Word: astors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Married. Cinemactress Mary Astor, 21; to Kenneth Hawkes, cinemadirector; in Hollywood, Calif...
...frame building. Ninety students came, crowded it, convinced Hero York he needed $30,000 to build two new brick buildings. Yachtsman Carl G. Fisher gave him $10,000. Last week he came to New York to raise the rest, mingled unrecognized with guests in the lobby of the Hotel Astor. Said he: "The school is coming along fine...
...land because he owns the land, Mr. Astor discovered early the solace of the sea. Reporters cannot infest the oceans. The strain of question and answer to which a public figure is eternally subjected is particularly distasteful to the new commodore. Once, shrewdly said he: "The social gulf between Americans is not so much measured in money as in newspaper headlines...
...Nourmahal, building abroad because German shipyards work for less money, Vincent Astor will find gentle escape from the scrutiny and chatter of the world. On it he will find comfort and luxury beyond the dreams of the poor landlubber. On it he will be ruler of the New York Yacht Club fleet, most notable pleasure navy of the world...
What Vincent Astor's new boat will cost is variously estimated, up to $2,000,000. She has nine staterooms, eight bathrooms. Her cruising radius is 12,000. Her speed 14½ miles per hour. She requires a crew of 38. Bare running expenses for such a boat are estimated at well over $100.000 a year. Entertainment expenses can easily run the year's budget...