Mahogany Consumption Rises Amid Furniture Boom
The Mahogany Association reports a strong rise in 1935 consumption of mahogany lumber and veneers as furniture demand rebounds. Builders increasingly use mahogany in living room and library pieces, with some lines reaching 60 to 80 percent use. Modern design woods and veneer shifts from substitutes also boost sales in Grand Rapids and Chicago.
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Mahogany Association, Inc
Geo. N. Lamb
Philippines
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Twin City Alumni Oppose Dr Graham Plan On Athletics
Winston Salem January 28 The Forsyth County Alumni association adopted a resolution opposing any change in UNC athletics The Greensboro and Durham chapters had taken similar stands The plan to de emphasize athletics was drawn up by six Southern Conference college presidents and will be voted on at the conference board's next meeting
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Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina
Graham
Forsyth County Alumni Association
State University
Greensboro
Durham
World's fastest amphibian plane gains mushroom anchor
The craft owned by Maj. Alexander P. de Seversky features a distinctive mushroom shaped anchor. When retracted its stem pulls into the pontoon, a novel design detail highlighted by observers.
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Alexander P. de Seversky
Edward VIII Earned World Fame As Daring Sportsman
Milton Brenner details Edward VIII as Prince of Wales in hunting and riding exploits across Africa India and Europe. He notes polo riding golf swimming shooting and flying, plus sartorial influence including bowler hats and double breasted jackets, shaping global fashion and public image.
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Edward VIII
Edward ViIl
Britain
Prince of Wales
Milton Brenner
NEA Service
Europe
Edward's London life as a versatile sportsman in exile
Miltion Bronner sketches Edward as a lifelong sportsman, famed for trials from hunting lions in Africa to casual foursomes, portrayed in a vivid English manner. Though he tried many sports, he never excelled, and in recent years has retired from strenuous pursuits at age forty.
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House of Commons
Oxford
Bath
England
Sunninecale
Bachelor Hall
Fort Belvedere
Smith's Lawn
Virginia Water
Milton Bronner
NEA Service
London
Edward
Africa
Wolf
Richard Dix Stars In Thrilling Show At Broadhurst
Richard Dix appears in a forthcoming Broadhurst engagement praised for his athletic stage presence and dramatic ability. The profile highlights his six feet of manhood and prior stage work in stock and on tour.
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Richard Dix
Broadhurst
Transatlantic Tunnel at Broadhurst Stars Dix as Engineer McAllen
Broadway review notes Dix in Transatlantic Tunnel at the Broadhurst Wednesday and Thursday. McAllen is a hard-driving, remorseful tunnel chief who is drawn to redemption, supported by Leslie Banks, Helen Vinson, Madge Evans, C Aubrey Smith and Basil Sydney with special portrayals by George Arliss and Walter Huston.
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Broadway
Engineer McAllen
Broadhurst Theatre
Dix
McAllen
Leslie Banks
Helen Vin
Madge Evans
C. Aubrey Smith
Basil Sydney
George Arliss
Walter Huston
Toonerville
State Has Need of Sanctuaries
Waterfowl roam to safe sites but inland ponds lack food. James Rush, junior biologist, says aquatic plants are scarce due to pollution and barren bottoms. Ideal ponds have clear water, moderate hardness, depth under 15 feet, and bottoms of muck sand clay to grow wild rice celery frogbit and other flora. A small pond can become a waterfowl sanctuary with effort. A British insurer notes bulldogs and Saint Bernards are poor risks while terriers and hunting dogs are good.
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North Carolina
James Rush
Soil Conservation Service
Franklinton
Gallowes May Be Used In State In 1936
Waynesville report notes three execution methods may be used in North Carolina this year gallows electric chair and gas chamber. Ance Phillips 56 year old mountaineer is jailed charged with murder of Jim Sutton in 1900 and faces trial February 45. Solicitor John M Queen plans first degree conviction and potential hanging. Witnesses to the Christmas Eve 1900 killing include the slain man’s brother and solicitor White.
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Waynesville
North Carolina
Ance Phillips
Jim Sutton
John M. Queen
Phillips
Queen
J. M. White
City to require glasses for taxi driver license
Tulsa officials ruled a taxicab driver with weak eyesight must wear glasses to obtain a license. When informed he lacked funds, the commission provided the needed amount and granted the license.
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Tulsa
Okla
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