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Patricia Ziegfeld, daughter of famed Florenz Ziegfeld, profited last week by one of her father's excursions into the limelight. Being sued for $100,000 by Elizabeth Hines, who thought she deserved the position of leading lady in Show Boat, Mr. Ziegfeld promised his daughter a roadster if he won the case. An arbitration board awarded Elizabeth Hines $12,000 and Ziggy, counting this at least a Pyrrhic victory, bought his little girl the car that he had posted. But, little Patricia Ziegfeld will be unable to drive her roadster because she is only eleven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 16, 1928 | 7/16/1928 | See Source »

...Chicago sportsman, paid off the debts, took charge of the race. His son Harry was in the race and Gunn is said to have bet $75,000 that Harry would finish. He hired a sleeping bus and two trainers for Harry and followed the boy in his Pierce Arrow roadster. To Pyle was left the job of paying the prize-money. "Each and every one of you will get your cash, boys-Cold Cash -that's my name. . . . Come to me next week . . ." cried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bunioneers | 6/4/1928 | See Source »

Scholastic glory will have more than words of praise with which to reward its seekers if the suggestion made by a professor of Oberlin College is adopted. His proposal is that a sports model roadster be given along with the traditional key to those receiving Phi Beta Kappa honors, thus making it a prize ate. More incentive to study is needed, worth the efforts of every undergradu-according to the professor, and the best way to supply it is to offer as reward-things that the student really wants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOTORIZED CAMPUS | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

...Roadster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: New Chevrolet | 1/9/1928 | See Source »

...Roadster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Model A | 12/12/1927 | See Source »

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