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...himself to deny flatly any & all advances, declaring: "We have listened to what they have to say but have promised nothing." Lastly, a shift in the Cord personnel diverted no attention from the goings-on. Auburn's President W. Hubert Beal resigned to become right-hand man to Lucius Bass Manning, who is right-hand man to Errett Lobban Cord. To become active head of Auburn, Mr. Manning, now in complete charge of Cord affairs, picked not a Cord subordinate but a Pierce-Arrow vice president in charge of sales, Roy Henry Faulkner. True, the shift was home-coming...
Most cries of approval seemed to come from women, most cries of shame from men. "Petting," boomed an unidentified bass, "is cruelty...
...United Presbyterian theological seminary professor . . . and as a one-time United Presbyterian choir singer whose bass has often swung through hymns, limped through Psalms, I know that TIME (June 13, p. 35) made an unTiMEly error when it said the United Presbyterian Church "admits no hymns...
...bands, including 32 pieces, will stage a "Battle of Music" playing from alternate ends of the hall. Pete Herman, the famous "Dog House Slapper," who has played with Mal Hallett and Casa Loma, will be on hand to carry on with his baby bass-viol; Lew Conrad will be crooning the latest hits from the Scandals, the Follies, and all the bigtown shows; Marshard's great aerialminded planist will be doing tailspins all over the key boards...
...first keys were as big as the treadle of a knife-grinder's machine. Strength was the first requisite of a player, who struck at the great slabs with his fist, had the title of "organ-beater." Early in the 15th Century pedals were introduced because the bass keys were so stiff that it was easier to stand on them...