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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1929
Page
6
A quoted line on brevity underpins a wry remark about contemporary girls’ skirts. The piece playfully notes how current styles provoke laughter, reflecting a lighthearted, observational tone from a period newspaper column.
Dr. Elwood Mead approves a town at a dam site 28 miles from Las Vegas Nevada to house about 4000 workers and families. The canyon location features rugged cliffs and a two mile river arc with proposed rail access and a highway link. The town would include stores churches and schools and be leased by the project owners. Summers are hot but winters are pleasant making it a potential winter resort at the engineering site.
The clipping lists numerous local residents and guests traveling between Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Omaha and Reno. It notes returns from vacations in Zion Canyon, Las Vegas visits, and social visits among families including the Case, Hosman, Hardy, Passno, Miller, Strupat, Souet, Hemphill, Cashman, Boges, Boyer, Smith, Schwartz, Bogue and Smith of Goodsprings, with estate interests and Wall Street mining connections mentioned.
The storm washed out the diversion dam at the river, forcing Valley Folk residents to fetch household water from the river while they rebuild canals. One caterpillar tractor was destroyed and Littlefield fields suffered extensive damage with crops buried under silt. Virgin Oil and Land Company losses exceed $150 as the dam’s owners and builders face reconstruction.
Thomas Richard Bellis of Tonopah and Anna Louise Bliefeltd of Las Vegas were issued a marriage license yesterday. Arthur Drake of El Monte California and Vergile McLarney of Houston Texas also received licenses to wed yesterday.
The Gunnison tale It Is to Laugh from Fannie Hurst appears as The Younger Generation starring Ricardo Cortez and Lina Bacque tte, shown tomorrow and Saturday with social drama. Lila Lee headlines The Black Pearl at night as a suspenseful mystery of a stolen gem, with a twist ending that defies early solutions.
Road officials state that all Las Vegas area roads are passable with no delays and full repairs from recent heavy rainfall will be finished in a day or two. Bridges on Tonopan road were damaged and replaced. Arrowhead highway to Mesquite remains in good condition, while California routes near Yermo and the state line show mixed quality. Nevada highways from the state line to Las Vegas are reported as good. Dry Lake area roads are passable after recent flooding.
Evan Walden and six Clark County youths joined a two week state boy scout encampment. The group toured Reno by train, rode a large motor boat around Lake Tahoe, and viewed Emerald Bay. They held bonds worth a million dollars in the money vault at Carson City with Assemblyman Al Duffill aiding funding.
U P advertising officials led by H B Northcott R H Wensberg and L T Williams traveled to Las Vegas for two days to gather material for folders booklets and future national ads. They toured Boulder Dam Moupa Valley Valley of Fire Charleston Park Sandstone Quarry and the artesian well as sources for the campaign highlighting scenic agricultural and industrial benefits of the Union Pacific system. C E Pembroke acted as conductor during the visits.
Mrs. O. C. Boggs and Mrs. C. C. Boyer hosted a Tuesday luncheon for Mesdames J. A. Fredrickson, O. F. Schwartz, Jack Smith, James Cashman, J. H. Lightfoot and C. E. Pembroke, among other attendees.
Bonnie McKay sues Sam L. McKay for divorce alleging failure to provide and cruelty. They were married at McAlester Oklahoma on May 5 1924. I B Thompson represents the plaintiff.
A political observation notes that Republicans tend to fracture or diverge mainly during years without elections, implying strategic behavior tied to electoral momentum and voter dynamics. The remark reflects partisan maneuvering and timing considerations within the political landscape.
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