The estate of “Loney” Haskell, well known Broadway vaudevillian and secretary of the Jewish Theatrical Guild, was appraised by the Transfer Tax Department yesterday at $35,969 gross and $30,973 net. Mr. Haskell died on October 20, 1933.
Principal assets consisted of stocks and bonds valued at $34,070. The deceased willed $1,000 to the Jewish Theatrical Guild, $1,000 to the Actors Fund of America and $1,000 to New York Lodge No. 1, B.P.O.E. Five hundred dollars went to Congregation Beth Elm and three employees of the Theatrical Guild received a hundred dollars apiece. Seven thousand dollars were divided among five relatives in varying amounts.
The residue of the estate, totaling about $20,173, Mr. Haskell left to his brother, J. Haskell Levy, of 235 Mt. Hope Place, the Bronx.
OPPENHEIMER APPRAISAL
The estate of Mrs. Ida L. Oppenheimer, wife of Henry S. Oppenheimer, a diamond merchant, was appraised yesterday at $606,316 gross and $563,555 net.
Mrs. Oppenheimer died on March 3, 1932, in London, Ontario. Her property included $556,517 in stocks and bonds. The will left $5,000 to each of her sons-in-law, Edward Knopf, of Beverly Hills, Cal., and George Niddrie, of Kew Gardens. One half of the residue of the estate went to Mrs. Oppenheimer’s husband.
The remaining half was divided between her daughters, Mrs. Mildred Knopf, of Beverly Hills, and Margaret Niddrie, of Kew Gardens. The share of each will be held in trust for them during their lifetime, and on their death will be divided equally among their children.
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