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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1929
Page
3
Secretary Lamont says the year ending June 30 showed steadiness in American industry with higher output and record farm income. Exports hit new highs while prices remained stable amid strong business activity and a shift toward services.
Dr William S Park described watching the Catalina Open golf event in California to study top players including Tony Manero the dark horse from Boston. Park's return was late Sunday after a weekend of observing the tournament with $7500 in prizes at stake.
Walt Steele, former Oklahoma and Kansas newspaperman, is announced as a new member of the Age staff. He will devote his time exclusively to advertising. The piece includes partisan quips about the Democratic party and critiques of Bolshevist Russia while noting domestic costs.
CARTERSVILLE Ga Dec 16 Mrs Rebecca Latimer Felton the first woman to sit in the United States senate made her first air trip at age 94 as a passenger on the Goodyear dirigible Vigilant during a brief stop here She initially declined but agreed after watching the graceful landing of the ship
Donald Clarke of South Bend Indiana threw an inkwell through two plate glass windows in a display incident. A court fined him four hundred ten dollars for the temper flare.
Buffalo health commissioner Francis E Fronzak urges shock absorbers for ash cans to cut wear on nerves. He recommends rubber or hemp mats on sidewalks or permanently fastening mats to can bottoms to deter theft and keep callers from avoiding oversight.
T E Kirby was brought back to Las Vegas from Salt Lake City and arraigned before Justice of the Peace Roger Foley. The misdemeanor charge was dropped after it was shown there was sufficient money in the bank when the check was written. Kirby had withdrawn 171 dollars from the bank when he left town after writing a six dollar check to L L Arnette of Boulder Drug. The check dated Saturday December 7 was cashed later the same day. Kirby was discharged from Union Pacific employment for slackness and had gone to Salt Lake City. A W Ham represented Kirby.
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