Lakenan Says Boulder Dam Power Contracts Will Sell
Nevada expert C B Lakenan argues power contracts for Boulder Dam will be secured easily and that Los Angeles water needs will drive demand. He notes surplus capacity and advises Nevada to consider pre‑arrangements but says high costs are unlikely to scare utilities. Lakenan plans a trip to Europe after visiting Las Vegas.
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Boulder Dam
C. B. Lakenan
Nia Consolidated Copper Ci Iy
Ely
Nevada
Colorado
Los Angeles Times
Lakenan
California
Parker
Los Angeles Basin
Boulder
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Europe
Vail Pittman
San Francisco
New York
London
Explosion Kills 1 Injures Many at Gulf and Oil Plant
A blast and fire at the Gulf and Oil Co plant in Ray Timkens suburb of New Orleans killed one worker and injured more than twenty others. An employee died from acid burns soon after rescue. Dozens suffered caustic injuries and some were blinded. Cause unclear. several workers were unaccounted for an hour after the explosion.
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New Orleans
L. A
Gulf and Oil Co
Ray Timkens
Public ownership disclosure bill aims to reveal newspaper stake holders
Washington, June 5. A bill to compel newspapers to publish their real ownership was introduced by Senator Phipps, chair of the Senate Post Office and Post Roads Committee. The measure would authorize the Post Office Department to identify stockholders and other security holders and to collect related interests in the publication or its stock as required by regulations from the postmaster general.
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Washington
Phipps
Senate Post Office and Post Roads Committee
Post- Office Department
Postmaster General
Elks Prepare To Entertain Convention In Los Angeles
California hosts the 65th National Convention of Elks July 7 to 13 in Los Angeles with 71 lodges and over 810000 members nationwide. Los Angeles Lodge ranks fifth in size. 100000 guests expected for the reunion. special trains and car caravans will bring attendees. airplanes are used for delegations. events center on Pershing Square and the Biltmore Hotel with a unique inside Coliseum parade seating 100000 Elks.
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California
Elks
Los Angeles
Golden State
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Grand Lodge
Coliseum
Seven Fined for Rum Raid After City Raids
Seven men arrested Monday night on charges of having liquor for sale pled guilty Tuesday and paid over 100 dollars each to the city. Police seized fifty one cases of beer and a bottle of whiskey during raids, with fines totaling 700 dollars. Fined individuals include Louis Smith Fisher Brown Tom Marshall C Anderson O H Huber and Tip Deer. Dinty Moore and Anderson remained jailed after failing to pay 100 dollar bail.
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Louis Smith
Fisher
W. Brown
Tom Marshall
C. Anderson
O. H. Huber
Dinty Moore
Tip Deer
Vesuvius Lava Destroys 100 Homes Surrounds Terzigno
Naples June 5 The molten lava moving from Mount Vesuvius diminished in volume but sped up today threatening Terzigno and surrounding towns. More than a hundred dwellings were destroyed and many more faced destruction as lava streams advanced despite a brief pause. Also, P J Moran paid a $100 fine for possession of intoxicants after pleading guilty in municipal court. His beer garden on Third Street near Block Sixteen was raided by city officials Tuesday.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Vesuvius
Terzigno
P. J. Moran
Block Sixteen
Ace Hodkins
Stray Dog Becomes Westward School Mascot in Nuptial Cash
In Neligh Nebraska June 5 the Westward school named a stray hound as its official mascot after the dog catcher impounded him. The community funded his liberty, Mayor Hewitt donated an engraved collar, and pupils share meals and take turns caring for the pet. The dog will enjoy a summer vacation trip with one pupil.
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Neligh
Neb
Westward School
Hewitt
Log Cabin Fund for Boy Scouts Rises to 290
Local drive for Mt. Charleston summer cabins reports new gifts from Kiwanians Eagles Masons and others bringing the total to 290. Leaders urge larger contributions as warm weather approaches and work on cabins should begin soon. Gehring provided plans for cabins and praised scouts for last year’s Mt. Charleston fire response.
