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Anthony Tunis Shortway was born in warren point, New Jersey on july 23, 1892. He was the son of Harry and Maude Hoek Shortway. Tunis was an athlete and became one of the best pitches in the metropolitan area. Everyone called him tune and in his prime he pitched baseball against such greats as Honus Wagner and Jim Throrpe, Famous Major League baseball players. He could have played for the major leagues but the salaries were so small that he could not make enough to support a family, so he became a mason contractor and built houses.

In 1913 tune married Anna aupperlee and they had two sons, Harry and Anthony whom everyone know as Tex. They resided in Paterson until 1928, when Tune purchased land in the small town of Hawthorne, which was mostly farm land. There was a house, gas station and a barn on the property with a three car garage and two horse barns in the back. During the prohibition years Tune made his own booze. He had neighborhood parties in the barn where the cows, h ...