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Show Bride, 12, Beamingly Announces She Expects to Become Mother WATXRTOW!, W. T, Feb. t (INS) Mrs, Leon Bosnia Back-us, Back-us, U-year-M brM and proPe-ttva proPe-ttva mother, today was ordered separated temporarily from her husband, Stanley Backus, It, aa county authorities began aa Investigation In-vestigation of th marriage. WATERTOWN, N. T, Fsb. S (INS) Mrs. Leona Backus, 12-ysar-old bride, proudly announced today that shs Is an expectant mother. Her announcement followed closely close-ly strong hint by bsr fathsr, Jossph J. Roshia, who told newspapermen: news-papermen: "It Is nice that young people can gst married. We will have another big story for you before long." Incredulous reporters Immediately quisled the youthful wife of Stsnley 3. Backus. Shs beamed and nodded happily. "Yea, I am going to have a baby." shs confirmed. Shyly, shs withheld further comment For final confirmation, th reporters re-porters sought out ths child-bride's mother. Mrs. Roshia declared: "8hs Is going to hsve a baby, but F aMMB, : ' 7 - L.S: - w V A ;V. i AS ,wiXl ' ' ' ' I MRS. LEONA BACKUS Sh confirmed father'a hint we do not know Just whsn." Leona became the wife of 19-year-old Stanley 8. Backus In a car- . mony at Carthag about a month , ago. i Parent of both childrsn knsw , nothing of ths wsddlng plsns but : ones thsy learned that Leona and Stanley were wed. they didn't waste any tlm In giving ths parental blessing. Informed that an effort migftt b mad to annul th marriage, Mrs.! Roshia announced her Intention of: fighting any such move. 'They are happily married and I want to see them together," sh Insisted. Leona also will fight to keep her hubby. "I wouldn't want to be separated from Stanley. I am so happy. I want people to mind their own business." shs declared. Ths only explanation offered by Carthage authorities for permitting th marriage was that Leone "certainly "cer-tainly looked over IX" Husband Hides His Child Bride SNEEDVILLE, Tenn, Feb. I W Public Interest aroused by his marriags to a nine-year-old girl is causing strapping, 23-ysar-old Charli Johns no snd of troubl. "I'm not going to be dlsturbsd with these people much longer I'll gat th law or something." the mountaineer said as ha put his little bride, Eunice, la seclusion at his parents' horn. Mrs. Lewis Wlnetead, JJ-year-old mothsr of th flaxen-haired girl, told reporters that "she's sksered to com out of th houss with all ths strsngers about" Sh referred to th curious who cam to see th "child bride." Johns said ha was ssger to get I started on building a satin aa his I 40-acr farm. . I |