Band Leader Jimmy Dorsey Dies Of Cancer
NEW YORK Ww Bandleader Jimmy Dorsey 53 died today in Doctors Hospital where he had been treated for cancer since January He was brother of Tommy Dorsey who died last November Dorsey born 1904 Shenandoah Pa rose from coal regions to fame with his brother and both led famed bands until their final years Their clashes and reunions shaped a landmark jazz era with over 110 million records sold and a lasting musical legacy
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New York
Jimmy Dorsey
Doctors Hospital
Tommy Dorsey
Doctors
Tommy
Pennsylvania
America
Jimmy
Shenandoah
Paul Whiteman
Vincent Lopez
Menard's Home Stands in Illinois History
The Pierre Menard house on the Kaskaskia River survives at its original site facing a levee. Built by Pierre Menard, it links Illinois and Indiana-era history with his roles in governance, frontier commerce, and relations with Native Americans. The home and slave quarters, with planned restorations, draw thousands of visitors annually.
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Southern Minors University
Pierre Menard
Kaskaskia
United States
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Menard
Garrison Hill
Illinois
Washington
Mount Vernon
St. Antoine
Montreal
Canada
Vincennes
Indiana
Ilinois
Pierre
Col
Francois Vigo
Philadelphia
First Diesel RR Engine Is Retired
Old No. 1000 diesel electric engine ends 32-year service as the first diesel locomotive built for U S railroads. It heads to Baltimore and Ohio Museum after years at Jersey Central yards in Jersey City and Elizabethport.
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Jersey City
U. S
Baltimore and Ohio Museum
Baltimore
America
Jersy Central
New York City
Elizabethport
Three Sirens Stolen at Mississippi Law Enforcement Meeting
Three police sirens were stolen during the Mississippi Law Enforcement Association annual meeting in Biloxi. Police are checking for clues after two sirens and a parking meter were reported missing from the convention hall exhibition area.
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Mississippi Law Enforcement Assn
Biloxi
Miss
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Touissant du Bois
Court of Common Pleas
Andrew Henry
Three Forks of
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Shadrack Bond
Iinois
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Cook’s Paints
Sidewall
Border
Sidewall & Border
Choiite
Cook's
West Side Square
Russell and
Reid
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Albion
Bristol
Mid-States Chemical Co
Mt. Vernon, HW
Panama
San Diego
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Eugene P. Wilkinson
International
Riley
Dave Wilson
CU Loodwear Raw Stores
Emerson
Goodyear
U.S
Westinghouse
IDOWN
S. 10Th Street
Year Service Store
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