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...Jonsine da Silva Ramos, a young, perpetually smiling Brazilian, lord of 3,460 acres of rich coffee plantation in his native land. He was locked up in nearby Bayonne's jail, called Villa Chagrin, on charge of murdering his lovely wife, the equally patrician Monique, née Champin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Road to Villa Chagrin | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

...begins with Monique Champin's first visit to Biarritz just after the war. She was 16 then, luscious and very fond of the beach. Her family moved in the upper level of France's famous "200." Her father's fortune was solidly founded in Hants Fourneaux, Forges et Aciéries de Pompey (iron & steel works). Her mother Margot, née Pereire, was rated one of the best-dressed women in Paris; after divorcing Champin, Margot had married Edmund Bory, owner of the Colony-Club, a select oasis for select society near the Champs-Elys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: The Road to Villa Chagrin | 1/16/1950 | See Source »

...Newark A. C., and Waterman of the B. A. A. Both of the best Crimson entrants, Vinton Chapin and Howard will have an advantage of 1 1-2 yards at the start. Waterman and Murchison will both be at scratch again in the 220-yard distance. Merrill, Howard, Champin, and Allen will all start with a lead of 3 yards...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MANY ATHLETES TO APPEAR IN STADIUM | 6/8/1923 | See Source »

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