Inlaid Tables Lure Jefferson, Wis. Collector
Three table tops owned by Adam Fuchs, a retired Jefferson furniture dealer, contain 35 378 wood pieces in intricate patterns. Built by J G Fuchs in spare time, the largest table has 20 596 pieces, a small top 8 740 pieces, and a third 5 682 pieces. James E B Slemp of Gibson Oil attends company matters in Dumas today.
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United Press
Jefferson, Wis
Adam Fuchs
Jefferson
J. G. Fuchs
Fuchs
First Fifty Years Are the Hardest
London reports that George Bernard Shaw has finally found a publisher for his novel Immaturity after fifty years of rejection. He wrote it at 24, with George Meredith among those who refused it. The manuscript long sat in Shaw’s rooms, then will appear in a collected edition this year.
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United Press
London
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
George Meredith
Chapman and Hall
Paving and Park Bond Issue Puts Amarillo On Ballot
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson says Amarillo may vote next month on a 275000 bond issue to fund street resurfacing and underpasses plus 25000 for parks. The city aims to comply with requests for more paving if funds are approved.
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Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Parker to stay as nominee for Supreme Court
Judge John J. Parker says he will not withdraw from the Supreme Court nomination despite opposition from labor and civil rights groups. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to oppose confirmation, while some members offered Parker a hearing if he requests and is approved by a committee vote. The AFL and NAACP objected to his confirmation.
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Parker
Associated Press
Washington
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Labor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Judge Parker
American Federation of Labor
The
Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mayor predicts early air mail service for Amarillo
Mayor Ernest O. Thompson predicted air mail service for Amarillo soon, noting the large volume of passenger traffic at the English airport yesterday.
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Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Funeral Rites for Hawkins Held at Central Presbyterian
William C. Hawkins 89 died Sunday at home 1208 West Eleventh Avenue Amarillo. Services conducted at 10:30 AM at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. R. Thomson in charge. Pallbearers E O Feierabend G A McCullough George Stapleton Will R Winch E M Pittman Ira Brown. Burial Llano Cemetery with Amarillo Masonic Lodge No 781 and Knights Templar escort assisting. Survived by widow a daughter Viola Ruth Hawkins and sister Mia irma Fullington Fort Worth.
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William C. Hawkins
West Eleventh Avenue
Central Presbyterian Church
Dr. R. Thomson
E. 0. Feierabend
G. A. McCullough
George Stapleton
Will R. Winch
E. M. Pittman
Ira Brown
Ernest 0. Thompson
J. V. Vernon
Lester Stone
W. N. Durham
Earl Curry
H. B. Jones
Will N. Thompson
Jeff D. Bartlett
Keith Taylor
Mark Hardin
Brown Wilson
Chad Curry
Dick Ware
J. H. Harris
Odell Harris
Albert Bivins
Dr. R. M. Walker
T. E. Johnson
George Schwan
Chester Moore
Solon May
Shelby Townes
Ed Spann
John Barr
Amarillo
Liano
Knights Templar
Llano Cemetery
Impromptu Rabbit Drive Nets 55 Racers
Tulare California April 22. A J Fy-Hott manager of the Tulare course park organized an impromptu rabbit drive after 128 of 130 rabbits for whippet races escaped. He and his posse captured 55 jackrabbits in a countryside sweep.
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Tulare
Cal
A. J. Fy- Hott
Elliott
Matinee idol of today is girl not man
London theater managers report no actor draws flappers’ hysteria as they once did. Actresses now attract female adulation at the stage door, with Tallulah Bankhead Evelyn Laye Alice Delysia Jessie Matthews and Sybil Thorndike cited as examples of female idols.
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United Press
London
Tallulah Bankhead
Miss Bankhead
Evelyn Laye
Lewin Waller
Alice Delysia
Jessie Matthews
Sybil Thorndike
Marie Tempest Draws Packed House In Matinee Idols Era
Marie Tempest can draw a packed house as could a whole regiment of old time matinee idols of male persuasion. The line suggests strong public appeal and nostalgic theater charm.
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Marie Tempest
Bankers warn free credit harms prosperity at Texas meet
William Z. Hayes of the Republic National Bank told the Retail Furniture Association of Texas in Dallas that credit granted too freely tends to smother prosperity. Leo G. Schenck is on a three day business trip to Borger from Amarillo. Miss Hilda Braudt of Plainview and John J. Hardaway visited Miss Jane Braudt in Amarillo on Sunday.
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United Press
Dallas
William Z. Hayes
Republic National Bank and Trust Company
Retail Furniture Association of Texas
Leo G. Schenck
Borger
Amarillo
Hilda Braudt
Plainview
John J. Hardaway
Jane Braudt
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James EB. Slemp
Gibson Oil Corporation
Dumas
America
Maxwell House
G. F. Corp
General Foods Corporation
Seidlitz
City Drus
Rexall
Polk Street
Ers
Thomson
Commission
Hawkins
Joe Mobley
Hicks Rubber Company
Star Rubber Company
Tire
Dayton Deluxe
Second and
Fillmore Sts
Second Avenue
Fillmore Street
Sixth
Tyler
Mobley
Amarillo, Texas
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