The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-24
BY FRED MENAGH
king Features Syndicate Staff Writer)
copyright, 1886, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc

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TORONTO, Canada, Aug. "a.
This city'S amazing "Stork Derby"
featuring seven of Toronto'S
most prolific mothers vieing for
first honors in a ten-year non
birth-control race will reach a
breath-taking climax on october
81 of this year, and interest in the
bizarre contest has scared to a
new high.
Reports from apparently re-
liable sources now indicate the
amount of money being competed
for will be nearer $l,000,000 than
the originally estimated 100000.
Executors of the estate of the
late Charles Vance Millar, wealthy
Toronto bachelor, lawyer and
sportsman who devised the epoch
making maternity marathon, in
his will, remain close-mouthed.
But credence is lent to reports of
an increase in the value of the
estate on at least one score. Manu-
facturerS' representatives, who are
in Toronto to procure the indorse-
ment Of their products by various
of the contestants, in their con-
tracts, now consistently place the
amount of the baby sweepstakes
prize at 81 100000.
But if the fantastic Millar be-
quest has assumed greater proper
tions than anticipated, it is moth
ing compared to the increase in
Toronto'S population-in certain
quarters of the city-during the
last decade. To date, the seven
competing mothers have borne a
total of some 104 children. SO of
whom are alive today, and SIS of
whom are eligible for the contest
that is, were born since October
81, 1926.
Seven Left in Race
The energetic contestants still
left in the race-three or four had
to drop out during the last year
are:
MRS. GRACE BAGNATO, As
Married at the tender age of 10,
Mrs. Bagnato one of TorontoS fore
most court interpret rs, expects
her twenty fourth baby any day
now! Eighteen of her children
are alive and well todA1 and she
takes great :?r de in 'e fact that
she can toast five graniCli:|1en.
The child she is expecting will be
her tenth in the 10 years since the
"Stork Derby" began Her hus-
hand, JoGentl, is cu5tJIrS house
Ginploye.
MRS. KATHLEEN NAGLE, 80
of her IL children are
alive today. She has been the
Of one set Of twins, and 10
of her II living youngsters are
eligible in the maternity mara
thon, including the latest arrival
born on August IL. Her husband,
John, a carpenter and mechanic
by trade is now on relief.
MRS. EMANUELLA DARRIGO
of her 16 children, in
Guiding two sets of twins, are alive
and healthy. She already has 10
children eligible in the baby mara
thon. Next arrival Of the stork,
however, is not scheduled until |
several months after closing date.
Her husband, Steffano, is a fruit |
store proprietor.
MRS. HILDA GRAzIANO, So
OF her total of 10 eligible chill
dren, nine survive, including little
Benito MuSSolini, born on August |
Is. Although she had said short |
time ago that X-rayS assured her |
she would bear twins, only one
baby arrived. Gus Graziano, her
husband, is a greenhouse worker,
now on relief.
MRS. ALICE TIMLECK, 81
All except three of her II children |
are alive and healthy. She has 10 |
that are eligible, and IS not eX
pecting another. Her chances OF
or sharing the prize are
excellent. For time the Toronto
birth control clinic, oddly enough,
sponsored Mrs. Timleck'S chances
Of carrying off the pot Of gold at |
the end Of the maternity mara
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