Word: owner
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Owner of 72 motor cars of which 36 are Rolls-Royces, His Highness the Maharaja of Patiala, Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes (see p. 21) brought his two wives with him to London last week, was not accused of bigamy...
Last week, by the terms of the will of Mrs. Louis McLane Tiffany of Baltimore, the University of Virginia became the owner of a portrait of George Washington, hitherto unknown to the public (see cut), presumably painted from life, the work of Rembrandt Peale. Simultaneously it became known that another Washington portrait had been brought to light. It was done by Rembrandt Peale's father Charles Willson Peale, has hung for years in Richmond's quiet Westmoreland Club. This canvas was "discovered" by one who dispenses portraits of the first U. S. President at 2 ? each...
Died. Marcus Daly, 48, son and heir of the late great Marcus Daly who founded Anaconda Copper Mining Co.; owner of manganese properties in Virginia, a director of Hedley Gold Mining Co. Ltd.; of a heart attack while duck-hunting near Wachapreague...
...Sinclair-Prairie. Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corp. lately sold its half interest in Sinclair Oil Purchasing Co. and Sinclair Pipe Line Co. to Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, the other half-owner (TIME, July 28). At the time it was expected that Sinclair would replace these facilities through consummation of the long-heralded merger with Prairie Oil & Gas Co. and Prairie Pipe Line Co. Last week the prospects of this merger collapsed; both parties announced they found it impossible to reach satisfactory terms. To Sinclair's vigorous expansion plans, this failure presents a large snag. But last week Daniel Thompson...
Sued. Edward Beale McLean, fun-loving publisher of the Washington Post and the Cincinnati Enquirer, by Mrs. Evelyn Lucille Walsh McLean, his socialite wife, owner of the 44½-carat Hope diamond ($2,000,000): for separate maintenance ($10,000 a month) for herself & children (two sons, one daughter). Charge: nonsupport...