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September 23, 1942
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
What is this article about?
In Hollywood, stationer Henry Miller's wife Glory suffers amnesia and forgets their May marriage, believing she's still widowed from her first husband. She rediscovers her identity via diary and items, but struggles to accept Miller as her husband.
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Forgotten
Hubby
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BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
HOLLYWOOD, Sept 23-(UP)- Henry Miller, the Hollywood stationer whose beautiful blonde wife forgot she'd married him, couldn't understand today what the fuss was about.
"So she lost her memory," said the portly, 42-year-old Miller, who'd been interviewed and photographed until he felt a little dizzy. "It could happen to anybody. All I hope is that Glory and I can start all over again."
The dazzlingly blue-eyed Glory Caroline Miller, 25 and curvesome, wasn't so certain. She couldn't get used to a husband, when all she thought she had was amnesia. She didn't even know she was a blonde until she looked in a mirror. Her hair used to be red.
DON'T LIKE IT
"I must have bleached it," she said. "I don't like it. There are a lot of things I don't like."
There also are a lot of things she can't remember, such as the name of the bank where she has her money-and how much money. And how she ever happened to marry Miller in Las Vegas, Nev., last May 1.
"All I can remember is that my husband, H. Pierce Weller, was a retired newspaper publisher from Binghampton, N. Y.," she said. "He died in Atascadero, Calif., last November. That's all I remember until the other night when I found myself driving a blue sedan, when I knew it should have been gray."
STARTLING ANSWER
She looked in a suitcase beside her and discovered to her amazement an apron, a white dress, a blue swimming cap and a spoon.
She went into an auto court-where she discovered she was blonde - and told her troubles to the manager, who called police.
She also wired the Atascadero chamber of commerce asking for information about the widow of Weller. She got a telegram back, saying that Mrs. Weller since had married Henry Miller of Hollywood.
The detectives took her to Miller, who'd reported his wife missing.
"Me?" she demanded. "His wife?"
"Yes, darling," said Miller. "Don't you remember our marriage in Nevada?"
She didn't. Her husband suggested she look in her diary. Her diary? Yep, said Miller, in the bureau drawer. She looked and found this notation:
HUBBY LEAVES HOME
'Off to Las Vegas. Room in hotel. Breakfast. Went to gambling places. Henry got me corsage. Marriage license. Justice of peace. Champagne. Boarded train.'
So far so good, she said, but what about those clothes and the spoon in the suitcase? Miller explained that she'd been using them in an amateur theatrical. By then it was bed-time. Miller gallantly left home for a couple of nights to give his forgetful wife a chance to remember.
Night before last he came home, but he still didn't feel like a husband to her. He moved into the spare bedroom, r.s.still occupying it and he's still hopeful that his wife will recall that he's her husband.
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BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
HOLLYWOOD, Sept 23-(UP)- Henry Miller, the Hollywood stationer whose beautiful blonde wife forgot she'd married him, couldn't understand today what the fuss was about.
"So she lost her memory," said the portly, 42-year-old Miller, who'd been interviewed and photographed until he felt a little dizzy. "It could happen to anybody. All I hope is that Glory and I can start all over again."
The dazzlingly blue-eyed Glory Caroline Miller, 25 and curvesome, wasn't so certain. She couldn't get used to a husband, when all she thought she had was amnesia. She didn't even know she was a blonde until she looked in a mirror. Her hair used to be red.
DON'T LIKE IT
"I must have bleached it," she said. "I don't like it. There are a lot of things I don't like."
There also are a lot of things she can't remember, such as the name of the bank where she has her money-and how much money. And how she ever happened to marry Miller in Las Vegas, Nev., last May 1.
"All I can remember is that my husband, H. Pierce Weller, was a retired newspaper publisher from Binghampton, N. Y.," she said. "He died in Atascadero, Calif., last November. That's all I remember until the other night when I found myself driving a blue sedan, when I knew it should have been gray."
STARTLING ANSWER
She looked in a suitcase beside her and discovered to her amazement an apron, a white dress, a blue swimming cap and a spoon.
She went into an auto court-where she discovered she was blonde - and told her troubles to the manager, who called police.
She also wired the Atascadero chamber of commerce asking for information about the widow of Weller. She got a telegram back, saying that Mrs. Weller since had married Henry Miller of Hollywood.
The detectives took her to Miller, who'd reported his wife missing.
"Me?" she demanded. "His wife?"
"Yes, darling," said Miller. "Don't you remember our marriage in Nevada?"
She didn't. Her husband suggested she look in her diary. Her diary? Yep, said Miller, in the bureau drawer. She looked and found this notation:
HUBBY LEAVES HOME
'Off to Las Vegas. Room in hotel. Breakfast. Went to gambling places. Henry got me corsage. Marriage license. Justice of peace. Champagne. Boarded train.'
So far so good, she said, but what about those clothes and the spoon in the suitcase? Miller explained that she'd been using them in an amateur theatrical. By then it was bed-time. Miller gallantly left home for a couple of nights to give his forgetful wife a chance to remember.
Night before last he came home, but he still didn't feel like a husband to her. He moved into the spare bedroom, r.s.still occupying it and he's still hopeful that his wife will recall that he's her husband.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Recovery
Family
What keywords are associated?
Amnesia
Forgotten Marriage
Wife Forgets Husband
Memory Loss
Remarriage Confusion
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Miller
Glory Caroline Miller
H. Pierce Weller
Where did it happen?
Hollywood
Story Details
Key Persons
Henry Miller
Glory Caroline Miller
H. Pierce Weller
Location
Hollywood
Event Date
Sept 23
Story Details
Glory Miller suffers amnesia, forgets her recent marriage to Henry Miller, and believes she's the widow of H. Pierce Weller. She rediscovers clues in her diary and suitcase, but struggles to accept her new husband.