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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1944

Page

10

Identify Woman Found in Trunk

A nationwide manhunt from Chicago to Los Angeles focused on a trunk case. FBI director J Edgar Hoover announced the body was identified by fingerprints as a woman aged 23 to 25. Chicago police linked the victim to a Miss Wright and a Racine hotel guest named Louise Villegas.

Chicago Myrtle Miss Los Angeles Villegas Washington J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Miss Wright Racine Hoover

Pullman Monopoly Dissolution Ordered by Court

Philadelphia dispatch reports a three judge expediting court issued a final decree ordering four Pullman companies to dissolve their 40 year monopoly on servicing and mar Pullman railroad cars. The ruling enforces the 1940 anti trust suit filed July 12 1940 and ends the firms long held control.

Pullman Philadelphia

Fragmentary verse about flowers and a gardener

A disjointed poem fragment describes red and blue delphiniums and marigolds. Speakers praise blooms and request a garden secret while a gardener reassures that a weed is always nearby, ending with an unclear line about chance and sight.

Army Leader Seeks Higher Command Post

A cryptic military item notes a U S Army leader’s bid for a higher command role. The fragment mentions a high command member and a targeting size shot.

High Command

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