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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1929
Page
1
A midnight forest fire threatened Hatchville near Falmouth Massachusetts as flames neared halfway to the village. Women from the 200 residents joined men in bucket brigades to stem the blaze and save homes.
Western Air Express plans a Las Vegas airport for Las Vegas to Reno and other points. The project includes two lines of operation with Nevada Airport Incorporated handling Nevada Airlines traffic and a 20 year lease for a 320 acre tract southwest of the post office. The site, approved by Western Air Express officials and aviation experts, will feature a modern hangar and facilities and operate under Commerce Department rules. The Reno Las Vegas service currently lands at the new field three times weekly.
The Board of City Commissioners rejected A P Slocum's claim for 400 dollars for 16 days as city engineer at 25 dollars daily. The board noted Slocum reported the job “all right” though city investigators and members found the project not acceptable to property owners.
Three of the boys clashed after a dispute at a card game. Alfred Tony Marra was struck with a bottle, bleeding heavily, while Big Steel and others were released with minor injuries. Barney, Blackie How ard, and H. FE. acted to keep peace as Tony's condition stabilized. They all resumed a game later this morning.
Las Vegas will soon have a building inspector as the city board created the post and will name the officer. The Uniform Building Code from the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference will govern local construction. Building code copies will be sold by the city clerk for a nominal fee. Three Las Vegas residents obtained marriage licenses, Mervyn C. Conner to Emma M. Luksch, Earle J. Hilton to Alice C. Parry, Vernal J. McCarty to Bettina J. Hale. one divorce decree, Clifford R. Woods and Augusta F. Woods, granted on cruelty and desertion. marriage took place in Golden, Colorado in 1911. I. S. Thompson served as attorney.
A large hay storage barn at the Union Pacific stock yards burned down last evening at 8 30. Several cars on the adjacent siding were moved to safety by the switch engine. The blaze caused by unknown cause destroyed a barn recently filled with hay, with losses running into thousands. The yards lie west of the main line, about three quarters of a mile southwest of the Union Pacific station, and the blaze was seen for miles as the city volunteers struggled without nearby hydrants.
F. W. Owen of Los Angeles urges Las Vegas readers to embrace readiness ahead of major events. He cites a July 30 Age issue quote praising preparation and a 100 percent Readiness Committee proposal, reflecting long-standing interest in Las Vegas developments.
Walter F. Huston of Seattle won the Edison brain race scholarship for technical studies at MIT in chemistry engineering. The 11 year old, son of an Episcopal bishop, will receive tuition and living expenses. four runners-up will get years of tuition. Forty nine boys took the five hour test at Llewellyn Park, debating ethics and facts like who invented the cotton gin and the function of a radio antenna, with questions designed to test ideals and reasoning.
A. C. Grant of the Western Service Garage received notice that the Reclamation Service Office in Denver is requesting bids on two 1.5 ton trucks for use with Boulder Dam work. The trucks will serve the crew manning the material sampling laboratory being built here by the Reclamation Bureau.
One member of the Leavitts died in an automobile crash near Mesquite. Municipal Judge Roger Foley, ex-officio coroner, attended a late-night inquest at Moapa Valley. Wire reports reached Las Vegas yesterday afternoon, details unavailable. Judge Foley planned an early-morning return.
A new all metal fireproof desk was installed yesterday afternoon in the City Clerk Viola Burns office by Las Vegas Office Supply Company. The former clerk desk will move to the new municipal court and police station building for use by Chief of Police Percy Nash.
Miss Helen Douglas will take Miss Louise King’s place at the district attorney’s office during King’s vacation with her family in Texas. Miss Dotzins, staying with her aunt Mrs. Anna Parks of Palm Fuperval Home, is formerly of Newark and Losin Ohio, a Newarkollege of Commerce graduate, and has three years as private secretary to the president of Reynard School of Rational Living at Newark.
The text notes judges who worked with Thomas A. Edison, listing Colonel Charles Lindbergh Henry Ford George Eastman Dr. Lewis Perry and Dr. S W Stratton. It suggests a panel connected to Edison’s era with notable figures.
District Attorney Harmon frames Clarance Hodge for the shooting death of Sam Nettles in Las Vegas. Defense argues Nettles threatened the family. trial will hinge on self defense and whether Hodge acted when his life or his mother’s was in danger.
Railways announce lumber rate reductions effective September 1 on the Union Pacific system. Example from San Francisco to Las Vegas drops to 51 cents from current combined locals. North of Portland rates fall to 61 cents via Salt Lake City over the OOWR and N lines. A complete rate scale is published and now available in the field. The announcer plans to relocate his family from Los Angeles soon.
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