Electricians Form Local Union at Parley in Las Vegas
The Central Labor Union of Las Vegas invited electricians to form a local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Forty two members joined and elected E C Fisher as president, A P Weston as vice president, James Brown as secretary, and A E Leibert as treasurer. A headquarters is planned and meetings begin July 1 with bi monthly sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Il. P. Brigaeris
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
W. H. Burmy
San Francisco
M. Felder
Central Labor Union
Las Vegas
International Brothers of Electrical Workers
C. Fisher
A. P. Weston
James Brown
A. E. Leibert
Fred Alward Noted as Clark County Assemblyman in Reno
The Nevada State Builder reports on Fred S. Alward of Las Vegas, a Clark County assemblyman and prominent attorney, praised for his labor-backing record and legislative activity in the last session. Alward, a Democrat, is mentioned as potential congressional timber, while he declines to comment on such speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada State Builder
Reno
Doug Tandy
New
Clark County
Fred S. Alward
Las Vegas
Nevada
Alward
Penny Store Work Begins at Boggs Property Site
Excavation started on the Penny building site on Fremont street with a crowd observing. Contractors aim for a September first completion as the old cottonwood trees at the rear were cut down, removing a landmark after many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggs
Fremont Street
Missing Man in Las Vegas Business Ties Uncovered
Phinney Lawler once reported missing is now described as a Las Vegas resident for a month. He runs the Pacific Dormitory at 209 Fremont Street and recently obtained a large inheritance from his father C A Lawler via Western Union on June 1. Lawler holds multiple business interests in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phinney Lawler
Nash
Las Vegas
Lawler
Pacific
Fremont Street
C. A. Lawler
Western Union
Las ‘Vegas
Millers Travel to Los Angeles for Short Visit
Mr and Mrs R O Miller depart for a brief trip to Los Angeles for a short visit.
Legion leaders visit Ely posts in joint meeting
A. F. Cahlan of Las Vegas national committeeman George W. Malone and Archie Grant joined a joint McGill post No. 29 and White Pine post No. 3 gathering at the Ely American Legion hall. They reviewed post work and state department progress. The Nevada Legion membership reached 1550 and will grow after the state convention. Officials plan to inspect government hospital sites within 30 days.
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A. F. Cahlan
Las Vegas
George W. Malone
Nevada Department
Archie Grant
McGill
White Pine Post No
American Legion Hall
Ely
Cahlan
Legion
Nevada
State Department
Government Hospital
Washington Ofee
Veteran's Bureau
Divorced Couple Rewed in Las Vegas by JP Ryan
Calvin A. Rolph and Paula Elizabeth Rolph, ex-spouses from Los Angeles and said to be related to Governor James Rolph, remarried in Las Vegas with Justice of the Peace Ryan. They were joined by Charles William Young and Leonora Lohrman who also wed in Las Vegas. A traffic officer warned them to renew their license plate for their car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin A. Rolph
James Rolph
California
Paula Elizabeth Rolph
Las Vegas
Justice of the Peace
Ryan
Los Angeles
Charles William Young
Leonora Lohrman
Justice Court
Riley to Face Court Charge
R. F. Williams appeared before Judge Frank M. Ryan in justice court yesterday and swore to a complaint charging Jack Riley with assault with a deadly weapon. Arraignment was set for today. Riley was arrested last week after allegedly entering Williams’ cabin and slashing the plaintiff with a paring knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Williams
Frank M. Ryan
Justice Court
Jack Riley
Riley
Williams
Scream Heard as Hazel Bradshaw Slain Near Balboa Park
Witnesses testified at a preliminary hearing for Moss E. Garrison on a charge of murdering 22 year old Hazel Bradshaw in Balboa Park vicinity after a fire scene. Neighbors reported hearing screams at 3 am and a gurgling sound as though strangling. State alleges Garrison escorted Bradshaw home and killed her around 11 55 pm on a Saturday night. defense notes a late date possibility. A sailor testified Garrison had a cut on his index finger the day before the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
June
UPI
Balboa Park
Hazel Bradshaw
Testi No
Moss E. Garrison
Miss Bradshaw
Garrison
Tracy MacDowell
Zoe Dowell
Eric Peterson
Cureis
Defense Case Surprise Pledged In Clark Slay Trial
