Federal Building Title Approved After Long Delays
Senator Oddie reports the Department of Justice has approved the title for the federal building site in Las Vegas after sixteen months of delays. He notes no title defect and criticizes government indecision, saying early action would have benefited Las Vegas and Boulder Dam plans. The row over mineral rights and patent terms is blamed on internal government suspicion and delay.
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Federal Building
Oddie
Department of Justice
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Oddie and
Pittman
Arentz
Clark county honors James Cashman for highway leadership
In a year end tribute the Clark county board bids farewell to James Cashman noting his voluntary exit after ten years of service. The piece credits Cashman with guiding a modern highway system and praises the broader board members for building the county’s road program. A second item warns against a proposed red light district near a main Boulder Dam corridor and urges prompt county action to keep it distant from highways and upscale residences.
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James Cashmen
Clark
Board of
County Commissioners
Cashman
Clark County
Jim
Jim Cashman
Bill Stewart
Henry Rice
NEW Redlight
V Gas
Boulder Dam
The
Age
Grant Memorial At Point Pleasant Plans Church Site
Rocks from the limestone quarry near the grant birthplace hills will form the foundation for a new Memorial Methodist church at the tannery site in Point Pleasant. The church replaces a 1570 structure and is the third Grant memorial here, with a restored cabin and Civil War relics once displayed in the home.
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Point Pleasant
Jesse Gran
Clermont County
Fatest
Ulysses S. Grant
Tatinery
New Memorial Methodist Church
Memorial Church
Grant
Ohio River
Jesse Grant
West Point
Earthquake Cracks Traced to Moisture at Stanford
A Stanford study links ground crevasses during quakes to moisture in the soil. A shaking table built after the 1906 quake shows wetter soils vibrate more and reverse motion earlier, creating wider oscillations and cracks between wet and dry zones. A ten year chart by Angeles National Forest helps identify fire risk timing.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford University
Brook F. J. Roger
Forest Rangers of
Angeles
Calif., National Forest
No Fee Charged for Employment Service Office Ad
A concise notice states no fee is charged to an employer or employee for furnishing competent help. It lists the Federal State and County office at 119 N. Main St and a contact phone number 531. The fragment implies a government employment service advertisement or guidance.
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Petent Hi Federal
Snd County
N. Mainst
Congressional poet laureate echoes in Senate satire
Washington bystander notes that John Sharp William and Senator George Norris sparked satirical verse in the Congressional Record. Norris crafts verse aimed at Hoover, critiquing presidential commissions and federal power, highlighting a tradition of political poetry in Congress.
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Kirke Simpson
Washington
John Sharpe
William
Senate
Mississippi
Congress
George Norris
Nebraska
Nimsont
Mekae
Hoover
Norris
Herbert Hoover
White House
Debut of Talkies In Moapa Valley Proves Success
Debut of talkies in Moapa Valley draws local crowd as Western Electric sound system opens with Janet Gaynor film My Side Up. Coach Gold Entroller leads Dixie High St George team through three games in southern Utah, with a 39-26 win over Moapa Valley rivals.
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Moapa Valley
Donal Earl Overton
Goldentoller
Sound of
Utah
Dixie High St. George
Hh School
Mospa Valley
Trea
Western Electric
Hich x
Janet Gaynor
Usaw
Suits Filed In District Court In Butte Montana
Two district court suits are filed. E C Hockethorne sues Surset Inn Co Li et al to foreclose on him. Estelle Irene Tallackson sues Gus av T Tallackson for extreme cruelty as cause, with Harmon de Salter and George E Marshall attorneys for plaintiff. Oregon’s 46 day legislative session noted as shortest in 25 states.
New York City Profiles and Local Personalities
A sketch of notable figures in New York society including Mayor LaGuardia praised for popularity among locals. Also highlights a German backed singer and a nine year old radio performer famous for dancing and songs. A detective moves to a higher grade in the pickpocket squad.
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Adele
Tye
Aristo Lee Posner and Society Figures Shine in Harlem Scene
Ronald-He hails from a southern aristocratic line and shifted from literature to business after marrying an heiress and becoming a trustee of her estate. Lee Posner, known as Harlemania, runs press relations for over 50 Lenox Avenue clubs but often goes unpaid when paychecks fail. Theodore, head-waiter at a top New York hotel, screens patrons for social register status and serves wealthy employers seeking exclusive attention. Adele Astaire, Nebraskan turned Broadway and Piccadilly dancer, frequents elite drawing rooms in New York and London while preferring quail hunting to bridge.
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Ronald
New York
2 Magazine
Lee Posner
Carl van Vechten
Lenox Avenue
Posner
Theodore
Adele Astaire
Omaha
Neb* Ta
Broadway
Piccatiilly
London
Withal
Nebraska
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Congressional
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Business Men’s Assurance Co. S. Gene Parks
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Los Angeles
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Salt Lake City
Bank OF Southern Nevada, Inc
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Oregon
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H. LaGuardia
Upper Haslem
Bronx
People’s Store
Tre Cretnetve
FPR
Sprini
Ine Aizagreea
Oil United
Anit Leder Hore
Eddie Wasi
Lonivilte
Bisa Mabbernte
Chin
Hotel Coforna Ecepaley
Charles
Hamilton
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