Word: retained
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Walter L. Aldrich of Shreveport. Mr. Aldrich was out of a job. So he went before a notary public and took the oath of office as governor, "just for the hell of it." Said he: "All good lawyers know that any one may take possession of, and retain, abandoned property...
...sound pictures, it appeared that Cinemactress Garbo was losing ground to several rivals?Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Ruth Chatterton. It is now clear that, in a sense, she has no rivals. The fact that she has made comparatively few pictures for the last two years has helped her to retain an independent popularity, to thrive on the flattery of imitation. Once a soaper of chins in a Stockholm barbershop, she has already selected the island near Stockholm where she will live when retired from cinemacting. Her contract expires next year and Cinemactress Garbo, whose reluctance to become a member...
...dividends from the National City stock against the $1,853,000 paid formerly by Bank of America. Its National City holdings will be the largest single block, amounting at current values to $1 3/4 on each of Transamerica's 24,605,000 shares. Stockholders in Bank of America will retain their proportionate share-for-share interest in Bancamerica-Blair Corp., investment affiliate. The book value of these shares is estimated at $7. On Oct. 2 the Clearing House reported Bank of America had net deposits of $164,305,000 against National City's $1,252,351,000; the total...
...Magnificent Lie" tells of a shell-shocked soldier, who loses his sight years after the war, and believes that the actress he loved overseas has come to visit him. She hasn't, of course, and Miss Chatterton, as a singer in a low resort, undertakes to help the soldier retain his illusion. Finally, the deception is discovered, the hero regains his sight, and upon seeing his deceiver, forgives her, etc., etc. "The Magnificent Lie" is banal, taxing all credulity, and most ineffectively acted...
...morning and afternoon work and in addition morning hours as well as the customary afternoon hours will be held in Gannett House. It was explained that the purpose of the Legal Aid Bureau is to offer gratuitous legal advice and service to those who can not afford to retain counsel. While the individual members of the bureau are not barristers the society is given the legal right of attorney...