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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1944

Page

18

Woman Found in Trunk Manhunt for Villegas

Chicago report says a nationwide search targets Soyla Villegas alias Soyla Villavez linked to the disposal of Louise Chestine Wright in a trunk sent from Chicago to Los Angeles. FBI confirmed Wright’s identity by fingerprints. Wright had earlier arrests under Louise C Myers in Arkansas Louisiana and Tennessee. Chicago police linked Wright to Villegas hotel registration and noted Villegas’s wife identity.

Chicago Soyla Villegas Soyla Villavez John Lopez Louise Chestine Wright Myrtle Miss Los Angeles Villegas Washington J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Miss Wright Racine Hoover Louise C. Myers Helena Ark Baton Rouge Memphis

Mandrake the Magician ad page by Falk and Davis

An advertisement feature presents Mandrake the Magician with text by Lee Falk and art by Phil Davis. The item highlights the popular comic strip hero and promotes his ongoing adventures.

Lee Falk Phil Davis

Pullman Monopoly Ordered Dissolved by Court

A three-judge expediting court in Philadelphia issued a final decree breaking the Pullman company's 40 year monopoly on servicing and manufacturing Pullman railroad cars. The ruling closes the anti trust suit filed July 12 1940 against four Pullman subsidiaries.

Pullman Philadelphia Pull

The Poet of the People In a Garden Verse

Edgar A. Guest writes of civic pride and a gardener who tends flowers with care. The poem frames thoughtful effort over luck, noting the gardener’s secret is steady attention and timely weeding rather than chance, praising blooms and discipline.

Edgar A. Guest the Poet of the People

U S Army Leader Horizontal Puzzle Clue List

A fragmented crossword style item lists clues for a military leader Maj Gen and varied definitions across numbers from 12 to 57. It includes terms like Marble flaw Needier Morsel Symbol for rhodium diamond cutter's cup affirmative vote and mehr. The format resembles a fill in puzzle with multiple short clue prompts.

U. S

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