Thursday, August 24, 1972
Clarence Davis went to feed his hogs Thursday afternoon; right by the pen was a mighty yellow rattler. It either struck at him or was trying to get away, for it whizzed by his leg. His dog had been bitten about three weeks ago by a poisonous snake and this may have been it. The snake measured 50 inches and had 14 rattlers and a button.
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The Greenbrier State Fair made a bold move and booked Roy Rogers and Dale Evans for the three opening days of the Fair. Several decades of acting and singing showed results in the big attendance at their public appearances.
The Fair Association held a press party last Thursday and we accepted the invitation. The visiting grandson, as well as the mature guests, got coveted autographs. Roy signs for Trigger also.
The 60-year cowboy said the only difference between western and country music was the subject matter of the lyrics – western songs are about cowboys, horses, shooting, etc. and country music is about love, prison, family and the like. Radio and TV have nationalized music – there are no sectional preferences…
WEDDINGS
The open church wedding of Miss Marsha Ann Simmons and Mark A. Kane will be held Friday, August 25, 1972, at 7:30 in the evening at the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro.
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Mrs. Frances Bennett, formerly of Durbin, is announcing the engagement of her daughter, Donna Marie, to Don Arnold Nicely, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Nicely, of Boyer. Miss Bennett is the daughter of the late Frank Allen Bennett and is employed at the Pocahontas Motel and Restaurant. Mr. Nicely is employed by Howes Leather Company.
BIRTH
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Carr, of Durbin, a son.
DEATHS
Lester Allen Burner, 86, of Frank; burial in the Arbovale Cemetery.
Earnest Glen Beale, 59, of Venice, Florida, formerly of Mingo, a son of the late Samuel D. and Ena J. Hamrick Beale. Ritualistic graveside services conducted by Elkins Lodge 108 AF & AM at the Mingo Cemetery.
Mrs. Agnes Cackley, of Mill Point. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs. Mary Kellison, 91, of Huntersville. No arrangements have been made.
Paul James Boggs, 26, of Hillsboro; a lifelong resident of the Jacox community and a member of Hills Chapel United Methodist Church. Burial in the Sunset Cemetery near Jacox.