THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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Prompted by an enquiry from Nick Bourne of BBC North East Wales, here is a picture of Marine Lake Fun Fair’s self-styled Great Navajo whose name was Parney Warner. He wore a feathered head-dress and full Red Indian regalia and told fortunes. Parney was from Coventry and was half-German. He retired in 1939 and sold his fortune telling rights to a "Spaniard" by the name of Jack Crisp.
The picture is from Rhyl Library and the information is from the book ‘Rhyl At The Fun Fair’ by Eric Hughes (now out of print).
There's a lot of discussion about the town’s past and present on BBC North East Wales web site: www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northeast
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