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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1931
Page
2
A 2.8 percent March drop and a 35.3 percent April decline in early 1930s reports show American railroads shrinking as road and air travel rise. Authors argue for regulated competition, praising railroads for safety and drought relief aid, including rate reductions and purchases from farmers to support drought areas.
A listing of religious services across CHO town churches. CHRIST EPISCOPAL at Corner Carson and Second Streets offers Holy Communion at 8 am and weekday services. CATHOLIC CHURCH on Second and Bridger with three Masses. FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL at Corner Third and Bridger with Bible school worship and sermons. CHURCH of the NAZARENE at Garces and South First Sts with morning worship and evangelistic meeting. Also notes a family trip: Walter Joplin and nephew Alvin depart for Reno Monday morning and will be away through the week.
Republished by Sunset Magazine, the piece by Mildred Burton describes a Las Vegas visit during Boulder dam Hoover dam construction. It chronicles road building, camps, and nearby wonders like the Valley of Fire, Lost City, Gyp Cave, and turquoise mines with vivid desert panoramas and thoughts on future lake creation.
The piece portrays St Thomas and its turquoise finds before rising waters turn the valley into a lake. It recalls Gyp Cave near Las Vegas with ancient campfire traces, the wild country, and travel details from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. It notes Las Vegas as a 6,500 population town at 2033 feet with railways, auto camps, hotels, and a vast artesian well supplying 3.5 million gallons daily.
Miss Lucille Withers county health nurse is granted paid vacation until June 15. The position will be abolished due to lack of county funds.
The county commission announces that all gambling license applications outside Las Vegas city limits must remain on file at the sheriff’s office for thirty days before any consideration, and for forty days before acceptance. Advertising urged in The Age.
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