3/24/44 [
2799]'s ltr. to EC:
Mr. Edgar Cayce
% Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc.,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
My dear Mr. Cayce,
I have before me all of our correspondence regarding the
Mental and Spiritual Reading for [
2421]. The date of this
reading has been changed three different times and since we
have not either heard from you nor received the reading, I am
writing to find out just what has happened. At the time you
changed the date from February to March 17th., I wrote you
saying that I would have to give you the place and address
later, because Mr. [
2421] is called and works all over New
York City and outlying towns. So I wired you on the 13th.,
by Western Union as follows:
"For Mental and Spiritual Reading on March seventeenth find
[
2421] at one hundred and ninth street and Manhattan Avenue,
Apartment 39 - Living room." [GD's note: We would not get
the reading as we did not know whether the address wired was
NYC or ... L.I. Could not wire for verification as we only
had a bod numberfor their home address on Long Island.]
Let us hear from you regarding the above.
Now about [
2421]'s check physical; The doctor, [George N.
Coutler, D.O.] who has taken over Dr. Dobbins practice is
truly fine. [
2421] showed him the reading and the previous
one and he is following directions beautifully. [
2421] is
much better and the 8th and 9th dorsal are coming along
nicely. This adjustment has taken the strain off the eyes
and his legs. His whole condition is better and he is still
losing weight. From [
260] pounds to 197. We are truly
grateful for your wonderful help.
And now I have to ask you, if in your very busy program you
will be able to give me a physical reading for myself.
Since I have been working nights, these last 16 months, in a
defense plant my reserve strength has been tapped and I am
now quite ill. Just what is the matter no one knows now and
if that is possible I should be most grateful, to have the
reading.
A line from you will be appreciated.
Sincerely, Mrs. [
2799]
1/07/94 JT's note: Nancy Maehl, niece of Mr. [
2421], brought
me her uncle's death certificate and that of her aunt, Mrs.
[
2799], for our records.
City of New York
Department of Health
Bureau of Records and Statistics
Borough of Manhattan
Certificate of Death
February 27, 1951
Certificate # 51 102312
Date of death January 30, 1951 5:55 P.M.
Nancy writes: He was well known in the music world, being
active in both radio and early television. He composed music
for the Robert Ripley "Believe It Or Not" show and the Gene
Autry program, as well as writing music for advertisement in
the automotive industry. In addition he was the main
organist at Radio City Music Hall and privately taught voice
and music to aspiring students. He put the "Great
Invocation" to music...One day he received a phone call from
Marie Lehmann (Ann Sorel) who was inquiring about voice
lessons. He turned to his roommate and said, "This is the
girl I'm going to marry," before he ever met her. They were
married on July 21, 1937 in New York City. There were no
children from this marriage.
In 1945, he was hit by an automobile when attempting to cross
a street in New York. My aunt reported that after the
accident he developed severe cardiac problems resulting from
a previously unknown congenital heart defect. Off and on,
he was confined to bed from 1945 until his death on January
30th, 1951. He decided on January 30th to visit all of his
friends in the music world and took a train into the city.
He collapsed and died suddenly from a massive heart attack.
(Age 45)



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