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D123327-10
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- 1959-10-10 (Creation)
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April, a chimpanzee, drapes her arm affectionately around a jean clad, tow headed youngster, 18 month old Jimmy Janne. The B&I was well known for its menagerie of animals and the store housed two other chimps, Kathy & Murphy. April was purchased by Earl L. Irwin, B&I owner, from the Charles Janne family in Seattle. They had raised the chimp from the age of 9 1/2 months as a family member. Prior to living with the Jannes, the infant April had lived in Hollywood and appeared in movies and on television. April was very childlike in her play and actions and over 10,000 people had flooded the B&I to see the 60 pound chimp that dressed in T shirts and capris. At the store, she was kept in a brightly lighted glass walled apartment where she dined (the health department had stopped her from eating at the lunch counter,) played or napped in a crib. She used the facilities in the ladies room and was free to walk down the corridors, frequently catching a ride on the merry-go-round. (TNT 10/22/1959, pg. D-1)
Chimpanzees--Lakewood; B&I Circus Store (Tacoma); Janne, Jimmy;