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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
5
Students at Heidelberg University christened a new glider aircraft using liquid air. The university rector poured the liquid and spoke a brief blessing, hoping the craft would perform well in its designated element.
William Heppier and George Tush faced first degree burglary charges on complaint by landlady S. Minge. They were discharged yesterday on insufficient evidence after Deputy District Attorney George E. Marshall presented the state in justice court before Judge Frank M. Ryan.
Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur attended the dedication of a Lakeside hospital unit today. The event took place in Ohio and highlighted wartime or public-health efforts.
Notices include a Department of the Interior land claim notice for Julia Edith Williams filing final proof in Las Vegas with witnesses Ada Carleton Pearl Crisp Dewey Williams and J T McWilliams. a summons in the Eight Judicial District Court of Nevada in Clark County for Otto Splittsloesser vs Nittie Splittsloesser. another summons in the same district for Thomas A Dotherrow vs Alpha Jane Dotherrow. and a public land publication notice for Ferdinand Milton Ferguson of Las Vegas filing final proof for desert land entry in Section 29 Township 21 South Range 61 East with witnesses George Hardman J P King George Craig Hugh A Shamberger before July 15, 1931.
Local rail line notes show crew changes and layoff notes at U P including Tony Fanatia Fo M H Koich and Peiffer. Switchman Julius Jensen returns to work amid illness. A brief incident reports two knights attempting to take a U P outfit car, deterred by voices aboard. Mention of turbine crew, Amos and Andy segment, and Bud Thomas song reference.
An Alberta born girl ran away from an asylum at thirteen to seek work in Spokane Washington. She later appeared in a Bohemian cafe, stock company tours, and finally film in Hollywood. She acted in Check and Double Check The Delightful Rogue and Dynamite.
A fragmented item notes Ella Cinders facing a tricky situation with unclear characters and odd phrasing suggesting a plot tension. Names like Jorah and Zakere appear amid garbled words, implying a comic or dramatic scene in a mysterious setting. The readable bits hint at a subplot involving age and location.
The piece notes Lindbergh and Yoshihara may cross Pacific waters, signaling possible shifts in Japanese American relations. It comments on prior Paris tensions over war debts and French grief for Nungesser and Coli, then praises Lindbergh as a goodwill envoy and highlights Paris reception and American influence in shaping postwar diplomacy. Felix H. Kahn flies in to Las Vegas from Los Angeles aboard his Six Companies airplane.
Cyrus H K Curtis, publisher, made an unrestricted gift of one million dollars to the University of Pennsylvania, announced by President Thomas S Gates. The donation aims to support general university needs and scholarly work.
Detroit June 17 Senator James Couzens vows to press for government unemployment insurance despite President Hoover’s opposition. In Los Angeles Mrs Payne Better A. By Lardway reports Mrs Payne, who has been visiting her daughter Mrs Lloyd Payne, has returned and is improving despite illness.
Bergen reports preparations by a scientific apparatus company for the Wilkins expedition. The equipment includes eighteen water carriers and nets for biological collection, part of deep sea examination instruments sourced from Nansen.
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