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El Paso Evening Post from El Paso, Texas • Page 4

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page post THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1929 PASO Movie Sets m. SEE $400,000 YULE BUSINESS Teaching El Faff pans Art Pocket Flasks, Diamonds And Watches Popular Among Buyers Pocket fla-sks. along with rionds. are figuring strongly in the worth of iewelry basiness expected to be transacted tliis present Yule tide season.

While women appear to be some- sculpturing, what hesitant about purchasing the rontalner for the fluid Volstead It is a long step from carving an elaborate statue for a movie set to showing El Paso school children how many wrinkles to put in an old man's face or the number of curves to put in a tail. But this step was taken by Eri- 'mund 6enn, art teacher in the El Paso public schools. A few year's ago Senn was employed in Universal I City, as an expert in wood dia- sculpturing and wood work. When a movie scene required elab- rate art work Semi was called upon to make it and set it up artistically. Now the movie worker is bu.sy teaching school children the art of carving and portrait work.

Sixty-seven students are giving vent to their artistic tastes romauirr lui frowns on, nevertheles.s, jewelers say I and hope some day to make great flasks are steadily gaining in pop- artists thm the work being done in nlarity as a Christmas gift. studio at 4228 Alameda. In Tlie biggest rush in the jewelry 1 addition to the studio work In the line is anticipated three or four liome. a school studio is days before Christmas, the reason 1 located at Alamo school for the being that many have not deter- Mexican boys and girls, mined what to buy. Then, there is Senn has studied and worked in the usual number of late shoppers 24 different states.

He studied un- who insist on waiting just before der the master artists of Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Innsbruck and many Christmas to shop. tt --------N. A. Feder, Feder jewelers, says other European cities. He has mod- supervisor, has brought a ouAWnCQ UFR PIKTnHil that diamonds are more popular eled the members of artistocratic exhibit of soap work.

The UnAlibtO r1C.n uUOlU now than they have ever been. families of Europe. I work is being showm in the admin- r-i- the 13 years I have been i In America, Senn gained fame in offices of the public schools, i Sister ol Mrs. I. T.

mton carving and sculpturing during the are encouraged to view the of Automobile World at St. Louis and San make an effort to Francisco. In the latter city he won. contest. One departure from her habit of PRISON CHOSEN FOR FRIENOSHIP On Legion Program SCHOOL PRIZE WINNER NAMED 'Young Slayer Prefers Long Term Pals Edmund Senn.

formerly designer of motion picture sets at Universal City, teaches El aso school children sculpturing. Hall, 26-jear- old bandit, sentenced to life imprisonment for sLading Ulysses Goble, wants to make sure that he will not lose any new friendships he contemplates making in prison. Before he was sentenced, Judge Donald Vail Zile asked Hall if he prefererd being sent to Marquette prison, which being in the northern part of the state is a rather bleak place during the cold winter, or lo Jackson prison, which is reputed to be more lenient toward prisoners. Hall chose Marquette. of the men sent to Jackson are short Hall explained.

I make friends there I will lose them as soon as they are released, w-hilc at Marquette, where most of the prisoners are in for long terms, I have to hunt new friend.s eveiT little soap sculpturing. Mrs. Nell Stock- iWOMAN KILLED WHEN in El Feder said, have never sold as many diamonds for Christmas as I have this year. may be protesting about hard times and the effects of the hibit during the World fair. He has stock market crash, but I liave not I done work on an elaborate scale, seen any evidence of such.

I find On one panel he carved 37 figures that neople have money and are; whose height measured eight feet, fcpendmg it this In El Paso he did the decorating S5000 for Diamond for the El Paso National bank and Feder said one woman, from a the State National bank, neighboring town, purchased an Altho he is strong physically emerald cut diamond for S5000 Senn finds El Paso has the only which is to be a Christmas present. climate he can live in. Another bought her husband a According to Senn. El Paso school tKJcket watch for $850 and $225 for children are exceptionally gifted chain. After diamonds, Feder said, the choice was for wri.st watches, for both men and women.

