Victory for the Kellogg Peace Pact and Ford on Prohibition
The World notes the Kellogg Peace Pact now in effect with 46 nations renouncing war, triggering a halt to naval programs by Britain and the United States until the next naval conference. Ford voices strong enforcement of the Constitution and opposition to liquor, linking prohibition to industry and safety. Preparations for Boulder Dam progress as Interior staff expands and Union Pacific builds trackage and yard facilities at Las Vegas in support of the project.
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Hoover
China
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Ford
Mr. Ford
Boulder Dam
Washington
Interior Department
Denver
Congress
Union Pacific
Denrly
Eat
Abi
Las Vegas
Atenal
Secretary of the Interior
Washington Square Arch Kept Access Secure in Quiet Period
New York readers learn of the Washington Square arch and its locked iron door with a hidden stair to a roof 60 feet up. Police note fewer late night arch parties in Greenwich Village as forgetful crowds recede.
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Deming Seymour
New York
George Washington Memorial Arch
Fifth Avenue
Washington Square
Washington
Arch Pier
Greenwich
Texas
Bney
Art Young
Greenwich Village
John Sloan
Personal Items Snapshot From Las Vegas News Items
Local notes show Harry Blanding visiting Long Beach with family and planning a Wednesday return. Mrs. Boggs and daughters Jean and Alice, along with others, enjoyed a day at Goodsprings. Rudolph Miller aims for Los Angeles then Las Vegas by next Monday. Roland Wiley targets Reno for the Nevada bar exam two weeks away. A Los Angeles plumbing company scout eyed Las Vegas for possible office expansion. Dusty and granddaughter head to Sedalia for visit, returning about September 1. Edgar Martin and Margaret Lake traveled from Los Angeles to visit Lightfoot Pembroke, with Martin recalling his Las Vegas legal roots and growth. Mrs. Begley and son Bert reach Winnipeg en route to Ottawa and Kingston, planning a two-plus month trip. A local elder notes new bathing suits prompt tanned skin. Industry notes reference a Fifth Avenue bus conductor and a Bronx area apothecary with wide snake bite serum stocks.
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Roland H. Wiley
Reno
Nevada
Thomas Haverty Company
Los Angeles
Plumbine
Las Vegas
Embalmer story mocks Gilbert Claire marriage tale
In Motion Picture Magazine September issue writer Dorothy Calhoun parodies the Gilbert and Claire romance and Las Vegas Arizona, claiming a marriage they did not hold. The piece is denounced as false by the commentator, who notes only the actual marriage fact remains true.
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Motion Picture
John Gilbert
Ina Claire
Las Vegas
Arizona
Dorothy Calhoun
Dorothy
Old Timers at Vegas Picnic
The Las Vegas annual picnic at Bixby Park Los Angeles drew present and past residents for reminiscences and reunions. Attendees recalled early Las Vegas figures, discussed the Boulder Dam project, and looked forward to another visit to the old town. Listed guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ingles, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dobson, and several families with daughters and sons.
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Las Vegas
Bixby Park
Los Angeles
Vegas
Boulder Dam
Carroll
Richard
Angusta Williams
Alvin Joplin Suffering Blood Poisoning After Bite
Alvin Joplin, a boy employed by the Age, is bathed in blood poisoning, likely from an insect bite. He stayed home in bed for days as his foot and leg swelled after the late Saturday incident. He was treated by Dr Forest R Mildren at the family home on 527 South Main Street.
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Workers’ Party
East Side
Vanderbilt Avenue
Broadway
Broad Street
Italy
Alvin Joplin
Forest R. Mildren
Alvin
South Mainstrei
Obituary Notes and Social Almanac Details
A list of mourners and relatives accompanies an obituary for Al Bishop who died after a hit and run automobile crash three weeks prior. The report names Eva Squires and many families, including Trout, Cragin, Jurden, and Schlapp clans, plus a note that Nina Corkhill works as a secretary at the Pacific Coast Club in Long Beach.
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Thomas N. Lord
Ione Jurden
C. G. Hitt
Jurden
E. S. Sheppard
Mart Sullivan
Cragin
All Bishop
J. T. Wilcox
H. A. Whiteneck
Kenneth and
Kingery
Wedding licenses issued in California and Needles couples
Two licenses were issued yesterday to Charles L Twedell and Alma Elizabeth Wynne of Los Angeles and James D Presley and Mae Mitchell of Needles California. On Saturday four licenses were issued to Ralph Clayton Hinderliter and Florence Aileen Murphy of Bakersfield William H McCarver of Los Angeles and Eula Evans of Yerma Ben F Godbey and Bernice Trowbridge of Los Angeles and Friday David P Trester and Esther Dorothy Davis of San Bernardino. Among careful drivers, list the one taking home a 40 pound cake of ice on the running board.
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Charles L. Twedell
Alma Elizabeth Wynne
Los Angeles
James D. Presley
Mae Mitchell
Needles
California
Ralph Clayton Hinderliter
Florence Aileen Murphy
Bakersfield
William H. McCarver
Eula Evans
Yerma
Ben F. Godbey
Bernice Trowbridge
David P. Trester
Esther Dorothy Davis
San Bernardino
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LAS Vegas Age
Charles P. Squires
AGE
Fremont Street
Associated Press
United Press Association
U. P
NEW Yorker
Ange
Forty-fourth
American
Mirror
News
Kelcey Allen
Europe
Calif. Bank
Mer
Nat'l. Bank
Nat'l Bank Com
Sec
Fst. Nd
L. A. Invest
Pac. Fin. Com
Bolsa Chica A
Buck UN. Pt
McM Lln
Oceanic
Occidental Pt
Maddux Line
Trns. Am. Corp
Kolster Rdv
Continental of del
Republic
Pete Las Vegas Exchange Open Board
Associated Metals
Virginia Con
Monarch Gold
Harry Blanding
Long Beach
O. C. Boggs
Jean Nevada Fayle
C. C. Boyer
Alice Doherty
Goodsprings
Rudolph Miller
Dusty Rhoads
Sedalia
Rhoads
Edgar L. Martin
Margaret Lake
Chicago
Lightfoot- Pembroke
Martin
A. W. Ham
R. H. Begley
Bert
Winnipeg
Canada
Mr. Begley
Eighth and
Fremont
Ottawa
Kingston
Ontario
Detroit News
Pauline
Phonograph
Bronx Zoo
Toledo Blade
Walter G. Pico
Delkin Bldg
Patho-Neurometer
LAS Vegas Loan and Jewelry Company
Fremont St
Loan & Buy Diamonds
Open Air Theater
Carson
Lya de Putti
Scarlet LaDy
Don Alvarado
Warner Oland
Dictator
Studebaker
Lanchester
Timken
Erskine
James Down
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