Not Guilty Verdict In Lundy Case
After about ten minutes the jury found C W Lundy and Beulah Lundy not guilty on an assault and battery charge in the State of Nevada case. Lundy was represented by J R Lewis and state by Harley A Harmon. Alf Hardy testified as the complaining witness amid transfer requests from Mesquite to Las Vegas Justice Court. The defense had Ward I W Higbie Reese Morturors E B Leland John Gan L Z Shurtluff and G W Hamilton listed.
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Beulah Lundy
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J. R. Lewis
Harley A. Harmon
Alf Hardy
Mesquite
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Las Vegas Justice Court. Ward, I. W. Higbie, Reese Morturors
E. B. Leland
John Gan
L. Z. Shurtliff
G. W Hamilton
Legion Boys Honor Malone at Union Pacific Banquet
The local American Legion chapter will honor State Commander George Malone with a banquet at the Union Pacific Eating House this evening. About forty are expected to attend and Malone is due to arrive from the northern part of the state around five o'clock this afternoon.
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Malone
Lady Heath Praises Women as Capable Aviators
London Aug 18 AP British flyer Lady Heath declares women pilots are here to stay and have played a crucial role in aviation history. She cites Russia, China, Japan, Roumania, Sweden, Holland and others as examples of successful women aviators and notes their encouragement and support alongside male pilots.
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Russia
China
Japan
Roumania
Sweden
Holland
Lady Heath
Sporting Life
Died Clark Las Vegas Elks Lodge to mourn Jimmie Clark
James Clark aged 84 dies Friday in Las Vegas. Funeral service Sunday at Elk’s Hall by Las Vegas Lodge No. 1408 BPOE. Pallbearers are Elk members James Cashima A Corradetti W Gore J F Henry O K Adcock Ernie Cragin. No known immediate relatives. LaVina Whitney had tonsil surgery yesterday and returned home today.
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O. K. Adcock
Ernie Cragin
James Clark
Jimmie
Las Vegas
Vegas
Completon
Old Ranch
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Arizona
Seattle
Elks Lodge
LaVina Whitney Dauhter
Kiwanis Picnic Sets Morning Caravan to Charleston Pines Park
Kiwanis members and families plan a seven o'clock departure for a day at Charleston Pines Park. Races and various stunts are scheduled with plenty of fun anticipated. every Kiwanian is expected to attend.
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Kiwanig Club
Charleston
Pines Park
Does Beery Missing in Desert Flight to Las Vegas
Wallace Beery famed screen actor vanished in desert skies during a private plane flight rumored to head to Las Vegas. Beery and his air mate Carson were seen circling after Baker, California, with no contact or location by mid afternoon.
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Wallace Beery
Las Vegas
Beery
Mene Carson
Baker
Cal
Carson
Vegas
Bakerfield
Rocky Wilds
Dorothy Depue Dances Tonight at El Portal
Dorothy Depue performs in an El Portal interlude after appearing on major New York stages. The event features Shuf fling Louie and Buddie Doherty as supporting numbers in a lively program.
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Dorothy Depue
EL Portal
New York
Shuffling Louie
Buddie Doherty
Fires rage in Angelus and Cajon Pass in California
A forest fire started in Angelus National Forest as crews rush to Cajon Pass in San Bernardino mountains where about 2300 acres have burned. A strong wind fans the flames, increasing the blaze’s spread and intensity.
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Pasadena
Angelus National Forest
Cajon Pass
San Bernardino Mountains
Berlin bachelors now have wifeless rooms
Berlin, Aug 18 AP report describes a new west end apartment block built as a single men’s speculation. Each single bed sitting or two-room unit includes balcony, sleeping alcove, built in wardrobe, sized bath, telephone and electric cooker. Meals available at moderate prices at a common refectory.
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Berlin
France Improves as Unemployment Drops Across Nation
Aug. 18 AP reports fewer than 1,300 people in France receive unemployment bonuses, a contrast to England where nearly 1,000,000 rely on aid. Officials note no economic crisis after franc stabilization and growing confidence in France’s fundamental prosperity, with only 112 Paris office workers drawing jobless benefits.
