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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1928
Page
2
The Las Vegas Age lists publication details with editor Charles P. Squires and Associated Press rights. It notes triweekly edition schedule and post office filing as second class matter in Las Vegas Nevada.
The column warns against drunk driving after a holiday accident injuring a child and a young man. It calls for license suspensions for drunk drivers and strong enforcement. It also surveys Arizona's stance on the Boulder Dam pact, noting potential gains from reclamation, highways, and power projects for Arizona.
A jubilant message hails a grateful Las Vegas for a precious gift titled DO NOT OPEN UNTIL CHRISTMAS. Citizens urged to honor the occasion by planning a safer cleaner city and embracing civic duty while avoiding greed for wealth.
Officials from Nevada and California after a Reno conference aim to raise 4400 over two years. California contributes 2500 from the Division of Water Rights with the rest from regional irrigators and Sierra Pacific Power. Nevada will conduct eastern Sierra measurements while California handles crest stations at Webber Donner Strawberry and Walker River headwaters.
Mrs. Dan Jondahl hosted a Tuesday birthday gathering for Helen Garner with the Senior Class. Guests enjoyed games and a Christmas decorated supper at a long table with a central tree, dainty favors, and place cards.
Jake Von Tobel returns home from Santa Clara College to spend Christmas with his parents, Ed and Mrs. Von Tobel. Several teachers, including Miss Frazier and Miss Hancock, plan holidays in Las Vegas. Others travel to Los Angeles, San Francisco, or San Diego for the season, with numerous family reunions and arrivals noted through Sunday night.
A Treasury secret service raid in Tonopah nets John Martin and E. Mart arrested as members of a counterfeit ring. Officers found raising tools and two watches tied to Elko thefts. The scheme used torn 20s altered to pass as ones, yielding about $19 per note. Authorities report similar bills seen across California Nevada Utah and Idaho. Indians on the Moapa Reservation celebrate with a Christmas tree at the mission led by Rev. Boyd Parker and Deaconess Carter.
United States Land Office records indicate Charles Lahbe of Death Valley Junction California applied for a patent on the Hillside 1 Westend lodes and Doris A. L. lode in the Johnnie Mining District Nye County Nevada. Survey descriptions, acreages, and adjoining claim details are listed with publication dates from November 15, 1928 to January 17, 1929, urging adverse claim filings within sixty days.
Mrs. Coolidge leaves for Northampton Massachusetts to visit her ill mother Mrs Elmira Doohue. The trip is at the December 2 posting, highlighting a private family engagement during the holiday season.
Laurence O Bates of Las Vegas Nevada filed notice of intention to make three year proof to establish claim to homestead land in N%NW% Section 27 Township 218 Range 61E M D Meridian. Hearing before A A Hin man U S Commissioner Las Vegas January 10 1929 witnesses Robert Kincaid and E V Breckenridge both of Las Vegas Nevada. Clara M Crisler Register. First Pub December 4 1928 Last Pub January 5 1929 each issue.
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