RELIEF: The Hooks

Joe Hook lives with his father & mother in Ironwood, Mich. Three other Hook boys have families of their own. With one exception, the Hooks have not found worldly success. Brother Lawrence Hook, father of one, was on relief until last June. So were Father Michael Hook, Mother Mary Hook and Brother Joe Hook until this month, when Joe got a job. Still on relief last week were Brothers Herman and George Hook, each the father of two. The single exception to the general Hook haplessness is...

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