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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1931
Page
2
The county proposes building a new jail to replace cramped facilities. It argues better housing will aid the sheriff in maintaining order and reduce crime. Beginning construction now saves material costs and aids employment as fall work starts on the county jail, federal building, and Boulder dam-related projects, signaling a 1931 economic upswing.
In Clark County detours on the highway are criticized as a necessary but burdensome evil. Travelers endure slower speeds and dust, while officials argue for lower detour spending to preserve funds for main highways. Five hundred cars daily use the Mormon Mesa detour, with a two hour trip to Bunkerville despite claims of impassable roads.
Washington readers observe how the Rapidan weekend at Hoovers camp tests federal officials amid budget cuts and job pressures. The piece notes White House invitations serving as rare rewards when federal roles dwindle and spotlight the limited gestures an American president can offer.
In Philadelphia on June 5 the Mendal Medal of Villanova College was awarded to Dr Karl Frederick Herzfeld, a physics professor at Johns Hopkins University. The Catholic award honors scientific distinction and was presented to the laureate.
Denver uses a preferential voting method allowing voters to rank aspirants. If a candidate gains 50 percent of first choices, they win. otherwise second and subsequent choices are counted. In a recent mayoral race the incumbent had 44,000 first choices, about 44 percent of all first choices.
In Honaker Virginia on June 5 locals note a peach tree in a rock pile that stands about fifty years old, unusual for the region where the average tree life is around ten years. A nearby center rock pile holds the ancient specimen surrounded by younger growth.
A life size statue of Sir Wal R. Kenan was presented at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill by Col Owen Hil Kenan an alumnus of the university class of 1804.
In a ranked choice tally the winner's 27 000 first choice votes beat the incumbent who had 44 000. The mayor's other votes added little, while the second candidate with 27 000 first choices secured 18 000 additional votes and became mayor. It’s a game where you can win by losing or lose by winning.
Theodore Ry Uphail sues Vivian Margaret Upfal for divorce alleging desertion with no property involved. Billie Sutton sues Wayne F Sutton for divorce citing failure to provide, no children, no community property. Attorneys Ham é Taylor and H N Gambill listed for plaintiffs.
Syracuse on June 4 a cockatoo's lunge cost theatre operators Salina Jefferson Corporation $350 in a suit by Mrs. Julia Chambers. Judge B B Parson ruled the bird caused her fall in the theatre lobby, resulting in a severe head injury and a wrist fracture.
A regional ode lists notable figures and their hometowns from across the United States who came to New York. Names include Lindbergh from Minnesota, Jolson from Odessa, Bankhead from Huntsville, and Cooper near Helena, with mentions of actors, writers, and performers finding homes or fame in the metropolis.
Approximately one hundred Methodist Sunday school students attended the annual picnic at the Methodist church on Thursday afternoon. Inclement weather forced the event from the old ranch to the church, but attendees enjoyed games and lunch. Mr. and Mrs. A. Melton directed the affair with Mrs. J. M. Allom in charge of lunch. The sixteenth annual Mississippi state golf tournament will be played at Jackson June 9 to 13.
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