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Birth Recorded Could Have Saved Illegitimate Son
In Boston AP report a frightened 18 year old illegitimate son lived in hiding after birth. City Registrar said if mother had recorded the birth the scandal would not have publicized the boy’s illegitimacy. Gerald, conceived while separated from his father, begins schooling in a shelter. officials see potential despite limited literacy.
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Boston
Michael Janning
Anullivan
Manning
Sullivan
Gerald
Marine Corps
Massachusetts Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Robert Mumford
Society