Tourist Travel In Nevada Rises In June
Tourist travel through Nevada increased in June as 2,460 motorists received road maps and routing directions from the bureau of the Nevada State Automobile Association. The figure, up 15 percent from 1926, included 238 from within Nevada, 1,101 from Northern California, 382 from Southern California, 63 from Oregon, Washington, and 666 from other states, mainly eastern. Improved road conditions cited as the reason for the rise.
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Reno
Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington
Convicts Refuse To Reveal Slayer At Folsom Prison
At Folsom Prison California on July 12 prisoners refused to identify the killer of Fred Merman San Mateo murderer stabbed at the facility. One long term inmate was placed in solitary confinement in the dungeon based on information to Warden Court Smith and deputy district attorneys. The warden noted the dagger could be fashioned from steel fragments or other sharp material.
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Folsom
Calif
U.P
Fred Merman
San Mateo
Merman
Court Smith
Smith
Nan Morgan Faces Love and Loyalty in Courtroom Drama
Nan, Morgan’s devoted secretary, wrestles with jealousy as Iris Morgan flaunts status and flirtations at a dinner after Morgan’s Grace Cox case triumph. Nan, torn between loyalty and forbidden love, plans resignation while Iris and Bert Crawford press ahead in a web of vanity and desire. Nan witnesses Morgan’s blind devotion to Iris even as she hides her own aching passion.
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Nan Carroll
John Curtis Morgan
Prosof
Nan
Morgan
Iris Morgan
S ‘Fish
Wilis Odd
Mar
Min
Willis
Bert
Crawford
Naw
Iris
Morgan Home
John Curs Morgan
Bert Crawford
Benet
Jack
Grace Cox
Veri ‘Ner
Trousseau
Pair Who Planned To Wed in Vegas Drowned en Route
A Los Angeles couple Constance Boggs and John H. Rose, who planned to wed in Las Vegas, drowned while bathing at Mono Lake Camp Carsa California about two weeks ago. A letter to County Clerk Wm. L. Scott from P. L. Bonebrake of Los Angeles asked whether their marriage had been recorded. Scott replied no record here.
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Mono Lake
Camp Carsa
California
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Wm. L. Scott
P. L. Bonebrake
South Main
Bonebrake
Constance Boggs
John H. Rose
Scott
Suit Filed By Lumber Company Over Dance Hall Work
The Las Vegas Lumber Company sues S. E. Bullington and H. W. Heim for 1408.25 for labor and materials for a dance hall on Wells heirs property. The contract dated April 21 1929 called for cost plus 10 percent to be paid upon completion May 18 1929. The suit seeks determination of amounts due and potential land sale to satisfy the claim, with the land described as the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 16 town 21 south range 61 east. Attorneys M D B and M Stevens Henderson and Noland represent the lumber company.
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Las Vegas Lumber Company
S. E. Bullington
H. W. Heim
T. A. Wells
Bullington
Heim
M. D. B. & M. Stevens, Henderson and Noland
Brigham Young Statue Worries Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City July 15 The Brigham Young statue at Main and South Temple has sparked a heated dispute over relocation. The Utah State Automobile Association circulated a member ballot, showing 528 responses with 408 favoring removal, 106 against, and 14 noncommittal. Suggestions included moving it to the Mormon temple grounds or state house lawn and even comical or extreme placements.
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Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Main
South Temple
Mormon Temple Grounds
State House Lawn
Utah State Automobile Association
Jordan River
Second South
Main Streets
Walk as You Like In Chicago
Chicago pedestrians moved freely in the Loop after the city council unanimously repealed the ordinance that regulated foot traffic with vehicles. The change allows walkers to ignore traffic signals, reflecting a shift in local policy and enforcement.
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Chicago
U.2
Loop
Wounded Moose Kills Hunter
A hunting party in Fall River basin, Wyoming, found Sanford dead near a wounded moose with a bullet hole in its heart and a severed throat. The hunter, 65, lay injured and the moose killed him after a battle to the death.
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Ee Kemmerer
Wyo
U.P
Fall Airhorse
Forest
Fall River Basin
Sanford
Arrest Warrant Interrupts Party for Herbert S Crawford
In a crowded scene Bert and Iris danced unaware as Estelle warned Morgan of visitors. A man and a policeman burst in and declared a warrant for Herbert S Crawford’s arrest, halting the party with dramatic suddenness. To be continued.
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Bert
Iris
Morgan
Estelle
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Crawford
Herbert S. Crawford
Lad nine years old faces public school judge says
In Los Angeles on July 15 a judge suspended five days jail for Mrs. John J. Barry after convicting her of violating school laws. The boy Jack Barry, nine, was described as years ahead of his age in learning. The judge noted the boy’s ego and favored normal schooling to mix with peers. Jack said he would distress at attending public school.
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Los Angeles
Jack Barry
Walter Compton
John J. Barry
City Clerk’s Office Closes Saturday Afternoons
City commissioners voted to close the city clerk office on Saturday afternoons and keep hours from 9 am to 12 noon on Saturdays. The measure follows a state legislature action affecting county offices, aligning with ongoing plans related to local government operations and public access.
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LAS Vegas Loan and Jewelry Company
Fremont St
John van Ryn
Prop
Boulder Dam Realty Syndicate
Santa Monica Blvd
Santa Monica, Oal
Philips
West Side
L. A. Highway
Dr. Roy
Pres
Mgr
Southeastern Mining Company
el Dorado Canyon
Boulder Dam
Clark M. Alvord
Nelson, Nevada
Quivel
Nas
Chapter
Mrs. Morgan
Paris
Garling
Orur R
Lis
Carless
Greed Pig
Vegas
Lumber Company
Moose
Lad
LAS Vegas Office Supply CO
Peter A. Burke, Mer
U.S
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