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Covey, Popular DobsoniteIs Musician Of Fame, Radio StarAnd Friend Of All At The MillBy The Cubwar. As for the European situation, all of those little count-A popular man with every- ries should have gotten togetherbody (and girls especially), and wiped out Germany beforeJames Vinton “Speedy” Covey she got too big a start. As it isseems to have been born under now, no one can foretell thea lucky star, his birthday being outcome of the war becauseOctober 4, 1920. He is a native England seems to be doing a-Pulaskian and is the industr- b0ut as much damage as Ger-ious young son of Mr. and Mrs.; many and Italy.ftJ. J. Covey. “Speedy” has threeBisters, Colleen, Pauline andLouise, who is a Jefferson Millscorespondent for the News-Worker. Mr. Covey, althoughhe’s been around quite a bit, isenthusiastic about his job atDobson, which he has held for*isthe past year. “Mr. Dobson the best fellow I’ve ever w’orkedsaid. “He is very niceto all of his employees.ftAfter finishing his schoolingat the Pulaski high schoolveryly in athletics being an end onfootballbakeryin a Maid HosieryFor atimehis own over station WMFRHighpoint, N. C., when he andOscar Vanhoy, also of Pulaskiplaying the guitar and fiddle,were known as the**ArizonaKid” and “Unsle Dudley”. Mr.*Covey, who makes music ashis favorite pastime and hobbythas played over several radiostations in North Carolina andSouthwest Virginia, among themWDBJ, Roanoke, and W-HIS, Bluefieid. “The greatestwastime I broadcasted when theyturned the microphone on.James laughed. “That was several years ago when I hitch-SaturdayWHIS.Mr. Covey's present band,which he hopes to take on thevery soon, consists of fourmembers, with Dick. Hall andJannis Trail, playing guitarsand banjos, while “Speedy”, asthe “band masteris betterknown, and his sister, Louise.sing andwhoalso. Mr. Coveythe French harp,I.*'guitar, and mandolin, is expecting to enter his band in theold-time fiddler’s contest put on!bv Roy Hall and his Blue-RidgeGlen woodin .Princeton,Va., next Sunday. James’ favorite radio personalities are the Monroe Brothers and his favorite songs are“Mule-Skinner Blues, Bill Monroe’s favorite,“No Letterin the Mail Today.” The News-Worker will carry a picture ofthe popular Dobsonite’s band,the Virginia County Ramblers,in the near future.Next best to broadcasting andmaking music, Mr. Coveywestern and adventure movies.He enjoys watching Gene Aut-rey and Smiley Burnette on the“I’m not planning onscreen.leaving my present job but would like to get a regular piIgram on the radio once a w^eekr»*stated when asked asbis ambition.I really think that PresidentRooseveltIftMr.Covey commented on the currentpoliticaldiplomatic quest-“He’s done a fairly goodanybody elseand I hope he . because Ius out
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The Pulaski News
Pulaski, Virginia, US
Fri, Jul 19, 1940
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