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Ultrasmart among the Newcomers are: Mrs. Joseph Leiter. Vivacious, handsome, domineering, she gives fabulous parties in her enormous du Pont circle home in the manner but not the quality of the Astors...
Sued. Banker Thomas Coleman du Pont, Broker Jesse Lauriston Livermore, Promoter Addison Mizner, and eleven others; for $1,450,000; by 93 investors in the Boca Raton, Fla., development fiasco. The suit alleges that Mr. Mizner created an impression of having $100,000,000 in hand; that the Messrs, du Pont and Livermore allowed their names to be used as "sponsors...
Also ousted last week was William Childs & Wife & Family from management of the 125-restaurant chain founded by two brothers Childs. To control came William A. Barber with perhaps the backing of certain Delaware du Ponts. On the new Childs directorate are Hollyday S. Meeds Jr., son-in-law of T. Coleman du Pont and Lucius M. Boomer, with whose hotel interests the du Ponts are said to be connected. So little has the Childs Co. remained the child of Childs, that sentimental Brother William appeared to own less than 3% of its stock. Nevertheless he said, on quitting: "This...
Brother Pierre. A senior and most revered du Pont is Pierre Samuel du Pont?broad, thick chin; gleaming forehead; ready smile. He is a Wet. About six months ago he took leave of absence to join his protégeé, John J. Raskob, in working for the Democratic party. The rest of the du Fonts are Dry and Republican. A polite fissure among the du Fonts and within G. M. C. was apparent while the campaign was raging. Now that it is over, Pierre du Font's interest is in The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment...
...long been the foremost patron of education in the almost feudally du Pont state of Delaware and brother Pierre is reputed to have wanted to retire from active business before the du Fonts ever bought into G. M. C. Moreover, it is a du Pont tradition for elders to make way for juniors. T. Coleman (elder cousin), Pierre, Irenee and Lammot were successive presidents of E. I. du Pont de Nemours...