Hoover Prohibition Support Grows From Clergy Mayors Dempsey News Visit
President Hoover gains backing from Presbyterian ministers and New York mayors for prohibition enforcement emphasizing lawfulness over coercion. In Las Vegas, Jack Dempsey greeted press, spoke of training plans and a possible comeback, and announced a Chicago club venture. He recalled Nevada beginnings with Tex Rickard and Goldfield days.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Hoover
Presbyterian Church
White House
New York State
Binghamton
N. Y
John B. Harris
Watertown
Lodge
Detroit
Jack
Salt Lake
Normile
Utah
California
Los Angeles
Dempsey
Chicago
the Coliseum
Nevada
Tex Rickard
Goldfield
Tex
Peculiar Actions Lead to Man’s Arrest
A man described as a telegraph operator, with a wife and children, was jailed after behaving in an unexplained, peculiar manner and appearing on the street partially clothed. Officers Ginnccio and others located him crouching behind boxes near the Adams residence at Tenth and Ogden and handcuffed him without resistance. Dr. Bulette promptly transported the officer to a local hospital.
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Adams
Tom Ginnocio
Angeles
Bulette
Ginnccio
Fremont
Tenth and
Ogden
Ginncchio
Tallman Indicted in Slaying on Pacific Coast
William Loren Tallman, described as a handsome radio operator, was named as the murderer in a grand jury indictment in Los Angeles. The true bill followed a warrant sworn out after the body of Mrs. Virginia Patty was found in a Castlebar apartment closet. Tallman, sought nationwide since escaping U S Admiral Benson after Mrs. Petty's death, is accused of fatally beating her with a brick in a room police say Tallman occupied.
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Los Angeles
O.R
William Loren Tallman
Virginia Patty
Districtorney
Poice Say
Tallman
Thomason Appointed New Plumbing Inspector
Frank A. Thomason was named city plumbing inspector to fill the vacancy created by William Houser's resignation. A new plumbing ordinance proposed by plumbers is under consideration by the board of city commissioners and will be reviewed at a future meeting after discussion in yesterday's formative session.
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Frank A. Thomason
William Houser
Board of City Commissioners
Lewis Ordinance Read To Close Lewis Street For High School
The city council read an ordinance to close Lewis Street between Seventh and Eighth for the new Las Vegas high school site. Construction will start this summer and the measure moved past its first reading.
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Lewistreet
Las Vegas
Mead and Arentz Arrival Changed To Visit Valley To Sat
A 15 member party led by Dr. Elwood Mead, reclamation commissioner, will arrive in Las Vegas Saturday morning at 7 00 am on train 19. Congressman Arentz plans to push Federal aid for Muddy Valley irrigation, aiming to form a Federal district and secure funds. The visit includes potential dam site inspection and a public meeting at El Patio theater pending speaker consent.
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Samuel 8. Arentz
Moapa Valley
Dr. Mead
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Las Vegas
Congressman Arentz
Committee On Irrigation and Reclamation
Muddy Valley
Commissioner Mead
Arentz
Bureau of Reclamation
Wilbur
Streett
el Patio Open Air
Interior Dept Executive Here In Las Vegas
W H DuPuy, executive to the Secretary of the Interior in charge of publicity, spent a day in Las Vegas gathering material for publicity on Las Vegas and Boulder Dam. He attended a Chamber of Commerce luncheon and visited the Black Canyon Dam site, meeting local officials and arranging a photo file for eastern papers.
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W. H. DuPuy
Vegas
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
DuPuy
Chamber of Commerce
Black Canyon
Jim Cashman
Fremont Street Cleared Tonight for Street Department Work
Nash announces Fremont must be entirely cleared of cars from midnight for several hours to allow street cleaning ahead of Boulder Dam executives. Cars left after midnight will be towed to the nearest garage. Residents urged to remove refuse to improve city appearance.
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Fremont
Percy Nash
Boulder Dam
Nash
Realtors To Go Through Las Vegas En Route To Boston
Two California realtors will pass through Las Vegas at 3 45 pm on June 21 guiding routes to the national realtors convention to be held in Boston according to routings received by Passenger Agent J M Heaton
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California
Las Vegas
Boston
J. M. Heaton
Eagles Prep For Sunday Game Against Los Angeles
The Las Vegas Eagles practice thrice weekly in preparation for Sunday’s game against a top California team. The match at U P field will kickoff at 2 30 p m with local hopes high for the team’s first defeat of the year.
