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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
One last bit of ephemera for tonight.
An invitation to a dinner honoring William Randolph Hearst at the Biltmore Hotel, Oct. 14, 1930.
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Wow a who's who of 1930 LA royalty, great find,
e_r. The invitation committee is easy
John C. Austin: Englishman in LA from 1895, celebrity architect (Griffith Park Observatory, LA City Hall, Shrine Auditorium), president of the LA Chamber of Commerce in 1930
Louis Mayer: movie producer guy
Oscar Lawler: lawyer to the Establishment, went from bellboy to President of the California Club.
H.L. Carnahan: republican Lieutenant Governor of California 1928-31, shot himself in the head in 1941 due to "failing health."
Earle C. Anthony: the LA perfecta of car dealer and radio/TV man, owner of KFI radio and TV.
W.W. Mines: real estate developer, promoter of Mines Field, now LAX.
D.W. Pontius: president of the Pacific Electric Co.
I bet this event was front page fodder for the LA Examiner. Online digital resources for that time are pretty much limited to Hearst's mortal enemy, the Times.