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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
7
The arrival of Boulder dam power into Eldorado canyon revitalizes mining with fresh activity. Low grade ore dumps gain value as mills run at night and searchlights glow. Litigation delays are seen as a sign of property value, while Goodsprings also pursues the power to unlock wealth long hidden in the mines.
In the Las Vegas primary, state officers criticized governor-elect Judge E. P. Carville. After his nomination, those same appointees with state payrolls praise his election efforts. The piece questions whether Carville will heed their influence and suggests he consult those who supported him in the primary.
The Las Vegas Taxpayers' association adjourned without recalling the mayor or approving water meters. Several leaders were absent or silent as the group postponed until sometime early in February, with town officials hoping for a shift to real community service after internal leadership changes.
A large nine by three by four inch gold bar from a Clark County mine was displayed at First National Bank on Monday. The writer notes substantial local mining investment and predicts mining as the future main industry for southern Nevada.
A German ship docked in San Francisco and its cargo was refused unloading by local stevedores due to disapproval of Herr Hitler's attitude toward Jews. The writer commends the action and urges similar port conduct nationwide.
Philip Musica also known as F Donald Coster confessed part responsibility for an $18 million theft from a drug company. He will be charged with unsolved East crimes, though the full scope implicates others, including two brothers, and Musica’s confession may aid accomplices in fleeing.
San Francisco reports a mammoth Christmas party for migratory farm workers children at the Shafter Farm Security Administration camp near Bakersfield on December 24. The NBC Red network will air a one hour program from 2:30 to 3:30 PM Pacific, with coast to coast broadcast in the last half hour. Hollywood stars including Melvyn Douglas Helen Gahagan Edwards G Robinson Jackie Cooper Edith Fellows Eddie Cantor and Gloria Swarth will participate, while migrants perform orchestral and vocal numbers reflecting their heritage.
Brisbane report says author and big game angler Zane Grey plans a Queensland arrival in March to fish along the New South Wales coast. He will base at Lady Musgrave Island before heading to West Australia with the Queensland Game Fishing Association president A B Carrodus guiding the trip. Sydney will be his first port of call.
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