A Noble Impulse: Mackey Gifts Nevada Half Million
Laurence Mackey, heir to Comstock wealth, plans a gift to the University of Nevada approximating half a million dollars. The funds will enlarge the Mackey School of Mines into a premier mining and engineering college, honoring his father’s role in Nevada’s fortune and advancing the mining industry for future welfare.
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Larence Mackey
Comstock
University of Nevada
Mackey School of Mines
College of Mining and Engineering
Mr. Mack
Nevada
Clark
Mackey
University
Boulder Dam progress boosts工程 push in Boulder Area
Developments over the past days include adding about 100 engineers to the U S Reclamation office in Denver to speed preparatory work and Washington’s plans for a Boulder Dam City near the site. Commissioner Mead says a tentative power rights allocation will be submitted within two to three days, signaling expeditious financing under the Boulder Dam bill.
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Boulder Dam
U .S. Reclamation Office
Denver
Washington
Mead
Commissioner of Reclamation
Bureau
Department
Alfalfa Yield Up With Super-Phosphate Trials in Nevada
Clark county extension agent J H Wittwer reports alfalfa yield boosts from super phosphate treatments in Moapa Valley and Mesquite fields. Trials show increases from 2,020 to 3,410 pounds per acre and up to 118 percent on treated plots, with shortages looming as hay prices rise to $15-$20 per ton and fertilizer costs around $12.50 per 500 pounds.
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J. H. Wittwer
Clark County
Mr. Wittwer
H. B. Mills
Logandale
Moapa Valley
Thomas Abbott
Virgin River Bridge
Wittwer
Moapa
Bremen Liner Sets Return Voyage Record to Europe
The North German Lloyd liner Bremen arrived in Plymouth after a record return trip from New York, completing the eastward voyage in four days 17 hours 15 minutes. The ship had previously set the maiden New York record, surpassing the Mauretania’s five days six minutes. The article also notes agricultural advisories on alfalfa seeding and fertilizer application, with Mr. Wittmer urging speed and stating potential gains.
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Bremen
Europe
Plymouth
Eng
U.P
New York
Mauretania
Las Vegas Eyes Cottage Boom and Hotel Plans
Vegas has cooled and a building surge begins with cottages for homes and rentals. Many newcomers are expected this fall and winter, stressing existing accommodations. A large hotel project by Mr Wingfield is hoped to start soon to meet urgent community needs.
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Vegas
Pacific Coast
California
Las Vegas
Wingfield
Colorado River Volumes Surge Over Weekend Readings
The Colorado shows rising volumes over a three day span from Saturday through Tuesday with measurements of 24,100, 48,200 and 61,700 seconds and a later 50,300 second reading.
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Calif Bank
Mer
Nat Bank
Nat'l Bank Com
Ntl
Inv
Pac Fin
Barnsdall
Bolsa Chica
Buck UN. Pf
McMilla
Oceanic
Gilmore
Richfield
Rio Grande
S Ltd. Oil
Cal. Union Oil Air
Douglas
Mojave Chief Achachavara Remembered In Colorful Cremation Rites
The Needles Nugget reports Mojave tribes in Needles California held a dramatic funeral for Chief Sherman Ross born 1875. Relatives bowed as mourners chanted and danced beside a pyre built of cottonwood logs and greasewood. The ceremony ended in ashes after a fiery cremation. Plans underway for a September memorial pow wow and the election of a new chief.
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Achachavara
Mojave Desert
Needies
California
Colorado River Basin
Mojaves
Wallapais
Ruffer
Chief Ross
Crooks
Pete Lambert
Scolghmarah
Sherman Ross
Colorado
New Dairy Building Used as Headquarters for Milk Plant
Harry Anderson establishes a new dairy headquarters at a Fremont street site formerly a laundry. A refrigeration plant is installed and about 200 gallons of milk daily arrive from Moapa Valley for local distribution. Painting and finishing will complete the plant soon.
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Harry Anderson
Fremont
Fifth
Sixth
Moapa Valley
Smiths Divorce Suit Filed After Cruelty Claim
Pauline C. Smith filed for divorce from Edward P. Smith in a Kansas case. Married in Smith Center in 1909, the suit cites cruelty and is brought by Stevens Henderson and Noland.
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Pauline C. Smith
Edward P. Smith
Smith Center
Kansas
Stevens
Henderson
Noland
Clark's Group to Start Saturday For Club Camp
Clark County sends a seven member Overton team plus Lincoln county delegates to the annual four day boys and girls club camp beginning Tuesday in Reno. J H Wittwer and Miss Orpha Miller will lead instruction with home improvement and wall finishing classes. Overton party led by Mrs Albert Jones includes Marie Jones Neca Jones Margaret Lyon Louise Anderson Marjorie Murphy Wanda Cooper. Lincoln group travels with two state cars and a private auto on the voyage via Panaca and Ely to Reno.
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Clark County
Reno
J. H. Wittwer
Orpha Miller
Lincoln County
Pahranagat Valley
Ely
Wittner
Marie Jones
Neca Jones
Margaret Lyon
Louise Anderson
Marjorie Murphy
Wanda Cooper
Lincoln Group
Babe Given Wrong Glass Drinks Dies in Pottsville
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on August 1 Helen Uhlar a four year old girl asked for water. Her mother gave a glass that contained liniment. The child gulped the liquid and screamed. She died several hours later at the hospital after the incident was investigated.
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Babe
Pottsville
Helen Uhlar
Linament
Helen
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AGE
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Associated Press
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Hursday
Dorothy Calhoun
Hollywood
Dorothy
Wadsworth
Eame
Wittmer
Grand Canyon
Mr. Wittner
Miss Miller
Overton Farm Bureau Party
Desert Construction CO
North Fifth
Stewart and
Ogden Streets
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