Rose Bowl Clash Looms as Alabama Faces Washington State
Eighty thousand fans are expected in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl game with Alabama leading 2-1 over Washington State. Coaches Hollingbery and Wade report their squads fit and pumped for the big tilt, with light workouts anticipated before kickoff.
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Alabama
Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Washington State
Orin E
Babe) Hollingberg
Wallace Wace
Hollingry
Wade
Hollingbery
Pittsburgh
Airplane Theft Faces Supreme Court Question
The case asks whether the Dyer automobile theft act covers planes. William W. McBoyle, Galena airport owner, was jailed for aiding transport of a stolen plane from Ottawa to Galena and then Guymon. Co‑defendant pilot A J Lacye pleaded guilty and testified.
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Washington
Globe
United States Supreme Court
William W. McBoyle
Galena, Ill
McBoyle
Oklahoma
A. J. Lacye
Ottawa
Ill
Galena
Guymon
Okla
Lacye
McHoyle
Ferguson released on bail in Green Lantern holdup case
James Ferguson was released from county jail on a $2000 bond with Ed Van and B F Minter as sureties. James Costegan and Wm B Potter remain in custody without bond. Hearings set for Friday morning January 2 at 10 o clock. Also noted is a Neosho, Missouri farmer Gen Schweitzer narrowly escaping injury from a grinding saw incident.
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James Ferguson
Green Lantern
Ed van
B. F. Minter
James Costegan
Wm. B. Potter
Scandals Rival Days Of Tweed In New York
A quiet man Isidor J. Kresel has become special counsel to Referee Samuel Benbury in New Yorks probe of judicial irregularities and graft. Three years of inquiries reveal bribes, payroll padding, and court investigations across Bronx to Battery Park with several judges and officials facing removal or retirement amid ties to Rothstein and city scandals.
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New York
Isidor J. Kresel
United States
William Travers Jerome
Kresel
Samuel Benbury
Bronx
Battery Park
Queens
Maurice E. Connolly
Graf
Albert H. Vitale
Arnold Rothstein
Gembler
Central Hotel
Rothstein
Geo. Ewald
O Martin J. Healy
Tammany Hall
W. Bernard Vause
Atlanta
Dozen Remain in Jail in County Lockup
Blair Richardson, held on federal narcotics dispossession charges, has been released on a $2000 bond. B. Cline is jailed on forgery and three counts of molesting children with bonds set at $5000 each. Three others, Daniel Alvarez, Jose Martinez, and J. Montiel, are detained for deportation. New Year’s Eve saw Sheriff Sam Gay and Undersheriff McCabry host a dozen inmates in the county jail.
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Blair Richardson
B. Cline
Daniel Alvarez
Jose Martinez
J. Montiel
Sam Gay
McCabry
Utah Plans Defense in Arizona Dam Suit
Governor Dern announced W. W. Ray and State's Attorney General George P. Traker will represent Utah at a Colorado basin state conference Monday. Delegates will discuss defenses to Arizona's bid to strike down the Boulder Dam Act, with a first court clash set for January 12. Utah joins Nevada California Wyoming New Mexico and others in backing the Colorado River compact.
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Salt Lake City
W. W. Ray
George P. Trarker
Utah
Colorado Basin
George H. Dern
Ray
Utal Colorado River Commission
Arizona
Greeley
Colo
Nevada
Cana
Wyoming
New Mexico
Lef
Ender Canyon
Joffre Improves Amid Boxing Title Hype at Legion
Marshal Joffre's health shows improvement after a crisis at 1 p.m. He rests with stable vitals as doctors report he emerged from the episode. Nevada welter title contenders Smith and Farrell prepare for a likely barnburner tonight at Legion Stadium with Smith seen as slight favorite.
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Smith
Legion Stadium
Warre
Parrell
Johnny
Legion
Nevada Smith
Box
Farrell
Vn Tery
Agh
Fa Ftehter
Nevada
Scnith
Fye
Joe Reese
Reese
Howard Fritz
Los Angeles
Fritz
Arden
Bucky O'Brien
One Killed Two Wounded in Feud in Buckeye
Aziz BUCKEYE Dec. 31 uP A feud results in one dead and two wounded after a horse strays onto land owned by Bill Dyer 26. Dyer is killed and William Mathewson is wounded while Blanche Guiner is grazed during attempts to halt the melee. Lewis Kilegrew is arrested for Dyer’s killing and Nelson Kilegrew’s father is also detained for questioning.
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Buckeye
Aziz
Bill Dyer
William Mathewson
Blanche Guiner
Lewis Kilegrew
Dyer
Nelson Kilegrew
Mathewson
Federation of Miners Strike in South Wales Declared
In Cardiff Wales on December 31 the miners federation ordered a general strike in the South Wales coal field involving about 150000 workers, to take effect at midnight.
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Cardiff
Wales
Great South Wales
Miners’ Federation
Hollywood Fraud Suit Alleges $500000 Stock Manipulation
A federal accounting suit filed by William H. Moore Jr. as receiver accuses Hollywood Operation officials and associates of fraud, claiming stock manipulation to profit from sales while assets lag liabilities by about $300,000. Named defendants include Glen W. Black Esther Black Boucher and several others and the Consolidated Investment corporation.
