Milestones, Jul. 26, 1943

Born. To U.S. Army Lieut. Jean Bekessy (Author "Hans Habe" of A Thousand Shall Fall), 32, and Eleanor Close Sturges Gautier Rand Bekessy, 32, Post Toasties heiress, daughter of Mrs. Joseph E. (Mission to Moscow) Davies: a son, Antal Miklos; in Manhattan. Weight: 7 lb. 11 oz.

Married. Dorothy McGuire, 25, heart-faced stage & screen actress (Claudia)] and John Swope, 35, vice president of Southwest Airways, son of General Electric director Gerard Swope; each for. the first time; in Hollywood.

Died. Julius ("Jules") Bledsoe, 44, famed Negro baritone who introduced Ol' Man River; of a cerebral hemorrhage; in Hollywood. Born in Texas, he...

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