This Week: Healthiest American Children Highlighted
Arthur Brisbane notes the livestock show judges the healthiest boy and girl in the United States Thelma Svarstad from South Dakota and William Tobias from Michigan are named champions He cites milk drinking and future teaching plans The piece shifts to cautionary tales of vulnerable children and quotes Ford Edison Rockefeller urging saving money amid broader social reflections.
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Chicago
United States
Thelma Svarstad
South Dakota
America
John D. Rockefeller
McClure Named General Freight and Passenger Agent
J H McClure appointed general freight and passenger agent for Southern Pacific Company with Phoenix, Arizona, headquarters. The move, announced by J T Saunders and F S McGinnis, takes effect January 1, succeeding E J Fenchurch who died recently. McClure previously served as assistant at Phoenix since July 1 last and joined SP in 1902 after roles in Tucson Santa Barbara and Reno.
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J. H. McClure
Southern Pacific Company
Phoenix
Arizona
J. T. Saunders
F. S. McGinnis
McClure
E. J. Fenchurch
Feright
Southern Pacific Service
Tucson
Santa Barbara
Reno
Malachi M. Riley Celebrates 75th Birthday and Retirement
The Age congratulates Malachi M. Riley who turns 75 today and retires from active business to pursue hobbies. He remains active in body and spirit, earning threefold congratulation for his long career and well earned rest.
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Malachi M. Riley
Cere
Mr. Riley
Wingfield Buys 50 Feet On Fremont Street In Las Vegas
George Wingfield paid 15000 for two adjacent lots fronting Fremont street near Second, bought from the Farm Bureau and Chamber of Commerce. The deal nets a 300 per front foot price as legal work proceeds with Stevens and Henderson handling the deed and Bracken holding funds. Dr Roy W Martin and Cecil W Creel note Farm Bureau gains space in the new Federal Building. In Omaha, Carl Gray announces Union Pacific plans to build a Las Vegas to Boulder Dam line after seven state ratifications.
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George Wingfield
Fremont Street
Fremont and
Second Streets
Nevada State Farm Bureau
Las Vegas
Wingfield
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Stevens
Henderson
Atorneys
W. R. Bracken
Cecil W. Creel
University Farm Extension Work
Washington
Federal
Roy W. Martin
Omaha
Union Pacific Railway
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
Boulder Dam
Black Canyon
Gray
Department of the Interior
Mead
Elwood Mead
The
Reclamation Bureau
Californian real estate investor touts Las Vegas boom
Aleck Clark of Hare, Brewer and Clark, California realtors, visits Las Vegas and tells the Kiwanis Club that investing in Las Vegas area property is among the few ways left to get rich. He owns Palo Alto holdings and plans further investment locally.
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Aleck Clark
Hare, Brewer & Clark
California
Las Vegas
Clark
Palo Alto
Kiwanis Club
Northcott plea called mere gesture by officers
Riverside officials say Mrs. Sarah Louise Northcott confessed to killing a boy at the murder farm and was sentenced to life in prison. Her son Gordon Northcott, charged with murdering several boys, claims his mother is insane and says the killings were not committed by him or anyone else. Describes how she killed a child and seized an ax to strike him dead. authorities supported the plea of guilty but may proceed against Gordon on the original indictment.
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Riverside
Calif
Sarah Louise Northcott
Little Walter Collins
Here
Los Angeles
Sarah Northcott
San Quentin Prison
King George's Illness Puzzle for Doctors
London reports that King George's extended illness leaves doctors puzzled by his exhausted condition. A five-physician bulletin notes a disturbed night but some appetite improvement and that the monarch is holding his own overall. Public disappointment greets unchanged bulletins despite slow recovery warnings.
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London
George
Harrington to Take Over Riley Real Estate and Insurance
A F Harrington, longtime First State Bank associate, will assume control of M M Riley's real estate and insurance business on the 3rd. Riley, a Las Vegas pioneer who arrived in 1905 and built a 22 year career, retires to enjoy personal interests. Harrington serves as Kiwanis Club president and is prominent in local business.
