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Happenings Vivian Voorhees-Mason would like to thank everyone for their good wishes on her 80th birthday. Her family hosted an Open House for her at the United Church on Oct. 14. Her son Kevin came from North Carolina, her granddaughter Marilyn came from Houston, Texas and her grandson, Paul Frizelle and his wife, Ulli and son Samuel came from Tampa, Florida to help her celebrate, as well as the rest of her family and many good friends. 'The older a man gets, the farther he had to walk to school as a boy.' Early Marion .... November 1, 1939 - FFA initiation. Marion Future Farmers initiated seven young men Wednesday night to the Future Farmers Degree. Different degrees in the Future Farmer Organization are Green Hand, which may be reached as a freshman, Future Farmer which requires the completion of at least one year in Vocational Agriculture and projects. After the completion of these degrees the boy may become potential candidates for more advanced degrees which are Wayne County Farmer, Empire State Farmer and American Farmer degrees. Five members of the local chapter have completed the requirements for the Wayne County Farmer Degree and are making application for it. Those applying are Howard Boise, Harry Rich, Clifford Burcroff, Stanley Tellier and Eugene Miller. The tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween may have originated with an ancient Roman autumn festival honoring Pomona, the goddess of fruit. I'm asking again, do you live in a 'Sears and Roebuck home?' I recently did a program at the Penfield Community Center, where they added to their video files. I learned that in a ritzy neighborhood in the state of Maryland, a Sears and Roebuck home recently sold for $816,000. Wayne County Come-Unity Center news ... October 31 - Christmas 'Sale' of new and like-new gift items, decorations and Christmas clothing and jewelry begins. These items have been donated. Sale continues until Christmas. Taking donations at 4170 East Main St., Williamson. Belated Birthday wishes (October 24) are sent to Irene Buyck. Charles Hires, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pharmacist, introduced a new drink at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876. First selling it as a dry mixture, then as a liquid concentrate, he was soon bottling the popular drink - root beer.
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