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Dates: during 1930-1930
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After an apprenticeship as a stage baby, Jackie Coogan, 4, was doing the shimmy in a vaudeville act with Annette Kellerman when Charles Chaplin, then meditating The Kid, put him on contract. After he had made 14 pictures Jackie's parents sent him to Loyola High School in Los Angeles. Now 16, he is in the junior class, weighs 95 lb., likes to wear white spats away from school. His allowance, until recently, was $20 per week when he was earning about $3,500 per week...
...Pacific Coast Chevrolet plant at Oakland. Later he became associated with another ex-GM man, William Crapo Durant, built the Durant plant in Oakland, Calif., a showplace of Western industry. Since 1929 he has headed Durant Motor Co. of California which assembles and sells Durants under a participation contract with Durant Motors, Inc. In selling. Mr. de Vaux has attained a great reputation, reaps fat commissions. He lives in Piedmont (across the Bay from San Francisco ) on an estate previously belonging to R. C. Durant, son of William Crapo. When not working, he is apt to be seen swishing around...
...many loyal supporters in the West; he can appeal to the desire to support "home industry." Undismayed was William Crapo Durant who immediately proclaimed Durant Motors will supply the Pacific Coast, bringing more business to Lansing, Mich., which still awaits the increased business Mr. Durant promised when the Mathis contract was secured by Durant Motors (TIME, Sept...
...years of marriage, brought suit against her new husband, Fred M. Terry, for 1) poisoning his former wife's mind ($25,000); 2) alienating her affections ($25,000); 3) corrupting her morals ($25,000); 4) destroying her innocence ($25,000); 5) causing her to break her marriage contract ($25,000); 6) mortification ($25,000); 7) loss of her society ($25,000); 8) loss of right to censure her actions...
...boat trying to cross the north Atlantic in October. "Seven times we scudded straight through hell and out again. ..." Shamrock left Narragansett Bay Oct. 2. The only man going back who had been on her coming over was Captain William Paul, navigator. He went because he had signed a contract to sail her both ways. He had advertised for a crew and managed to get eight men. Five of them had worked on Enterprise in the races. Stimulated by success, they were ready for more adventures. The anchor was stowed below decks and everything battened down. Before they lost sight...