LEAP-YEAR “RACKET.”
BACHELOR PREMIER POPULAR. MONTREAL, April 10. The first victim of the “Leap-year racket” brave enough to speak of his trials has announced his popularity—to an audience of women. Saskatchewan’s bachelor Premier, Mr W. J. Patterson, speaking at Regina (Saskatchewan) described to members of the Women’s Liberal Association the dangers a year like 1936 brings to unmarried men.
“There are some girls in this province who are more mercenary than romantic,” lie said. “They have written me Leap-year proposals, but they suggest that if I refuse them, a new dress would he an acceptable balm—and the size of the chess is invariably given.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 156, 15 April 1936, Page 5
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