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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1929
Page
2
The Las Vegas Age in June 1929 urges developing Charleston Park into a modern, well supplied district with water, lights, sewers, telephones, and an expanded highway. It warns speeding motorists on oilbound gravel roads threaten safety and urges slower, safer driving to protect lives.
Flag Day observances led by the American Legion and the Elks brightened Fremont Street and the courthouse lawn honoring loyalty and country. A Boulder Dam note reports swift federal action with Secretary Wilbur, Mead, and Walters on site as the bill takes effect, signaling decisive early work on the project. The piece also laments local friction with the sheriff and hints at moving out of Las Vegas due to governmental disputes.
Neighbors of Woodcraft Las Vegas lodge plans a week long Reno convention with delegate Nellie Miller and alternates Laura Vann Ollie Roberts Roxina Van Dyke departing Las Vegas early Sunday by auto. Ida Harris and Mrs R Vosch could not go, so alternates will replace them. Group travels via Tonopah. COURT DECIDES AGAINST COL WHEELER SECRETARY IN NEVADA ESTATE DISPUTE.
Hollywood struggles with talkies as audiences debate pacing while music scores the new era. A correspondent notes on a recent event where stars like Delores Del Rio Lupe Velez Banky Lee and Crawford arrived in white gowns and shimmering accessories reflecting the industry’s evolving style.
Rodney Dutcher reports on the Pennsylvania State Crime Commission findings and the legislature's modified Baumes law. The act imposes heavy penalties for second and subsequent offenses, with life imprisonment for fourth offenses of serious felonies, but allows judicial discretion and higher court review. It details major offenses and the shift toward discretionary life sentences. Also noted are gun crime trends and public safety concerns reflected in the commission's findings.
Utah Copper company expands copper recovery from muddy water using iron-degrading wood beds and a long Copperton precipitator. Plants Caprum and Copperton process millions of gallons daily, producing nearly pure copper muds and reducing iron content. Steel and wood infrastructure enable automated washing and loading onto trains.
Deming Seymour reports on how using famous social figures as endorsers can advance business ventures. A Park Avenue hotel manager paid prominent women to join a building’s decorating committee, spurring profits and changing perceptions of “endorsement” in elite circles. The piece also notes window shop talk, curtain shuttering on Fifth Avenue, and the allure of New York as a symbol of wealth. It also cites corporate recruiting trends, with a scout interviewing 2,500 seniors to hire 50, many from the Midwest, reinforcing New York’s image as a center of ambition and opportunity.
Articles of incorporation were served in the courthouse this week listing several firms. Names include Spanish Stone Company, Yorba Estate Company, Gesell-Plan Service Company, Las Vegas Nevada Radio Corporation, Carrara Gold Ace Mining Company, Florine Carrara Ace Mining Company, Virgin Oil and Mines Corporation, Waller Manufacturing Corporation, Sugar Creek Mining and Milling Company, with principal organizers such as J Q Lisle Thos J Salter George E Marshall Nye Wilson and others from Los Angeles and nearby areas.
SAN FRANCISCO June 14 Consolidation of the American It company Crocker First National bank and Crocker First National Trust company with combined assets over four hundred million dollars was voted by the boards and must be ratified by stockholders. The institutions are among California’s oldest and the merger ranks among the largest in years. KOERLIN Germany June 14 This municipality of 3300 population seeks to surrender its city charter and reorganize as a village due to high administration costs.
Renewed ore body indications at the Gold Ace mine in Carrara boosted its share price from 35 to 55 cents in two days, closing at 65 cents. H. H. Pursel of Pursel Martin says development will start next week with new equipment, and a car of high grade ore is expected to ship within ten days.
Los Angeles June 14. Trading on the Los Angeles stock exchange and curb was slow and most stock classes were about steady. Industrials Dogulas Air aft opened at 40 and closed at 39½, down 1¼. Merchants National opened at 222 and fell to 218. Trans-America rose two to 137. Oils showed activity with few changes.
The Potosi mine shipped its first ore since rejuvenation on Wednesday, according to Dr. Roy W. Marin of Associated Metals Inc. A 50-ton unit is expected to be running by July with plans to reach 100 tons per day within two to three months via the new selective flotation mill at the site.
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