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Friends of Franklyn E. Rees in Omaha, Neb., waited four days after he died this month, until his sister should arrive for the funeral. She came, the night before Easter. The mortician in charge, Leo A. Hoffman, did not like the idea of a funeral on Easter, thought it might bring the mourners sad recollections on future Easters. Efficient, enterprising, Mortician Hoffman had an idea. Funeral services are often held at night. Wakes are an old custom. Why not?though he had never heard of one?a night burial...
Died. Alma Rubens, 33, cinemactress (Humoresque, The Valley of Silent Men, Enemies of Women); of pneumonia; in Los Angeles. Famed for her dark beauty, she married thrice (Actor Franklyn Farnum, Dr. Daniel Carson Goodman, Actor Ricardo Cortez), divorced twice. Some years ago she became addicted to narcotics, appeared seldom thereafter in the cinema. Last month she was arrested in San Diego, charged with possession of narcotics, released on $5,000 bail...
...John Franklyn ("Killer Frank") Norris's radio station KSAT at Fort Worth...
...Most spectacular Manhattan function was given ... by Mr. & Mrs. Franklyn L. Hutton for their daughter Barbara. . . . Guests: 1000. Cost: $100,000. Item: 2,000 cases of champagne. Setting designed by Joseph Urban; a moonlit garden with eucalyptus sprays, silver birches, potted roses, a gauze canopy speckled with stars." (TIME...
...Franklyn Hutton give any more parties, I would be glad to come...