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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1937
Page
6
In Sydney residents at Whate Beach opened a guest house door to find a tiny koala on the doorstep. The bear entered, rested on a lounge chair, ate eucalyptus leaves, climbed a piano, and refused to leave until after nearly three hours before returning to the gum trees.
A vast scintillating screen of metal bangles will add a symphony of sound and shimmering light to the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1989.
The Golden Gate International Exposition 1939 project will require about 30 million board feet of lumber. Barkers at the Midway must shout without public address systems, as acoustics will be unamplified on the fair grounds.
Dorothy Schofield and Elwyn Pocock married on Christmas Eve in a home ceremony led by President Bryan Bunker of the L D S church. The couple, from Las Vegas and Moapa Indian reservation families, will reside in Las Vegas.
Miss Marjorie Gussewelle visited her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Gussewelle for Christmas. Clyde Keegle traveled from Reno where he studies at the university to spend the holiday with his father P A Keegle. Mr and Mrs T B Croal Sr hosted guests including Mr and Mrs T B Croal Jr of Carson City and Andrew Croal of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Ella Wengert enjoyed a visit from her grandson Harley E. Harmon Jr of Carson City during the holiday break. The 1939 Worlds Fair of the West on San Francisco Bay will be eight minutes by ferry from the city and Bay Area. Vacationland exhibit at the Golden Gate Exposition will display west vacation spots in dramatic displays.
The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition drafts a plan to host a summer ski jumping event on Treasure Island’s 100 acre site. Officials consider venue layout and safety measures for the proposed competition.
Fourteen locations were surveyed before Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay was selected for a 29th World Fair and later repurposed as an airport.
The National Safety Council urges pedestrians to obey signals learn laws from a pedestrian view demand better driver respect and roles, engage in traffic planning and safety education. It argues pedestrians contribute to many accidents and simple actions can greatly reduce harm.
An expert praises life insurance as thrift, noting about 65 million Americans hold policies and total face value exceeds 100 billion dollars. The piece frames policy ownership as human security and economic protection shaping U.S. leadership in thrift.
A list of students who spent Christmas vacation in Las Vegas will leave this week to attend their respective colleges. Named are Barbara Ferron, Shirley Ferron, Virginia Beckley, Eunice Beckley, Leona Sloan, Clarethel Masterson, Bruce Beckley, Richard Williams, Cyril Ham, Artie Ham, Roger Foley and Billie Stinson.
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