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Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder
Fri Apr 20, 8:16 PM ET
Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty
pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an
intruder.
Venus Ramey, 82, confronted a man on her farm in south-central Kentucky last
week after she saw her dog run into a storage building where thieves had
previously made off with old farm equipment.
Ramey said the man told her he would leave. I said, 'Oh, no you won't,' and I
shot their tires so they couldn't leave, Ramey said.
She had to balance on her walker as she pulled out a snub-nosed .38-caliber
handgun.
I didn't even think twice. I just went and did it, she said. If they'd even
dared come close to me, they'd be 6 feet under by now.
Ramey then flagged down a passing motorist, who called 911.
Curtis Parrish of Ohio was charged with misdemeanor trespassing, Deputy Dan
Gilliam said. The man's hometown wasn't immediately available. Three other
people were questioned but were not arrested.
After winning the pageant with her singing, dancing and comedic talents, Ramey
sold war bonds and her picture was adorned on a B-17 that made missions over
Germany in World War II, according to the Miss America Web site.
Ramey lived in Cincinnati for several years and was instrumental in helping
rejuvenate Over-the-Rhine historic buildings. She returned to Kentucky in 1990
to live on her farm.
I'm trying to live a quiet, peaceful life and stay out of trouble, and all it
is, is one thing after another, she said.
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organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A
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