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	08/06/11 - NNHS Newsletter -  Lucille Ball's 100th Birthday “The important thing in life is our relationship with other human beings. It's not what we set out to get, but how we go about the daily task of living.” - Lucille Ball (06 Aug 1911 - 26 Apr 1989)

Dear Friends and Schoolmates,

     It's time for another birthday celebration!

BONUS #1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLp7Y4TxXSA - I Love Lucy - chocolate factory

BONUS #2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F2sdG5mMWw - I Love Lucy - Vitameatavegamin

BONUS #3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7jcdqIi08&NR=1 - I Love Lucy - Longest Laugh in Television History: Lucy Does the Tango

BONUS #4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiCwDBJB5Y0 - I Love Lucy - grape stomping - told by Lucy herself on the Dick Cavett Show, 1974

BONUS #5 - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/lucille-balls-100th-google-doogle-celebrates-birthday-of-i-love-lucy-star/2011/08/06/gIQAkbhuxI_blog.html

HOMEWORK:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucille_Ball

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/08/06/why-still-love-lucy/?test=faces

http://www.npr.org/2011/08/06/139033486/still-in-love-with-lucy-on-her-100th-birthday

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

  Happy Birthday today to   Susan Whitcomb Harlin ('72) of TX!

  Happy Birthday tomorrow to Elaine Ferrell Taylor ('57) AND   Kenny Branch ('62) of AR AND    Judy Fertitta Gibson (Hampton HS - '62) of VA AND   Anne Davidson Matthis ('64) of NC!

  Happy Birthday this week to:

REUNION REMINDER:

Certainly, Dee - y'all have fun!

YESTERDAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:

From http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0805.htm - INCLUDING:

Monday, Aug. 5, 1861
LEGISLATURE, LINCOLN, LEGALIZE LAMENTABLE LEVY

The US Congress passed, and President Lincoln signed, a measure today which levied a direct tax on income, as well as real estate. Intended to go into effect Jan. 1, 1862, it subjected all incomes over $800 to a 3 percent tax rate. As the mechanisms to collect the tax did not yet exist, and amazingly few people sent the money in voluntarily, the tax was basically ignored. The bill also raised tariffs, issued new bonds, and permitted the enlistment of seamen for “the duration of the war” rather than a pre-specified time period.

Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1862
BATON BATTLE BARELY BEGUN

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was the bone of contention today. Forces under Gen. John Breckinridge assaulted the Federals under Gen. Thomas Williams in dense fog, driving them back. With help from heavy gunboats on the Mississippi the Union men reformed for a counterattack. Williams was killed almost immediately, but the Confederates were forced to withdraw. The unfinished gunboat CSS Arkansas was no help in the battle; it didn’t arrive until after it was over, due to faulty engines.

Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1863
TORPEDO TRIGGER TRAINING TAKES TIME

It was not a happy leader of the Confederate Submarine Battery Service who had to report to his commander today. The gunboat USS Commodore Barney had been making its way carefully up the James River, just above Dutch Gap, Va. Just as the ship was about to pass over one of these electrically-triggered torpedoes, the aforementioned operator hit the button just a few seconds early. The resulting explosion produced “agitated water” and “a lively concussion”, observers reported, but a delay of just a few seconds would have demolished the boat. The bomb did cost the Union two men, who either jumped in panic or were knocked overboard by the concussion. They were lost and presumed drowned.

Friday, Aug. 5, 1864
FAMOUS FARRAGUT FIGHTS FLEET

The Battle of Mobile Bay opened at 6 o'clock this morning. The monitor USS Tecumseh was leading the charge past the guns of Ft. Morgan when she struck a mine, called in those days torpedoes. She sank in minutes, taking 90 of her 114 men, including her captain, down with her. It was at this point that Admiral David Farragut, aboard the monitor Hartford, shouted “Damn the torpedo's! Full speed ahead, Drayton! Hard a starboard; ring four bells! Eight bells! Sixteen bells!” The Hartford sailed past the faltering Brooklyn into the Bay. By 10 a.m. the last Confederate ship, Tennessee, surrendered. By nightfall Ft. Morgan was abandoned and blown up. The final Gulf port was closed.