Costume jewelry, he said, was also popular, particularly sets, necklaces, with earrings and bracelets to match. Some are spending as much as $350 for a set. Fifteen hundred was paid for one diamond WTist watch. expect mv December business to total Feder said. "I fully expect this to be the biggest Christmas business I have ever Julius Alberts.

Julius Alberts Jewelers, said that he was selhng fin unusual large amount of WTist watches at this time, more than on any previous occasions. The sales are equally divided between women and men. Diamond rings, dinner and solitaires, axo also big sellers, Alberts said Many fihop Early have done their shopping he said. have already laid aside hundreds of packages to be delivered around Christmas Scarf pins, Alberts said, arc jumping back into popularity. Tuxedo sets, leather good.s, pen and pencil sets, boudoir and desk clocks and signet ring.s, as well as emblem jewelry, Alberts said, were proving popular gifts.

our Chri.stmas business Into consideration, this business will equal that of last year, which was one of the best years we ever Frank Turner of W. T. Hixson said. Holdsworth Pearce at Hotel Hussmann and J. C.

Stillmanks also reported excellent Christmas jewelry business. sculpturing and modeling. They sometimes do work from life, a dog or a cat, or some boy or girl may be persuaded to stand still long enough to get the shaping of the model. Senn does not believe tn part sculpturing. The student is given an opixirtunity to work on the w'hole figure or of perfectmg the car or eye or head.

At present the public schools are DOUBTS LABOR ST. two of every 10 American in Paris ever do any work, according to Tnasko Milovich, young St. Louis portrait painter and batik artist. Milovich. who has won decorative prizes in Guild and Art League exhibitions, recently returned from Paris where he studied at the i driving to home, to Ft.

Worth, where she taught dramatics in the Lady of Victory ccllege. led to the death oi Miss Elizabeth Cassidy, 35, her brother-in-law, I. T. Clinton. 273 San Diego, said Thursday.

Miss Cassidy, a frequent visitor In El Paso and well acquainted left her car at home Tuesday be Six Get Awards in Living Yule Tree Contest Academe Modern and the Colorossi, i cause traffic was heavy. She was struck by a speeamg automobile WORKMEN GET 18 MILLIONS PHOENIX. Ariz. Disbursements by the Arizona industrial commission for the ending Dec. 14 totaled $18.864.52 for compensation payments to w'oriimen injured during the course of their employment, accordinar to R.

B. Sims, chairman of the roinmis.sion. Tuesday evening when she was about to board an interurban. She died two hours later, without regaining consciousness. Her sister, Mrs.

Clintno. was to leave Thursday to attend funeral services in Dallas Friday. Cn. spent her summer in El Pa. this year.

Sliown abvvc in Ins uiuf'nn rs a Ilu.ssian Imperial oii'crr, Kustclf, riuw all El 1 lav ver, v. ill toll of his militEi-y uitnces in Siberia at a meeting £1 No. 36, Amcric 'n LCa Friday night. Prize inners in El Paso sclioolsj for the El Paso Garden clubs Living' Christmas Tree conte.st were aii-i noimced Thursday. Pupils in Vifcta, Austin.

Dudley. Burleson, Crockett, and Lamar schools took honors. The contest was held to interest children in the planting of evergreen trees, rather than the destruction of them at Christmas. The schools whose pupils took first prizes in the two divisions, one for seventh grade and one for fifth and sixth grade, $10 living Christmas trees will be awarded. Second prizes will be $3 trees and third prizes evergreen shrubs.

These will be planted in school yards. The children wrote their cssayr a letters addressed to a friend. Following are winners: Seventh grade: First. Marien Brock. Alta Vista, 3618 La Luz; second, Jas.

Marston, 3430 Hueco, Austin; third. Frank Fcuilie, 505 Cincinnati, Dudley. Fifth and sixth grade; Femando Gonzales. 3600 Madera, second, Frances Herd, 2813 Memphis. Crockett; third.