Los Angeles June 8 special prosecutor Joseph Ford said he would file information within a month and prepare a thorough investigation before the Clark case goes to trial. Ford suggested many angles and circumstances remain to be checked. The district attorney’s office placed witness Mrs Ethel Hamlin under guard after reporting threats to her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
W. Joseph Ford
David H. Clark
Charles Crawford
Iatacal
Herbert Spen
Ford
Inne Clark
Leonard Wilson
Clark
Ethel Hamlin
Clara Bow Leaves Paramount Amid Health and Uproar
Clara Bow exits Paramount at her request after illness and a tabloid attack. The studio cites reduced value and unreliability for pending films. She plans recuperation at a Nevada ranch near Las Vegas after leaving Glen dale sanitarium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Clara Bow
Brooklyn
Paramount Studios
B. T. Shulberg
Paramount Publix
Miss Bow
Glendale Sanitarium
Nevada
Las Vegas
Drunken Son Beats Mother At Squatter Camp
A 75-year-old mother begs police not to fine her drunk son after he beat her with a crutch in a ramshackle squatters’ camp. Officers found the injured woman and the intoxicated son, who spent hours in jail until sober, amid squalor and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appa
Miss Orcutt Qualifies At British Women’s Golf Championship
At Port Marnock England Maureen Orcutt of America earned a qualifying spot for the British women’s championship match play. Enid Wilson led after 36 holes with 158 while Orcutt posted 713 for the same stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Marnock
England
Maureen Orcutt
Great Britain
Sogey Port Marnock
Enid Wilson
Miss Orcutt
Earhart Putnam Plans Return Flight To Newark From Los Angeles
Amelia Earhart Putnam ready for return flight to Newark New Jersey after a short demonstration in Los Angeles. She will depart tomorrow for El Paso in an auto-gyro plane as part of a vacation and experimental trip to aid laboratory workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Earhart Putnam
East
Los Angeles
el Paso
Newark
N. J
Jack Maddux
Cops Move Fast to New Station in One Day
Beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday the police force and court staff packed and moved from North Third to the former Cactus club on North First arriving before 5 p.m. The new station includes a sergeant’s desk blotter rifle and ammunition a private office and a ready courtroom for sessions this morning with bench table and seating for the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice
Municipal Court
North Third
Cactus Club
North First
Student Janave Miss Returns Home From Utah University
Miss weeeeteee Janave, formerly a University of Utah student in Salt Lake City, has returned to her home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeeeteee Janave
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Wild Rioting in West Pennsylvania Coal District
Rioters used tear gas machine guns clubs and stones as 15 000 miners on strike in Washington and surrounding areas clashed with police. More than twenty arrests dozens injured including one officer and a woman, with further disorders across the coal region. The miners union urged Governor Pinchot to condemn police brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Washington County
Pennsylvania
National Miners Union
Gov. Pinchot
Veterans urge Las Vegas 1932 convention at Long Beach encampment
Li Vegas Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1753 plans to send seven delegates and several alternates to the California Nevada encampment in Long Beach for four days. They aim to secure the 1932 convention for Las Vegas, citing the 2700 delegates who attended the 1930 event and promising housing and support if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Vegas
Fred S. Pennington
Long Beach
A. T. McCarter
Phil Bettleheim
Fred S. Alward
A. J. McGovern
James Farndale
George Long
Adam Cramer
Tenteen
Fred S. Rad
Albert Duffill
Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas
Duffil
Trucks Tested on Run at Boulder Dam Site
R. V. Slater, in charge of four Mack trucks, conducts trial runs for contractors at the Boulder Dam project and will return to Los Angeles today. Mack company seeks approval to open a parts depot at Boulder City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Slater
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Mack Company
Boulder City
Nitto Girl's Testimony in San Diego Morals Trial
Lydia Nitto and Helen Livingstone, both said to be 17, testified in the Pan tages case and three others. Nitto faced severe cross examination over her age and statements while Livingstone outlined the party background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Hollywood
Alexander Pantages
Lydia Nitto
Helen Livingstone
Miss Nitto
Miss Livingstone
Loren Andrews
Olive Clark Day
Los Angeles
Pantages
Bronx Beer War Claims Sixth Victim In Three Weeks
