Category Archives: 1944

1944 on the Radio — NBC Symphony Orchestra, November 5, 1944

Posted on November 5, 2014 by lmharnisch

November 5, 1944: Arturo Toscanini conducts the NBC Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, followed by Glinka’s “Caprice Brillant Jota Aragonesa.”  Courtesy of otronmp3.com.

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 19

Posted on November 5, 2014 by lmharnisch

Oct. 20, 1944: Capt. Garner Brown examines the fabric used to strangle Georgette Bauerdorf, Daily News. One of the more unusual aspects of the Georgette Bauerdorf killing was the fabric the killer shoved about four inches down her throat. Georgette … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 18

Posted on November 4, 2014 by lmharnisch

    This Google map shows several possible routes from Georgette Bauerdorf’s apartment to the location where the car was found. Whoever took the car had any number of options on where to dump it. Recall that the car, a … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 17

Posted on October 30, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Herald-Express described the neighborhood where the killer abandoned the Bauerdorf car as “a Negro residential district.” (Oct. 13, 1944.) Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 16

Posted on October 29, 2014 by lmharnisch

Deputies Garner Brown, left, and John Schilling examine the Bauerdorf car for fingerprints, Los Angeles Examiner, Oct. 13, 1944. When Georgette Bauerdorf’s body was discovered, investigators were unable to locate her car, a 1936 Oldsmobile coupe belonging to her sister. … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 15

Posted on October 28, 2014 by lmharnisch

Sheriff’s investigators examine Connie Bauerdorf’s 1936 Oldsmobile, which was being used by Georgette Bauerdorf and disappeared after the killing, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. One of the mysteries confronting investigators in the Georgette Bauerdorf case was what became … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 14

Posted on October 24, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf in an undated photo, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. The life of a diligent researcher would be much easier if one of the Los Angeles newspapers had published details from the coroner’s inquest in the Georgette … Continue reading →

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MACARTHUR IN PHILIPPINES, Oct. 20, 1944

Posted on October 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

A moment in history from the Los Angeles Examiner.

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 13

Posted on October 23, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf at the wheel of a Jeep at Camp Pendleton in an undated photo, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. The final hours of Georgette Bauerdorf’s life remain something of a mystery. On Oct. 11, 1944, Georgette departed … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 12

Posted on October 22, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Hollywood Canteen as portrayed in the 1944 film “Hollywood Canteen.” And being a movie, this is a set, not the actual canteen. For comparison, here’s an undated snapshot of the actual canteen. Notice that there’s no awning and no … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 11

Posted on October 21, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf, left, George F. Bauerdorf and Constance Ann “Connie” Bauerdorf Dillon in an undated photo, courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library. Although Georgette Bauerdorf, 20, was living by herself in the apartment at El Palacio, 8493 Fountain Ave., … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge

Posted on October 20, 2014 by lmharnisch

Oct. 20, 1944: Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Courtesy of otronmp3.com.

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 10

Posted on October 17, 2014 by lmharnisch

Georgette Bauerdorf arm in arm with two servicemen, published in the Daily News, Oct. 16, 1944.  Georgette Bauerdorf, 20, had been living alone in an apartment at El Palacio, 8493 Fountain Ave., since Aug. 28, 1944, when her sister, father … Continue reading →

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To the (Anonymous) Author of This Editorial: I Dance on Your Grave

Posted on October 16, 2014 by lmharnisch

Oct. 16, 1944, in the Los Angeles Examiner.

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1944 on the Radio – NBC Symphony With Marian Anderson, October 15, 1944

Posted on October 15, 2014 by lmharnisch

Oct. 15, 1944: The NBC Symphony Orchestra, with guest Marian Anderson, conducted by Frank Black. Courtesy of otronmp3.com.

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 9

Posted on October 15, 2014 by lmharnisch

A portrait of Georgette Bauerdorf published in the Daily News, Oct. 13, 1944. It’s unclear from news reports whether Georgette Bauerdorf was pursuing any further education after apparently graduating from the Westlake School for Girls. Several stories in the Los … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf, an Unsolved Murder, Part 8

Posted on October 14, 2014 by lmharnisch

The Herald-Examiner published a photo of Georgette Bauerdorf with a question mark, one of its visual cliches of the 1940s, Oct. 13, 1944. The investigation revealed that the young woman found face-down in the bathtub at 8493 Fountain Ave., was … Continue reading →

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, Oct. 14, 1944

Posted on October 14, 2014 by lmharnisch

Oct. 14, 1944: Danton Walker says: David Sarnoff, RCA president, predicts a television gadget that will be worn on the wrist but contains a practical television screen. Louella Parsons says: Constance Moore and Dennis O’Keefe report next week for “The … Continue reading →

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Georgette Bauerdorf: An Unsolved Murder, Part 7

Posted on October 13, 2014 by lmharnisch

  Georgette Bauerdorf found dead, Oct. 13, 1944, Los Angeles Times. Oct. 13, 1944 This account has been assembled from newspaper stories that generally agree, but contradict one another on some details. Newspapers of this era often published long excerpts … Continue reading →

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1944 on the Radio — Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge

Posted on October 11, 2014 by lmharnisch

October 11, 1944: Kay Kyser’s Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Courtesy of otronmp3.com.

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