Standard Oil Permit Denied at Vegas Main Street Tanks
City commissioners met with Mayor Hawkins and denied Standard Oil Company permission to erect storage tanks on Main Street at the foot of Lewis. The meeting also filled several city posts including Finance Commissioner J. M. Allom and other department heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Ball
David Farnsworth
W. H. Elwell
F. E. Matzdorf
Hawkins
Vegas
Standard Oil Company
Main Street
Lewis
J. M. Allom
W. F. Rector
Stolen Ford Touring Car In Oakland Night Theft
A Goodrich Rubber Co salesman loses a Ford touring car from in front of the T and D Theatre at 11th and Franklin streets in Oakland on May 30. License 172009 engine 1874805. Locked with a Yale lock on gas and throttle. Goodrich tire equipment. Seek strangers driving the car. notify Chief Peterson of Oakland and The B F Goodrich Rubber Company San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodrich Rubber Co
11Th
Franklin Streets
Oakland
Goodrich
Peterson
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
San Francisco
County Road Board Advances Goodsprings Route Progress
The County Road Board met with full attendance and noted heavy travel on the Goodsprings road. Ongoing rains and gravel packing are improving the section, promising one of the state’s best roads pending more rain. Arrowhead Trail strengthens as an auto artery, with Heber Hardy towing 199 May autos across the Virgin River. The Las Vegas Searchlight segment will be repaired promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Road Board
Arrowhead
Heber Hardy
St. Thomas
Virgin River
Las Vegas
Searchlight
High School Contract Set for Las Vegas Building
The county board of education awarded the Clark County High School contract to Edwards and Wildey of Los Angeles for 42005. The reinforced concrete structure will replace the present quarters, with occupancy planned by December first and the site south of the grammar school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County High School
Las Vegas
County Board of Education
Edwards and Wildey
Los Angeles
Friendship Fiesta to Feature Submarine Chasers in San Diego
Chasers at San Diego will showcase a flotilla of aerial coast patrol seaplanes and a demonstration of new 40 knot submarine chasers used against German submarines. The event includes the greatest military and naval parade in California history, scheduled for June 22 to 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Diego
Patriotic Bunkerville June 5 Celebration Honors Flag
A large crowd gathered at the school house to hoist the flag in military style and participate in a town wide program. The procession formed a parade to the church for songs speeches and patriotic readings with community leaders urging support for liberty and the war effort. Ice cold buttermilk at the Oasis accompanied the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunkerville
Blake
Thomas
Ralston Hunt
Retta Leavitt
Yellow Pine Mining Company Pledges $110000 for Liberty Bonds
The Yellow Pine Mining Company of Goodsprings subscribed $50000 to Liberty Bonds at a June 1 board meeting. Directors and stockholders added about $60000 via extra dividend and personal subscriptions, with expected stockholder sums reaching $25000, totaling roughly $110000 to aid war financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Pine Mining Company
Goodsprings
J. F. Kent
S. E. Yount
Fred A. Hale, Jr
C. F. Kent
Dr. Chapman
Sam
Registration Card 903 Notice to Return for Correction
The holder of registration card number 303 is requested to return the card to the sheriff or county clerk for correction.
Broken leg at railroad yard injures worker
Laborer Broken Leg Conception Bautista employed at the store house of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake road was crushed when a side bar of a locomotive toppled during unloading Monday morning. He receives medical care at the local hospital by Drs Hewetson and Fuller.
Las Vegas School District elects teachers and sets pay
A special Las Vegas School District meeting elected Rose Coughlin, Lelia Colt, Maude Williams, Olive Lake, Dora E Lee, Cora Mabie, and Helen Sanders for grade and kindergarten duties for ten months at $100 per month starting September 4 1917. Principal and vice principal positions remained unfilled. A "D O K K" button was found and is at the Age office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Las Vegas School District No. 12
Lillis
E. H. Hunting
J. A. Fuller
Rose Coughlin
Lelia Colt
Maude Williams
Olive Lake
Dora E. Lee
Cora
Quiet Session Commissioners Set Delinquent Tax Land Purchase
County Commissioners met with all members present in a routine session. The contract for the rain drain from the courthouse to the sewer was awarded to W. G. Morse. George Baldwin's bid to purchase delinquent tax land was referred to the tax commissioner. The board approved the usual list of county bills before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
W. G. Morse
George Baldwin
Judge Tabers Children Invest in Liberty Bonds
The three children of Judge Taber Billy Wallace and Dorothy invest from their savings in Liberty Bonds. They understand the bonds and are proud to own government securities. The note praises child bonds as a fine foundation for a future fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Taber
Billy
Wallace
Miss Dorothy
Elko Free Press
County registry figures large in Clark County draft
Clark County reported 685 men ages 21 to 30 registered in the army draft enrollment on Tuesday. The registrar and assistants were praised for orderly handling and all cards were in by 11 o'clock the morning of the sixth. Interpreters Wm Rule and E B Lee aided, with 54 foreigners registering. Sheriff Gay cautions any laggards to register soon to avoid penalties. Registration by precincts followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Wm. Rule
E. 8
Lee
For Sale Modern four room house in Las Vegas
For sale a four room house with front and back porches plus two lots and two adjoining vacant lots on Fourth Street near Bridger. Address inquiries to Mrs. A Wilson Las Vegas Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Bridger
A. Wilson
Las Vegas
Nevada
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Standard Oil
Chasers
Liberty Loan
D. Leavitt
Yellow Pine
Will Beckley
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Morse
Gay
Precinctson
Overton Potosi
Nelson Searchlight
I Logan Bunkerville
Arden Jean
Crescent Mesquite
Platina St. Thomas Moapa
Indian Springs
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