Rotary Adds New Member M. W. Davis in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Rotary Club welcomed M. W. Davis a local jeweler at today's luncheon and he will be known as Bill Ferron. Ferron spoke on revised committee function plans and introduced Mrs. Powers who performed two readings. Father Reardon closed with a vocal solo. Frank Garside of Tonopah attended as a visiting Rotarian.
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M. W. Davis
Las Vegas
Rotary Club
Bill Ferron
Rotary
Powers
Father Reardon
Frank Garside
Tonopah
Vegas Wins Fast Season Opener Over Caliente 36 to 24
The Las Vegas Union Pacific basketball team opened the season with a 36 to 24 victory against Caliente at the High School. Spectators praised their mid-season form and predict a perfect slate. A next game against Milford is set for Saturday at the same venue and time.
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Las Vegas Union Pacific
Caliente
Vegas
Milford
J W Carpenter obituary notes newspaper man and rancher
Joseph W. Carpenter died at his son's Vestaburg home around noon from pneumonia after influenza. Aged 16 in 1868 he started a newspaper at St George. He lived recently with his son and Mrs Hodges in West Las Vegas. burial plans not yet set. remains at Las Vegas Funeral Home.
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Joseph W. Carpenter
Vesta
St. George
Hodges
West
Las Vegas
Legion Men Urged to Help at Bentley Funeral
All Legion members are asked to assemble at the Las Vegas Funeral Home at 4:00 PM Friday to assist with the funeral services for P. M. Bentley.
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Legion
Las Vegas
P. M. Bentley
A. D. Hindrichsen
Lodge
American Legion
Sonalan
P. M. Bent
Civil Service Exam Posted for Nevada Postmaster Vacancy
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an examination in Moapa Nevada to certify for the fourth class postmaster position at Saint Thomas Nevada and other office vacancies. The Saint Thomas postmaster earned $919 in the last fiscal year.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Moapa
Nevada
Saint Thomas
Fallon Schurz highway bid set for 19 miles north south link
Churchill county to finance a new 19.33 mile North South highway segment from Schurz Indian Reservation north to 16.7 miles south of Fallon. Bids will be opened December 12. A $53,000 bond issue funds the project, not part of federal aid.
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State Highway Department
Garson City
Schurtz
Fallon
Schurz Indian Reservation
Churchill County
Resolutions Demand Probes Into Vestris Sinking
In Washington on December 5 two Senate resolutions call for investigations into the sinking of the Vestris last month. The measures aim to uncover causes and assign responsibility for the maritime disaster.
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Washington
Vestris
Senate
Noted As Prosecutor Asa Keyes Faces Prosecution
Los Angeles dispatch reports former District Attorney Asa Keyes faces trial on bribery charges linked to the Julian Petroleum case. Co defendants include Jacob Berman Ed and Jack Rosenberg Charles Reimer and A I Lasker. Evidence cited includes diaries and a tailor shop pay offs in downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Asa Keyes
Los
Keyes
Aimee Semple McPherson
William
Hickman
Marian Parker
Baron Fitts
Julian Petroleum Corporation
Jacob Berman
Broadway
Rosenbergs
Jack
Charles Reimer
Ben
Dave Getzoff
Spring Street
Julian Tria
A. I. Lasker
Lasker
United States
Berman
Milton Pike
Getzoffs
Getzoff
Pike
Byron Fitts
Scotty’s Ranch Described With Liquor and Carillon Plans
Glen Jones reports on refinements at Scotty’s Ranch near Death Valley. A twelve foot fountain feeds an eight foot basin in the reception room. The music hall nears completion with Austria carved ceiling scrollwork. A $50,000 pipe organ arrived last fall unopened. A $25,000 carillon will surpass coastal chimes. Twenty acres are fenced with pig wire and concrete posts. 5500 posts needed, 2200 already baked. Three miles of scenic highway links the mansion to Death Valley.
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Glen Jones
Death Valley Scotty
Austria
Death Valley
Reno Evening Gazette
Burglary Charge Filed Against Miner Kiwisar
Martin A. Kiwisar, a Southern Nevada miner and prospector, was brought to Justice Court on a three month old burglary warrant. The complaint by Kennedy of Goodsprings alleges he removed mining machinery from Goodsprings property without consent. Bail set at $1000.
