Wallace Bros. Circus 1940

Scan12969, originally uploaded by bucklesw1. I have told the story several times about the day D.R. and my dad went from the Kelly-Miller lot to see Campa Bros. Circus that was showing nearby. Later in the afternoon I was shocked to see them returning down the midway with D.R. supporting the Col. who was incapacitated. The only time I ever saw him drunk. As they passed by Donnie MacIntosh yelled out from the concession truck, "The Lone Ranger Rides Again!" Some years later, Barbara gave me the other side of the story since she and Rex were on the Campa Show that year. She said Rex came up rather excited saying that Bill Woodcock was on the lot and he wanted to show him the elephants. She went along out of curiosity and was surprised at how quiet and composed my dad was. Rex said, "I'd like for you to look at this elephant's foot and let me know what you think is wrong with it. Where upon the Colonel leaned forward and kept right on going. Everybody picked him up and carried him back to D.R.'s car.