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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1947

Page

7

Male Chorus In Symphony's Next Program at Memorial Coliseum

The Collins Radio Company male chorus will perform with the Cedar Rapids symphony orchestra at Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday at 8 15 p m. Miss Maurine Hamblin has led the group for four years and will direct eight numbers including Bullard and Romberg selections. Orchestra pieces include Glinka Overture to Russian and Ludmilla, Tschaikovsky Symphony No 5 movement, Vaughan Williams English Folk Tunes, Gould Night Song, and Capriccio Italien. Public admission is free.

Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Memorial Coliseum Collins Radio Company Collins Radio Technical Association Oakdale Schick Hospital Maurine Hamblin Bullard Sigmund Romberg Glinka Ludmilla Tschaikovsky Vaughan Williams Morton Gould Tschaikowsky

American Soldier Becomes Best Man After Buddy Marries Soon

An American soldier who arrived in Auckland to marry learned his buddy had already claimed the bride. He remained set to take part as best man in the wedding, despite the earlier matchup.

Auckland N. Z New Zealand

Senate closes Midjass dress mystery case

The Senate executive expenditures committee wrapped up a puzzled inquiry into Mrs. Lars Midjass dress donated to a victory drive. The best theory: a Chicago sorter diverted the dress, selling it through a mail order house run by Nathan Portnoy after Salvation Army sorting and delays. Iceland was colonized in the Ninth century.

Washington Senate Executive Expenditures Committee Lars Midjass Chicago Treasury Myles C. McCahill Nathan Portnoy Portnoy

Evening Movie Schedule Highlights Local Theaters

The Gazette lists Tuesday showings across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Strand Marion and other venues. Titles include A Scandal in Paris Humoresque Blondies Big Moment Sun Valley Serenade Shadowed Easy to Wed Deadline for Murder Cinderella Jones Along the Navajo Trail The Spiral Staircase Crack-Up Uncle Harry The Merry Monahans Cloak and Dagger Honeymoon Lodge with multiple times per title.

Rialto

Former Marine Denied In Dahlia Like Murder Case

In Los Angeles a 47 year old ex marine is held on suspicion of murdering his estranged wife Jeanne T French 45 a former actress and nurse once linked to Millicent Rogers Her mutilated body was found in a vacant lot after a quarrel with French hours earlier Police cite major discrepancies in his account and say they believe they have the right man The case echoes the Black Dahlia killing of Elizabeth Short in January.

Los Angeles Frank IE. French Jeanne T. French Paris London New York Elizabeth Short French Jeanne Axford Thomas David Wrather David Y. Wrather

Murder Case Ties to Black Dahlia Motive Across Letters

Homicide Capt. Jack Donahoe suggested the killer copied the Black Dahlia case, aiming to mislead investigators. The tale intertwines with Mrs. French and her husband’s divorce, wife beating charges, and a visit to a city attorney, with French missing the noon appointment. Mrs. French, once a 1930s film figure known as the Flying Nurse, is described as a nurse and aviator.

Black Dahlia Jack Donahoe

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