Word: california
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Aimee Semple McPherson, famed evangelist, when trying to prove that she had not cohabitated with Kenneth Ormiston, her radio operator, in a California cabin, is said to have suggested that perhaps Mrs. Virla Kimball had been Mr. Ormiston's companion. Mrs. Kimball claimed "defamation of character," and sued Evangelist McPherson for $1,000,000. Last week, Mrs. Kimball's lawyer announced that the suit had been settled out of court. What the terms of settlement might have been, he refused to say; his client, however, was "perfectly satisfied...
...candidates whose names will appear on the ballot are: Democrats; A. Victor Donahey, of Ohio; James A. Reed, of Missouri; Alfred E. Smith, of New York; and Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana. Republicans; Charles Curtis, of Kansas; Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois; Herbert Hoover, of California; Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois; and Frank B. Willis, of Ohio...
Early returns of a nation-wide college poll indicate that Herbert Hoover of California and Alfred E. Smith of New York are the choices of American students for Republican and Democratic presidential nominations...
Hellen Wills sells doubtful sketches. Tilden alternates between the newspaper and the stage. John Doeg leaves college for the Georgia Mecca of the ranking tennis players, and Dr. Hardy, President of the California Lawn Tennis Association, declares that the game is "going to make bums out of our tennis players." Combined with these evidences of dubious amateurism is the announcement of the United States Association to the effect that $45,000, a record amount, will be distributed pro rata to district bodies this year...
...candidates whose names will appear on the ballot are: Democrats: A. Victor Donahey, of Ohio; James A. Reed, of Missouri; Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland; Alfred E. Smith, of New York; Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana. Republicans: Charles Curtis, of Kansas; Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois; Herbert Hoover, of California; Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois; Frank B. Willis...