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Died. Princess Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christiana Helena, 84, last surviving granddaughter of Queen Victoria, oldest member of Britain's royal family and longtime grande dame of London society, whose autobiography. My Memories of Six Reigns, was published last month; of bronchitis; in London...
...CITY will be built on last big block of undeveloped land in Los Angeles metropolitan area. For sum in "excess of $10 million," Transamerica Corp. and Christiana Oil Corp. (headed by former U.S. Ambassador to Britain Lewis Douglas) have bought 8,000-acre Diamond Bar Ranch near Pomona, only 20 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Plan is for community of 100,000, with shopping centers, schools, churches, 30,000 homes in $15,000-to-$40,000 price range...
...From a study of 42 major colleges and universities, Vance, Sanders & Co. of Boston described how the modern campus invests its money: 56% in common stocks, 29.1% in bonds, 5.8% in preferred stocks, 6.4% in mortgages, real estate and plant. Its favorite common stocks: Standard Oil (New Jersey), Christiana Securities, General Motors, General Electric, Du Pont, Standard Oil of California, Texas Co., International Paper, Union Carbide & Carbon, American Telephone & Telegraph...
...know what has become of the "old fashioned winters," "when our streets were covered to the depth of a foot or so and for four or six weeks at a time, when oxen were roasted on the ice near the Bridge, and sleighs were as numerous on the Christiana as they have recently been in Market Street. --From the Wilmington, Delaware Courier, February...
Chemical Manufacturer du Pont, creator of Longwood, died last spring at 84. Last week his will disclosed that he had left almost his whole fortune to a benevolent foundation which will keep the famed gardens growing. Total bequest: some $60 million (including 3,000 shares of Christiana Securities Co. at $11.000 a share). Pierre du Pont's gift makes Longwood, open to the public since 1921, one of the world's most richly endowed pieces of real estate...