Local Ains Las Vegas Notes and Travel Plans
Las Vegas photographer L. J. Oakes returns from a business trip to Golf. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Riley plan a two o clock departure tomorrow to Oceanside California for a weekend stay before moving on to San Diego for the summer. S. E. Chiapella mining engineer visits Las Vegas briefly. Miss Lucille McKenzie hosts Senior class friends for a picnic at Lorenzi's Lake this afternoon, assisted by her mother. Mr. A Lamette of the Boulder Realty Corp is slightly indisposed at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Oakes
Las Vegas
M. M. Riley
Oceanside
Cal
San Diego
S. E. Chiapella
Lucille McKenzie
Lorenzi’s Lake
A. Lamette
Boulder Realty Corporation
Photo radio to flash letters around world
International News Service reports that photo radio can send letters globally faster than telegraph, a prediction by inventor R. H. Ranger. Fashion merchants already use photo radio to receive Parisian styles, while a lighthearted note mentions a husband who embezzled money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Carey
Pittsburgh
R. H. Ranger
Milady
Paris
Photoradio
Photo-radio promises flawless message transmission
Ranger says photo-radio will replace telegraph as the sender’s writing is captured and read exactly by the receiver. The system is already used for bond circulars in international commerce and aims to cut errors, with New York and London schedules cited and images expanded from five by seven inches to nine times larger for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Ranger
Federal Judge Orders Auto Return in Raid Case
Judge James H. Wilkerson ordered the return of a seized automobile belonging to J. Fitzmaurice secretary of a truck drivers' union after agents found a pint of whiskey in the car and raided without a search warrant. The court also required payment of storage charges for two months and criticized federal officers for improprieties in similar seizures. Fitzmaurice denied signing an agreement offering two fines in exchange for the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis F. Healy
Wilkerson
William Parillo
Fitzmaurice
Airship Lighthouses Proposed With Vertical Searchlights
Idea for searchlights when low clouds float above rivers shows beams from ships crossing the mist and a curious round patch of light on a cloud. Airmen above would see the patch and vertical beams could reach upward. In clear weather the beams would pierce the mist and be visible from above. Popular Science hints at the proposal.
Chicago Police Report Misleading Crime Counts 1926
Chicago and Illinois Association for Criminal Justice reveal serious gaps between police records and Chicago Crime Commission figures for 1926. Burglaries robberies and grand larceny show large undercounting in official charges versus crimes committed, prompting a call for public backing to reform crime control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Crime Commission
Illinois Association For Criminal Justice
Lost black traveling bag between St George and Mountain Pass
June 3 lost traveling bag between St George Utah and Mountain Pass containing clothes and glasses. Reward offered. Ship belongings to Mrs Dora E Salyers 856 Ninth St San Diego Cal for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George
Utah
Mountain Pass
Dora E. Salyers
Ninth St
San Diego
Cal
Sunset offer for 5 month subscription deal
A promotional notice inviting readers to send one dollar for a five month subscription to Sunset the West's Great National Magazine. The ad calls for spare-time agents and provides the address 1045 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California for responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset — the West
the Clean
Sansome Street
San Francisco
Calif
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Cash & Carry
Cudahy
Puritan
Frankfurters
BEN Hurice Tea
Nuff
Jeyne
A. C. Delkin
Coe
By Francis F. Healy
International News Service
Florsheims
Beckley
Joplin’s
California
Oplin’s Cash U Grocery
Heinz Store
Myrtle Joplin
Mesquite Grocery
M. E. War
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