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Noys
Mt. Charleston
Kiwanians
Eagles
The
Masons
Order of Eastern Star
Nevada Cafe
Nevada Title and Abstract Company
E. P. Gehring
Oasis Confectionery
Sanitary Plumbing and Heating Company
K. O. Knudson
G. P. Gehring
Knudson
Gehring
San Diego
Las Vegas
American Legion Post
J. Warren Woodard
Gillian Encounters Snow and Rain on Reno Trip
State Traffic Officer Roy Gillian faced heavy rain and snow during a week-long drive to Reno. He spent five days in Reno and returned to Las Vegas via Tonopah, arriving Tuesday night.
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Gillian
Reno
Roy Gillian
Las Vegas
Tonopah
Bank Seeks Clear Title in Buck's Subdivision Suit
The Bank of Southern Nevada as administrator for the estate of Thomas Henry Matthews M D filed Tuesday in the county courthouse a suit against Clark County to quiet title to lot one block eleven and lot eight block ten in Buck's Subdivision. Stevens Henderson and Noland are attorneys for the bank.
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Bank of Southern Nevada
Thomas Henry Matthews
Court House
Clark County
Buck
Sudivision
Stevens, Henderson and
Noland
Admiral Craven Aboard Ill Fated Luzon Sinks
Shanghai date June 5 United Press report states the U S Luzon flagship of the Yangtse patrol carrying Admiral Craven struck rocks off Woosung breakwater last night and was sinking with reports of casualties and urgent rescue efforts underway.
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Shanghai
China
U.S
Luzon
Yangtse River
Craven
Woosung
Nine New Business Buildings Under Construction in Las Vegas
Las Vegas pursues a brisk building program with at least nine new business structures underway as Boulder Dam legislation takes effect. Projects include the Pioneer Title Insurance and Trust Company on South Fourth, a two story professional building on Fremont, the Boulder Club, renovations to the Beckley and Morse buildings, the McDonald hotel on North Fifth, a drive in market on South Fifth, the remodeled Watters building, and expansions to the Griffith and Hesse properties. The city also anticipates a new high school gym, plant shops, and a potential LDS church as many projects proceed.
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Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Pioneer Title Insurance and Trust Company
South Fourth Nea Fremont
San Bernardino
Stockwell and Binney
Fremont
Fourth
Fifth
Carl Ray
White Cross Drug
Pembroke's Frigidaire
Boulder Club
Beckley
First
P. J. Sullivan
Post Office
Sullivan's
Second
Carson
Carson Street
Morse
Western Union
Boulder Drug
McDonald Hotel
North Fifth
South Fifth
Watters
North Second
Hesse
Griffith
Second and
Harris
Robert B. Griffith
Vann
Boulder Drug Store
Eagles
L.D.S
Correction on Boulder Dam talks negotiators close sessions
An Associated Press telegram dated June 3 reported that tri state Boulder dam negotiators closed sessions with Arizona stating it would not include the Gila River in pact provisions. Later dispatches corrected the report, indicating negotiations were still proceeding in Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
Age
Tri-State
Boulder Dam
Arizona
Gila River
Operator Held In Murder of Young Matron
In Los Angeles on June 5 up shipboard investigation moves as radio operator William Tallman is held aboard the steamer Admiral Benson near San Francisco for the murder of Virginia Patty, wife of investment broker Frank D. Patty. Police seek Tallman who denies the crime while descriptions tie him to the couple and a previous meeting aboard the vessel.
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Los Angeles
Admiral Benson
San Francisco
Solist
William Tallman
Virginia Patty
Bay Harbor
Tallman
Patty
Frank D. Patty
Portland
Ore
Winancler
Northwest
Cana
Wicife
Mrs. Patt
Porter Elected Mayor of Los Angeles in June Election
John C. Porter, foreman of the grand jury that indicted former District Attorney Asa Keyes, was elected mayor of Los Angeles with over 45,000 votes lead over William G. Bonelli. Erwin P. Werner won city attorney race with 152,173 to 82,463. fly roof cooling techs for the Nevada and Overland hotels touted as reducing interiors by 12 to 15 degrees, with the Overland roof nearing completion.
