Beanie Allen Finds Daily Show From Family Washer
A two year old in Memphis Tennessee called Beanie Allen enjoys the family washing machine as a substitute for television. He watches the 30 minute cycles spin shirts pants and underwear while the family feeds meals and handles bathroom and kitchen breaks. The parents joke about moving the washer to the living room for ongoing clean shows.
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Memphis
Tenn
Beanie
Allen
Little Beanie
Distaff Side Or Bits of Local Wit and Garden Notes
A light local column recalls a year ahead for a mature figure and a graduation gift misread by a junior. A Swedish proverb about neighbors sits beside news seeds for dwarf nasturtiums and May baskets. A cow skull keeps May decor symbolic, and a four child recalls playpen use while next door’s youngsters join in. A new book by Richard Armour mocks golf as a four letter word and two women share insecticide tips to battle millers.
Probers link Estes scandal to Commercial Solvents ties
Drew Pearson reports ties between Billie Sol Estes and Commercial Solvents, a New York firm with Eisenhower era directors Walter C. Berger and James A. McConnell. The piece details grain payments, storage deals, and possible conflicts of interest, noting director ties to Chase Manhattan, General Foods, and Lehman. It also touches on educational TV legislation praise and mentions figures like Lyndon Johnson, Warren Magnuson, and Albert Rains in related political context.
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Washington
Billie Lee Estes
Neiman- Marcus
Texas Agriculture Department
New York
Commercial Solvents
Billie Sol Estes
Eisenhower
Walter C. Benger
James A. McConnell
Commodity Credit Corporation
Berger
Jack Andrson
Shea Chemical
Agriculture Department
Jeremiah Milbank, Jr
Chase Manhattan Bank
Austin Igleheart
Chase Manhattan
General Foods
Monroe C. Gutman
Lehman Corp
Wall Street
Texas
Orville Freeman
Kennedy
Warren Magnuson
Wash
Senate
Magnuson
Lyndon Johnson
Leonard Marks
Alabama
Albert Rains
Rains
Rep
Howard
Albert
Earle Cocke, Jr
American Legion
Jerry Wadsworth
United Nations
Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Wadewort
Des Moines police study trip ends at a Chinese restaurant
Atmosphere in Des Moines Iowa reports an odd anecdote from a Cambodian police lieutenant named Sarvon who after arriving to study local methods asked to be shown to a Chinese restaurant. Captain Howard Eide arranged the meal as part of the visit. The tale highlights intercultural exchange during a foreign observers’ visit to the Des Moines police department.
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Desmoines
Iowa
Touch Sarvon
Cambodia
Des Moines
Howard Eide
Eide
Sarvon
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Kearny
Grant
Haskell
Gray
Econd Ciita
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Kanana
Telegram
Rotor
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Focal Newa
Cervica
Iocal
Watter
Datien
Drew Pearson
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Ike
Commodity Stabilization Service
Shea Chemical Corp
Baltimore
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Johnson
House
Marks
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