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Carrot , thatched David Lovett parlayed a young dream into a’ big experience ‘this weekend. _ As a matter of fact, appropriate music for his bedtime Prayers Saturday'* would’ have been ‘a weary “chorus of “Little ‘Man, You've Had.A Busy Day . nN started. aclittle: more -than, a month: ago’ When: David's. father, George Lovell, jr... 406 West ‘24th, took him’ on’.a: tour ‘of* the ‘new Baker. hotel. The plush luxury of the hotel.so impressed the 7- year-old boy. he decided: he’ was going to ‘spend a “night in the place. David immediately set about ful filling his dream. He sells. candy ‘bars after’ school and redoubled his efforts to have sendugh money for a night at the hotel. His goal was $10. _ Well... everyone’ knows ten. bucks, is hard. to come. by. these days and David. was. a little’ bit’ ‘short. of. his, goal when he. checked. in ‘at the: hotel Friday: night. “T really only had’ $8.80, David said; “but I ‘thought, that would. be enough. It was, even though his grand mother, Mrs. J.D. Truesdell, 511, West 18th, accompanied him and he had to share’ a’ double poet She went dutch. Fact is, David got off, cheaper than most patrons. Manager Warner Gilmore was 50 impressed with the earnest young man he halved the room rate: for the night. ‘David checked in, at 7:14 p.m. and immediately oohed, and aahed over the west view from his room,’ 1009,’ He ‘watched ‘television; made a few: ‘phone. “eally.:, then hit the “sack” for ‘a, restless ‘night. “L was awake about every half hor to’ see what time it” was, David explained... “Twas. waiting: ‘for morning’ to: come,’ ‘David: was ‘up cat. the’ ‘crack ‘of dawn and ‘again: ‘raced.to the window. for a look at” ‘Western’. Kane’ sas. “Oh, I'm just 50, happy! “he told his grandmother, ’ “Why, I even: forgot.all about my birthday!’ David ‘was eight years old Sat urday. ~And shortly after noon, after a highly exciting morning, he checked out of the hotel for more than the usual ‘rounds of birthday, activities. Incidentally, he paid his own hotel: bill .of $7.38 — including.. $5 for the. room, .60 cents for phone calls,..40 cents’ for pop” and : “an orange, and. $1.38 .for..meals.. “His remaining’ $1.42 jingled a. merry one as’ he walked. proudly ‘out ‘of the hotel for home 'and.a ‘birthday party” with’ three’ “buddies. Shortly after . his’. ‘party’broke‘sup,yh dashed ‘off to the home. of’ a. girl acquaintance. for. another. birthday party: _ Gee, I really. had. a. good time today,”’ David said Saturday. night. “It was. better than “I. thought would be ‘— ‘and that’s” ee ‘something!’ “It was swell,” FHONE ‘CALL. FROM THE LAND OF DREAMS—David Lovett tells his moth en esciartal thinge are at the Baker hotel, meer, Mrs. George Lovett Jr., 406 West 24th, just
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Hutchinson News Herald
Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Sun, Mar 21, 1954
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