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Los Angeles
William H. Moore, Jr
Hollywood Operation
Associated Concerns
Moore
Glen W. Black
Presient
Ginger Ale Corporation
Esther
B. A. Boucher
Boucher
Harry A. Williams
Henry Dermer
B. A. Cain
Douglas Williams
R. D. Robertson
Carl Lindsay
Ames Paterson
The
Consolidated Investment Corporation
Car Stolen Then Found In Local Garage
Albert Duffill a local attorney reported his new car stolen from in front of his Fremont street home Monday night. After a diligent search the vehicle was located in a local garage where it had been placed by Duffill himself.
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Albert Duffill
Fremont Street
Duff
City police plan city-wide cleanup to curb undesirables
Chief of Police Percy Nash outlines plans to clear undesirables amid a wave of pony mime activity and a surge of job seekers in Las Vegas. The force considers drastic measures including a chain gang to keep the city free of troublemakers and to handle the expected influx of workers and vagrant elements.
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Percy Nash
Las Vegas
United States
Hoover Dam
Nash
Senators blast Hoover plan for eastern railroad consolidation
Senate leaders Couzens and McKellar condemned President Hoover for backing a four system consolidation aimed at aiding finances. They argued the plan would worsen human misery, feigning ethics while criticizing the commerce commission's independence. The report notes Willard of Baltimore and labor cost concerns plus a Los Angeles trip for ill family members.
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Washington
Dec
Couzens
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Hoover
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Commerce Commission
White House
New England
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
New York Central
Nickel Plate Hines
Wen
Cozens
United States
Collens
Dyaiel Willard
Baltimore
Willard
Anheuser Busch Kin Kidnapping Reported in St Louis
Dec 31. 49 Adolphus Busch Orthwein, 13, grandson of August Busch, president of Anheuser Busch Inc, was kidnapped by a man who menaced the chauffeur with a pistol as they left the grounds for a party. The kidnapper abandoned the limousine and took the boy in another car. Authorities mounted a large search with no motive yet evident beyond wealth.
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ST Louis
Adolphus Busch Orthwein
August Busch
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Orthwein
President's Aide Dies From Poison
Washington report states Lieut Bruce Settle one of President Hoover's naval aides died from cyanide poisoning. He was found Monday at the naval interior communication school in Washington en route to a hospital. District coroner was to conduct an investigation before burial at Gainsboro Tennessee his home.
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Washington
Navy
District of Columbia
Bruce Settle
Hoover
Naval
Lieut
Setle
Naval Interior Communication School
Disc
Gainsboro
Tenn
Settle
Gambling boats suspend operations off Los Angeles
Two gambling barges anchored off fake county authorities suspended rations after a raid. The Johanna Smith shut down with twenty men charged with piracy to violate the site gambling laws. The Rose Isle remained dark as preparations for reopening and celebrations continued.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Johanna Smith
Engineers Select Tap Site For American Canal
Washington reports tentative approval by the Bureau of Reclamation Engineers for a tap site about one to one and a half miles above Guna Dam as an alternative for the All American Canal unit of the Boulder Canyon project. Reclamation Commissioner Mead was informed. the site could reduce the cost. Engineers have completed studies and are preparing drawings for the 115 mile Coachella branch of the canal, estimated to cost about 11 million dollars.
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Washington
Guna Dam
Bureau of Reeieation Engineers
Colorado
Boulder Canyon
Reclamation
Mead
Bureau
Coachella
Government Turns Land To States
Nearly 160 million acres of land in western states have been restored to the public domain in six weeks by the general land office through withdrawal from reclamation and power site reservations. Former soldiers may file claims for 95 days, and land will open to the public in intervals over the next 60 days. About 150 thousand acres of withdrawn land lie in two Wyoming counties. Nevada acreage is not affected.
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Washington
En States
Wyoming
Nevada
Reno Divorces Rise as States See Higher Totals
In Reno on December 31, a total of 2149 divorces and annulments were granted in 2950, up 43 from the previous year. Wives received 1371 decrees, with education by mail noted and the University of California expanding from 450 to about 5000 students.
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Reno
University of California
Western Air Cuts Las Vegas L.A. Fare Amid Hoover Dam Boom
Western Air officials announced a one-third fare reduction between Las Vegas and Los Angeles effective January 1. The current rate is $20 one way. No change was made to the Los Angeles Salt Lake City route. The cut reflects expected travel tied to Hoover Dam construction and anticipated future passenger volume.
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Los Angeles
Western Aires Company
Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Western Air
Salt Lake City
Greek Steamer Theodorus Bulgaris Abandoned at Sea
The Greek steamer Bulgaris of 4292 tons named Theodorus Bulgaris was abandoned and sinking today in the bay of Bis c ay near London. Lloyds reports the Portishead radio station was advised by the British steamer Viceroy of India at 4 22 p m that the crew had been rescued.
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London
Bay of Bisc Ay
Lloyds
Portishead
Salvation Army Serves 183 Meals in Vegas Area Outreach
The Salvation Army served 183 meals yesterday, one of the largest locally in recent history. Officials Hope that Hoover Dam work and Las Vegas activity at the start of the new year will reduce the number needing assistance.
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Salm Army
Salvation Army
Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Police Court Fines Reach 1600 in December
The city police court collected 1600 in fines for December, a total higher than average, attributed to city police activities during the past month per Chief of Police Percy Nash.
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Fics
Percy Nash
December Marriage Licenses Reach Record Pace in County
The County Clerk’s office reports 64 marriage licenses issued in December up to 5 pm yesterday, rivaling August’s record 65. Lady deputies hoped New Year’s Eve would push December past the peak as couples sought matrimony in the season.
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Wm. L. Scott
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