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July 26, 1954
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
In Baltimore, 43-year-old painter Willis J. Henry signs a century-old abstinence pledge in court after his wife complains of him breaking furniture due to drinking. Magistrate William F. Laukaitis retrieves the yellowed form, noting its historical use.
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Old-Fashioned "Pledge" Signed In Baltimore
BALTIMORE (P)—A 43-year-old Baltimore painter has "taken the pledge" in the grand old-fashioned way.
Willis J. Henry was hauled before Magistrate William F. Laukaitis in Central Police Court yesterday after his wife complained he broke up the furniture in their home. He told the judge he was willing to "take the pledge."
Laukaitis said, "If you really mean it, we'll find those old forms and bind you to it." A search uncovered one of the yellowed, ornately worded pledge to abstain from drinking for one year.
The forms were in common use around the turn of the century, Laukaitis said, but they fell out of favor after it was noted they seemed to have little effect.
Henry, said the magistrate, had been a "regular customer" in the court since he came to Baltimore last May from Greenville, Tenn.
BALTIMORE (P)—A 43-year-old Baltimore painter has "taken the pledge" in the grand old-fashioned way.
Willis J. Henry was hauled before Magistrate William F. Laukaitis in Central Police Court yesterday after his wife complained he broke up the furniture in their home. He told the judge he was willing to "take the pledge."
Laukaitis said, "If you really mean it, we'll find those old forms and bind you to it." A search uncovered one of the yellowed, ornately worded pledge to abstain from drinking for one year.
The forms were in common use around the turn of the century, Laukaitis said, but they fell out of favor after it was noted they seemed to have little effect.
Henry, said the magistrate, had been a "regular customer" in the court since he came to Baltimore last May from Greenville, Tenn.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Abstinence Pledge
Baltimore Court
Domestic Disturbance
Historical Form
Drinking Reform
What entities or persons were involved?
Willis J. Henry
William F. Laukaitis
Where did it happen?
Baltimore, Central Police Court
Story Details
Key Persons
Willis J. Henry
William F. Laukaitis
Location
Baltimore, Central Police Court
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
Willis J. Henry appears in court after breaking furniture; agrees to take old-fashioned one-year abstinence pledge retrieved by Magistrate Laukaitis.