride He worked 25 years as a Ford Philco salesman retiring in 1970 The couple have three children Peggy Lee Orton Danny and Martha Keene and five grandchildren
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