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1937 Press Photo Stanley Backus with his 12 year old bride Leona - sba11093

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For the present, at least, there will be no repetitions of this homey scene between Stanley Backus, 19, and his twelve-year-old bride, Leona. The Juvenile Court stepped into the Backus Matrimonial Eden on Wednesday (Feb.3) and sent the girl bride to a hospital and her young husband to jail. The girl was taken away by court action pending an investigation of the runaway marriage 19 days ago. It is alleged that both parties lied about their age to get a license for the marriage. Backus was not booked on any formal charge.

Photo is dated 1937.

Photo measures 8.5 x 6.5 inches.
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