The body of John Jacparraro, 24, a henchman of Arthur Dutch Schultz, was found with five bullet wounds in a parked car in New York. Police say he drove a beer truck as gang warfare erupts after a rival gang invaded Schultz controlled territory. Adherents on both sides have been slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx
Arthur “Dutch”Schultz
John Jacparraro
Schultz
Mexican President Kin Killed by U S Officers
In Ardmore Oklahoma two Mexican students Emilio Cortes Rubio and Manuel Gomez were shot by Deputy Bill Guess after a roadside stop. County Attorney Shilling said he would seek charges if officers are guilty. Salvador Rubio, a cousin of the president, was not hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Day
Spa Angeles
Andrews
Miss Nitto
Miss Livingstone
Mr. Pantages
Muir
Olive
Pantages
William Jobelmann
U. S
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Guess
Cecil
Crosby
United States
Ortiz Rubio
Mexico
Atorney
Emilio Cortes Rubio
Manuel Gomez
Bill Guess
Carter County
Shilling
Salvador Rubio
Unhut
Suitcase Stolen From North Second Street
A black leather suitcase containing clothing and papers was stolen Sunday night from Lewis T. Kreaker on North Second Street. The bag included a soldiers' bonus receipt and letters and was valued at $40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis T. Kreaker
North Second Street
Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Two Clark County Rulings
The Nevada Supreme Court reversed district court rulings in two Clark County cases. Henrietta L. Brockman’s quiet title suit by J. M. Ullom involves Las Vegas lots. Ullom’s judgment is set aside. Gerald Musser’s workers' injury case against Los Angeles & Salt Lake Rail Road is remanded for new trial after reversal. The Lovelock matter concerns ownership of 25,000 shares in Seven Troughs Gold Mines.
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State Supreme Court
District Court of
Clark County
Carville
Lovelock
Carson Dispatch
Reno Gazette
Henrietta L. Brockman
J. M. Ullom
Las Vegas
Ulom
Supreme Court
Gerald Musser
Los Angeles
District Court
Seven Troughs Gold Mines Company
Elks to Hold Flag Day Service on Courthouse Lawn
No. 1468 Elks plan Flag Day exercises on the courthouse lawn next Sunday. The service starts promptly at 4 30 p m with P J Gallagher announcing the event. Visiting Elks and the public are invited to attend this annual ceremony esteemed by the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Gallagher
Lodge
Clark's Home Return From California Convalescence
Ed W. Clark president of the First State Bank returned to his home Sunday morning after several weeks convalescing in southern California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Ed. W. Clark
First State Bank
California
Arizona Seeks New Market With Boulder Dam Highway
Senator J Hubert Smith of Kingman said the Kingman Boulder Dam highway will open new trade territory for Salt River valley products to Boulder City and Las Vegas. He urged the Arizona highway commission and local businessmen to back the project to boost central Arizona markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Kingman
Boulder Dam
Salt River Valley
Boulder City
Las Vegas
Nev
J. Hulbert Smith
Smith
Arizona Highway Commission
Faulty steering or current blamed for Harvard wreck
At a federal inquiry in Los Angeles June 8 Captain Hillsinger testified the Harvard ran aground on Point Arguelly shoals with nearly five hundred aboard. Officers contended the ship stayed speedily on course after warnings. liquor problems aboard were noted and an intoxicated quartermaster was identified. The hearing will continue tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harvard
Point Arguelly
Hillsinger
George McVicar
John al
Snorrow
Lindbergh Flight Plans Upset by Court Summons Incident
A man posing as a process server attempted to attach a summons to Col. Charles Lindbergh as he prepared for a Pacific crossing with Mrs. Lindbergh. A scuffle ensued when an observer clashed with the assailant, while Lindbergh and his wife answered questions about their travel plans. The seaplane’s maintenance and a commerce department inspection were noted as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Beach
L. I
UPA
Lupon
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Mirer
Lindberghs
Glenn Curtis
Porter
Department of Commerce
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Parley
Fred Alward
Millers
Sessue Hayakawa
Japan
Hayakawa
Paramount
Warner Oland
Ana May Wong
L. V
Legion Postately
Diego
Bradshaw
Fonia Balikoff
Detroit
Engel Island
Washington
A. G. Avanow
Clara
Pinchot
Vegas
Red Press
Jack Cannon
Jung Shee
Hongkong
Cannon
China
ELKS
Arizona
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