Child sparks idea for National Son and Daughters Day; mothers in Sumter, Clarendon honor their children
BY ASHLEY MILLER
ashley@theitem.com
ashley@theitem.com
Posted 8/11/22
Nearly 86 years ago, a little boy gave the idea of National Son and Daughter Day to a man from Missouri, and it spread like wildfire.
According to www.calendarr.com, National Son and Daughter Day can be traced to 1936 when J. Henry Dusenberry …
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