The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-11-27
Friends Rally Around Couple
As LOng-Kept Secret Is Barred
Family Il Dazed
By Developments
In Bunfin Case

ORANGE. Tea. R-The enduring
eve Il Betty Mccaddy and Tom
buntin. ne fall story q Q secret
even from their ehlldren after a
years. Fnllied frlends and neigh-
oors 20 tAeir alds today.
Bach h Issi. insuranes mas
Thomas c. buntan 81 Naahvills.
Tenn. --ealled N alcoAolic inca-
pakle Il earning . living euisids
his wealthy iamny's buslness--
Sin weeks later, after
Bunain'n ell had heen mailed from
-. Louis. the pretty RusseIlvals.
-. giri NO had been his sscre.
ssFy vanished Too.
.he cost DO the loxeiorm pair:
. wife. three sons. family prestige
and . thFiylng BUSINESS 10 him;
hsr family and . share IN . million
dollar estate Cor unmarried Betty.
only rumor and speeulation
ever eoaneesed ths tie disappear.
ances. A much Il ne story az
anybody knows besan In Browns
vile. Tea. weeks sflsr he disap.
paaranees when Ton and Betty
decided h let thelr love foweF In
he lush NJ CranAs valley. Thair
plane 10 New Orleans vas grUund.
81 there ~ bad wssihsr. They
moved here from Rrownsville
abouf i've years ace.
Ton, ~. pFoEed ngi b BE tAe
. Tsmnessee eupreme
Comrs hrandsd hlm. Ne az n.
yesrold Betty stayed IN Teas and
zemewhere alnng ths years a..
mmed the names Fl Mr. and MrE.
fhnmas y. Palmer.
ssaTY Rsvsalsd
Yesterday. their love-aflar a
years a happlness snd nix ehlldren
-was splashsd across ihs nasisn's
lrunt pages. Tha NASHVILLE Tan-
nesssan hroks ne saory h q eopy-
riahisd dlxp9teh.
To-day. dared ~ re qnick devel-
the tai. thin man and ne
msGherly woman 9Th gray h her
Aair waited 10 eel then love story
b ehndren rushing b their home
here.
Nsishbors droppsd BY 10 eAss
|ast night Is Ton ana Betty. four
4 their ehlldren eth them. ale
! helated Thankssiving day dinner.
sElsnt and miserable. almost bitter
sarlier IN The dag. they took On
. more eheerful manner as their
ID friends rallied around.
They're among ths finest peo-
Re I know." Q prominent Orange
rssident tad the Associated Press.
Everybody IN TIE neiehhorhood
Ihinks The World Il tham," Q neigh-
81 told reporters.
AAsmsy Wee unlmpsTtana
we we're In love" Betty toid
NASHVILLE Tennessean reporter
John SeigenthaleF. "Money didn't
mean TOO much 10 ~. n monsy
I'D meant snytAing. we wouldn't
Aave dnns what re did"
Both prepared today 10 return
10 their tohs 30 whseh they com.
mute In nearhy Beaamoni. Tom's
n smploys 81 81 appliance flrm.
Betty works a. . eours slenoUa-
per.
what ean I CO." ASKED . teen.
aged member Il he is-year-eld
Margaret Palmer's Sunday sehool
rlass 81 s. Marks Meahodiai
Church. Tie class oeeided % send
flowers. Tie large 30.
a1st Vas n TIE hving RON today
Margaret, In tears. called her
Sunday sehool teacher. crying.
What I'll people thznki"
"foa pui en- powder and your
lpstiek and be In ehmrrA a. usual
sundAy." Mrs. NJ. n. Broek said
he told TIE SRI.
tn-lsws nsxk csupas
Paremfs ef too 0ranee youfhs
MARRIED 10 daughters Il Betty and
Ten sad Il vas al rat wiiA
hen. Thsy are Mr.. ard Mrs. , L.
hurion, parenis a Cpl. william
Burton. married 10 Betty Ann. n.
ard In TIE Air Foree h Korua.
and NJ. and Mrs.. lanes 4. Hsr.
rang. parenas Il cpl Villas Her.
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