Sherman Skaggs, 1002 Arizona, Lamar. The following are winners of purple ribbons in their buildings, honorable menticn; Rusk. Oberg; Bailey. Perez; Crockety Jacqueline Sullivan; Aha Vista, Tiffany Rinehart; Acy, Maximo Aguilar; LinecLn Park, Aueustin Chacon: Bertha Rodriguez; Frankiiii, Dora Sanchez: Brail Teresa Pena; Beall, Tomas Conde; Dudley, Betty Jane Maria Arce; Moreheacl, M-irgire. Herring, and Doris Krueger: Sar.

Jacinto, Clara Kozarek; San Jacln- to, Aurora Corona; Douglas, Marguerite Agent; Douglass, Bessie Ryan. Prizes were donated by the Department of the Chamber of Commerce, Dave QoodfeUow Nursery, El Paso El Paso Garden Taylor Nursery Co. and Kirkland Nursery Co. The contest was the fifth to be sponsored by the El Paso Garden club. Trees in the contest win remain lighted every evening from Christmas eve until New Year'a.

INTENTIONS TO WED Joseph Little. 27, and Pate, 20. both of El Paso. Mangarito C. Esparza, 23, and Luisa Jacobo, 21, both of El Paso.

Juan Ramirez, 34. and Teresa Zuniga. 34. both of El Paso. W.

B. Prothro. 34. and Mabel Graves, 30, both of El Paso. Eduardo Ochoa, 25.

and Consuelo Cabral. 25. both of El Paso. Carl H. Anderson, 37.

Venice Park and Mary Gaskey. 30, El Paso. Reymundo Gutierrez. 19, and Otilia Martinez, 22. both of El Pa.sa What Is More Attractive or More Desired Than a Beautiful Figure? Would You Like to Have an Erect, Graceful Body? Many feel old at forty when they should be enjoying life in its fullest.

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W. Frost held that was murdered by unidepU- fied parties. not even that was Bailey said. she murdered I think It is another case of a road camp laborer and his companion. drifting in and drifting out with no trace of they came.

coroner led to find the woman wa.s murdered because of two holes In her body just belowri the shoulder. They might have been made by knife by bullets or. oy merely the rub of her scarf wheie it looped and knotted across lier breast while she was in the water. VAN ILLA EXTRACT NO SUBSTITUTE or cheap imitation can ever give the rare delicacy of taste, the same delicious flavor that true Vanilla imparts to a cake or custard. Be sure you get true Your grocer sells it.

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Any of the numerous electrical pliances or devices in our stock may be bought on convenient payments, made monthly with your electric service bill. A visit to our sales department will offer numerous suggestions. Give a Heater Give a Lamp Any Article Listed Below May Be Purchased for Small Payment Down Electric Washe Vacuum Cleaner Electric Range Electric Sewing Machine Floor Lamp Percolator Set Electric Grill Toaster Waffle Griddle Ironing Machine Milk Bottle Warmer Electric Heater Eye-comfort Reading Lamp Immersion Heater for Shaving Water I.amp Office Desk Lamp Electric Soldering Iron Lighter Food Mi.ver Boudoir Lamp Study Lamp Curling Iron Kclvinator Electric Refrigerator Traveling Iron Set Large Coffee Urn for Parties Vibrator Set Bridge Lamp Adjustable Floor Reading Lanp A 3Iotor for Mechanical Experiments Heating Pad Give a Waffle Iron i 4 Give a Lamp Holiday Special ROYAL ROCHESTER PERCOLATOR Give a Toaster Regular $8.00 Value EXCEL Electric Cooker (Regular $0.50 Value) 5 95c Monthly 6 Give a Vibrator Pay Only 95c Down You May Pay the Balance Monthly Over a Period of Months Next Year 1 ELEC TmC COM PANY Martin Building Main 3460 ELECTRIC Waffle Iron (Regular $tOM Value) Sy95 95c Monthly For Your Convenience Our Store Will Stay Open Evenings Until 6.

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