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No 27 : February 2, 1963

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Talent & Tricks

An extremely popular holiday attraction was the talent quest and magical extravaganza sponsored by the Nelson Savage Club. Vaudevillian, the Great Benyon, had the large audiences bewitched, bothered, and bewildered with his feats of magic.

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Benyon hails the talent quest winner, Neva Eder, a ukelele-playing lady with a pleasing voice and personality, and an accomplished harpist.

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Dawn and Joe Repia, placed third

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Shocking treatment for baby, bath, and baby-bather and a good laugh for the audience and three other volunteers who answered the Great Benyon's call for help.

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Benyon honoured us with this pose

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Benyon tries a spot of levitation on grand-daughter subject, Mavis O'Hagan

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Humorous spots were provided by Doris and Sean O'Hagan.

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The crowd thought them funny

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They said they'd like a bottle of beer, and got it baby style

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