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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
2
Las Vegas officials condemn a California Examiner feature for misrepresentation of local events and storm damage. They cite false claims of road washouts, highway closures, and stranded traffic 100 miles from Las Vegas, urging accuracy and acknowledging local recovery efforts.
The Graf Zeppelin begins eastward world flight from Lakehurst facing fogs and storms. The voyage is watched globally with prayers for safety. If successful, it marks a landmark victory over nature and signals future lighter-than-air navigation advances.
The text notes newcomers on streets and rising inquiries to real estate dealers for homes and rentals in Las Vegas. New buildings near completion are mostly rented, indicating a surge of settlement this month in anticipation of heightened activity later, urging readiness as summer ends.
Local storms in Clark City and across the desert country show storms are highly local with torrential rain damaging unpaved routes while oil-bound gravel highways fare comparatively well. The Age notes minimal travel disruption except where water runs in dips and gullies, urging continued use of oil-bound gravel roads.
Automobile tourists may start trips over the Arrowhead Highway with no hesitation. Storm damage could slow routes in California and possibly Southern Utah, but highways from Las Vegas remain readily traversed and no destinations should be delayed.
The piece argues unimproved Las Vegas streets lag behind those that are paved with oil-bound gravel, noting better appearance, dust reduction, smoother traffic, and higher property values. Spreading the cost over ten years makes the annual burden light, often less than some household luxuries, and it urges improved engineering and inspection based on prior faulty work.
Hollywood talkies boost chorus rosters to 40 to 100 girls per studio. They rotate through films and rehearse during downtime, creating near daily schedules. Mary Eaton notes the shift from Ziegfeld style stages to Hollywood singing and dancing opportunities, with stars like Billie Dove and Joan Crawford among the movers in screen chorus culture.
David Belasco, nearing seventy five, has spent almost five decades producing and directing in New York. His career shaped stars like Mary Pickford and Blanche Bates. Notable tales include his sharp humor with Jessie Millward and a violet book kept from his wife and mother, a keepsake in his Belasco Studio.
The article outlines the Las Vegas Stock Exchange closing bids and asked quotations on a Wednesday, August 7, 1929, with a focus on the market activity. It also includes a note on the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Biological Survey explaining divisions and their research and conservation roles.
Los Angeles curb trading was slow with fractional losses across leading issues. Douglas down 4 on 300, Edison Common off 1 on 200, Southern California Gas preferred steady at 24, Bella Chico 1300 shares unchanged then 2.05, Richfield preferred up, Trans-America up, Rio Grande up, others mixed in light volume.
The Western Division meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, set for Ogden Utah on October 7 and 8, is moved to September 30 and October 1 because Vice-President Paul Shoup cannot attend the original dates due to government business in the East. He is expected to preside at the Ogden meeting where important topics will be discussed.
Washington notes employment conditions nationwide as thousands seek federal work yet many stay idle. At the federal employment service on Pennsylvania Avenue, 61,000 registered last year versus 80,000 the prior year, with 32,650 placements compared to 27,105. Building activity lags, contractors hire private crews, and demand overruns supply. A Peru tale about the Sun Order adds color to political chatter. The new Democratic publicity bureau, led by Michelson under Shouse, floods papers with daily denunciations of tariff plans, fueling sentiment across party lines.
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