Floretta Whaley Reunited With Family After Elopement
New York April 4 Floretta Whaley returns home for a visit with her two babies and the unfrocked rector after eloping five years ago from Hempstead Long Island with Rev Jere Knode Cooke then pastor of St George's Episcopal Church at Hempstead August Belmont senior warden.
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Floretta Whaley
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Mary Whaley
Jere Knode Cooke
St. George's Episcopal Church
August Belmont
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Flood Nears Levee Deadline as Refugees Pour In
River flood tightens across Kentucky and Tennessee with 3500 refugees in Hickman and warnings to fortify levees. Death toll reaches ten. drownings reported in Burkesville and New Madrid. Cairo levees hold as river sits at 53.9 feet. rail service disrupted and coal boats idle while navigation lanes reopen.
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Milk River Flood Forcing Montana Families From Homes
Glasgow Montana reports the Milk river rising to bank-full levels and backing into town. Families abandon homes as streams wash out between Glasgow and Williston. Trains delayed 10 to 20 hours and Saco streets flood three feet.
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Dam Break Hits St Charles Illinois Floods West First Street
The Fox River dam at St Charles broke today as an ice jam tore a large hole in the structure. Back water flooded residential West First Street as dynamite broke up the jam and the river rose four feet, the highest level recorded.
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American Held by Mexicans Released Adds Home Craft Tips
In the Household section of next Sunday’s Post, a feature on the release of an American held by Mexicans sits alongside Time Savers When Dress Making with illustrations. The page offers hints on selecting wallpaper, lawn and garden care, and a column of valuable household helps.
Young Hempstead eloper Swindles Pastor Now Returns East
Floretta, a 16 year old known for her long hair braids, walked Hempstead streets with her two babies as stories of poverty and crime swirl. She claims ex pastor Cooke, now a painter and decorator, sent funds and support, contradicting East Coast tales. The couple plans to move to California after lawyers sort funds.
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Whaley
Jere Ixnede Cooke
San Francisco
Gerald Balcom
Floretta Balcom
Long
Floretta
Cooke
Grandmother Whaley
Edna Whaley
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