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YESTERYEARS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:25 AM CDT

77 Years Ago

July 8, 1932

LOS ANGELES — Three of Hollywood’s most famous figures — Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, all of whom were pioneers in the film industry — are indicated as the screen colony’s three wealthiest individuals in tax assessment rolls published today.

Chaplin — Taxable stocks and bonds, $7,687,570; cash and solvent credits, $295,000.

Pickford — Stocks, $2,316,940; foreign trusts, $176,190; and real estate, $192,260.

Fairbanks (Pickford’s husband) — Stocks, $1,384,690; foreign trusts, $236,760; and real estate, $70,170.

64 Years Ago

July 8, 1945

Miss Dorothy Keopple has recently returned from the National convention of Beta Delta in Memphis, where she was re-elected National Secretary of Beta Delta Sorority for the third year.

Miss Keopple is a member of Eta Chapter, Little Rock. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Keopple, 1408 West Seventeenth.