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Andean Christ. After Santiago, the itinerary called for a special train to Santa Rosa de Los Andes (Chile), whence the narrow gauge Transandine Railway climbs up to burrow through the Cumbre tunnel at an altitude of 10,452 feet. Half a mile higher, on a ridge in the oldtime Cumbre pass, stands "Christ of the Andes," the peace statue which Chile and Argentine cast from their cannon after Edward VII of England arbitrated their last quarrel in 1902. "Peace to all nations" says that statue's pedestal...
Sued for Divorce. Noah H. Beery Jr., cinema villain (Beau Geste) of Los Angeles; by Mrs. Marguerite W. L. Beery, who charges that Villain Beery continued his "villainous conduct" at home...
There was another East-West game played last week in Los Angeles, by Southern California the best of the Western teams, against Notre Dame the only Eastern team which, by virtue of the inspiration which football players share with soldiers, beat the Army. Don Williams, the Californian quarterback, and Jess Hibbs, who cut a swathe ahead of him, were vastly superior to any Notre Dame players. The game was not lopsided like the others, but the score was 27-14. and Southern California...
...merger of the Merchants National Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles and the United Security Bank and Trust...
...Francisco was announced in Los Angeles last week by E. J. Nolan, president of the Los Angeles bank and of the new combination. As the Merchants National and the United Security jointly own the French-American Banking Corp., the merger announcement really unites the three large Giannini banks in California which were not included in the recent creation of the Trans-America Corp. The triple merger, effective Dec. 8, will form the Bank of America of California, with resources...