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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
2
Rates are listed as six months for 200 dollars and per month at fifty cents. Advertisement rates available on application. Day morning December appears as the publishing cue for the notice.
The document highlights U S Attorney Atkinson’s stance on establishing a branch Federal court, booster optimism for Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, and Hoover’s budget message about initiating the Boulder Dam project. It notes that contracts must cover outlays and that timelines are being set for future estimates and initiation work as the big project moves forward.
A garbled report credits Los Angeles with boasting about speedy driving on its front page as figures including Duke Kahanamoku and Walter Hagen are mentioned. The piece references arrests, misjudgments with drivers, and a wrestling figure named Pool Montana, with scattered names and places like Yuma and Cocopah noted amid the confusion.
Disjointed items from Los Angeles Cheyenne and Chicago cover minor incidents and quotes. Notes include dismissed assault charges, a Wyoming governor’s death, a band causing a phone scam, and a woman’s inheritance story with fluctuating figures and family remarks.
Eleven members of the crew of the fraighter Norwich City were drowned at 6 in the South Pacific, with three survivors reported and a radio message received from Steamer Trongate. A radio operator and one other man remain accounted for. Eldorado Occidental company plans a cyanide mill and ore processing near the canyon, while local officials and treasurer duties mingle with unsettled recounts and relocation activity.
A Paris report notes a social debate on mourning attire for widows as women push for suffrage and societal reform. The piece cites discussions by Mrs president of the Society for Women's Suffrage and other prominent figures about wearing veils and mourning gear in public over an extended period.
The Consolidated Power and Telephone Company has spent about one hundred thousand dollars this year on extensions and improvements to phone and electric service. It plans more lines outside Las Vegas to develop surrounding territory, with rights of way delaying some work. Crews shifted to within the city as preparations continue, and the company expresses faith in Las Vegas.
The San Francisco News cites an authoritative source indicating University of California will not consider a post season football bid. President W. W. Campbell’s stance toward aligns with Notre Dame or Pittsburgh, blocking a departure for Pasadena. Campbell has denied interview access at Berkeley.
The poem extols a dog as a man’s true friend through prosperity and ill, faithful beyond kin. It envisions a dog guarding a master through hardship, sharing reverence at death, and remaining constant when others falter.
The article discusses how sleep disturbances and dreams of burglars or snakes reflect underlying mental mechanisms and personality. It notes that nightmares may reveal dissociated parts of the mind, with recall during awakening affecting the perceived disturbance. It also mentions a police report from Los Angeles about jail convictions and a public figure conversation on naval disarmament without addressing the king.
Washington December 4 The Senate faces a split among Republicans over tariff revision as the regular session opens. Western independents drift from the Hoover banner while a young guard clashes with old leadership led by Senator Watson. The revolt sparks speculation of further party realignments and affects upcoming elections.
Ten years ago on December 6 1919 an ordinance providing for the regulation of stock and boards passed. Streets are dragged and city improvements noted. Reeze signs deemed unlawful as District Attorney Stebenne issues notice to remove liquor sale signs by December 15 under penalty of $109 to $1 000. American railroads report nine hundred sixty six thousand stockholders.
The L D S quarterly Priesthood conference met in Bunkerville last Sunday with Las Vegas attendees including C C Ronnow Louies E Rowe Harold J Brinley Ira Fay Frank Allen Summer Arline Way Stewart and Mr and Mrs We The piece notes party leadership tension as Senator McNary of Oregon faced backlash over tactics while Republicans debated adjournment and tariff bill timing.
Atlanta, December reports a city drive to banish beggars from the streets after a failed annual fundraising effort. The campaign gains attention from newspapers and the city council, with editorials criticizing mendicants and noting beggars’ earnings averaging several dollars daily.
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