Virgin River oil venture plans vast land and dam development
Virgin Oil and Mines Corp proposes to buy 25 000 acres in the Virgin River Valley, complete the Littlefield dam and develop 3 000 acres of alfalfa with dairy cattle. It aims to bore two wells in the oil gas structure and sell land with oil rights to settlers, promising profits to stockholders even if drilling fails.
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Frank A. Gesell
California
Virgin River
Littlefield
Virgin River Valley
Litterfield Dam
Virgin Oil and Mines Corporation
Las Vegas
Virgin Valley
Mercer
University of Virginia
Univerity
Heidelburg
Germany
Oxford University
England
Mesquite
Gesell
Virgin River Oil and Mines Corporation
Gov
Cupid's Secretary helps issue marriage licenses in county
Dorothy Keeler known as Cupid's Secretary due to her role issuing licenses said as she drove toward Los Angeles she counted couples traveling to wed. Four licenses issued yesterday plus three on Saturday raise the month's total to 39, three short of last month’s county record of 42. Herbert C. Marshbarger and Edith Ruth Fell were among yesterday's applicants.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Keeler
Cupid's Secetary
Court House
Herbert C. Marshbarger
Edith Ruth Fell
Alternate care of children asked in divorce suit
Alfred W. Blackman seeks divorce from Ethel Blackman on abandonment grounds and asks for alternate custody of their two children Mary Ann four and Martha Elizabeth two, with custody switching yearly. They married in Nashville in 1923, Richard Busteed represents the plaintiff. Two other suits filed yesterday involve Warren R. Greenlee seeking divorce from Alice B. Greenlee and Ivy Marie Hartzog seeking divorce from Charles Marvin Hartzog with current child custody details noted. In a separate item, Gordon Stewart Northcott receives another life grant from the California Supreme Court in the Riverside murder farm case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Blackman
Ethel Blackman
Blackman
Mary Ann Blackman
Martha Elizabeth Blackman
Nashville
Tenn
Richard Busteed
Warren R. Greenlee
Alice B. Greenlee
Los Angeles
J. R. Lewis
Greenlee
Ivy Marie Hartzog
Charles Marvin Hartzog
Lewis Elliott Hartzog
I. R. Thompson
Second Traffic Accident Death In Week Near Las Vegas
A second automobile death in a week occurred about eight miles south of Las Vegas on the Los Angeles road. Mrs. E. S. Beebe of River is the deceased. Her husband, driving a Marmon roadster at high speed, was bruised but uninjured as the car skidded, hit a bank, and turned around. The Beebe car was badly damaged and towed to Las Vegas. Funeral details for the earlier victim Adolph Levy of Los An were not announced.
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Las Vegas
Los Angeles
E. S. Beebe
Magnolia Avenue
River
Beebe
Las Vecas
Adolph Levy
Los An
Lake City
Seven Drowned On City Of Ottawa Plane Crash
A passenger plane named City of Ottawa crashed three miles off Dungeness while flying from Croydon to Drurich. Of 13 aboard, seven died, including four women. six others were hurt. An American, H W Gaitham, rescued several survivors by punching a hole in the cabin and throwing them clear. One identified victim was A Meister of New York.
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Folkstone
Eng
Ottawa
Croydon
Drurich
English Channel
Dungeness
A. Meister
New York
H. W. Gaitham
Otto
London
Dungeness Toda
Allan Fleming
Marjorie Fleming
Touris Homer Gaitham
Middle West
R. B. Smith
H. R. Barnett
R. G. Brailly
Imperial Airways, Ltd
A. M. Meister
Imperial Airways
Meister
Unclear OCR Summary of River Flow and Company Remarks
An unclear OCR fragment discusses the Pe Weehy River and Grand Canyon flow figures. It mentions a passage rate around 95 100 second feet and references Paul Swartz of a company. The text hints at a possible rise with warming but is fragmented and hard to parse.
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Grand Canyon
Paul Swartz
Biac Cording Go Swaar Son Dur
Hoover Son Receives Stanford Diploma With Modest Ceremony
In Palo Alto, the President's son quietly received his Stanford University diploma from Secretary of the Interior Lyman Wilbur. The simple presentation mirrored the modest ceremony his mother and father had 29 years earlier, with little fanfare.
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Hoover
Stanford
Palo Alto
Calif
Lyman Wilbur
Builder plans 20 lots in Las Vegas addition
A prominent builder, unnamed at present, will construct twenty houses on Vegas Addition Number One in Las Vegas. W. K. Cox of Vegas ton der Addition closed the deal for the use of the lots. Homes will be offered on easy terms and built on Fifth Street as directed. The builder is expected to visit the city to oversee construction.
