From the type of crowd assembled in the auditorium of the Farragut Elementary School, it was obvious how Culver City, Calif. (pop. 31,000) felt about the evening's guest of honor. In the front of the hall sat the mayor, flanked by members of the city government, and behind them were many of the leading citizens in town. All in all, in a city whose best-known industry is moviemaking (M-G-M), it was a turnout worthy of a national celebrity—and not just an 18-year-old student of Culver City High.
To the assembled citizens, however, Gundolf Goethel...
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