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Martin A. Kiwisar
Nevada
Justice Court
Kiwisar
California
Kennedy
Bentley Death Shocks Las Vegas Community
Preston Moses Bentley 32 6 18 of Las Vegas died suddenly after flu like illness. Survived by wife Mrs Bentley three children LeRoy Minnie May Juanita and father LeRoy Bentley. Services at Las Vegas Funeral Home with interment in Attica. Former Union Pacific worker active in American Legion and Odd Fellows. Senate debates Swing Johnson bill on Colorado River project with Hayden opposing and Hoover tax contention discussed.
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P. M. Bentley
Las Vegas
Pries
Bentley
F. M. Ferguson
Preston Moses Bentley
Union Pacific
West End Chemical Company
Attica
Kansas
American Legion
LeRoy
Minnie
May Juanita
LeRoy Bentley
Legion Play at El Portal Tonight
American Legion presents a three act comedy titled Cy clone Sally at El Portal this evening directed by Fred Gildner. Cast includes C. E. Pembroke Ted Rea Cub Ryerse Roscoe Hampton Marie Gildner Gertrude Jones Mickey McQuade Marjorie Goodwin Pauline Jones.
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American Legion
el Portal
Cyclone Sally
Fred Gildner
C. E. Pembroke
Ted Rea
Cub Ryerse
Roscoe Hampton
Marie Gildner
Gertrude Jones
Mickey McQuade
Marjorie Goodwin
Pauline Jones
Dr Mildren Improves After Illness
Dr F R Mildren who has been ill with flu and sinus trouble is much improved and is sitting up today.
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F. R. Mildren
Moapa Stake Conference Highlights Overton Gathering
The Moapa Stake held its annual conference in Overton with General Authorities including Apostle Melvin J. Ballard and Alice Reynolds present. Saturday featured Mutual Improvement Association activities and plays, with social events and a Queen coronation for Teresa Jones. Sunday noted a large turnout and a main address by Dr. Ballard, totaling about 500 attendees.
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J. Donal Earle Overton
Moapa
Overton
Apostle Melvin J. Ballard
Horace H. C . Alice Reynolds
Mrs. Kimball
May Anderson
Mutual Improvement Association
Crayton Johnson
Virginia Bush
Rulon Earl
Maxine Whitmore
Elva Kelly
Stanford Pugmire
Edna Pocock
J. Donal Earle
M. V. Gym
Angel Anderson
A. L. Kelly
J. Ballard
King George Improves as Royal Visit Notes Palace Activity
December reports from Buckingham Palace say King George has passed a fair night with lower temperature and slowly improving general condition. Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett held a brief consultation on the king’s progress while Queen Mary and Princess Mary greeted well wishers during a drive. The infectious process remains severe but is becoming more localized.
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London
Lord Dawson of Penn
Buckingham Palace
Stanley Hewett
King George
Princess Mary
Palace
Record price paid for Grand Champion steer at Exposition
At Chicago's International Livestock Exposition a Herford yearling owned by Clarence Goecke of State Center Iowa sold for seven dollars a pound, breaking the previous record of three dollars sixty cents.
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Chicago
Clarence Goecke
State Center
Iowa
Anita Baldwin to Meet Lenglen in Truckee
The Chronicle reports Mrs. Anita Baldwin daughter of "Lucky" Baldwin has traveled by private car to Truckee California to meet tennis star Suzanne Lenglen and two companions. Earlier reports linked Miss Lenglen with Baldwin M Baldwin but offered no comment.
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San Francisco
The
Chronicle Today
Anita Baldwin
Baldwin
Truckee
California
Suzanne Lenglen
Miss Lenglen
Baldwin M. Baldwin
Clyde Aitchson Nominated to Interstate Commerce Commission
President Coolidge sent Clyde B. Aitchson of Oregon to the Senate for confirmation to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The nomination came from Washington on December 6.
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Washington
Clyde B. Aitchson
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Coolidge
Senate Nominations Send Names to Senate
President Coolidge sent to the Senate nominations of Roy O. West of Illinois for Secretary of the Interior and William F. Whiting of Massachusetts for Secretary of Commerce. Nye cited a possible fight over West and said West would appear before the Public Lands Committee to address any ties to insull interests.
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Washington
Roy O. West
Illinois
Interior
William F. Whiting
Massachusetts
Commerce
Senate
Coolidge
West
Nye
Public Lands Committee
Insull
Lenglen Party Heads to Baldwin Ranch at Truckee
Suzanne Lenglen and party travel to Truckee California to stay as guests of Mrs Anita Baldwin at the Baldwin ranch arriving shortly after midnight tonight.
