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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1929
Page
2
A brief notice indexes subscription rates and advertising terms for the newspaper. It lists per year five dollars by carrier or mail, six months three dollars, and monthly fifty cents, with Associated Press rights and republication notes.
The passage notes humor about forcing an innocent palace to perform street compaction after a prior contractor was paid. It argues the need for compaction remains serious and that the city engineer did not require contractor enforcement, despite the joke. The tone remains cautious yet lighthearted.
The text ponders how illegal gambling operators sought to keep a monopoly during the Elks Convention and how Sam faced choosing between regular lawbreakers and the Elks. It recalls a Victor Talking Machine Co slogan as a tangential reflection.
A local editorial asserts Las Vegas remains at risk from crime if peace officers are lax. It calls for a vigorous sheriff to maintain order and deter theft, thievery, and gambling, arguing strong law enforcement would keep the city decent and law-abiding.
Union Pacific plans to boost the local power plant’s capacity by about 45 percent, signaling the need to prepare for future demand. The piece argues Las Vegas risks overcrowding and stresses proactive planning, noting extensive but preliminary building and urging readiness akin to Union Pacific’s approach.
Las Vegas merchants say business in July surpassed last year and even prior summers. Most established firms report higher volumes despite more competition. only a few newcomers without capital or experience failed.
Evada pushes for maximal power share and calls the Denver meeting with Commissioner Mead and Chief Engineer Walter crucial. Las Vegas hopes Nevada’s claim to a one third allocation will be recognized as the states negotiate the disputed allotment.
Fox studios will convert talking pictures into silent versions for unwired theaters. Vice president Winfeld Sheehan says no full reversal of policy, films will be toned to remove dialogue while keeping the story intact. No new scripts will be written. patches may shorten some scenes, preserving key performers and titles like The Cock and Speakeasy.
Washington NE LETTER discusses the high costs of congressional funerals and eulogies, noting expenses for widows, clerks, and committees. It cites specific sums for railroad fares, caskets, broadcasts, and the Senate and House practices, including Sunday eulogies and the varied price tags across cases.
Los Angeles plans for the citys second largest hotel, a 1000-room, 41 story structure, were announced by Charles E. Cooper and A. W. Ross, Wilshire property holders who formed a hotel corporation. The building will stand on a 10 acre site near Wilshire boulevard and Ogden Drive and cost $5,000,000.
Ruth L. Serfoot was divorced from Claude W. Serfoot for cruelty and failure to provide. The decree, dated yesterday, restored Ruth L. Seydel as her maiden name. Iva Elizabeth Guhl was granted divorce from Louis Herman Guhl and restored her maiden name Elizabeth Drew.
The Graf Zeppelin reception committee in Los Angeles gains Lt. T. G. W. Settle of the U S N as new technical head. He, formerly with the dirigible Los Angeles, will select a ground crew from California National Guardsmen to handle the giant airship alongside Lieut. Carl Lange.
P. Lee Souers is acting as temporary traffic officer while Bob Ziemer is on vacation. Souers has years of experience including two years as a special agent for the Southern Pacific railway based in Los Angeles from 1913 to 1915 and two years with the special police force at Manila starting in 1901.
Engineer E. E. Weymouth, chief designer for the U S Reclamation Service, suggests raising Boulder Dam from 550 to 575 feet could add 250000 horsepower to power houses with minimal extra cost and no new law needed. Secretary Wilbur and Commissioner Mead are expected to study the idea.
New York August 12 United States Steel rose sharply adding more than 100 million to its market valuation in a rapid move driven by optimism over dividends stock splits and rewards. Other leaders like American Telephone Allied Chemical American Can General Electric Westinghouse and Johnsville also gained while profit taking trimmed some smaller issues.
Wilkes Barre report says middleweight champion Mickey Walker will claim the light heavyweight title Loughran is surrendering and defend it next Monday against Leo Lomski in Philadelphia. Manager Jack Kearns said Loughran has not formally relinquished the title but Walker is entitled to the crown.
An automobile collision in Sacramento yesterday killed six prominent Chinese, including four wedding party members. Gensing Pond of Pasadena and his bride Dorothy Ah Tyen, married hours earlier, perished in the crash and fire. Also killed were Rose Ah Tyen, Ella Lew, Ora Chang, and Harold Lew. Driver Henry Kreutzer was detained by police.
CHICAGO August 12 Five true bills charging embezzlement were voted by the grand jury against A. B. Greenfield head of a brokerage firm. He recently returned from Detroit and surrendered after reports that more than 500000 had been collected from customers to purchase stock that in many cases was not delivered.
A Sunday night incident at a local hotel involved J. R. and Paul Fro man and two others paying over $200 for fresh air. They left room doors open for ventilation and woke to find pockets rifled with watches, a bill fold, lodge cards and other valuables missing. The outside back screen door was also left open.
Los Angeles trading on the stock and curb markets was slow and irregular with modest activity in Rio Grande and Richfield issues. Rio Grande sold 3,700 shares with a high at 29 1/8, and Richfield rose 1 percent on 3,100 shares at 40 1/2. Banks were inactive while Pacific Public Service sold 400 shares at 27 1/2. Edison common gained 1/2 on 600 shares and Pacific Finance common, 650 shares, traded at 14 0/4 with no change.
The barn of T. C. Nutter in Moapa Valley was toppled by a strong Southwest wind late last week. Residents say the gusts were among the valley’s worst in years, damaging structures in the area.
William Lloyd Pyle files suit for divorce from Laura Alice Pyle. Married in Pawnee City Nebraska in 1903, they have one minor child named Willard Marion aged sixteen. Attorneys Ham and Taylor represent Pyle.
Jake Seymour, a 60 year fixture at Broad and Wall, sells carnations at the exchange entrance for patrons, never stocks, and will leave no surname when he dies. Brooklynite with a limousine, he remains a legend among brokers who know his unlikely fortune and unique status on the trading floor.
A compact collection of vintage dessert instructions detailing peach mousse with gelatin and whipped cream, and a frosting recipe for cakes. It includes steps for mixing peaches with sugar and vanilla, soaking gelatin, folding in cream, chilling, and freezing instructions. Also covers a basic frosted cake batter and a frosting mixture with butter hot cream vanilla lemon.
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