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Subject: [HANDLEY-L] Hanley Trivia
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 16:47:06 EST


I was cleaning out some old documents and papers that my mother had saved and
found the following newspaper clipping. I thought it interesting; maybe
others will.

Orlando Sentinel, Tuesday, March 23, 1971
"Privy Privileged By Proclamation". Clayton, Mo. (AP) The battle of the
Hanley House outhouse is over. Mayor Hy Waltuch declared Monday the privy on
the grounds of a Civil War-era mansion undergoing restoration will remain
where it is, despite the objections of some neighbors.
THE PRIVY, a state shrine by resolution of the Missouri Senate, provoked
the wrath of residents who declared it "unsightly and in poor taste." They
started a campaign to get rid of it. But the American Privy Preservation
Society sprang to the defense of the unpainted building about 10 feet off the
public sidewalk in this affluent St. Louis County municipality. The
controversy attracted nationwide attention and messages of support poured in.
THE RESOLUTION sponsored by State Sen. Maurice Schecter chided opponents
of the privy as lacking in understanding and experience. Mayor Waluch said,
"It is the unanimous decision of the board of aldermen to sustain the
judgment of the Hanley House Commission; the privy will remain at its present
site . . . and will not be moved."

My question: Does the Hanley House still exist and what is the history
of it? Which Hanley/Handley was it named after and why?



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