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San Francisco
Suzanne Lenglen
Baldwin Ranch
Truckee
Calif
Anita Baldwin
Boulder Dam Bill Nears Senate Passage
Washington December 6 Special to the Age observers report substantial progress in the Senate on Boulder dam legislation. Senator Hayden of Arizona argued for a 4 200 000 acre feet per year allocation to California while interjections from Senators Johnson Bratton King Walsh Carroway and others occurred. A compromise set at 4 400 000 acre feet per year is seen as acceptable to both states and likely to pass before Christmas. Boulder dam supporters remain hopeful.
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Washington
Senate
Boulder Dam
Hayden
Arizona
California
Johnson
Bratton
King
Walsh
Montana
Carroway
Swing-Johnson Bill Debated in Senate Start
The Swing-Johnson bill discussion resumed in the Senate with a move to substitute the House version for the Senate bill. Senator Ashurst agreed if his earlier amendment would not be jeopardized. Senator Hayden urged a Boulder dam compromise to reach settlement.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
California
House
Ashurst
Hayden
Boulder Dam
Farm relief unlikely this session, House committee chair says
Chairman Haugen of the House Agricultural Committee said after a committee meeting there is grave doubt about passing adequate farm relief legislation this session in Washington.
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Washington
Haugen
House Agricultural Committee
Phoenix Woman Wins $12,500 Damages in Affection Suit
Mrs. Mae Reynolds of Phoenix Arizona received $12,500 damages in a $100,000 alienation of affections suit against her mother in law in Pittsburg on December 6.
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Pittsburg
Mae Reynolds
Phoenix
Ariz
Four Die as Explosion Hits East River Disinfection Plant
Four men were killed, six injured, and fifteen unaccounted for after an explosion at a disinfection plant near the East River in New York. Windows within a half mile radius were shattered by the blast.
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New York
East River
Applying Oil to Main St and Road Works Progress
State Highway Department oiling crew began applying oil on Main Street after gravel surface was laid. Mixing oil and gravel to be completed by next Saturday. Gravel work on Fifth Street starts now. Nevada teachers examinations set for December 26 to 29 at Court House Las Vegas. Exall and Mem mott wedding announced in Los Angeles.
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State Highway Department
Main Street
Fifth Street
Nevada
Court House
Las Vegas
Debate on Swing Johnson bill in Senate lifts mood
Washington December 6 special to the Age reports a less bitter Senate debate on the Swing Johnson water bill. Unanimous consent substitutes the Senate bill for the House measure as Johnson and Hayden clash over amendments. Nevada power and revenue changes are accepted.
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Senate
House
Johnson
Hayden
Nevada
California
Arizona
Pittman
Chinese law student hanged for bride murder in Keswick
Chung Yimiao a Chinese law student from New York was executed at Strangeways Jail for the murder of his bride Wai Sheung Miao who was found strangled in a wood near Keswick last June shortly after they returned from their honeymoon.
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Manchester
Eng
Chung Yimiao
New York
Strangeways
Wai Sheung Miao
Keswick
Walsh Seeks Indictment of Blackmer in Tax Conspiracy
Senator Walsh of Montana urged indictment of Henry M. Blackmer a Denver oilman on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government on income tax returns. He said France would honor an extradition request on the charge.
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Washington
Henry M. Blackmer
Denver
Walsh
Montana
France
King in critical condition with chest infection relapse
Bulletins from London report the King remains critically ill with renewed chest infection after prior improvement. Recrudescence is being moderated and the night was fairly comfortable. The Prince of Wales arrived at Aden by noon aboard the cruiser Enterprise.
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London
Evening Standard
Aden
Prince of Wales
Enterprise
Real estate deals close in South Addition sale
Three lots in the South Addition were sold by local broker P. J. Gallagher to buyers Harry Stewart and S. P. Clark of Las Vegas and Ed Church of Idaho Falls. Mrs. Ethel Wisner, proprietor of the block, is in Las Vegas business. Mrs. W. L. Scott, wife of the county clerk, remains at her Seventh street home.
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South Addition
P. J. Gallagher
Harry Stewart
S. P. Clark
Las Vegas
Ed. Church
Idaho Falls
Ethel Wisner
Las Vega
W. L. Scott
Seventh Street
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J. W. Carpenter
Civil Service Examination
Fallon-Schurz
Scotty
Bentley Death Johnson
Bill
Colorado
Hoover
M. I. A. Gold
Amy Earl
Nellie Earl
Flora Jones
Lenglen
MAN For Commerce
COM
Boulder
Main ST
Exall — Memmott
Edwin Exall, Jr
Bessie Ina Memmott
Blackmer
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