Russell broadcasts at Chamber meeting highlights Las Vegas and Boulder Dam
Bob Russell with Harvey Luce presented a radio program on Las Vegas and Boulder Dam at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday noon. The skit amused members and Russell added a 15 minute announcer segment. Discussion followed on amending current law with no consensus. Senator Henderson noted a prior bill for a ten mile truck scale. The Venetian Ballroom gained membership approval. A Las Vegas Barber Health and Sanitation Board seat was supported. Boulder Dam power legislation was referred to the laws and legislation committee. James Cashman urged road improvements to aid mining and local enterprises. Russell praised the Wildcats football team for winning the state title for the fourth straight year.
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Bob’ ‘Russell
Harvey Luce
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Bob
Chamber of Commerce
A. S. Henderson
Henderson
Barber’s Health and Sanitation Board
Nevada
Committee On
James Cashman
Bob Russell
Wildcats
Las Vegas Weather Readings Show December Temperatures
Government weather station records show daily highs and lows for December in Las Vegas. Notable figures include 68 high with 36 low on December 7, 40/36 on December 8, and 39/37 on December 10 through 13 with rainfall of twenty hundreds of an inch between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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Government Co-Operative Weather Station
Two New Oil Stations Underway in Vegas
The Shell Oil station at Second and Fremont nears completion and promises an attractive design. A Rio Grande Oil station is under construction at Third and Fremont, occupying the block corner across from the Shell site.
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Shell Oil Company
Second and
Fremont Streets
Vegas
Rio Grande Oil Company
Third and
Fremont
Shell
Mrs Gore III Illness Ties Long Beach Visit
Willam E. Gore has spent the past week in Long Beach due to the serious illness of Mrs. Gore who is hospitalized there.
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Willam E. Gore
Long Beach
Mrs. Gore
Earl in L A
Marion Earl is spending a few days in Los Angeles, enjoying a brief stay in the city.
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Earl
L. A
Marion Earl
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Visitor Guests Sal Sager Hotel
C. E. Anderson of Los Angeles was a guest at the Sal Sager hotel Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
C .E. Anderson
Sal Sager Hotel
Nash Speaker At Rotary Club
Percy Nash spoke at Las Vegas Rotary Club, detailing experiences in Alaska from 1897 to 1906 as a miner, trapper, hunter, trader and explorer on the Stewart river. He shared maps, self-taken photographs and Indian mementos, plus a harrowing week with a leg shattered by an ax blow before rescue.
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Alaska
Stewart River
Yukon
Klondike
United States
Nash
North
Wilds
Plan Community Xmas Program For 20th Time
Las Vegas plans its twentieth annual community Christmas celebration amid rising unemployment. Local lodges clubs churches and unions meet at the Chamber of Commerce to organize fund raising and gifts for destitute families and 2500 children. Knudson is named to head the committee again with Mrs. Dimock as secretary as December 24 events at the courthouse grounds include a pine tree lighting and distribution of baskets and goodies.
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Las Vegas
Chamber of Commerce
Knudsoff
Chmristmas
Charles Dimock
Court House
Claud Mackey
Forest Service
American Legion
C .S. Wengert
Leo A. McNamee
Allye Lawson
Harold Caze
Bert Spencer
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Bob” Russell
C. of C. Meeting
Mrs. Gore III
Rotary Club
Percy Nash
K. O. Knudson
Dan Jondahl
A.S. Kean
Lewis Rowe
Bryan L. Bunker
R.R. Myers
Relief Society Elks Lodge, American
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