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Milliner Sonya Zaranof who sued dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for defamation, Los Angeles, February 26, 1940

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Milliner Sonya Zaranof who brought a $150,000 suit against dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for making defamatory comments against Zaranof and calling her hats "terrible" (specifically the type Zaranof is wearing in this picture). Zaranof said that her millinery business had suffered considerably since the comments. McLaughlin denied the charges.
Date:
February 26, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Milliner Sonya Zaranof who sued dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for defamation, Los Angeles, February 26, 1940

Milliner Sonya Zaranof who sued dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for defamation, Los Angeles, February 26, 1940

Description:
Milliner Sonya Zaranof who brought a $150,000 suit against dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for making defamatory comments against Zaranof and calling her hats "terrible" (specifically the type Zaranof is wearing in this picture). Zaranof said that her millinery business had suffered considerably since the comments. McLaughlin denied the charges.
Date:
February 26, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Milliner Sonya Zaranof who sued dancer Irene Castle McLaughlin for defamation, Los Angeles, February 26, 1940

Former boxer Kid McCoy, with Judge A. A. Scott, in court to claim $105 that the authorities confiscated from his person 13 years ago when he was arrested for murder, Los Angeles, December 23, 1937

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Former boxer and middleweight champion of the world, Norman (Kid McCoy) Selby (standing left) and Judge A. A. Scott (seated right). Selby was in court to claim $105 that was taken from him by the authorities to use as evidence when he was arrested for murder 13 years ago. At that time (1924), Selby was charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Mrs. Theresa W. Moers. Selby served time in San Quentin before making parole in 1932. Selby was given back his $105 (all in large, old-style bills) minus a 10 cent county tax. He planned to use the money for some last minute Christmas shopping.
Date:
December 23, 1937
Resource Type:
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Former boxer Kid McCoy, with Judge A. A. Scott, in court to claim $105 that the authorities confiscated from his person 13 years ago when he was arrested for murder, Los Angeles, December 23, 1937

Silent film actress Sylvia Breamer in court with her sister Doris Kelly, Los Angeles, 1940

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Silent film actress Sylvia Breamer (full name Sylvia Poppy Breamer Bohan) with her sister Doris Kelly in court attempting to recover $4000 which was loaned to her ex-husband Edmund R. Bohan from her late mother Jessie K. Plunkett. Breamer claimed that Bohan had never paid her mother back and now the money was rightfully owed to her and her sister, the heirs to their mother's estate. Bohan said the money was a gift from his former mother-in-law.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Silent film actress Sylvia Breamer in court with her sister Doris Kelly, Los Angeles, 1940

Silent film actress Sylvia Breamer in court with her sister Doris Kelly, Los Angeles, 1940

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Silent film actress Sylvia Breamer (full name Sylvia Poppy Breamer Bohan) with her sister Doris Kelly in court attempting to recover $4000 which was loaned to her ex-husband Edmund R. Bohan from her late mother Jessie K. Plunkett. Breamer claimed that Bohan had never paid her mother back and now the money was rightfully owed to her and her sister, the heirs to their mother's estate. Bohan said the money was a gift from his former mother-in-law.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Silent film actress Sylvia Breamer in court with her sister Doris Kelly, Los Angeles, 1940

Elizabeth Klomp in court for shoplifting $10.45 of merchandise, Los Angeles, February 19, 1940

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Mrs. Elizabeth Klomp, in Municipal Court for stealing three garments with a total value of $10.45 on Dollar Day. Ironically, at the time she stole the clothes, Mrs. Klomp had $27,009 in her purse, money she had withdrawn from the bank to make a real estate investment. In court, Mrs. Klomp pled guilty and asked for probation. She said she hadn’t meant to steal the clothes; she just got confused in the bustle of the sale. A month later, Mrs. Klomp was fined $100 and sentenced to five days in City Jail.
Date:
February 19, 1940
Resource Type:
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Elizabeth Klomp in court for shoplifting $10.45 of merchandise, Los Angeles, February 19, 1940

Elizabeth Klomp in court for shoplifting $10.45 of merchandise, Los Angeles, February 19, 1940

Description:
Mrs. Elizabeth Klomp, in Municipal Court for stealing three garments with a total value of $10.45 on Dollar Day. Ironically, at the time she stole the clothes, Mrs. Klomp had $27,009 in her purse, money she had withdrawn from the bank to make a real estate investment. In court, Mrs. Klomp pled guilty and asked for probation. She said she hadn’t meant to steal the clothes; she just got confused in the bustle of the sale. A month later, Mrs. Klomp was fined $100 and sentenced to five days in City Jail.
Date:
February 19, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Elizabeth Klomp in court for shoplifting $10.45 of merchandise, Los Angeles, February 19, 1940

Elizabeth Klomp in court for shoplifting $10.45 of merchandise, Los Angeles, February 19, 1940

Description:
Mrs. Elizabeth Klomp, in Municipal Court for stealing three garments with a total value of $10.45 on Dollar Day. Ironically, at the time she stole the clothes, Mrs. Klomp had $27,009 in her purse, money she had withdrawn from the bank to make a real estate investment. In court, Mrs. Klomp pled guilty and asked for probation. She said she hadn’t meant to steal the clothes; she just got confused in the bustle of the sale. A month later, Mrs. Klomp was fined $100 and sentenced to five days in City Jail.
Date:
February 19, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Elizabeth Klomp in court for shoplifting $10.45 of merchandise, Los Angeles, February 19, 1940

Playwright Mark Linder during his suit against actress Mae West, Los Angeles, 1938-1940

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Playwright Mark Linder who brought a $1,000,000 damages suit against actress Mae West. Linder claimed West didn’t deliver on their agreement to split the profits of his play "Diamond Lil," which West sold to Paramount to be made into the picture "She Done Him Wrong.” West eventually won the suit because there was a lack of evidence corroborating Linder's claims.
Date:
between January 19, 1938 and February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Playwright Mark Linder during his suit against actress Mae West, Los Angeles, 1938-1940

Robert Noble, self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, awaiting bail in County Jail, Los Angeles, November 3, 1937

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Robert Noble in County Jail awaiting bail. Noble, a self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, was arrested as he entered court to face misdemeanor charges, on a warrant that officers had been trying to serve for days. He was seized and booked and went to jail to await his $1000 bail to be made. Noble was a radio personality who gained loyal followers from an old age pension plan he promoted. Noble and his followers were originally arrested on October 17, 1937 while staging a demonstration near radio station KMTR. Noble was charged with holding a parade without permit, blocking the sidewalk and refusing to disperse on police command. After a lengthy trial, Noble spent five days in jail, he planned to use the time to prepare speeches for a gubernatorial campaign. He said he was pleased that he would have a captive audience at this time
Date:
November 3, 1937
Resource Type:
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Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Robert Noble, self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, awaiting bail in County Jail, Los Angeles, November 3, 1937