Charlotte's Sob-Stuff
THE cult of- grab is a religion with some people. Ah ardent disciple of "the creed is Charlotte Maude. Morgan, a married woman of Christchurch, who saw m the unemployment problem a chance of feathering her own nest- —at no cost to herself. > • . So she pitched a sob-stuff stoi*y to the hospital board, and' with, tears m her eyes almost-r^if not quite —harped on the string of hunger, her starving babes and a hubby who was out of work. She told the, tale well and received relief valued at ten shillings. Hubby was not out of work, receiving £4/13/- weekly, nor were her children starving, . However, when Nemesis overtook her and she received a "bluey" she wrote acknowledging it with thanks and returned the ten bob. The magistrate followed this up by fining her £1. m iiiiniiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiimiiumiinimimiiMiiu minimi:
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NZ Truth, Issue 1080, 12 August 1926, Page 4
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141Charlotte's Sob-Stuff NZ Truth, Issue 1080, 12 August 1926, Page 4
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