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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1928
Page
2
Las Vegas Age, published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons, publishes notices and advertising terms. Editor Charles P. Squires, Associated Press content rights stated. subscriptions listed. rates per year five dollars, monthly fifty cents, per copy five cents.
The article contrasts two types of residents over the Baulder dam bill. A temporary citizen plans to leave Las Vegas if the bill fails, seeking personal gain and showing little community interest. A permanent citizen remains optimistic about Las Vegas’s growth, treating it as home and wanting it to improve for all residents.
The piece warns business people and households about persistent solicitors at doorways posing as mission beggars or selling small items. It argues most beggars are undeserving, urges directing aid through churches or fraternal groups, and notes many avoid honest work by traveling from town to town in old cars.
Balzar names E F Seaborn to fill the vacancy caused by True Vendil's death. The nonpartisan appointment favors the service, highlighting Seaborn as an expert accountant with years of experience. Governor Balzar is credited with a advantageous choice for the position.
For years Las Vegas has honored its Volunteer Fire Department for preventing costly disasters. Desert towns in Nevada and California have suffered major blazes, with Goldfield Caliente and Barstow cited as hard luck examples. The city’s prompt firefighters spared the town from thousands of dollars in damage, and the citizens pledge support and encouragement.
Paris reports the radical party dissolving in conflict with Premier Poincare. The party loses prestige and threats its future as a major force. Republicans of the center and socialists gain influence with five socialist ministers in the new government while radicals fade, possibly pushing extremists toward socialist or center groups.
Senator Oddie proposes an amendment to restore funding for the Carson City government assay office. Mint Director Grant says no further need exists, shipping gold to San Francisco. House committee and Treasury bill move toward abolishing Carson and Salt Lake offices due to minimal business.
The 1929 appropriation of 23,189 dollars covers payments of water charges against Indian lands in the New Lands project as reported by the Reno Evening Gazette.
Paris reports that half the watches run magnetized and lose time due to widespread electricity use, according to Georges Bigourdan, head of the International Time Bureau. The claim highlights a growing issue tied to modern electrical devices.
Whitwell Tenn Dec 8 James Stevenson farmer found his market fowls stolen but discovered a missing pocketbook containing $300 in the coop. No claimant appeared for the money, leaving the find in his hands.
Expeditions led by Professor Pinegin departed Tiksy Bay August 1 aboard the Polar Star to establish a weather station on Cape Tiksy, with no word received. A second team works on a hydrological plant on the Yana River and a third plans bases for an air service to Taimyr. The academy of sciences asks the central radio station to listen for signals.
The Las Vegas Post No 8 of The American Legion acts as a local veterans organization chapter, coordinating community service, posts meetings, and public activities among American veterans in Las Vegas.
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