HE ASKED FOR IT
EMBARRASSING SEQUEL In the emergency soldiers' hospital at the Hamilton West School the other day, one of the patients, when reading a newspaper, discovered that the wife of a person with the same name as himself had given birth to a child* Being possessed With a good sense of humour, he exclaimed: "Boys, I'm a daddy!" Unfortunately, • his comrades believed him, and told the nuruse, who in turn informed the sister. The latter congratulated the embarrassed soldier, but worse was to follow. It may be imagined that the "proud father" received a surprise when the next day he was presented with a pair of baby's bootees and a bouquet by the Red Gross.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 209, 6 September 1940, Page 5
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117HE ASKED FOR IT Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 3, Issue 209, 6 September 1940, Page 5
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