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“Discus* George' Washington’s false teeth” was the startling beginning of the querries Mayor Dorothy Davis had to answier last Thursday in her interview before the board of experts i»t the TV quiz show; The Big Surprise. After Mrs. Davis correctly told the interviewers that “thej most satisfactory pair he ever had were made of hippopotamus tusks with human teeth pivoted in with| gold, fashioned by Dr. QreenwoojL An impression had been made j with bees wax.” (Incidentally, j Mrs. Davis told this reporter that many years ago, poor people would sell their teeth to wealthy people or to dentists for piaffes of the wealthy.) Though not permitted to tell Mrs. Davis definitely that fhe would appear on the prog* am, they did tell her that there Was* strong possibility that she would. Mrs. Davis motored to Washington, D. C. to take a plane to New York, but when her flight was cancelled, she went by tram, arriving in town too late for her preengaged interview. Explaining the upset of her plans to the board, .^they»asked shafc-ah®- come thetr tar 575 Madison Avenue, the Louis Cowan Agency, for the interview. The five men and one woman on the board asked her extensive Questions about her family and ;her home town of Washington. , As , the board was undecided, about whether to let George Wright go on for another' try for the $100, 000 question- she was asked' to stand by in New York in case they would like her to go on the program that Saturday night It was with trepidation that the mayor waited for their decision, arid With great relief that he was given the chance. (I thought her reliefwas probably because she would be given a little more time to study, but no, it’s the typical feipale answer of "I was really glad,'because I only took one dress, planning to be there just one day, )
Among the other questions asked Mrs. Davis were: Did (my slaves fight in the Revolutionary War; Did George Washington have any intriques in his military family; and Was George Washington a great general and a great ; man. • , r 1 .•
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