Hog Calling Champion Talks Technique and Talent
Maryville Tennessee reports hog calling champion Robert Clark winning the National Hillbilly Homecoming title for the third year running. The 43 year old farmer and Alcoa plant blacksmith highlights a loud voice, timing, and simple cries to draw hogs, noting the art is vanishing and anyone who can see a hog can call one.
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Tenn
Robert Clark
Clark
Porkies
Alcoa
Penguin flightless bird with wings described
A bird with wings that cannot fly is identified as the penguin. The note defines the penguin as a flightless bird characterized by its wings.
Best Friend Shot By 15 Year Old Neighbor
Herbert Driggers, 15, is held in Richmond County jail on an open charge tied to the fatal shooting of his best friend and neighbor, 16 year old Clanton Clemmons. Atty. Gen. George Hains said Driggers will face a grand jury Wednesday to relate events. Clemmons’ funeral was held yesterday. Sheriff deputies quoted Driggers saying he accidentally wounded Clemmons while showing a shotgun, then reloaded and fired again at close range after seeing him scream. The shooting happened on the lawn between the two homes. they had planned a camp out Friday night but got sick from home brewed wine.
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Clanton Clemmons
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Driggers
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Clemmons
Richmond County Sheriff's Deputies
Herbert
Escaped Convict Fights Extradition to Alabama
Los Angeles man Frank M. Beverly says he will contest extradition to Alabama where he escaped from a prison road gang. Beverly plans to challenge the transfer in court and argues the agreement may be improper. He escaped from a prison work detail and was recaptured prior to the extradition bid.
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Los Angeles
Frank M. Beverly
Alabama
Sunset Strip restaurateur Beverly back at work after release
In 1947 Beverly, formerly Oscar Fred Twisdahl, returned to work as a Sunset Strip restaurant manager two days after admitting to police his true identity and his two year prison sentence. Police say Alabama corrections will seek his extradition this week. Beverly, free on bond, is supported by wife Eunice, employer Sam Spiegelman, and lives with his wife and 6-year-old son Michael in a $15,000 home.
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Oscar Fred Twisdahl
Alabama State Board of Corrections
Beverly
Eunice
Sam Spiegelman
Michael
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