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Hameers
Las Vegas
W. K. Cox
Vegas
Eagles Baseball Adds Four Key Games This Season
Murray Golden, captain, announces the lodge boys undefeated Eagles lineup for four upcoming games. They face Los Angeles club next Sunday, then Gar Smith of San Bernardino in a long-anticipated match, followed by Pacific Fruit Express of Los Angeles, with both teams renowned for winning streaks.
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Watormia Tema
Murray Golden
Lodge Boys
Los Angeles
Gar Smith Club
San Bernardino
Dopspeters
Pacific Fruit Express Club
Boulder Distinguished Officials and U S Reclamation Figures
A fragment lists Dr Ray Lyman Witbur and See Tasker L Oddie among United States senators and officials from the Bureau of Reclamation. Others include Samuel Aveniz, Pittman, and engineers Edwoot Mead, Walter, J K Bay, L N McClellan, R W Steele. Names and titles appear with military and engineering roles.
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Ray Lyman Witbur
Tasker L. Oddie
United S
Key Pittman
United States
Sen
Samuel 8. Aveniz
Cewy of the Kniverion
Edwoot Mead
Comal Mir
St. Walter
J. K. Bay Bisor
Ll. N. McClellan
R. W. Steele
Walker
Wiley
Ting Enngineer
L. Hill
Donald Lacy Estate Heir In Row Plans Hotel Occupancy
A fragmentary item notes Donald Lacy in Row and heirs of the Robert Sheel estate at Yerrington. It mentions a hotel project with steel structures and a suite for an executive, sourced from Detroit and targeted for occupancy today.
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Ractive Hotels
Fort
Thouphoutine
Donald Lacy
Housekeavy
Detroit
Eitter
Grertyn Bigs
Robert Sheel
Yerrington
Congress approves emergency farm relief appropriation
Congress swiftly passes a $131 million emergency farm relief appropriation after June 17 action. In about 1.5 hours both houses endorsed the measure and sent it to the President for signature, paving the way for farm relief programs and the setup of related authorities.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Hoover
Pataove
Boulder Dam Arch Dedicated Plans for June Twenty first
A joint committee led by Mayor Heste and Chamber of Commerce President Hain aims to dedicate a Stone Arch on June 21 in Las Veras to celebrate the Boulder Dam project. A welcome arch on Main Street will be completed by then with a seven block display along Fremont Street and a nationwide broadcast to announce the event.
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Mayor
Chamber
Boulder Dam
Boul Dam
Las Veras
Heste
Presiden Hain
Chamber of Comerce Hell
Molds
Cpz- U & Pluwbers
Mes
Plasterers
Roland
Clans’ Union
The
Barbers’ Union
Main
Washington
Fremont Street
United States
Bowder Dam
J. G. Serigham
Praside
C. P. Squire
Roy W. Martin
W. Gi LG
C. P. Squires
Witbhur
Meadowa En- Wailer
Elles
Aileoads
Bolder Dam
Les Vemas
Boulter Dam
Elwood Mead
Raymond Walter
Roeland
James F
Blum to See Sister After 270 Year Reunites in 1960s Echo
The Blum family plans a rare reunion as a sister from New York will travel to Beverly Hills to visit Mrs. St. Gugheim and others. They will discuss past years and long distance calls once shared, marking a notable family milestone after decades apart.
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Blum
New York
Pacific
Blan
Blumns
York
Senor
Retry
Mrs. ST. Gugheim
Beverly Hills
Aetare' y Tolan Title Begins
Aetare' y Tolan announces new project with shop statement. The piece notes a sector admission and walkout, while a reading part is cited as sufficiently serious. Cordoba, Equity member, instructed not to contract chess and received a note.
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Cordoba
Equity
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Nevada
Virgin Oil& Mines Company
Frank Gesell
Success
Hugh Bran
Toledo State Bank
Union Oil Company of California
California Real Estate Commission
William Morris
Pan-American Bank of Los Angeles
A. F. Mercer
L. W. Soujes
Halloran-Judge Bank
Trus Company
Salt Lake City
Frank A. Strong
Bank of Italy
L. W. Soules
Halloran-Judge Bank and Trust Company
Walter R. Wheat
United States Oil & Royalties Company
Harley Harmon
Clark County
T. J. Salter
San Francisco
U.P
Gordon Stewart Northcott
Riverside
Lorder
State Supreme Cout
MacDonald
Eagles
Bureau OF Reclamation Officials
St’ Donald
Owen
Pine
Olive Appearance
Mom Ta Antihels Fey
Bill Beecomes
Riverwate
Tns
Rene Feong
thosSine
Setien i
M Dani
Boulder Canyon
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