A TALL MAN
JUGOSLAVIAN 7ft 6in. HIGH.
A young man who at the age of ill is 7it Giu. in height is-expected to become the tallest man in the world. Local doctors who have examined him say they believQ he will reach, nine feet before he stops growing. The man is Hans Shlihter, of Veliki Jlechkerek, Jugoslavia, and his ambition is to become a film star. At 20 he was a normal hoy of oft. din. Since then lie has grown with ever-increasing speed. In the last six months lie lias gained six inches. If this rate is continued until {ho 'is 24—and doctors believe it will—he will then he 9ft. tall. Hans is soon to serve his nine months in the Jugoslav Army. He will then bo the tallest man in the army, ana will have special uniforms made tor him. Tt takes six .aiid ,a-half yards of material to make him a suit. All his brothers apd relatives are normal in height. 1 1
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1933, Page 6
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