Las Vegas Federal Building Progress and Pay Controversy
Senate efforts led by Senator Oddie to compensate labor and material suppliers from unused funds amid a first contract cancellation. The hearings reveal officials favored by a bond that proved worthless, leaving defrauded workers without redress. A new contract keeps the Las Vegas post office project on track for completion by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Oddie
Las Vegas Federal
Committee On Appropriations
Architect of the Treasury
Oddie
Las Vegas
Senate takes up 3.05 percent beer and wine bill
The 3.05 per cent beer and wine tax bill moves to the Senate after a 12 to 5 finance committee vote. Secretary Mills estimated the revenue between 125 and 150 million dollars. Lawmakers aim for an early vote amid a tight session with other major measures awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Judiciary Committee
Treasury-Post Office
Drys
Snowbound Californians Released After Mountain Blizzard
A 500-vehicle caravan trapped by a San Bernardino blizzard near Mile High resort was released after a 24 hour effort by highway crews. Cars thawed with heated water, and travelers, including families, walked back to Lake Arrowhead as engineers cleared the ice bound road. A few cases of nervous exhaustion were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Arrowhead
Calif
U.P
California
San Bernardino
Mile High
Measure to Aid Nation's Debtors Passes House
The House approved a sweeping bankruptcy reform by 201 to 43, enabling individuals and corporations to adjust or extend obligations with federal court approval. The bill targets railroads farmers and unemployed city residents and aims to stave off a debt wave. Passage follows calls from President Hoover and party leaders for a relief measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
House
Keown - LaGuardia
John N. Garner
Congress
Senate
Hoover
Hatton Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Mesquite Rum Dealer Arrested in City Raid
Mesquite constable Alf Hardy raided an illegal liquor operation, confiscated the stock, and jailed alleged owner Herbert Morgan. Morgan, brought to county jail for arraignment, had reportedly hidden the business since the year began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesquite
Alf Hardy
Herbert Morgan
Commissi Flowers
Boulder Booze Vendor Nabbed in City Sweep
Tony Rossi was arrested by Boulder City police for liquor possession and turned over to the County yesterday to appear before United States Commissioner W J Flowers. The Sheriff reports eleven prisoners held in the county jail for possession and sale within the Boulder reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Rossi
Boulder City
United States
W. J. Flowers
Sheriff's Office
First Degree Murder Count Faces Reeves
Possible first degree murder charges loom for Dillard M. Reeves after the sudden death of state highway employee Frank Potter, 30, who was killed Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas. Potter was shot while at Doyle Strasser’s home. Reeves reportedly returned with a pistol after walking with a cleaned rifle and muttering about a shot. Potter died at Las Vegas hospital around 2 pm. his survivors include his ex wife Cecil Potter of Las Vegas.
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Dillard M. Reeves
Frank Potter
Potter
Las Vegas
Doyle Strasser
South Eighth Street
Strasser
Reeves
C O C Heads Honored Today
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce holds a noon luncheon at Union Pacific dining room. Archie Grant will be inducted as president elect and announced as members of regular committees. Plans for Chamber day dinner tied to Western Air Express station dedication at Las Vegas airport on February 8. Large attendance urged to start the year propitiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Lost birth certificate clinches burglar’s guilt
Alfred Rollo, accused of burglarizing a New York grocery, left his birth certificate at the scene. Police found the document and it was produced in court where Rollo admitted it was his. The jury convicted him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Alfred Rollo
Rollo
Hitler Named Briggs Plant Chieftain of Reopens with New Cabinet
Berlin and Detroit reports cover Hitler’s celebration as Hindenburg names him head of government and insists on a conservative cabinet majority while naming Franz Von Papen as vice chancellor. In Detroit Briggs Manufacturing resumes Ford body production with about 1000 workers including strikers and strikebreakers amid minor clashes.
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Hitler
Briggs
Paul von Hindenburgh
Franz von Pappen
Detroit
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Ford
Wm. 8
Connelly
United Press
Connolly
Briggs Company
Eagles Benefit Dance to Aid Drum Corps Trip
Members and friends of the Eagle lodge are invited to a dance at the club hall tonight. Proceeds will defray expenses for sending the drum corps to Reno next June for the state convention.
