Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-02 | Page 1 | Mystery Girl in Dempsey Rumors is Lina Basquette

VEIL TEIL LIFTED I I Ig g- g w n. n 1 tt t I 4 t L 4 Lina Basquette Mystery Girl in Dempsey Rumors Is Lina Basquette Mother of Film and Follies Favorite Reveals Identity of Alluring Companion Compan Compan- ion of Ex-Champ Ex Br By United Press HOLLYWOOD June 2 Jack D Dempsey's mysterious alluring fern fem mine companion In San Francisco anc and andReno andReno Reno was ry revealed aled today to be Lina Basquette of f the Follies and of the ie films Miss Basquette's own mother was responsible for tearing the veil from Rosita Gonzales and revealing her heras as the flashing dark eyed eed dancer whose identity ity has been en cause o of much conjecture The rev revelation lation followed charges made recently by Teddy Hayes former former former for for- mer trainer for for- Dempsey and friend of Miss Basquette that the ex cham pion had stolen my girl cirl and a subsequent subsequent sub sub- sequent denial by Dempsey that his companion at a recent party was actually actually ac ac- ac- ac M Miss s Basquette I guess she is using the name Rosita Gonzales to prevent trouble said Mrs Ernest Belcher Miss Mis Basquette's Basquette's Bas Bas- quette's mother another I personally would prefer that her name would not be linked with D Dempsey's Demp- Demp mp sey's scy's as it has been Mrs Belcher said But Lina is of age and has her own life lile to live I find I cannot keep up with my little girl any longer Mrs l Belcher said that although the two have boen been s seen n frequently together together together to to- gether she was not riot aware of any romance romance ro ro- romance mance between them Neither had she knowledge of a reported plan by Dempsey to open a night club in ln Reno and feature Miss B Basquette