Thursday, November 11, 1948
Tell the truth and shame the devil – who amongst us knows anything about politics and elections anyhow?
Last week’s election was a demonstration to the world, that our American democracy is worth all its great cost down through the ages.
Here, a man, without money, without organization, who pitted himself singlehanded against well nigh unbelievable odds, and he won hands down. The great American people approved Harry Truman, and they expressed their approval in no uncertain voice – to be heard and heeded the wide world over.
From the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake to the Golden Gate on the Pacific, from the Potomac to Cape Fear on the East, from Canada to Mexico, stretched the broad, unbroken band of sovereign states through the very heart of America which came to the help of the President against the mighty…
FIELD NOTES
Monk Small reports the killing of a big red fox recently. He was up on a ridge a calling for a wild turkey. His imitation was so natural, he found he was being stalked by an old red fox.
In the mountains east of the Greenbrier river, there was a fair crop of dogwood berries this year. To feed on these berries, robins by the tens of thousands have stopped off on their migration from north to south.
Upon the Jerico Road, Lewis Sharp heard dogs a baying. Grabbing a gun, he went for to see. Milburn Sharp’s hounds had an old bear and cub up a tree. Lewis shot them out. The way they read the sign, these bears were just passing through the country, from the Alleghany to Black Mountain.
Last week, Austin and Oscar Sharp checked in on three bears – one on Kennison Mountain; one on Black Mountain; and one on Cranberry. I have lost account, but this is around 20 head of bears for these hunters since April.
One day last week, Raymond and Glenn Shrader went a grouse hunting in Marlin Mountain. They put up a bird, and he kept flying by spurts down a long hollow. As the grouse flew by a pine tree, it was just too much for a hungry old owl to stand – he darted out on silent wings to fly him down. About then, Glenn went into action to blow the life out of the great horned owl. The grouse got away, but it was a good day’s work to rid the range of such a bad game killer.
BIRTH
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, a daughter, named Dolly deKraft.
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CAST
Rev. E. Carlson……..Harry von Sell
H. A. Yeager………..Joe Kelly
H. K. Nicholson…….Duke of Paducah
Edward Wilson……..Uncle Ezra Watters
Mabel Lang…………..Minnie Pearl
Kerth Nottingham….Tom Brenneman
Marvin Wimer………Dr. I. Q
James Bear…………Betty Grable
Bill Bob Meadows….Lana Turner
John Hayslett………Mae West
Percy Moses……….Marlene Dietrich
Leslie Gehauf………Gravel Gertie
H. A. Yeager………..Frank Sinatra
THANKSGIVING DANCE
Wednesday, November 24th
Marlinton High School Gym.
For your Dancing and Listening Pleasure
WALTER COOL
His Piano and 10-Piece Orchestra
DANCING FROM 9 p.m. to 1:15 a.m.
$1.50 each
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SQUARE DANCE
AT KINGS CABIN
Near Marlinton
FRIDAY NIGHT, November 12th
STRING MUSIC
Frank Deputy, Caller
