British talent in Hollywood in talkie boom
London reports Fox Film Company will limit operations to talking pictures. English stage stars rush to Hollywood believing English accents suit talkies and will attract wide American audiences. Fox expects many applications but will hire gradually as production expands.
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Build Baby Airship German Experiment
Berlin May 17 A four passenger baby airship is under construction by Raab Katzenstein Works at Cassel to test lighter than air transport. The 120 foot craft carries 1 440 cubic meters of gas and uses two 40 horsepower motors for 60 to 70 mph. Steel tubing forms the frame and it anchors to a new transportable mast. The cabin seats four and one pilot will operate the craft.
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International News Service
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Doll Up Motto Captures Parisian Gentleman Style
Paris residents embrace grooming as a new trend. Masseur reports many men now seek facial treatments at home, with Madame Aline noting coyness about their appearance yet marked coquettishness akin to their wives.
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Madame Aline
French Fliers Plan New York To Paris
Paris May 17 Assolant Lefevre the young pilots plan a New York to Paris attempt from Roosevelt Field choosing it over Le Bourget They fly after Casablanca Morocco and aim to prove public confidence in 1928 trans Atlantic honors Armand Lotti finances the expedition Their Canary monoplane has 125 mile cruising speed and 5600 mile radius and Lefevre hopes for a straight North Atlantic crossing
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Harvard Faculty Changes Announced at University Hall
Harvard announces two new assistant deans for the dean’s office vacancy. Henry Chauncey of Columbus Ohio will oversee half the freshman class and Interdormitory sports. Douglas Swain Byers of North Andover Mass will replace Benedict in the Records office.
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International News Service
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Corbett Made Dean At Maine University
Lambert Corbett professor of animal industry at the University of Maine since 1913 is appointed dean of men in an official university announcement from Orono Maine dated May 17.
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Corbett
Maine University
International News Service
Orono
President Boardman and Corbett’s varied university roles noted
President Harold S. Boardman and Professor Corbett, a 2009 Massachusetts Agricultural College graduate with a 2015 University of Kentucky master’s, have engaged in numerous student activities since joining the university.
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Corbett
Massachusetts Agricultural College
University of Kentucky
Had No 'Horsepower' But Owned One Mule
Harrisburg May 17. Industrial report blanks from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Internal Affairs seek data on electric motors and horsepower. One manufacturer answered he has no horsepower but does own one mule.
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International News Service
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Bureau of Statistics
Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs
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