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...than usual must have been Producer Ziegfeld's sense of relief to know this show was "over." He has a profit sharing contract with William Randolph Hearst, owner of the Ziegfeld theatre. Publisher Kobler of the Mirror is supposed to have a "slice" of the production; so is Ticket Broker Joe Leblang's widow. Working for others, Ziggy felt he must be surer than ever of success. Accordingly he aimed pointblank at the middle-aged male who is the basic support of all girl shows, by having shapely Faith Bacon open the proceedings with nothing on at all. Gladys Glad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Good Old Follies | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

Frank Clifford Lowry, sugar broker, was made president of National Biscuit Co. (seep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Personnel: Jul. 13, 1931 | 7/13/1931 | See Source »

...broker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Kudos Jun. 22, 1931 | 6/22/1931 | See Source »

...Most spectacular of last year's sweepstakes winners were Daniel Dougherty, apartment house doorman and his sons Edward P., 20, and Daniel Jr., 23, Brooklyn broker's clerks who won $149,262 on Blenheim. In reporting their ridiculous doings-which included a trip to Canada, family bickerings, $10 for a luncheon check-TIME (June 16, 1930) promised to report the Dougherty financial status a year later. Last week, the two Dougherty sons were still broker's clerks, still lived in Brooklyn with Father Dougherty, now retired. Each had invested his money in stocks which had not gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweeps | 6/15/1931 | See Source »

Died, Matthew V. O'Malley, 54, Brooklyn broker elected last February to be U. S. Representative from the 7th New York Congressional District, succeeding the late John Francis Quayle (TIME, Dec. 8); of heart disease; in Brooklyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jun. 8, 1931 | 6/8/1931 | See Source »

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