Word: crumpton
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...local newspaper, the Smith County Reformer, proclaimed it "the highlight of the year"-the opportunity to see old friends, run coonhounds, engage in a little politicking and, most of all, relish the earthy spectacle of competitive expectoration. The crowd comes early down the red clay road to Billy John Crumpton's pond five miles west of town. Easily 2,000 women, children and men in narrow-brimmed hats, drill trousers and sport shirts gather beside the one-acre pond for the day's events. While the Jaycees barbecue chicken and collect the $1 entrance fee, prize coonhounds -black...