Word: proprietor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...told to drive the Buick to Brooklyn and find one Fred Witcher who would help him dispose of it. They were to split $50 for the job. After obtaining the blocks, he had spent his $25 on drink. Police traced the car to its owner, Proprietor Harry Western (sometimes called Weston) of the Chateau roadhouse on Lake Katrine, near Kingston, N. Y. and found Western had been missing from the establishment since two nights before...
Identified members of this potent gaming cabal are Messrs. Koujongeorg, Andre (French gambling-house proprietor), Zar-eth and Zographos. Supposed assets: some 1,200,000,000 francs ($46,800,000). For almost ten years these gentlemen have run the baccarat banks at Deauville, Cannes, Monte Carlo. Biarritz, La Baule, Aix-les-Bains, Juan-les-Pins, Le Touquet. They have prospered to the extent of paying 25,000% in dividends to their 50-odd investors. Most famed member of the group is M. Zographoo, whose extravagance is voitures de grand sport (fast automobiles) and whose reputation for honesty is only equalled...
Died. Patrick A. ("Paddy") Roche, oldtime fight promoter, proprietor of the famed Red Carpet Saloon (first Manhattan cafe to have a carpet), referee of the bout in 1889 when John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain after 75 bare-knuckle rounds at Richburg, Miss.; of heart disease; at the Hotel Breslin, Manhattan...
...enthusiastic dealer giving away five gallons of gas to every motorist who had his oil changed. In California the State Tax alone is 3? per gallon. For a time people were buying gasoline and storing it in their bathtubs, which alarmed the Fire Prevention Bureau. Many a gas station proprietor has speedily approached ruin these last few weeks. The war was one between the big oil companies and the smaller "independents." Which group started it was uncertain, but certain it was that both parties were heartily sick of the battle, would rejoice exceedingly if mighty Standard of California should succeed...
Publisher William Randolph Hearst has always been the sole proprietor of his vast businesses. Last week he followed up his offer of employe-participation in Hearstpaper profits (TIME, June 30) by offering to the general public 2,000,000 shares of Hearst Consolidated Publications, Inc. 7% cumulative participating preferred stock at $25 a share. Another 2,000,000 shares of this stock will be authorized but not outstanding. The stock will be entitled to participate up to 3% per annum additional in extra profits after $1.75 is paid on 2,000,000 shares of Hearst consolidated common, the voting stock...