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She found her son after 30 years
She found her son after 30 years

She found her son after 30 years

Date10/24/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: She found her son after 30 years. Mary Hughes of Boston Ave; last saw her son; Bill; when her estranged husband took him away from their Cornwall home in 1946. They were reunited Satruday. Now 32; he has been working for a Sudbury area lumber company; had spent most of his childhood in a foster home. Mrs. Hughes' Sister-in-law; Florence Royer; found Bill listed in the Sudbury phone book. We heard rumors he was there; his mother said.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0022911F
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