A STRANGE SCENE
SHOW PEOPLE AT VIENNA COURT GIANTESS AND FOUR MIDGETS. WORLD’S FATTEST SISTERS. (United Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 12.25 p.m.) VIENNA, August 4. Charged with, slandering the manageress of a show where she is appearing, Fraulein Gisela, who is seven feet tall, and is claimed to be the world’s tallest woman, was forced to bow her head to enter the court. She had called the world’s fattest sisters in her defence, but the larger was unable to climb the stairs to the courtroom. The lesser, weighing half a ton, managed to climb up, helped by several strong men. She squeezed through the door and collapsed, panting, at the bench. Four midgets were also witnesses, , but all their efforts were in vain when it was found that the giantess was able to speak only Hungarian, a.nd as no interpreter was present an adjournment was necessary.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 252, 5 August 1937, Page 5
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147A STRANGE SCENE Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 252, 5 August 1937, Page 5
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