Shrouded in Mystery: Gambler Tony Cornero’s Fleeting Marriage

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1941 The brief union between Tony and Dorothy Stralla ended in a suspicious tragedy. Antonio Cornero Stralla was a colorful, law defying, Southern California rumrunner turned gambler. He was involved, most often as the owner/operator, in a string of casino enterprises,  including the: • Meadows (Las Vegas, Nevada) • S.S. Rex (Las Vegas, Nevada) •…

Quick Fact – Matrimonial Diss

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1947 Hollywood actress Mildred Jenkins testified in court about her wedding night in Nevada. After marrying A.Q. Bonner, Jr., a Northern California rancher, the two had breakfast and went to a casino. “A.Q. lost all his money then insisted I give him mine because, he said, it belonged to both of us now,” she said.…