Word: myron
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Judge Elbert Henry Gary. The Ruler of Steel is its finance committee. Member John Pierpont Morgan was absent in England when Steel's finance committee met last week in the unadorned Steel Corporation offices at No. 71 Broadway. But present were his partner Thomas William Lament, Committee Chairman Myron Charles Taylor and Banker George Fisher Baker Jr. Just as in 1921 the finance committee lowered wages over the protest of Judge Gary, last week in effect it politely edited President Farrell's former statement to read: "Oh yes, wages in the steel industry are coming down 10%." Handsome...
...Zambezi Valley, Northern Rhodesia, Rev. Myron Taylor met the missionary's traditional foe. A trapped lion had broken loose; natives were afraid to track it clown. Missionary Taylor got a rifle, advanced upon the lion, fired thrice, missed thrice. The gun jammed. The natives fled. When they returned the lion had eaten Missionary Taylor's hands and one foot, clawed his body bloody. Missionary Taylor died...
...York City through the winter on private funds a score of financiers met last week at the House of Morgan. Hosts were Morgan Partners Thomas William Lament and Thomas Cochran. Among others present were Owen D. Young, George Fisher Baker, Alfred Emanuel Smith, Charles Hayden, Charles Edwin Mitchell, Myron Charles Taylor. They organized a citizens committee, made Harvey Dow Gibson, president of Manufacturers Trust Co. chairman, set out to raise $10,000,000 to give semi-public work to jobless married men. ¶ Describing the recently reorganized U. S. Employment Service as an "ineffective set-up," Fred I. Jones resigned...
Selznick put the first electric sign on a Broadway cinema theatre. Zukor took Selznick's name out of Select cinemas, but Selznick had his son Myron, 17, sign up Olive Thomas. She starred in Selznick Pictures devised by him and executed by his son. Zukor and Selznick broke up their partnership over that. Selznick started a new company of his own, got a slogan ("Selznick pictures make happy hours") whose author he reimbursed with a gold watch. Overexpansion ruined the new company. In 1924, Selznick was dabbling in radios. A year later, he was dabbling in Florida real estate...
...Selznick legend has flickered a few times since. In 1928, Myron, no longer a prodigy but still impetuous, hit John Barrymore on the jaw. Of late, David, youngest and least bombastic Selznick, has been heard of most. A year ago, he married Irene Mayer, daughter of Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Near the David 0. Selznicks in Hollywood lives Father Lewis J. Selznick. His grand mannerisms are gone. But his sons and his legend are as lively as ever...