Birds, deep-sea fish and political musings in 1920s arc
Commentary links oceanic adaptation to human ascent and wealth, notes Broun clashing with Coolidge over naval arms, mocks socialist vote totals, and riffs on Will Rogers choosing an all star cabinet of Edison, Ford, Hoover, Rockefeller Jr., and Lindbergh, urging self government as growth from infancy.
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Earth
Ocean
Will Rogers
Thomas A. Edison
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Lindbergh
Williams Sells Fremont Street Home to Hollywood Buyer
N E Williams longtime Union Pacific conductor sold his Fremont street residence between Fourth and Fifth to Carl Ray of Hollywood California for 15000 cash. Ray woke Williams early, agreed to the price, and paid cash hours later. The 624 by 130 foot property will host a business block likely starting next summer.
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N. E. Williams
Union Pacific
Fremont Street
Fourth
Fifth
Carl Ray
Hollywood
Cal
Mr. Ray
Mr. Williams
Ray
Fremont
Thieves Break Into Thomas Quality Shop
Burglars entered the Thomas Quality Shop through the skylight and escaped via the rear door after taking a small amount of change and a peer pants, according to owner Roscoe Thomas.
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Thomas Quality Shop
Thomas Quality
Roscoe Thomas
Myr
Noted Builder to Direct Boulder Dam Project
Raymond F. Walter, a top irrigation engineer, is named Chief Engineer of the Bureau of Reclamation in charge of Boulder Dam construction at Black Canyon on the Colorado River near Las Vegas Nevada. Walter, based in Denver, previously led Pathfinder Dam work in Idaho and will earn seven thousand dollars a year with expected increases.
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Washington
Raymond F. Walter
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder Dam
Black Canyon
Colorado River
Las Vegas
Nevada
Walter
Bureau
Denver
Associated Press
Uat
Goethals
Panama Canal
Secretary of the Interior West
Reclamaon Bureau
Reclamation Service
Famons Pathfinder
Idaho
Los Angeles
William B. Mathe
Colorado River Commission
California
Mathews
King
Utah
Arizona
Coolidge
Masons Install New Officers at Vegas Lodge No. 32
Vegas Lodge No. 32 held installation rites in the Masonic Temple Thursday evening presided by Dr. W. B. Park. New officers include Earl Davisson Master J W Wilson Senior Warden William Sheer Junior Warden Fred Callihan Senior Deacon Carl Farrar Junior Deacon Julius Kada Senior Steward J H Jeter Tyler W N Schuyler Secretary Ed Von Tobel Treasurer.
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Vegas Lodge No. 32
W. 8. Park
Grand Lodge of Nevada
Masonic Temple
Earl Davisson
J. W. Wilson
William Sheer
Fred Callihan
Carl Farrar
Julius Kadas
J. H. Jeter
W. N. Schuyler
Ed von Tobel
Hooper Plans New Offices in Park Building Suite
W. J. Hooper, after two years with Leigh Hunt, will open offices on the first of the year in the Park building suite once used by Leo A. McNamee. He will focus on auditing public accounting federal income tax service real estate insurance and allied lines.
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W. J. Hooper
Leigh Hunt
Leo A. McNamee
Hooper
Federal Incom Tax Service
Insi Ce
Surety Bonds
Allied Lines
Wright Brothers Praise Sister's Aid In Air Experiments
Kansas City dispatch reports Mrs Katherine Wright Haskell sister of Wilbur and Orville Wright rejects credit for helping finance early aviation efforts saying she never gave her brothers any financial aid and clarifies her role remains unnamed in the record.
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Wright Bros
Sister
Kansas City
Katherine Wright Haskell
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Posse Traces Negro Trusty in Kidnap Sorrow at Parchman
Bloodhounds lead searchers into the hills near Parchman Mississippi for Charles Shepherd a negro trusty at the State Prison Farm believed to have slain J D Duvall 55 and prison sergeant and abducted Ruth Duvall 18 after finding Duvall murdered in his dining room with throat cut and head beaten. rising tensions threaten race riot.
