It turns out that Joey the Kangaroo lived with a very prominent Palm Beach family - Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks III - with their two children, a poodle and two rabbits.
One day, unknown to the Brooks family, Joey got out of the yard and hopped several blocks away to the oceanfront Coral Beach club where a cocktail party was underway.
Palm Beach cops found Joey hopping down County Road.
Joey used to ride in the frontseat of Mrs. Brooks Thunderbird.
All this celebrity led to a big fight between the town and Brooks family.
Wonder how the town feels about Koalas?
Need to find out more about Joey.
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Here is the article from Life Magazine April 3 1964....
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