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Subject: Re: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society
From: "Jeffrey Frankel" <jfrankel@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 12:08:39 -0500

Here is a link to the Welch's grape juice web site.  How does it reconcile
with the "Society" and Belmont?
 http://www.welchs.com/company/timeline.html
Jeff
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Buzz Hausner <Buzz@marianmanor.org>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 8:13 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society


> The trail of the John Birch Society begins in Belmont, Massachusetts,
where
> it was founded by the Welch (grape juice & Candy) family.  Thank the Lord
> they have now moved west...to Wisconsin, I believe?
>
> Buzz Hausner
> Belmont, Massachusetts
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: GPYLE [mailto:gpyle@netnitco.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:05 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society
>
>
> Indeed it does.  John Birchians have been around since about 1958 or so.
> Tfheir web site is:  www.jbs.org     Cheers. _____ George Pyle
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:16 PM
> Subject: [Leica] On the Trail of the Birch John Society
>
>
> > During the not so current unpleasantness in south-east Asian, quite a
few
> > citizens of USA decided to move to Canada for health reasons. My old
home
> in
> > south-east British Columbia attracted its fair share of these new
"Friends
> > of the North" and every one got along quite amicably. I do not remember
> any
> > political protests if we discount the naked Sons of Freedom women
> > (Doukhabor) which I strongly suggest you do. However one enterprising
chap
> > or chapette had a sign on their fully functioning outdoor facilities,
> > clearly visible from the local highway, that said "The Birch John
> Society".
> > I am please to see that there actually is such a dyslectic society and I
> > wonder if it predates this thumbing of the nose in our area during the
> late
> > 60s?
> >
> > John Collier
> > > From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
> > >
> > > Now, I'd like to know who the Directory of Photographic Services is
for
> the
> > > Society for the Preservation of Outdoor Toilets, otherwise known as
the
> > > "Birch John" Society ...
> > >
> >