Eye on Eisenhower and Old Newspapers

This morning the guys went out to play golf and do their bonding guy stuff. Before they left Dee killed a ringneck snake that was slithering right outside the house. He put it in a baggie to examine it and left it on the kitchen counter for Marge and I to discover. Marge and I had a jammie morning drinking coffee and catching up with each others' news.

We drove to the Eisenhower library in Abilene to see if there was a painting of Bill's grandfather. It is rumored that grandpa gave Ike one of his paintings and we were hoping that it might be there on display. But no luck. We enjoyed looking at all of the displays and learning more about Ike and Mamie. I especially enjoyed an exhibit which had a typical living room of the 50's. The TV in the room showed commercials that we viewed back then and it was fun going through memory lane. Goodyear tires were $19! Remember Ipana toothpaste?

In going through the photos that Dee has, we found an old scrapbook that his great aunt had created. Bill great grandfather was the sheriff of Topeka and she had saved newspaper articles that mentioned his various arrests and duties. Reading these newspaper articles was a real hoot. We just laughed and laughed at the colorful commentary of the reporter. The stories read more like a short story than the news.

Here are some examples:

"There are still several naughty negroes at large...."

"..he was intoxicated and swearing like a pirate."

"During the evening several Desdemonas came to see their Othellos (in jail)..."

"..Blanche Glacey who is a white by birth and a negro by trade."

A headline reads "Pounded His Wife"

Another news article tells of the marriage of Bill's great aunt. It tells of all who was invited, the menu for the reception, and lists all the gifts they received and who gave them the gifts.

"Small colored thief was swiftly brought to retribution this morning."

"The court will take pleasure in sticking it to them this afternoon"

"The court gave the youth some good advice and a chance to return to his happy yappy home in Missouri."

"A woman was arrested who was passing the police station drunk. She said that she was not (hic) drunk only "nervous" She will have a hearing this afternoon for her "nervousness."

A headline reads "An Opportunity to Save a 17 year Old From Hell" It is about an arrest of a streetwalker.

Another headline:"Threw His Mother in Law Out of the Window and is Arrested"