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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1927
Page
2
Fred Balar states he will not issue proclamations for every minor occasion and that such declarations should be reserved for national or state importance. The plan aims to gain general approval as a principled stance, not a response to routine events.
Leon d Usseau a magazine and screen writer under the pen name Jean Beauchaine has moved to Las Vegas to seek story material. He cites the area’s poten tial backgrounds including salt caves ghost cities and the valley of Fire as rich settings for Western tales and romance. He plans to visit sites personally to saturate himself with local color.
The article urges residents to expect a hot season with no cold spells from now until September. It confidently predicts a warm, Summerness Summer for Las Vegas, inviting all to prepare for consistently warm weather.
The enterprise to build a new modern gas plant in Las Vegas is resuming with outside capital backing. Project promises gas service by November first, pointing to growth and civic benefit while urging local ownership and control of future profits. Outsiders’ faith raises questions about local participation.
President Coolidge chose the State Lodge in Custer State Park South Dakota for his vacation. The Black Hills area is famed for its beauty rich in fish and game and surrounded by peaks seven to eight thousand feet high. The public will learn geography through his movements and publicity.
Secretary Hoover warns the Mississippi Valley flood is the greatest disaster in U S history. Hundreds of square miles flooded, buildings destroyed, livestock lost, and up to 700000 people displaced with 600000 needing Red Cross aid in refugee camps. Recovery requires food clothing seeds and stock for self sufficiency. Citizens urged to contribute to relief.
The Mississippi Valley and Midwest voters now demand federal flood protection, reversing past Congress opposition to the Boulder Dam project. With this sentiment, passage of the Boulder Dam bill in the next session appears highly likely, as political winds favor action that protects floods on the Colorado River.
The government plans beacon lights and illuminated airfields on the Las Vegas to Los Angeles airway by July with aviators proposing a celebratory flight and Las Vegas visit. About 22 aviators seek participation, aiming to add a notable local Fourth of July event and acknowledgment for the pilots.
Frey and Brown secured a marriage license on May 31, both residents of the city. Walden and Anderson tied the knot on June 1, with Walden from Fillmore and Anderson from Salt Lake. Smith and Shaw also obtained a license on June 1, both from the city. The page blends notices with a string of satirical comments on war, politics, and society, reflecting a newspaper’s mixture of notices and opinion snippets.
The article notes Las Vegas Memorial Day celebration hosted by the American Legion boys with patriotic sentiment. Fremont street flag decorations gave the city a new metropolitan air, highlighting pride in the United States and its government. The Age thanks the Legion for their enterprise.
The article discusses fruit based soups as light pre meals and provides recipes. Peach Soup uses oats and peach juice with cheese topped crackers. Raspberry Soup blends raspberry juice with water cayenne lemon juice. Hot Cherry Bouillon combines cherry juice cinnamon consomme and arrowroot for a warm course.
A cheerful daily downtown presence brings popularity as rain or gloom cannot curb a good citizen. The text praises a man who smiles and speaks kindly, implying character over appearance.
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