Radio Safety Rules For Antennas In Dangerous Setups
Radio fans and novices are urged to avoid accidents from energized power lines by installing grounded indoor antennas where possible and using substantial supports. Plans for safety include grounding with copper wiring, a proper switch, and methods to revive consciousness after shocks. Public notices also cover radio control bills, a demonstration at Kelly Field, and a Chicago school plan for instructorless classrooms via central transmitters and student receivers.
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Lewis E. MacBrayne
Massachusetts Safety Council
Herbert Hoover
Commercce
Harding
Washington
House
Wallace H. White, Jr
Maine
Air Service
Kelly Field
Texas
Canfield
San Antonio
Chicago
Peter A. Mortenson
Uses of a Variometer in Tuning Its Rotor and Stator
A variometer includes a stationary stator winding and a rotating rotor winding. When rotor planes align, windings add magnetic fields and self induction peaks, while a half turn cancels fields causing near zero self induction. Any intermediate angle yields varying self induction used for tuning the device.
Portuguese Flyers Urged to Visit Boston by Club Invitation
Portuguese aviators who crossed the Atlantic to Brazil are urged to visit Boston. The New England Aero Club invited them, recommended by President D'Almeida via cable to Edouards de Caradalho the Portuguese consul. The trip would highlight aviation interest in New England and the large Portuguese population in Massachusetts.
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Hub
Atlantic
Brazil
New England Aero Club
D’almeida
Edouards de Caradalho
Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Cardinal to Confirm Converts at Holy Cross Cathedral
Cardinal O'Connell will confer the sacrament of confirmation this morning at the Cathedral of Holy Cross. Hundreds of converts from across the archdiocese are expected to receive the rite in a ceremony of special religious significance.
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Cathedral of Holy Cross
O’connell
Flappers' Dress Said to Ruin Manhood in Lowell Judge Claims
Judge Thomas J. Enright denounces flappers and short skirts as causing crime and moral decline among American youth. He argues indecent dress provokes lust and social ruin, urging women to dress decently to keep men continent. He clarifies he seeks moral guidance, not censorship.
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America
Thomas J. Enright
Lowell
Post
Judge Enright
Coat described for over white dress in gabardine with pique
A black gabardine coat trimmed with white pique is described as suitable to wear over a white dress. The text outlines the coat’s contrasting trim as a key feature.
Lured Into Bungalow and Robbed in Phillipston
Mrs John Swanson, 35, mother of several children, was assaulted and robbed in a lonely bungalow on an er rand of mercy. The attacker threatened to kill her if she cried out and escaped. Within an hour about fifty men and boys with pitch forks and shotguns searched nearby woods and fields for the suspect.
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Phillipston
Mercy
John Swanson
Assault on Mrs Swanson Prompts Manhunt Near Petersham
Mrs Swanson was attacked in an unoccupied bungalow near her home as a stranger lured her inside. He robbed her of about ten dollars and fled into the woods after a struggle in which her clothes were torn. A posse searched the area while police pursued the suspect described as about 35, five eight, brown suit and shoes, reddened face.
Dorchester Woman arraigned in federal embezzlement case
Miss Anna Cullen of Dorchester was arraigned in federal court on a secret indictment charging embezzling 800 from the government. She formerly headed a Worcester post office substation at Barnard Sumner Putnam department store and pleaded not guilty. Restitution is reported to have been made.
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Anna Cullen
Dorchester
Miss Cullen
Granite Street
Worcester
Barnard, Sumner & Putnam
Worcester Post Office
Whitman Bennett's career spans stage to film producing
Screen gossip traces Whitman Bennett from opera training at the New England Conservatory to drama criticism at the New York Times and a Shuberts press role. He joined Famous Players-Lasky, then produced four Lionel Barrymore films, led Salvation Nell to success, and signed Betty Blythe for five pictures. Bennett, Harvard 1905, now runs Yonkers studios. Walton Tully’s First National project Omar the Tentmaker may be his lucky seventh.
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New England Conservatory of Music
Whitman Bennett
New York Times
The
Shuberts
Playera—Lasky Company
Mr. Bennett
Yonkers
N. Y
Lionel Barrymore
Betty Blythe
Walton Tully
Guy Bates Post
James Young
First National
Mr. Young
Omar
Tully
Orient
Elaine Hammerstein Stars With Two Leading Men in Under Oath
Elaine Hammerstein appears opposite Niles Welch and Mahlon Hamilton in the Selznick film Under Oath. Cast also includes Wallace McDonald Dwight Crittenden and Carl Gerard.
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Elaine Hammerstein
Selznick
Niles Welch
Mahlon Hamilton
Wallace McDonald
Dwight Crittenden
Carl Gerard
Metro Purchases "A Temporary Marriage" for Billie Dove
Metro Pictures Corp. bought A Temporary Marriage this week to launch Lillian Billie Dove as Metro’s new star. The film marks Dove’s stellar debut with the studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro Pictures Corporation
Lillian
Billie) Dove
Metro
Warner Bros Buys New Screen Projects and Stars
Warner Bros. has acquired The Old Folks at Home by Justine Adams and Lovers Lane by Clyde Fitch. Eugene O'Brien, famed as the perfect lover, makes personal appearances in various theaters. Will Hays vacations in Sullivan Indiana, respite from his duties as head of the motion picture industry.
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Warner Bros
Justine Adams
Lane
Clyde Fitch
Eugene O’brien
Will H. Hays
Sullivan
Indiana
Stage stars engaged for Love's Own Sweet Song film
Helen Lowell, Helen Weir and Don ald Gallagher, notable stage actors, are engaged for Love's Own Sweet Song. The film is shot at Paragon studios in New Jersey under Oscar Lund, former World and Fox director.
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Helen Lowell
Helen Weir
Donald Gallagher
Paragon Studios
New Jersey
Oscar Lund
World and
Fox
Ruth Roland headlines at eight in Hawaiian vaudeville
Ruth Roland, famed as the Queen of Serial s, toured the Hawaiian Islands as a child headliner in vaudeville. She just completed The Timber Queen and is now working on a new chapter play The Riddle of the Range.
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Ruth Roland
Pathe
Hawaiian Islands
Miss Roland
Film Star Notes and Casting Snags
A letter notes B L M says Zena Keefe is not acting now but may return to Selznick. Norman Kerry starred in The Man from Home. Ward Crane played with Constance Binney in a related picture. A reader comments on actresses' height and on Pauline Starke’s credits Snowblind Salvation Nell and A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur.
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Zena Keefe
Selznick Banner
Marie
South Boston
Norman Kerry
Ward Crane
Constance Binney
AN. H. Reader
Pauline Starke
King
The Hands of Nora Plays Amid Betty and Nan Roles
Elliott Dexter stars in The Hands of Nora with Clara Kimball Young while Betty and Nan take roles in Arthur's Court and The Silent Years. Address questions to the theater box office for inquiries and schedules.
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Arthur’s Court
Betty
Nan
Elliott Dexter
Nora
Clara Kimball Young
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