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August 20, 1938
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
What is this article about?
In Baltimore, Mrs. Hattie Read repaid $148.80 in 1933-34 relief funds to Judge Waxter after Father Divine told her she must settle debts to enter his Krum Elbow 'heaven.' She sought a receipt as her 'passport to paradise.'
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Repays Relief To Enter "Heaven"
BALTIMORE-(ANP)-Told that she could not enter Father Divine's new Krum Elbow "heaven" unless she first paid her debts, Mrs. Hattie Read appeared Saturday before Judge Thomas J. S. Waxter relief director, to pay back in full $148.80 she received on relief in 1933-34.
"I want to get in heaven," Judge Waxter quoted her as saying. "and Father Divine (he's God) says he won't have anything to do with me until I pay all my debts and I owe you some money."
She insisted upon a receipt as her passport to paradise.
BALTIMORE-(ANP)-Told that she could not enter Father Divine's new Krum Elbow "heaven" unless she first paid her debts, Mrs. Hattie Read appeared Saturday before Judge Thomas J. S. Waxter relief director, to pay back in full $148.80 she received on relief in 1933-34.
"I want to get in heaven," Judge Waxter quoted her as saying. "and Father Divine (he's God) says he won't have anything to do with me until I pay all my debts and I owe you some money."
She insisted upon a receipt as her passport to paradise.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Providence Divine
What keywords are associated?
Debt Repayment
Father Divine
Relief Funds
Heaven Entry
Religious Devotion
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Hattie Read
Judge Thomas J. S. Waxter
Father Divine
Where did it happen?
Baltimore, Krum Elbow
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Hattie Read
Judge Thomas J. S. Waxter
Father Divine
Location
Baltimore, Krum Elbow
Event Date
Saturday (Relief From 1933 34)
Story Details
Mrs. Hattie Read repays full relief debt of $148.80 to enter Father Divine's 'heaven' in Krum Elbow, insisting on a receipt as her passport after being told by Father Divine (whom she calls God) that she must pay all debts first.