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Paris
France
England
Rome Finds Tourists Smarter Than Before
U S travelers in Rome now seek specific sights and spend less, says head of the oldest American agency in Rome. He notes 1928 ended the era of free and easy Atlantic visitors as tourists grow wiser and more cautious during the Italian summer.
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Rome
United States
Republic
Kingdom
Atlantic
Western Air Express to Add New Passenger Planes This Fall
Mr H M Hanshue president of Western Air Express told the Age interview that the company has ordered new planes to handle passenger traffic. The ships will be converted to Fokker monoplanes similar to the Richfield Oil Company craft. Four of these aircraft are to be placed on the Las Vegas Salt Lake route about November first as current fleets cannot meet demand.
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The
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Western Air Press
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Salt Lake Air Lane
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C. M. Puller
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Fuller H. M. Hanshue
William Henzey
Philadelphia
Clarence Kolb
Kolb and Dill
Salt Lake City
Hanshue
Talbot
New York
Los Angeles
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Kolb
Alameda County
Cal
Flying Palace in Vegas Sets Sail for Salt Lake City
A Richfield Oil executive party led by J A Talbot and C M Puller aboard the Flying Palace travels to Salt Lake City with Mrs. Hanshue and Mr Kolb. Talbot calls the airship a business convenience. Kolb praises travel by air while noting his hillside orchard life.
Lame Duck Drama Turns On Courtly Hunt For Drake
In Los Angeles a pintail drake is identified after a comic misadventure with under-sheriff turned game warden Mac. The tale spans Fremont street to Union Pacific Park with a duck rescue and a curious roadside scene. A second report notes the body of a man found on a park ledge in Elysian Park, likely dead months prior.
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Y Marteletti
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Martelletti
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Elysian Park
Movies Leading Double Lives by Wade Werne
Hollywood editors known as cutters transform unused reels into marketable films by reassembling scenes and altering narration. They craft multiple stories from the same footage, turning a single set of shots into different plots such as rival fights, romantic endings, or family quarrels. Frank Lawrence, veteran editor, recalls many productions where leftovers yielded two distinct photo plays.
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Wade Werne
Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Cas
Villian
Joe
Frank Lawrence
Algerian coast hit by hurricane and quake toll rises
A dispatch from Algiers reports fifteen people killed and 150 injured as a hurricane tidal wave and earthquakes devastate the Algerian coast between Dougie and Jijelli.
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Paris
Algiers
Dougie and
Jijelli
Flood Waters Recede Except Two Localities
Flood waters recede in Richmond Virginia as of August 18 with only two localities still reported inundated. Local authorities monitor remaining flood conditions and expect further drainage progress in coming hours.
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Richmond
California primary vote hits record total in August election
Sacramento August 18 AP reports California’s total registered voters for the August primary reached 2,009,599, the highest in state history, up 155,000 from two years ago. Los Angeles County has 798,950 registered voters and San Francisco County 220,873.
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Sacramento
California
Los Angeles County
San Francisco County
Engineer Dead in Train Smash at LaCrosse Wisconsin
An engineer was killed and over a hundred passengers were injured when a limited train crashed through an open switch in LaCrosse Wisconsin on August 18. The incident disrupted service and left responders assessing the wreckage and injuries.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Five Convicts Escape Jail in Garland Prison Break
Richmond August 18 Five convicts charged with the murder of Dog Sergeant Henry Ward during the Garland prison break two weeks ago escaped from the Fort Bend county jail last night.
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Richmond
Henry Ward
Garland
Fort Bend
75 Miles Is Too Fast Says Judge Breeze
In Municipal Court Judge Breeze fined W. E. Landers a salesman for Southern Nevada Motors for driving 75 miles per hour inside city limits. Landers was arrested on Fremont Street after a chase on Oakland Air American roadster driven by Landers.
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Judge Breeze
W. E. Landers
Nevada Motors
Oakland
Pontiac
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Landers
Fremont Street
Argentina Tightens Grip on Oil Resources
Foreign holders of oil land concessions in Argentina face a stronger government monopoly after the chamber of deputies approved nationalization measures for oil producing areas and the senate is expected to act. A legislative group aligned with President-elect Trigoyes urged Salta province officials to grant free access to petroleum lands.
