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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1928
Page
3
A message from R. Hi indicates Williams and his brother report their 92 year old mother is growing weaker and signs she may pass soon. The note underscores the family's concern as her health deteriorates.
A giant living chessboard will be staged at the Krieau trotting course during Schubert centenary celebrations in Vienna. Renowned chess players and managers will conduct a medieval staged chess match using costumes from 1683, with Count Ruediger Starhemberg and Kara Mustapha as the white and black kings respectively, in a hybrid historic parade and chess display.
International News Service reports Standard Oil of New Jersey and I G Farben Industries plan an experimental station in the United States to develop synthetic petroleum from coal. Dr. Thomas S. Baker of Carnegie Tech called the move mystifying given ample natural petroleum supply, but noted potential broader research aims and future coal chemistry expansion. Dr. Carl Krauch of the Dye Trust will visit the U S next fall as a speaker at the upcoming coal conference.
The El Portal theatre features a reinforced asbestos curtain and heavy velour front curtains. Two Model M Simplex projectors with VitaPhone and Movietone options, 715 miles of wiring, and 1% miles of pipe illustrate its vast electrical and mechanical systems. An expansive cooling and heating setup, central house telephone network, and numerous emergency boards signal thorough contingency planning. After opening next Thursday, ask Ernie Cragin or Bill Pike for details.
Monde Allain twenty year old beauty queen defeated seven contestants to win the right to represent France in the International Pageant of Pulchritude held in Galveston Texas from June second to fifth.
Paris paper Quotidien reports France holds the speed record for taking radio photographs. A French radiologist captured two images 3 to 4 seconds apart, beating American Lester Leonard by 2 1 4 seconds. The magazine says rapid sequences improve stereoptician views aiding safer, less probing surgeries.
On June 11 1928 Contract No 172 between A D Drumm Jr and the State of Nevada for constructing a highway from Las Vegas to 6 Miles Southwest of Apex Summit and Jean to Las Vegas in Clark County was accepted. Creditors may file claims with the undersigned by July 11 1928 to secure proper legal procedure. S. C. Durkee State Highway. Dates of publication June 14 16 19 21 23 26 28 1928.
The Engineers License Board District No 7 will convene at Goodsprings Nevada at 5 30 P M on Monday June 18 1928 All hoisting engineers needing a license must file applications and appear for examination J O Kemple Secretary Board Dated June 11 1928 Pub June 12 14 16 1928
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