Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Ben Davenport

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Taken from the April 18th issue of the Billboard---
A Florida estate tax lien for $103,197 against the estate of the late Richard T. Ringling was filed at Sarasota April 4th. He left an estate which included an undivided one-third interest in R.B.B.B. property at Sarasota and the circus headquarters there. A federal tax lien for $124,198 was filed Mar. 14th.

Anonymous said...

I goofed again. The above should read April 18th 1936 issue. Sorry!

Anonymous said...

Taken from the May 30, 1936 issue of the Billboard---
PERU, Ind. May 23--A $1,000,000.00 damage suit was filed Tuesday in Miami Circuit Court by John Robinson IV against the estate of the late Bert Bowers, banker and former circus magnate.
Robinson,s father and grandfather sold the John Robinson Circus interests in 1916 to Bowers and his partner, the late Jerry Mugivan. It is alleged in Robinson's suit that the 1916 sale carried a stipulation that the Robinson's should have first option if the circus was to be sold. The Ringlings bought the Robinson show in 1929.
Robinson asks $ 500,000.00 for the loss of the circus and the name, and $500,000.00 for an alleged loss in the show's earning power since he claimed the circus in 1934.

Anonymous said...

MAN,WHEN THE BANK REPOSSESS SOMETHING,THEY REALLY REPROSSSES!

Anonymous said...

Only at the circus. I used my lepard Sheena as caladrial(?) for a car. Chevy Bal Aire. Those days are long gone. We need a spell check here.

Anonymous said...

He's not heavy, He's my elephant

Anonymous said...

The Hertzberg Collection, late of San Antonio, prominently displayed a very representative photo of Ben Davenport, just as prominently labeled by these astute, degreed archivists as JOHN RINGLING NORTH.