Klamath Falls Oregon, June 26 1927

CARNIVAL PIGMY DIES

King Dodo Dies in Show Tent at Klamath Falls.

KLAMATH FALLS , Or June 26 - The king is dead! And now there is no king. The monarch in question was King Dodo, a pygmy 19 inches tall and 56 years old. He died last night in the arms of the sword swallower under the big top of a carnival company showing here. He was stricken just as the show was starting.

King Dodo, whos real name was John Taylor, 56, had been a side-show attraction all his life. His home was in Los Angeles and his body will be sent there for burial.

-Clipping from an unknown newspaper dated June 27 1927, found in a book.

What Happened in Vegas...

From the back of this postcard, dated November 2nd 1951:

The new Thunderbird Hotel, five minutes from the heart of Las Vegas, Nevada, Americas newest and most luxurious desert hotel, a miracle of modern comfort in the heart of the scenic west.

"Dear Greta and Al:
We arrived home last night after a two days business trip to Las Vegas. Stopped at this very modern- and swank hotel and night club- but Larry was all business for the bank. We were well shocked and shaken by the Atomic Bomb Blast yesterday at 7:20 am before we left the hotel. Saw the cloud later in the sky. The weather was ideal in the desert..."