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History Article 6961: 29-Apr-12
Essexville Lore Includes "Celebrated Cleveland Demon Baby" Yarn By: Dave Rogers |
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Geraldine42 Says:
On April 30, 2012
at 10:05 AM
Dear Dave, Another north Ohio farse was, The Peninsula Python. This was created by a reporter I think in the 1940 era, but I don't recall if it was The Plain Dealer: Peninsula was a small rural town and an immense python was supposedly loose there. Farmers were finding dead chickens, damaged coops, tracks in the soil made by the python. No one or nothing was safe! Small pets and babies were especially vulnerable, as I recall. Years later the reporter confessed. I guess, "if it was a slow news day, just make one up!"
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