Las Vegas Sees Bright Summer Tourism Outlook
Indications point to a bustling Las Vegas summer with no housing vacancies as families vacation and construction surges. New and expanding projects include the Nevada Hotel three story addition, the Boggs building for Penney, several bungalow courts, and the Silvagni hotel block at Fremont and Second streets. A Federal building and possible courthouse additions loom, while Boulder Dam jobs boost payroll and tourism potential. The city aims to be a thriving mecca for visitors this season and beyond.
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Las Vegas
Fremont Street
Nevada
New Meadows
Federal
Court House
Boulder Dam
Stay at Home Money Organization Backed by Las Vegas Merchants
Las Vegas chamber of commerce meeting denounces fly by night promotion schemes and urges a cooperative effort to block traveling promoters. The plan aims to boost local advertising and keep money in the community, supported by Las Vegas printers and merchants.
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Vegas
Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas
Roberts votes against Hughes in naturalization cases
Washington Justice Owen Roberts surprised observers by joining the dissent in the Macintosh Bland naturalization dispute, blocking the oath consideration for Dr. McIntosh and Miss Bland over arms-bearing views. The scene featured sharp exchanges between Justice Sutherland and Chief Justice Hughes, prompting speculative talk about future oath questions for federal office holders. A related note from Green Bay reports a 60-year-old silver cross once linked to Father Claude Allouez now exhibited at the Neville public museum, loaned by Mrs. Ellen Lawton Wilson.
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Kirke Simpson
Washington
Owen Roberts
Supreme Court
Macintosh Bland
Brandeis
Stone
Hughes
Dr. McIntosh
Miss Bland
Justice Roberts
Sutherland
Macintosh
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Green Bay
Claude Allouez
Neville Public Museum
Ellen Lawton Wilson
de Pere
Faster ships spur Yankee aviators on hops
In 1931 ambitious flights push globe girdling efforts as pilots chase records before summer. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty plan a Winnie Mae Atlantic hop via Harbor Grace to Berlin. Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr aim a 16000 mile test to beat Zeppelin. Ruth Nichols eyes a solo assault Paris bound. Bernt Balchen hints at a world circumnavigation. John Henry Mears cancels a new attempt amid Russia’s permission shift.
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Oscar Lemding
Globe-girdling
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Post
Gatty
Winnie Mae
New York
Atlantic
Harbor Grace
N. F
Berlin
Panghorn
Herndon
Bernt Balchen
Admiral Byrd
John Henry Mears
Ruth Nichols
Lindbergh
Paris
Miss Nichols
Otto Hillig
Holgar Hoblis
Racketeers Worry New York as Jobs Shift in Resorts
The piece notes rising racketeer activity and public fear in New York while reporting on how police struggle to convict. it describes a witness disappearance, the Brooklyn women’s club stepping up, and suggests militant housewives could drive out the gang. It also details a job-exchange system at summer resorts where one hire supports several workers, with milk farms cited as a popular, austere remedy for nerves.
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Irl
Women's Clu
Brooklyn
New York
Manhain
Briand Poised For Another Political Blow In France
Paris June 9 Aristide Briand, France's veteran foreign minister, faces a renewed bid for power after his presidency defeat. Observers note his skill, famed speeches without notes, and peacemaker image. He plans to address war veterans at Gourdon on June 14, a move seen as a new chance to rally support.
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Adelaide Rerr
Paris
Aristide Briand
France
Briand
Department of Lot
Gourdon
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Anderson’s Dairy
Mopey Dick
Duke
Ven
Veterans’ ‘Post
Bennett
Legs Diamond
Brook
Boulder Canyon Stages Inc
Boulder City
North Main Street
Brittany
Locarno
First & Garces
Gateway Hoi
the Oasis
Bihlmaier
Daneman
Morison Bros. Fruit Market
el Portal
National CoalsleeGo
Brigder Sts
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