TODAY IN THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES:

From http://www.civilwarinteractive.com/This%20Day/thisday0806.htm - INCLUDING:

Tuesday, Aug 6, 1861
LINCOLN LIKES LEGISLATIVE LANDMARKS

It was a busy day of bill-signing in Washington D.C. today. Sent by Congress to the president’s desk were bills to increase the pay for privates in the army, and to grant freedom to any slaves who were used by the Confederacy in arms or labor against the United States. A more complicated provision gave retroactive approval to any action the President had taken concerning the Army or Navy since March 4. A final act, which Lincoln signed only with reluctance, authorized confiscation of property used for purposes of insurrection.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1862
BAD BOILER BOLT BLAMED

The CSS Arkansas was the biggest gunboat the Confederacy ever set sail on the Mississippi River. She and her crew had fought valiantly, and tried to do so again today in support of Breckinridge’s attempt to retake Baton Rouge from the Yankees. Set upon by four Union gunboats, her commander Henry Stevens tried to fight but could not even maneuver, as the abused engines failed. The order went out to abandon ship, and Stevens had her blown up to prevent capture. Never again would the Confederacy field large gunboats on the river. Alabama's mission lasted only 23 days but became a legend.

Thursday, Aug. 6, 1863
MOSBY MAKES MANY MENACING MEN MAD

John S. Mosby was nearly the definition of a colorful Cavalry cavalier. A stint at the University of Virginia turned into a prison term after he shot a fellow student. Logically becoming interested in law he took it as a profession (after his release, of course). Joining a cavalry unit near his home in Bristol, Va, he became a terror. Today he grabbed an entire Union wagon train and escaped with wagons and contents, leaving the Yankees red-faced in fury behind him.

Saturday, Aug. 6, 1864
SHERMAN SACKS SOUTHERN SUPPLIES

Utoy Creek is an small and obscure waterway southwest of Atlanta, Ga. It had, nevertheless, been the scene of fighting for the last three days. Sherman’s forces were endeavoring to cut the railroad lines leading south out of the city, which were the last lines of support to the beleaguered town. He finally outflanked the Confederates today, and they were forced to fall back.

  From Steve Pullen ('65) of VA - 08/04/11 - "Retirement":

    From Jean Poole Burton ('64) of RI - 08/04/11 - "Finding Thalhimer's":

			The nice lady at the newspaper did not state my age!  But you all know the truth.  Boy, am I having fun! Ruby
WOWZERONI! Thanks so much for sharing this, Jack - and Ruby! That is really impressive!

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      From Phil Hammond ('64) of FL - 08/04/11 - "Pool Dig":

I am so excited.  The first day of the pool dig.  Now I have something else to do.  Watch some one else work for a change. Hot in Florida but no hurricane coming.
				WOWZERS! Ain't life grand?!? Congratulations, Phil - you've earned it!

      From My Niece, Shari, of VA - 08/04/11 - "Things You Don't Hear Anymore & Trying Is Enough":

 From Mark Friedman ('65) of VA - 08/04/11 - "Ring, ring":

"Rrriiiiinnnnggg, rrriiiinnnngg," 'Hello?' 'Hi honey. This is Daddy. Is Mommy near the phone?' 'No, Daddy. She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Gabe.' After a brief pause, Daddy says, 'But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Gabe.' 'Oh, yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now..' Brief Pause. 'Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do. Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs, and knock on the bedroom door and shout to Mommy that Daddy's car just pulled into the driveway.' 'Okay, Daddy, Just a minute.' A few minutes later, the little girl comes back to the phone. 'I did it, Daddy.' 'And what happened, honey?' 'Well, Mommy got all scared, jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming. Then she tripped over the rug, hit her head on the dresser, and now she isn't moving at all!' 'Oh my Gosh!!! What about your Uncle Gabe?' 'He jumped out of the bed with no clothes on, too.. He was all scared and he jumped out of the back window and into the swimming pool, but I guess he didn't know that you took out the water last week to clean it. He hit the bottom of the pool and I think he's dead.' *****Long Pause***** *****Longer Pause***** *****Even Longer Pause***** Then Daddy says, 'Swimming pool? ............. Is this 486-5731?' 'No, I think you have the wrong number.........'    OOPS! WILD GIGGLES! Thanks, Mark!

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    From Glenn Dye ('60) of TX - 08/04/11 - "Some Thought Provoking Signs (#1 in a Series of 16)":

		Thanks, Glenn - I really enjoy these! There's far too little blatant goofiness in the world!

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