Ahmad Sohrab

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In the meantime, Juanita had moved to Santa Rosa, California. They were married in New York on 28 Apr 1920 (''[[The Oakland Tribune]]'', 27 Jun 1920, ''The New York Times'', 29 Apr 1920 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=98587369&fn=&ln=Record+Juanita+Storch&st=d&ssrc=&pid=96112 here]).
 
In the meantime, Juanita had moved to Santa Rosa, California. They were married in New York on 28 Apr 1920 (''[[The Oakland Tribune]]'', 27 Jun 1920, ''The New York Times'', 29 Apr 1920 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=50000&iid=98587369&fn=&ln=Record+Juanita+Storch&st=d&ssrc=&pid=96112 here]).
  
The story of their long and long-distance courtship, intercepted mail, and his many love letters which never made it to her, captivated a number of newspaper who made comment upon it. For example the ''Sandusky Star Journal (Sandusky, Ohio)'' on 29 Apr 1920 said : "New York - East met west here today with the marriage of Ahmad Schrab, former secretary to the Persian legation and Juanita Storch, Santa Rosa, Cal.  Schrab could have a harem in his own town but preferred one American girl."
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The story of their long and long-distance courtship, intercepted mail, and his many love letters which never made it to her, captivated a number of newspaper who made comment upon it. For example the ''Sandusky Star Journal'' (Sandusky, Ohio) on 29 Apr 1920 said : "New York - East met west here today with the marriage of Ahmad Schrab, former secretary to the Persian legation and Juanita Storch, Santa Rosa, Cal.  Schrab could have a harem in his own town but preferred one American girl."
  
 
While the ''Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY)'', 20 Jun 1920 went over the top, devoting three-fourths of a page to a photo of guests, a large picture of Juanita, a smaller one of Sohrab, and a long article [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=8564&iid=NEWS-NY-SY_HE.1920_06_20_0122&rc=1171,7025,1571,7142;5549,8746,5981,8863;6043,8746,6475,8863;971,13271,1260,13363;2804,11142,3200,11230;1529,16075,1840,16167;1996,17725,2346,17817;3988,15175,4288,15267&fn=&ln=Record+Juanita+Storch&st=d&ssrc=&pid=482562170 here], which I will transcribe [[Sohrab1|here]].
 
While the ''Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY)'', 20 Jun 1920 went over the top, devoting three-fourths of a page to a photo of guests, a large picture of Juanita, a smaller one of Sohrab, and a long article [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=view&dbid=8564&iid=NEWS-NY-SY_HE.1920_06_20_0122&rc=1171,7025,1571,7142;5549,8746,5981,8863;6043,8746,6475,8863;971,13271,1260,13363;2804,11142,3200,11230;1529,16075,1840,16167;1996,17725,2346,17817;3988,15175,4288,15267&fn=&ln=Record+Juanita+Storch&st=d&ssrc=&pid=482562170 here], which I will transcribe [[Sohrab1|here]].

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