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Parchman
Miss
Charles Shepherd
Negro Trusty
J. D. Duvall
Carpenter
Duvall
Ruth
Kidnapping Probe Centers on Desert Search for Richard Grant
Los Angeles December 29 1937 detectives hunt for 11 year old Richard Grant and capture of 40 year old Harry Palmer suspected in kidnaping. leads place Palmer at a mining claim near Yuma Arizona and at Mojave desert sites while another boy says Palmer took him there over a year ago. Ventura California also checked as a man and boy matching Palmer and the youth registered at a hotel Thursday night.
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Los Angeles
Richard Grant
Harry Palmer
Yuma
Arizona
Mojave
Palmer
Ventura
California
Young Great
Albatross Plane Attempts World Duration Flight Over Salton Sea
Charles Rocheville and John Guglementi pilot the single motor Albatross loaded with 646 gallons of gasoline as it roars over the Salton Sea in a bid to set a duration record. An observer from the National Aeronautical Association watches as the craft seeks dense tow level air and remains subject to seal verification. Rocheville, a Las Vegas flyer known from the Potosi mine era, hopes for a 70 hour endurance and hints at possible news of a landed plane from Imperial California.
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EL Centro
Calif
Salton Sea
Charles Rocheville
John Guglementi
Rocheville
National Aeronautical Association
Association
Las Vegas
Potosi
Here
Stolen Erskine Sedan Recovered. Suspect Arrested
James H. Down reports his Erskine sedan stolen in Los Angeles last Wednesday has been recovered and the thief arrested. Down will fly to Los Angeles for the hearing next Tuesday. Jim Down Jr. will accompany his father for further treatment of an eye condition. Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Spellier of Reno are visiting Las Vegas. Spellier is the internal revenue collector for Nevada.
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James H. Down
Erskine
Los Angeles
Mr. Down
Jim Down, Jr
Louis A. Spellier
Reno
Vegas
Mr. Spellier
Peterson Rites Planned for Local Tailor
Funeral services for Charles Peterson the local tailor found dead in his bed by his son Fred Christmas night will be held from the Las Vegas Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 30. Plans await the arrival of Mrs Peterson from San Francisco.
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Charles Peterson
Fred
Las Vegas
Mr. Peterson
San Francisco
Brigham Young Cougars Meet Union Pacific Five in Las Vegas Tilt
Brigham Young University coach G Oit Romney guides the Cougars a fast Utah squad featuring Rags Iersoll Mark Reeve Owen Rowe and Lanky Dixon in a January 7 clash with Union Pacific Athletic Club at the High School Gymnasium in Las Vegas. Merrill of U P predicts a tight game as he aims for victory while noting anxious moments for his team. A prior January 2 tilt with Utah State Aggies is listed as a warmup for the main showdown.
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H. R. Merrill
Brigham Young University
Las Vegas
Brigham Young
Husky
Union Pacific Athletic Club
High School
Cougars
Utah
Las Vegans
G. Oit Romney
University of Montana
Union Pacific
Merrill
U. P
Romney
Aggies
Wingfield Buys Las Vegas Corner Plans Major Hotel
George Wingfield paid Dr. Roy W. Martin $30,000 cash for the northeast corner of Second and Fremont streets in Las Vegas and announced plans for a ten story fireproof hotel to cost about $500,000. Wingfield, arriving from Reno, aims to spur growth ahead of Boulder Dam while forming local business ties.
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Las Vegas
George Wingfield
Roy W. Martin
Second and
Fremont Streets
Dr. Martin
Boulder Realty
Second
Wingfield
Southwest
Reno
Renoprof
Fred C Thomson Former Nevada Preacher Buried in Beverly Hills
Funeral services were held for Fred C Thomson the American boy’s screen idol and former Nevada preacher who died Christmas night. Thomson was a world famous athlete minister soldier and actor active in Beverly Hills civic and church affairs. His wife Frances Marier, a Paramount scenarist, was under medical care after his sudden collapse.
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Los Angeles
Fred C. Thomson
Nevada
Beverly Hills Community Presbyterian Church
Thomson
Beverly Hills
Frances Marier
Legion Post Installs Officers and Honors Banquet
The American Legion held its installation of officers at the Legion Club House with a banquet and a celebratory atmosphere. W. J Hopper was elected manager of publicity for the coming year.
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The
American Legion
Legion Club
W. J Hopper
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Walter R. Bracken
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