AUGUST 13, 1937: About 1,500 girls and boys march through the Loop carrying signs such as "Friday the 13th is unlucky for syphilis" as part of a campaign to stamp out venereal disease.
DECEMBER 13, 1940: The Anti-Superstition Society of Chicago meets for dinner in Room 13 of the Merchant & Manufacturers Club. Each banquet table seats 13. The president opens the session by breaking a mirror. Guests end the night by departing under a ladder with an open umbrella on top
Pressing Your Luck. --Cooter
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