Word: star
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Engaged. Charles ("Charlie") Paddock, Olympic race champion; to Bebe Daniels, cinema star. Mr. Paddock made the announcement when twitted for telephoning to Miss Daniels at Hollywood, Calif., from Albany...
Damon Runyon, tired 0. Henry of press syndicates, wrote about "this pleasant looking little courthouse, all white and trim" and about the "Pig Woman." Everybody focused on the Pig Woman, so-called because she once kept pigs. She was the star witness for the State. By name Jane Gibson, she used to be a circus rider. She brought to court with her a small baby (called the "mystery child" because of its obscure parentage). Erratic, obese, disheveled, suffering from a mortal organic disease, she said that she was driving her mule down a lane the night that Dr. Hall...
Various combinations were used in this afternoon's drill with five substitutes taking the place of the "iron men" at different times. Miller and prommchee worked at the tackle poets for a time, and Harry cornswee brother of the university star, was used at guard Edes worked with the regulars, taking regulars taking Mishel's place, while Frank Easchberd was at quarterback instead of Randell...
Financial Partners John Pierpont Morgan and Charles Steele withdrew from the directorate of the International Mercantile Marine Co. last April to avoid embarrassing the sale of its White Star Line. Their London firm, Morgan, Grenfell & Co., was trying to sell the fleet to British shippers. That deal was abandoned. Therefore, last week, Mr. Morgan and Mr. Steele resumed their I. M. M. directorships, and the White Star Line will continue for the immediate present U. S. owned but British operated...
Among the veterans of previous Triangle Club casts and choruses will be included Ave Sherry, Secretary of the Club, who is directing the dancing and playing the leading feminine role, William Brenton and Franklin Gary, of comedy fame, and "Jake" Slagle, who will slip from the position of star half back to veteran chorus girl...