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Long with Circuses Visits Waterloo Father and Sisters
George Tardy Long, a circus veteran of about 30 years, is visiting his father N. G. Pardy and sisters Mrs. J. A. Bandburg and Mrs. W. H. Hollenbeck in Waterloo. He has worked mainly in animal departments for Ringling Bros and other shows and recalls dangers with lions, tigers, and a treacherous black leopard. He notes elephants as kind and intelligent and recounts trainer absences provoking elephant affection or aggression.
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George Tardy
N. G. 'Pardy
J. A. Bandburg
W. H. Hollenbeck
Tardy
Barnes
Grand Forks
Canada
Mexico
Louis Roth