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George's Tid Bits
by George Capron
The
following are excerpts from some of the calls that George received during
his radio show on WBRV-WLLG The Moose, as well as observations he made on
the air during the week of June 11th, 2007:
- MONDAY, JUNE 11: Happy 86th
birthday wishes to Marion Shaw of Indian River, from her family. Happy
30th anniversary wishes to Merwin and Carol Hoage of Boonville, from
Carolyn and Ken. In 1979, John Wayne died of cancer. He was born in
Winterset, Iowa, and appeared in more than 250 films in his four-decade
acting career. His last film was the “Shootist” in 1976. One-time NBC
newsman, David Brinkley, died tonight in 2003 from complications of a
fall at his home in Houston, Texas. He had also hosted “This Week With
David Brinkley” on ABC. Former auto-racer Jackie Stewart was born in
Scotland, 68 years ago. Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana was born in
Monongahela, PA, 51 years ago.
- TUESDAY, JUNE 12: Louise Zeigler
of Boonville celebrates her 80th birthday, with best wishes from her
family. In 1939, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in
Cooperstown was dedicated. Former President George H.W. Bush was born in
Milton, MA, 83 years ago. Actor-singer Jim Nabors, a native of
Sylacauga, Alabama, is 77 today. The classic movie, “Cleopatra,”
starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Rex Harrison had its
first showing in New York in 1963.
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13: They’ve grown
up! Mary-Kate Olsen and twin Ashley Olsen are 21 today. They were born
in Sherman Oaks, California, in 1986. Their first TV series was “Full
House” in 1987, and they have appeared in several movies and have a
clothing line. Richard Thomas, best remembered as John-Boy on “The
Waltons” TV series, was born in New York, NY, in 1951.
- THURSDAY, JUNE 14:
Congratulations to John and Becky Cavanaugh of Constableville on the
birth of a son, John Peter Cavanaugh Jr., with best wishes from all the
family. Yesterday, Ronnie and Shirley Pate of Copenhagen celebrated
their 48th anniversary, with best wishes from Squeaky. Happy birthday
wishes to Ed Ingersoll of Martinsburg on his 89th birthday today. His
friends in the Singing Waters Senior Citizens Club report he’s the
oldest living Marine in Lewis County. The world’s first commercial
computer, Univac I, was introduced and demonstrated in Philadelphia, PA,
in 1951, and was built for the U.S. Bureau of Census.
- FRIDAY, JUNE 15: Basil and Marie
Burnham of Glenfield celebrate their 61st anniversary today, with best
wishes from their children and grandchildren. Happy 39th anniversary to
Tom and Pat Flansburg of Constableville from their family and friends.
Florence Farr of Port Leyden counts up 81 birthday candles today, with
best wishes from her family. CBS offered a new country variety show,
“Hee Haw,” on tonight’s date in 1969 starring Roy Clark and Buck Owens.
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