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Los Angeles
Ufi
John C. Porter
Asa Keyes
William G. Bonelli
Bater
Bonelli
Erwin P. Werner
Pierson M. Hall
Werner
Hall
Pope Pius XI Criticizes Mussolini Speech Content
In a Vatican open letter dated June 5, Pope Pius XI says he is displeased with several statements in Mussolini led speeches on the Lateran treaty talks. He labels some remarks as worse than heretical against Christianity yet expresses hope that peace between the Holy See and Italy will endure.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Mussolini
Laterander Senate
Holy See
Italy
Root Beer Stand Remodeling Under New Management
A new owner remodels the east Fremont drive-in root beer stand beyond Fifth street. G C R Piersse and Mr and Mrs Cisco become managers. The stand will receive modern equipment and aims to offer first class service. Lobster supply good in Charlottetown from June 5 reports U P.
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East Fremont
Fifth Street
G. C. R. Piersse
Cisco
Hinman Case Set for Grand Jury After Citizens Petition
Judge William E. Orr announced that over 100 signers' petitions meet the law and will prompt a grand jury to convene, likely June 26. Orr will form the panel with a county commissioner, and the jury may investigate Hinman charges among other matters during its session. This will be the first grand jury since 1927.
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William E. Orr
A. A. Hinman
Orr
Ely
Las Vegas
Hinnias
Wife Alleges Husband Forbade Seeing Mother
Margaret Curbo seeks divorce from Clyde Curbo on cruelty grounds alleging he barred her from visiting her mother. He is accused of removing her trunk and radio after a visit and telling her to leave. They wed in Los Angeles on November 21, 1928. Roger Foley represents the plaintiff.
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Margaret Curbo
Clyde Curbo
Los Angeles
Roger Foley
Bruce A. Nighswonger
Harold Nighswonger
Harmon and Salter
Nighswonger
Fern Owens
Frank Owens
Dawn
Louis
J. R. Lewis
Rail link urged by North Counties to reach southern markets
The Lyon County Chamber of Commerce met in Wellington on May 29 to press for a railroad or alternative transport to move north central Nevada products to southern Nevada and California. Valleys including Mason, Smith, Antelope and Carson, plus the Newlands project near Fallon and Fernley, cover nearly half a million acres of fertile land and growing population. Speakers, including Gov. Balzar, argued Southern Pacific should extend the line from Mina south, forecasting 15,000 to 20,000 additional residents and prosperity. if refused, a heavy freight and passenger bus line could be pursued to leverage benefits from the Boulder Dam project.
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Lyon County Chamber of Commerce
Wellington
Nevada
California
Mason, Smith, Antelope and
Carson Valleys
Newlands
Fallon
Fernley
Manilla Bay
Great Boulder Dam
Gov
Balzar
Pact Talks Resume As West Three Rally For Water Share
Washington June 5 commissioners from Arizona Nevada and California began anew to estimate minimum water needs for the lower Colorado River basin. Donovan urged skipping technicalities and considering needs to divide Boulder Dam outputs. A tentative compact proposed Nevada 300000 acre feet California 4600000 and Arizona 3600000, while Arizona balked at including Gila River waters.
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Washington
U.R
Arizona
Nevada
California
Colorado River
William J. Donovan
Boulder Dam
Donovan
Colorado
Gila River
High Class Inn May Be Built In Las Vegas
Las Vegas may host a high class inn on Fifth street and Tonopah boulevard in Vegas Boulder Addition No 1. Negotiations with Carl Blumberg for lease or purchase, with F Youngquist and James Fleming proposing Romanesque design. Cox says Blumberg will arrive soon to finalize talks.
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Las Vegas
Vegas Boulder
Cox
Carl Blumberg
Fifth Street
Tonopah Boulevard
Blumberg
Ventura County
F. £. Youngquist
James Fleming
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Prince County
Hinman
Judge Orr
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