Blue Ridge Innkeeper Julia Wray Stands Strong at 86
Julia Wray, 86, runs Nu-Wray Inn in Burnsville with help from her son Rush and daughter-in-law Jane. Built in 1833 and expanded to 40 rooms, the inn draws guests for a famed $2.50 Sunday dinner with country ham, vegetables, biscuits, pies, and homemade ice cream.
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Wal Boyle
Burnsville
N. C
Highlands
Julia Wray
Hills
Rush
Jane
Julia
Yates Center Rodeo and Cutting Horse Contest Tonight
The annual rodeo and cutting horse contest at the Woodson County Fair Grounds in Yates Center begins tonight at 8 and runs again Saturday under the lights. Sponsored by the Yates Center Saddle Club, the event draws entrants from three states and honors a large cutting horse trophy with points toward the state championship. Floyd Rumford serves as producer for the shows covering Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Nebraska.
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Yates Center
Woodson County Fair Grounds
Yates Center Saddle Club
Kansas
Kansas Cutting Horse Association
National Association
Floyd Rumford
Rumford
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Nebraska
Rumford Rodeo Adds Clowns and Specialty Acts
The Rumford rodeo will feature clown acts and various specialty performances in addition to wild horses and bulls. A silver trophy buckle will be awarded to the overall champion. Points across rodeo events will count toward a hand tooled saddle for the Champion Amateur Cowboy riding Rumford stock.
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Rumford
Farmer Joe Nance Walks Murray to Paducah Record
Paducah, Ky. farmer Joe Richard Nance walked 45 miles from Murray to Paducah in 9 hours 50 minutes setting a record. He repeated the route for another try and improved to 8 hours 53 minutes, receiving $100 for the repeat performance.
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Paducah, Ky
Joe Richard Nance
Murray
Paducah
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the Limerick
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