Advertising and aviation feats loom in 1929 headlines
The piece notes Aimee Semple McPherson’s publicity driven plan to charter a steamer for $500,000 to bring converts to the Holy Land next Easter, predicting large cash profits. It also praises Germany’s Bremen record as a sign of peace and prosperity, and reports aviation endurance feats, Las Vegas building boom, and looming housing shortages with suggestions to start construction now to meet demand.
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Ree Semple McPherson
Aimee
Holy Land
Germany
Bremen
UCH
Las Vegas
Menace of Disaster From Fruit Fly Pest Threat
The Mediterranean fruit fly pest has a firm Florida foothold and threatens the national citrus industry. The U S government has about five thousand agents and scientists in a frantic effort to eradicate it. If unchecked, Florida’s citrus could collapse similar to California, ruining thousands of growers and imperiling the sector across the South and toward the Pacific Coast. The struggle pits science against nature and holds countywide interest.
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Florida
United States
California
South
Pacific Coast
Testing the Kellogg Peace Pact Test
The Kellogg Peace Pact faces its first test, seen as the sole restraint on Russia and China from war. While no treaty can fully prevent conflict, a broad promise to renounce war and settle disputes peaceably wields powerful influence and could deter future hostilities.
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Russia
China
Rusia
Harrington Weighs Heat Of Massachusetts Against Vegas
Art Harrington, Las Vegas representative, returned from New Bedford Massachusetts after visiting his mother and four others for 15 years. He spoke at Kiwanis International Convention in Milwaukee and noted Massachusetts people suffer in heat while Las Vegas remains cooler in humidity. He described east business conditions as terrible and recounted travel from New York to Denver, with stops in Salida to visit relatives. He commented on Massachusetts distances, saying 50 miles is a long jaunt.
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Massachusetts
Art Harrington
New Bedford
Mass
Milwaukee
Las Vegas
Harrington
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Salida
Colorado
Los Angeles
Southern Nevada Gains in Tourist Travel Through Las Vegas
C C Boyer state highway divisional engineer cites figures showing Las Vegas route traffic increasing over Reno paths via Victory and Lincoln highways. Counts east of Reno and west of Las Vegas indicate substantial gains, tied to Boulder Dam activity, with Las Vegas and Reno points rising from prior years.
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Nevada
C. C. Boyer
Las Vegas
Victory
Lincoln
Reno
Highway Department
Las
Los Angeles
Boyer
MarktS sue Boulder Dam group over mortgage claim
Mr and Mrs R W Markt of Sloan filed suit against the Boulder Dam Investment Syndicate Inc seeking judgment for 1650 dollars plus interest on a mortgage dated March 19 1929. The action was filed by Ham and Taylor. Meanwhile Mr and Mrs E O Underhill and their sons Byron and Thomas travelled to Los Angeles last night for the week.
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Boulder Dam Investment Syndicate
R. W. Markt
Sloan
Boulder Dam Investment Syndicate, Inc
Ham and Taylor
E. O. Underhill and Sons
Byron and
Thomas
Los Angeles
Electric Flasher Sign for Las Vegas Club Planned
Las Vegas business Barratt and Clout will erect a twelve inch letter neon flasher sign sixteen feet high in Las Vegas to advertise the Northern Club. The sign, shaped like an I with a circle top, will be five feet wide at the base and feature the words Northern and Club. The firm has previously built signs for the Golden hotel and Mission cigar store and will also create Beckley’s sign. In Salinas Marie Hall dies after being crushed by a horse at California rodeo events.
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Las Vegas
Barratt and Clout
Compan
Golden Hotel
Mission Cigar Store
Beck-ley
Clout
Unclear OCR fragment on place and event
The readable text fragment appears garbled and does not specify names, places, or events clearly. It cannot establish a coherent news item, outcome, or public notice from the given content.
Legion Drum Corps Finishes Organization in Las Vegas
The American Legion drum corps, led by A. B. Mortenson, has organized 37 members with 32 instruments and two color guards. J. Hooper, manager, says the group aims to compete at the state convention in Elko September 6 and 7 and hopes Las Vegas becomes state headquarters. Practice runs twice weekly at the Legion hall.
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American Legion
the Legion
J. Hooper
Elko
Hooper
Vegas Legion
Las Vegas
A. B. Mortenson
AC. Grant
W. J. Hooper
Leo P. Roth
Eagies
Legionnaires
Legion Hall
Railroads Fight New Line Extension Into Nevada Country
Idaho and Oregon railroads ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to block a proposed Nyssa Oregon to Winnemucca Nevada line. Oregon Short Line and Southern Pacific oppose certifying the route, arguing adequate service exists and traffic would divert from current lines. Backers say the route would shorten haul to California markets and connect with Western Pacific and Southern Pacific lines.
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Boise
Idaho
Oregon Short Line
Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nyssa
Ore
Winnemucca
New
Idaho and Pacific Railroad
Rogerson-Wells
Oregon
Union Pacific
California
Western Pacific
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Wells
City Court Room Ready Soon In Las Vegas
Las Vegas prepares a new municipal court room and police headquarters in a former residence. Sam Shaw leads reconstruction with J L Smith painting, O K Plumbing Shop handling plumbing, and Peoples Electric with E Roeland Branch wiring. Interior repapered. space to include a sleeping room for Police Chief Pernash.
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Las Vegas
Sam Shaw
L. Smith
O. K
Peoples’ Electric Company
E. Roeland
Second Street
Per- Nash
Shaw
New Air Line Completed at Potosi Mine
The 3600 foot aerial tramway at the Potosi mine was completed recently under W O Mills Jr, superintendent. Other new machinery arrived and installation proceeds with full operation expected by August 1, shipping 100 tons daily to the mill. The camp road is upgraded for 15 miles. equipment from Brown Bevis Co of Los Angeles.
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Potosi
W. O. Mills, Jr
Wills, Jr
Brown- Bevis Company of
Los Angeles
Fewer Traffic Tags Result From Municipal Court Action
Judge Springer acting for Judge Foley reports a sharp drop in traffic tags issued by Officer Bob Ziemer, attributed to a campaign against violators. Four fines of $2.50 were levied yesterday for lack of tail lights and overparking. A correction notes Sherman did not install the talking equipment at El Portal. Western Electric installed it and experts from the company did the work.
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Bob Ziemer
Springer
Foley
Age
Sherman
el Portal
Messrs Cragin and Pike
el Portal Theatre
Western Electric
Horigan Divorce Suit Filed in Cruelty Claim
Elsie A. Horigan sues Raymon F. Horigan for divorce filed Tuesday on cruelty grounds. They wed in Klamath Falls Oregon in 1927. J R Lewis represents Mrs. Horigan.
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Elsie A. Horigan
Raymon F. Horigan
Klamath Falls
Oregon
J. R. Lewis
Horigan
Maude M. Hammer
David E. Hammer
Eagle
Colorado
Charles
Dorothy
Hammer
New Gold Strike Near Carrara Reported
A new gold strike four and a half miles south of Carrara is reported by Charles State. The find is five feet of ore yielding about $80 per ton, located just south of the south dyke of the Golden Ace Mine.
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Carrara
Charles State
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