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Dates: during 1930-1939
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JAMES WANDS RILEY Los Angeles, Calif...
Short, baldish, TWA Pilot Edward A. Bellande, who landed seven passengers with only one minor injury, saved most of his mail when his plane caught fire between San Francisco and Los Angeles...
Died. John ("Old Itchfoot") Swanson, 65, onetime rich, notorious gold prospector; in Los Angeles. He went to Nome in the 1890's, staked out the "Little Minook" mine, gathered in $15,000 a day for a great many days, was a crony of Tex Rickard, Rex Beach, Jack London and "Klondike Kate" Rockwell, poured his money in a yellow river across the gambling tables. Broke, hoping for another big strike, he succumbed in a dismal flophouse last week to acute indigestion...
...mountain cabin outside Los Angeles, while his hale wife writhed and screamed in a blazing dress ignited by a gasoline stove, legless, armless Frank Seymour, watching, writhed in his chair, hurled himself bodily across the room to his wife, smothered the flames with his body...
Head of Studebaker is Paul Hoffman, onetime Studebaker salesman, later Studebaker dealer in Los Angeles, then (1924) Studebaker vice president in charge of sales, finally (1933) Studebaker co-receiver. As Studebaker sales manager, he adopted the "Friendliest Factory" slogan, invited all disgruntled dealers to bring their kicks to him. When the company came out of receivership, President Hoffman made an announcement "to our competitors," said, "A great majority have given us a square deal and a chance to get on our feet again. ... So thanks- and look out." Last week Studebaker competitors were looking at Studebaker's nine-month...