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Senate
Trigoyes
Salta
Hoover Believes Bill Will Pass At Boulder Canyon
In Los Angeles on August 17 AP Herbert Hoover urged California to align with other Colorado River basin states in drafting Router Dam legislation. He endorsed full development of the basin as vital for future homes and water power, calling for mutual cooperation and favorable congressional action.
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California
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Herbert Hoover
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Western Wotan Lauds Hoovers Leads In Golf
In Chicago Mrs. Harry Pressler led by one over Virginia Wilson after 18 holes in the Western Golf Championship Finals. Will C. Wood praised Hoover for backing the Boulder Dam project, stressing cooperation among states. Herbert Wood echoed Hoover’s call for state collaboration to advance the dam and preserve California’s regional trade ties.
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Chicago
Harry Pressler
Los Angeles
Virginia Wilson
Boulder Dam
Will C. Wood
Sanfrancisco
Herbert Wood
California
National auto race postponed in Altoona
The two hundred mile automobile race scheduled in Altoona Pennsylvania has been postponed until tomorrow because of unfavorable weather.
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Altoona
Baby found in suitcase with head crushed in LA
Body of a young girl, age undetermined, found in a suitcase in a vacant lot behind a police station in Los Angeles. The corpse was wrapped in newspapers and all identifying marks were removed from the container. Police report the victim died from blunt-force trauma and are investigating the case as homicide.
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Los Angeles
Am Tian
Rockford Hops for Greenland Flight Plans
Ontario reporters note Cramer hops off for Greenland at 12 00 eastern standard time on the second leg of their proposed route to Sweden.
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Ontario
Cramer
Greenland
Sweden
Kellogg Bound to Sign Multilateral War Renunciation Treaty
Secretary Kellogg sailed from New York and is bound for France where the Multilateral Treaty for the Renunciation of War will be signed on August 27. Kellogg travels by sea to participate in the historic agreement setting a precedent for international dispute resolution.
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Washington, D. C
Kellogg
New York
France
Lanterns Guide Flood Rescue in Southwest Philadelphia
Lanterns hung from second story windows in Southwest Philadelphia to aid rivermen guiding refugees stranded by heavy rains. Damage in Township is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars.
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Philadelphia
President says states must act on ancient relics in Gobi
In a August dispatch the president argues FTC probes of electric power utilities lack evidence for federal action and urges states to handle the matter. Separately Roy Chapman Andrews reports relics from the Gobi desert showing early stone weapon users and bone-adorned women dating twenty thousand years ago, praising their cleverness.
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Gobi Desert
Superior
Federal Trade Commission
Peking
Roy Chapman Andrews
Andrews
Woman Leader Alvin Hert Heads Hoover Campaign Network
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert of Ken- M is named vice chairman of the committee guiding the Hoover Curtis campaign among women nationwide. One of the country’s best known political figures, she balances public duties with managing a large household and a busy schedule.
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Alvin T. Hert Af Ken- M
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Hoover Curtis
Russian Scientists to Study Buddhism in Leningrad
The Academy of Science in Leningrad announced a new organization to study Buddhist culture across Tibet, Mongolia, China, India and Japan. The initial task is to prepare an encyclopedia of Buddhism led by director Professor Tsher batsky, with participation from French, German, Japanese and Indian scholars. An international Buddhist conference is underway in Leningrad this summer.
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Leningrad
Academy of Science
Tibet
Mongolia
China
India
Japan
Tsherbatsky
Famous circus magnate dead in Cincinnati
Cincinnati August 18 AP Gilbert James Robinson renowned circus figure died in Cincinnati at 84. He left a lifelong diary recounting his storied career and memories from a long eventful life.
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Cincinnati
Gilbert James Robinson
District Attorney to Move Kelly Trial in Los Angeles
The district attorney announced plans to move Leo Kelly’s trial for the slaying of Mrs Myrtle Meltus to August 23, not August 37, in Los Angeles. The report also notes a Las Vegas Hospital obituary style note dated August 18, 1998.
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District Attorney's Office Today
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Myrtle Meltus
Sheerin
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