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...their hands on the Whitney estate, heirs had to pay state taxes of $9,513,000. Principal beneficiaries were his widow Sculptress Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney; his daughters (Mrs. Flora Whitney Miller and Mrs. Barbara Whitney Henry); his son Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny") Whitney who got the largest share and is currently active in aviation, technicolor movies and other businesses...
...days later, police vigorously denied participation in the killing of Austrian Nazi Cornelius Zimmer, shot in the streets of Vienna while his shrieking sister begged mercy...
...citizens of North Brookfield Mass staged a homecoming celebration for two native sons," Cornelius McGillicuddy ( Connie Mack") (born in East Brookfield) and George Michael Cohan (born in Providence, R. I.). Said Baseball Manager McGillicuddy, after the local semiprofessional team beat his Philadelphia Athletics 9-5 : "Nothing would please me better than to spend the rest of the summer here?the way my team is going." Said Actor Cohan: "To show I'm a typical New Englander I'm going to have apple pie for breakfast...
Married. Susan Sheppard, 19, daughter of Texas Senator Morris Sheppard; and Cornelius McGillicuddy Jr., 21, son of Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics; in Washington...
...clambered aboard. Within he discovered a chapel, an altar complete with tabernacle, candlesticks and altar cloth. Crossing himself he said a prayer, departed. Soon another youngster appeared. Of a priest reading on the observation platform of ST. PETER he asked: "Can you use an altar boy?" Yes, Rev. Cornelius Edward Murphy could. Next morning at mass he employed the services of the first moppet, who had sent his small brother to negotiate the job. This week Father Murphy, youngish Roman Catholic priest, was to take ST. PETER to other Long Island towns, celebrating mass on railroad sidings...