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When Amadeo Peter Giannini retired in 1930, his Transamerica Corp. rested on two great piers, with a continent between- Bank of America in San Francisco and Bank of America in Manhattan. His successor as Transamerica's chairman, Elisha Walker, soon sold the Manhattan pier to National City Bank. From the depths of his retirement Amadeo Peter Giannini, growing mightily alarmed over the future of his handiwork and his name as No. 1 branch banker of the U. S., emerged in an historic proxy battle to regain control (TIME, Feb. 22, 1932). Last week Transamerica published its annual report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Giannini to Nevada | 3/26/1934 | See Source »

...Briggs baseball cage. John P. Sheu '35, and Alfred B. Hallowell '34, tied for first place in the mile and a half run, both being clocked at seven minutes, four seconds. Bay Estes 2G.B., took second place in this event, Charles F. Woodard '35, third, and Arthur Pier '35, fourth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HANDICAP TRACK MEET COMPLETES FIRST DAY | 2/14/1934 | See Source »

...mistress and illegitimate child but his triumph is spoiled by the actions of Mrs. Simon (Doris Kenyon). Instead of staying with her husband in the crisis of his career, she has boarded a boat for Europe. Moreover, when Lawyer Simon, sitting alone in his dark office, telephones the pier to tell her his good news, he learns she is not traveling alone. As he throws open his window, Lawyer Simon hears a noise behind him. It is his faithful secretary (Bebe Daniels). A moment later the telephone rings with news of a new case. He does not jump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 18, 1933 | 12/18/1933 | See Source »

...Judson Bemis '36, Abram T. Collier '34, C. Lowell Harriss '34, Ira L. Oppenheimer 4E.S., Nixon de Tarnowsky '35, Stephen H. Tyng '35. Others who will act as ushers are Kenneth W. Brown '35, William S. Fields '34, Griffith G. Johnson '34, Warren B. Lovejoy '34, Arthur S. Pier, Jr., '35, Robert T. Rowe '35, Christopher M. Weld '36, and Frank J. Ritger '35. Any member of the University may attend the dance, the prices being $3.00 per couple, and $2.00 stag...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FISHER'S ORCHESTRA TO PLAY AT ANNUAL LEVERETT DANCE | 12/12/1933 | See Source »

Howard v. Lincoln is the Big Game among Negro colleges. Last week they played at night on Atlantic City's Million Dollar Pier. Lincoln's Left Tackle Robeson, kin of famed Singer Paul Robeson, scored a touchdown after a blocked kick. But Howard's Quarterback "Showboat" Wares would not be stopped. He made one touchdown, made possible another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Dec. 11, 1933 | 12/11/1933 | See Source »

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