Milestones, May 12, 1941

Married. Adolphus Busch Orthwein, 23, grandson of late Brewer August Busch (Anheuser-Busch), who was kidnapped ten years ago and recovered unharmed next day; and Ann Patricia Thornley, 20, Manhattan debutante; in Manhattan.

Awarded. The 1941 Pulitzer Prizes in letters and journalism, to: Playwright Robert E. Sherwood, for his wartime Broadway success There Shall Be No Night; Marcus Lee Hansen (posthumously), late professor of American history at the University of Illinois, for his historical study The Atlantic Migration; New York Daily News Editorial Writer Reuben Maury "for distinguished editorial writing during the year"; Scripps-Howard Columnist Westbrook Pegler for his columns on scandals in...

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