Posted in 65+, Achievements, Crime, Miss America, News, Quick thinking, Venus Ramsey
Venus Ramey, 82, balancing herself on her walker, shot out the tires of a car in which the intruder on her farm intended to make his getaway. Recently, thieves had stolen old farm equipment out of a storage building, and Venus wasn’t about to let this intruder leave.
Venus Ramey has always been a self-starter. She left her home in Kentucky and moved to Washington, DC, where she entered the regional beauty pageant and become Miss Washington, DC. Her beauty and talent then won her the title of Miss America, 1944, the first redheaded Miss America.
In her position as Miss America, Venus continued her war efforts by selling war bonds all across the country as she toured. Her image adorned a B-17 fighter plane that made 68 sorties over Germany.
In 1947, Venus returned home to her tobacco farm in Kentucky, married and raised two sons. She continued to stay involved in political issues with her run for a seat in the Kentucky legislature, her radio show and her publication of a political newspaper. She has maintained her family farm for over fifty years.
Posted in 65+, Crime, Intruders, News, Quick thinking, Wisdom
An 80 year old Maine woman displayed quick thinking and Down East practical wisdom in outsmarting an intruder she spotted walking through her house in Hampden.
The woman asked the man what he was doing there. In response the 6′1″, 250 lb intruder grabbed the woman from behind and pushed her towards the bedroom. At the door to the bedroom, the woman braced herself against the door frame trying to break free. Then she did something that may have scared off the intruder. She told him that she was having a heart attack.
The woman convinced the man to take her to the garage to retrieve her heart medication from her car. On their return to the house, the intruder locked her in a bathroom and fled.
Police, who had become suspicious of a pick-up truck parked near the home, quickly arrested Daniel Thanem, 45, a convicted sex offender.
“The lady had enough common sense to keep her wits about her to fake a heart attack and avoid becoming another victim,” said police Sgt. Dan Stewart.
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