Tag: June 1940
Dorsey Whitelaw’s Delays, El Centro CA, 1940
In a city beset by bureaucratic red tape, El Centro’s City Attorney Dorsey Whitelaw has earned a reputation for dragging his feet. At a recent city council meeting, Mayor Bob Hatton gently prodded Whitelaw to expedite his work, only to be met with a deafening silence. Witnesses claim Whitelaw seemed oblivious to the mayor’s words,…
Mrs. Taylor’s Diplomatic Disappearance
In a shocking turn of events, the wife of President Roosevelt’s special envoy to the Vatican, Mrs. McMirt Taylor, vanished from public sight upon arriving in New York aboard the luxury liner Manhattan on June 12, 1940. The Manhattan had carried nearly 2,000 passengers from war-torn Europe, and amidst the chaos of the world at…
George J. Scott, Salvation Army Fundraising, Waterbury CT, 1940
A sensational scandal rocked the streets of Waterbury, Connecticut, as the Salvation Army’s fundraising efforts came under intense scrutiny. George J. Scott, a prominent figure at the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, joined forces with C. Raymond Gagnon of the Waterbury Savings Bank to broadcast the Army’s financial dealings in a bid to quell growing…
