657     September 19, 1966 (Taped September 12)
Betsy, Bill, Bess, Henry

Nine Hulseman children from Winnetka, Illinois: “Our grandmother just made her first record album…She’s a rock ‘n roll singer”
Dora Hall would have an unlikely show business career for most of the 60s and 70s, almost entirely financed by her husband, the founder of the Solo Cup Company.  Leo Hulseman spent a considerable chunk of his fortune releasing dozens of singles and LPs for his wife under the vanity labels Reinbeau, Cozy, Premere and Calamo.  He then gave these records away for free through various Solo promotions.  He even financed an elaborate 1971 TV variety special called “Once Upon a Tour” (sponsored by Solo, of course) featuring such guest stars as Phil Harris, Rich Little and Frank Sinatra, Jr.  Though Steve says she has signed a contract with Dot Records, it appears she never recorded for anyone but her husband’s labels.  Hall is 65 years old here, and sings “One, Two, Three” (1965).   


12-year-old Mancil Davis from Odessa, Texas has established a record in: “Golf…I’ve made eight holes-in-one”                 
Mancil has made all his perfect shots in just the past year.  As an adult, Davis would make golf his career.  He qualified for a handful of PGA events, but spent most of his career as a club pro in Texas.  He also toured in the 1980s as the barnstorming “King of Aces.”  Davis would record a total of 51 holes in one before a 2014 accident ended his golfing career.   


Special guest Edie Adams asks the panel to identify the origin of common idioms such as “white elephant,” “on the nose,” and “bringing home the bacon.”  Fred Gwynne played a similar game with the panel last year ( E617 ).  Adams will soon be seen in The Honey Pot (1967).

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