Thanks to Lauri Hennessey (Long Summer of Silence, Oct. 25) for bringing back memories that go back 80 years and more.

To get our attention in a crowd or at a distance my Mom always whistled. It was a musical whistle consisting of two notes done slowly and then repeated twice at a faster tempo. Even now it seems more genteel than yelling.

I appreciate the reminder and the opportunity to remember.

Olive W. Spannaus

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