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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
7
The recent race meeting succeeded despite early discouragement. General chairman Kel Houssels and his assistants earned praise for delivering three days of premier racing and a favorable financial balance. Las Vegas enhanced its reputation as a lively small city, adding value to the community.
The article lauds Las Vegas climate with rare freezes, noting government thermometer readings. It highlights a single sub freezing event on November 28 and forecasts chilly spells in December and January, followed by a return to spring in February.
The Los Angeles Power Bureau seeks lower Boulder dam power charges, alarming Upper Colorado River Basin states that funds for Boulder Canyon Project development may be cut. Nevada aims to secure its Boulder dam power at the lowest California rate, while upholding promised Upper Basin participation in project benefits.
A Good Housekeeping piece contrasts highway speed dangers with tuberculosis deaths among young people. It urges slowing down on the road and supporting TB prevention via Christmas seals, highlighting TB as a curable disease with early treatment and ongoing National Tuberculosis Association campaigns.
A narrator revisits an encounter with a debtor who left I O U notes as a pledge. He searches for the writer who vanished to a competitor and asks his banker to cash the signs of debt, only to learn the banker also holds a share of the story.
The government and all concerned should ensure due payments and consider lengthening amortization time for the project. The Secretary of the Interior would oversee this feature, aiming to keep surplus for upper state developments. Nevada insists on cheap Boulder Dam power comparable to California, noting its small share limits competition.
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