Martin Piniak
| Description: |
Karen Phillipss transcribed interview of John Palkovich about Martin Piniak. According to Palkovich, Piniak worked for Youngstown Sheet & Tube in 1930 when the government brought up property taxes. Piniak did not believe in property taxes because he thought a man already owned his land. Piniak quit his job so the government could not take money from his checks. Piniak used the rest of his money to live in a hotel and buy a car. When he ran out of money, Piniak went to live under a bridge in East Chicago, Indiana. |
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| Origin: | 1980-11-27 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/1329 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Tramps Bridges Homeless persons Folklore |
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