Bold Wells Fargo Robbery Recalled From 1863
The Reese River Reveille recounts a Wells Fargo express box robbery in Austin around December 1863. A stage arrived, the guard didn't lock the door, and early morning thieves stole the box, later found near the Oregon mine. The box held about $700, with many letters missing or disturbed, no suspects identified.
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Austin
Wells, Fargo & Co
Express
Overland Mail
Oregon
Reese River Reveille
Farm bill judged like a hash by New Deal experts
Analysts from the New Deal era compare the farm bill to a bowl of hash saying farmers’ experts invested heavily and now face uncertainty over what remains and what it means for agriculture policy.
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New Deal
FHA Sees Neighborhood Shopping Centers as Community Assets
The Land Planning Section of the Federal Housing Administration states well located shopping centers near residential areas benefit communities. They argue district population and shop types should determine center size, and note that unless these centers are properly planned they may not serve the public effectively.
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Federal Housing Administration
Miss de Motts Speaks to Girls in Las Vegas
Camp Fire groups in Las Vegas hosted Miss Eldora de Motts assistant field secretary of the national organization as principal speaker. A 7:30 p m study hall program at the high school featured welcomes from Boy Scouts and performances by several groups, with solos, a dance, and the Camp Fire Law. Sponsors were the Rotary club and the Methodist and L D S churches, drawing many parents.
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Las Vegas
Eldora de Motts
National Organization
Miss de Motts
Boy Scouts
Tom Connelly
Dorothy Cundif
Margaret Hathaway
Desire
Donna Leavitt
Geneva Moore
Dahshnaka
Unaliyi
Dorothy Porter
Martha Scott
Miss DeMotts
Rotary Club
Methodist
L. D
Tourism Class Opens at High School Under Prof Edwards
The first session of the Tourism class met Thursday evening at the High school. Dr. Park spoke on Clark county history and archaeological finds around St Thomas and in the Gyp cave. The course will feature several speakers and meet twice weekly with invited visitors welcome.
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Elbert Edwards
Park
Clark County
St. Thomas
Gyp
Indicts Former Vegas Druggist in Paragoric Case
Four Reno druggists were named by a U S grand jury in Carson City for selling paragoric for non medicinal purposes. The cases include B B Doc May a former Las Vegas druggist who ran a Reno store. The Cheneys of Las Vegas were arrested on narcotics charges and may face grand jury action next Wednesday January 12.
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B. B
Highway Heads In Las Vegas
Robert A. Allen head of the state highway department and August Benning Jr. from Carson City are in Las Vegas on department business and plan to depart Saturday.
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Robert A. Allen
State Highway Department
August Benning, Jr
Carson City
Las Vegas
More Chairmen to Aid Celebration
New appointments add county chairs in Nevada and one city chairman for the Fight Infantile Paralysis campaign. Keith Morgan announces chairs for Clark Humboldt Storey Eureka and other counties to organize fund events for January 29 Roosevelt birthday celebration.
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New York
Nevada
Keith Morgan
National Foundation For
Ehairmen
Herbert Gerson
Pioche
Berkeley Barker
Las Vegas
Clark County
Roy Person
Winnemucca
Humboldt County
Alan Bible
Virginia City
Storey County
Nathaniel Hawkins
Palisade
Eureka County
Publicity Man Views Wonders in Las Vegas Visit
Paul Beach, publicity expert for Union Pacific, arrived in Las Vegas and plans several days of tours and speeches. He toured Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon Boulder dam tours, spoke to the Junior Chamber of Commerce, visited Death Valley, attends a Charleston Park luncheon, and will depart to Omaha. He praised Las Vegas for its attractions climate and future.
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Paul Beach
Union Pacific System
Las Vegas
Grand Canyon Boulder Dam
Lake Mead
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Death Valley
Charleston Park
Omaha
United States
Beach
Stetson Hats To Be Made In Australia
Sydney Australia The John B Stetson Company of Philadelphia plans to manufacture hats in Australia Cooperation will be with an established Australian hat maker No new factory is to be built as Australia bans importation of men s hats and Stetson acts to supply local demand through a partner plant.
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Australia
Sydney
John B. Stetson Company
Philadelphia
P. B. Sheather
Tetson
Stetson’s
Miss Semenza Heads to Reno for Ill Father
Miss Grace Semenza travels to Reno due to her father’s illness, leaving home to be with him during his ailment.
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Grace Semenza
Reno
Oklahoma Tax Quip Spreads in Wetmore Field Note
An Oklahoma taxpayer quips that everything in Oklahoma is taxed except safetida, noting lawmakers did not tax it because no one in the statehouse could spell it and there was no dictionary in the building. The remark appeared in Wetmore Oklahoma Spec tator.
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Oklahoma
Wetmore
State House
Okla
Spectator
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Goon
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