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A. F. Harrington
First State Bank
M. M. Riley
Mr. Riley
Las Vegas
Harrington
Kiwanis Club
Bolivia Okays New Protocol With Modifications
The Bolivian legation announced approval with slight modifications of the proposed protocol for conciliation with Paraguay. It said the government has not been informed about the nature of the changes sought. Upon full receipt, the Bolivian reply will be sent to Secretary Kellogg and Dr Victor Mantua of Peru, leaders in the Pan American peace efforts. Paraguay has signaled acceptance with minor edits, and the Pan American committee will reconcile differences into a single document.
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Washington
Paraguay
Kellogg
Victor Mantua
Peru
Las Vegas Seeks Rooms for Incoming Travelers
The Age reports Las Vegas awakes to a nationwide focus with all bedrooms opened for newcomers. The call goes out to residents to provide rooms and bedding, with cots and beds urged until the new hotel by George Wingfield is ready.
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Chamber of Commerce
George Wingfield
Las Vegas
Local Cleaning Works In Remodeling Job
A Corradell proprietor of Vegas Cleaning Works has let a remodeling contract to Sam Shaw Jr for his main shop. Show cases will be rebuilt and the front arrangement changed.
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A. Corradell
Vegas Cleaning Works
Sam Shaw, Jr
Blizzard and gunfire mar Yale frolic with fatalities
A blizzard hit New Year revelers in Chicago causing a record traffic jam and turning fun into tragedy. Two people died in fires and three were injured, one possibly seriously, from random gunfire amid the chaos.
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Yale
Chicago
Mills Fails to Testify at Las Vegas Hearing
Charles Mills charged with driving drunk in Las Vegas on December 21 and injuring 11-year-old Norman Allom. The preliminary hearing before Justice C. D. Breeze heard district attorney Harley Harmon present testimony from witnesses including Norma Ullom and officer Joe Henning. Mills offered no testimony via counsel A. A. Hinman. It is presumed he will be held for district court.
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Charles Mills
Las Vegas
Norman Allom
Justice of the Peace
C. D. Breeze
Harley Harmon
Norma Ullom
Bert Nicholson
Joe Henning
Ferris Doolittle
A. A. Hinman
Judge Orr Wins Golf Tourney Honor
Judge William Orr wins a Sunday golf tournament with a forty three. Dr. Park follows with forty six and W H Pike scores forty eight. W E Houck posts forty nine Leo McNamee fifty one Charles Underhill fifty two. James W Squires visits Marysville with his parents as Charles P Squires, editor of the Age, lies ill with pleurisy.
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William Orr
Dr. Park
W. H. Pike
W. E. Houck
Leo McNamee
Charles Underhill
James W. Squires
Marysville
Mrs
Charles P. Squires
the Age
Lynch Negro Abductor and Killer Reported Lynched
Charley Shepphard the accused abductor of J D Duvall's 18 year old daughter and murderer of the prison guard was said to be lynched by a mob near Cleveland Mississippi after surrendering to ranch owner Mrs Laura Keller. Reports place the capture at Parchman with authorities believing the lynching occurred.
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Parchman
Miss
Charley Shepphard
J. D. Duvall
Duvall
Cleveland
Charley Sheppard
State of Farm
Shelby
Sheppard
Laura Keller
Shepphard
Kiwanis Dinner Lively Affair At Social Hall
The Kiwanis Club dinner at the Methodist Church social hall drew guests from the Chamber of Commerce Rotary and 20 30 clubs with Farm Bureau leaders in attendance. Frank Evans urged agricultural education while Cecil W Creel discussed Boulder Dam benefits for Southern Nevada farms. Also noted are local social visits and the birth of a seven pound boy to Mr. and Mrs Vernon Barnum born Saturday December 29.
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Kiwanis Club
Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Farm Bureau
Frank Evans
Cecil W. Creel
University of Nevada Farm Extension Bureau
Boulder Dam
Nevada
F. C. DeVinney
O. A. Kimpball
Lee Judson
Long Beach
Orpha Miller
James Cashman
Rev
C.S. Reynolds
Otis Godwin
Aleck Clark
Vernon Barnum
Editor’s New Year greeting from The Age
The editor abandons the usual New Year wish to Las Vegas readers and instead proclaims a Happy and Prosperous New Year as a divine right. The message asserts happiness and prosperity are already present and urges cautious handling of speculation and false value amid the celebrations.
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The
Age
Las Vegas
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