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...Only two men ever won re-election to the Governor's chair in California: John Bigler, a '49er, in 1853; Hiram Johnson...
...Goes My Love (Skirball-Manning, Universal), based on Hiram Percy Maxim's reminiscences of his inventor parent (A Genius in the Family), is a sort of utility-grade Life with Father, told chiefly in terms of what it does to Mother. Time & place: Brooklyn, in its mansard-capped prime. Since Son Percy (Bobby Driscoll) is a regular little heller and Father (Don Ameche) a regular social booby trap, life is anything but simple for Mother (Myrna Loy). Finally one of Percy's pranks almost causes her to lose her second baby. But by dint of widespread praying...
...Chicago Security Dealer Howard R. Walton's suggested that he go into the liquor business. Said Walton: "Count me out. I don't know anything about it." But by 1934 he thought better of it, joined the sales staff, of Gooderham & Worts, subsidiary of Canada's Hiram Walker-Gooderham & Worts Limited (Canadian Club, Ballantine's, William Penn...
...year after he joined G. & W., Walton became U.S. salesmanager. He did such a good job in that corner of the Hiram Walker empire (which is no longer owned by the Walker family) that he was called to headquarters at Walkerville, Ont. as assistant to the president. Soon he was vice president in charge of production. Last week, following the death of President H. C. Hatch, the man who didn't want to go into the liquor business became president of the fourth largest distillery in the world...
...Hiram S. Hunn...