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Eagle Lodge
Eagle Drum and Eagle Corps
Reno
Automobiles Collide on Los Angeles Highway Cause Blinded by Headlights
Automobiles driven by D. W. Smith and J. L. Burns collided on the Los Angeles highway Sunday evening. Burns, blinded by headlights, rammed Burns into Smith's Pontiac sedan, causing three broken windows and two smashed fenders.
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D. W. Smith
North Seventh Street
J. L. Burns
Los Angeles Highway
Burns
Smith
Brown found guilty on count in Clark county court
Taylor Brown recently arrived in Clark county was found guilty on an assault charge in justice court after a Whitney brawl over Six Companies scrip. Sentencing scheduled for this afternoon.
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Taylor Brown
Clark County
Whitney
County Clerk Office Profits Shown for Two Years
A county report released by County Clerk Wm. L. Scott shows the clerks office operating with a surplus two years running. In 1932 the office turned 3,552 into the general fund beyond expenses. 2,459.81 was added to county coffers in 1931. Total 1932 fees amounted to 20,303.28 with expenses of 0,351.69.
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Wm. L. Scott
Clark County Law Library
Scott
Assemblyman
Carroll
Local resident found guilty on license count
Clyde Easter was found guilty in municipal court yesterday for violating the city license ordinance by peddling from house to house without a license. Sentencing was deferred indefinitely and he was warned to obtain a license or stop door to door peddling. Johnny Bendon of the Bureau of Reclamation was expelled from the reservation after arrest on intoxicated driving charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Easter
Easter
McNamee
Johnny Bendon
Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City
Bendon
Two convicts killed in Folsom quarry collapse rescue
Three inmates died when a prison quarry section collapsed at Folsom Prison California burying them under rock. Austin Jackson John Mitchell and William Hughley died attempting to free Hughley with Jackson and Mitchell losing their lives in the rescue effort. Warden Court Smith said the cleanup would take most of the night as quarry workers remove the debris.
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Folsom
Calif
Hughley
Negro
San Diego
John Mitchell
de Angeles
Austin Jackson
Alameda
Jackson
Mitchell
Court Smith
Legislature Extends Auto License Deadline to March First
Senator Friedhoff sponsored a bill passed by the state legislature extending the automobile license deadline from February 1 to March 1 1933 due to statewide financial hardship. The measure takes effect immediately and expires March 31 1933. officials report continued rush at local assessors offices despite the extension urging early renewal to avoid penalties after March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedhoff
Fred B. Balzar
Carson City
A. A. Stocks
Mother Seeks Missing Son in Nevada Dam Work
Mrs. Bertha Johnson, formerly of Denver, seeks her son James Johnson believed to be in Las Vegas or Boulder City working on the dam. Anyone with his address should contact Mrs. Johnson at 637 6th Street, Boulder City.
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Bertha Johnson
Denver
Colorado
James Johnson
Las Vegas
Boulder City
Johnson
6Th Street
Daladier to Form New French Cabinet Amid Tax Hikes
Edouard Daladier announced in Paris that he will form a new French cabinet to replace Joseph Paul Boncour's, and will also remain war minister and prime minister. Socialists opposed his budget balancing plan, while negotiations continued as taxpayers condemned proposed tax increases across the country.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Joseph Paul Boncour
Daladier
Albert Lebrun
Paul Boncour
Three Slated for Cabinet
Warm Springs Georgia January 3. President-elect Roosevelt plans to name Carter Glass of Virginia as Secretary of the Treasury Thomas J Walsh of Montana as Attorney General and James A Farley of New York as Master General Frances Perkins of New York named as Labor Secretary Roosevelt was said to be leaning strongly to the first three appointments with others under consideration.
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Warm Springs
U.P
Jing
Bagotvelt
Pat
Carter Glass
Virginia
Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
James A. Farley
New York
Frances Perkins
Lea of Labor
Roosevelt
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Daily Grind
Third Street
Las Vegas Federal Building
Boulder
James Smith
Yucca
Ariz
Cecil Potter
C.O. C
Edith Ransome
Seattle
Brown
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Germany
H. Reece
Moocher
O. S. Morgan
Mackey
Tol County
Bernard Hubbard
Alaska
Northern Territory
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