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Las Vegas Eagles
Los Angeles
Kings
U. P
Utah Officials Here Saturday Visit Announced in Vegas
Governor George H. Dern of Utah will arrive in Las Vegas Saturday morning with Mr. Wallace Utah Colorado River commissioner Mrs Wallace and Dr Lyman and the Dr Mead party, according to a wire advisory.
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George H. Dern
Utah
Wallace
Colorado River
Lyman
Vegas
Dr. Mead
New City Electrical Ordinance Takes Effect
The city council passed a new electrical ordinance that went into effect yesterday. It requires permits for all building wiring and creates a city electrical inspector appointed by the mayor. Applicants have filed requests with the city clerk, but no appointment has been made yet.
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Llerk
Gomez release ordered after custody transfer in district court
Claudio Gomez was ordered released from custody in the county courthouse on Tuesday and moved from municipal court to the Tenth Judicial District court on April 15. The charge concerns a young girl.
Tower Market Opens Saturday in Las Vegas
The Tower Market on Fifth Street near Fremont opens Saturday offering fancy groceries a delicatessen a bakery a florist shop fountain lunch and creamery with Shell service station at the center. N A Schur says the rebuilt U shaped building emphasizes convenience. Joseph Foremaster will run the fountain lurid creamery and Clarence Mabey the grocery. A full page announcement will run this Saturday.
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Las Vegas
Tower
Fifth Street
Fremont
N. A. Schur
California
Joseph Foremaster
Cl Ence Mabey
Ullom Hearing Continued in Brockman Case
The hearing of J M Ullom versus Henrietta Brockman Norma F Ullom and First State Bank was continued yesterday to 10 am today due to attorneys Ham and Taylor withdrawing for Norma F Ullom Ham and Taylor will still represent Mrs Brockman Leo McNamee represents the First State Bank and A A Hinman represents J M Ullom, as reported.
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Ullom
J. M
Home In Las Vegas Burns to Ground With Occupants
A Las Vegas home at Ninth and Fremont burned yesterday morning, with several deaths among the occupants. Firefighters found the entire building engulfed in flames and ended the blaze quickly, but all inhabitants were cremated inside. The residence belonged to Dean Bingham as a rabbit hutch, housing a family of rabbits rather than people.
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Las Vegas
Ninth and
Fremont
Dean Bingham
Grand Jury to Meet June 26th in Clark County
Judge William E. Orr convenes a grand jury at 1 am in the courthouse on June 26 to review charges against Hinman and consider additional matters for Clark County. The panel lists 24 residents from Las Vegas Goodsprings Overton Logandale and Mesquite, among others, including Ed W. Clark and Rosa C. Miller.
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William E. Orr
Court House
Petit
Orr
Hinman
Harmon
Ed W. Clark
Las Vegas
Frank Williams
Goodsprings
Levi Syphus
St. Thomas
George C Baldwin
Moapa
Willard Jones
Overton
W. E. Hawkins
Day
Vegas
George Perkins
Josephine Hinge
Sam J. Shaw
Las Verges
Ed von Tobel
Mamie Croal
Earl F. Davison
W. G. Fulton
Rosa C. Miller
Anna L. Peiffer
Martin A. Bunker
Bert Mills
Logandale
Albert Wittner
Logandate
Lucy A. Hendrickson
Kate Martin
Ruth B. Harvey
Edgar F. Mineer
Mesquite
W. C. Bowman
Bunkerville
Grand Jury
Clark County
Fire Causes Reported in Kern County Grass Fires
Fire Warden R. W. Wood of Kern County says the first three grass fires this year were undoubtedly caused by cigarettes tossed from passing airplanes. One fire consumed about 2500 acres of grass land, highlighting aviation as a growing menace to rural burn areas.
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Bakersfield
Cal
R. W. Wood
Kern County
Distinguished Guests Headed for Las Vegas Event
In Las Vegas for Boulder Dam Day event are notable figures including Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur Sec of Interior Dr. Elwood Mead Commissioner of Reclamation Senators Tasker L. Oddie and Key Pittman Rep Samuel B Arentz Gov Fred Balzar of Nevada George Dern of Utah and several Bureau of Reclamation engineers and designers led by J L Savage L N McClellan B W Steele A J Wiley L C Hill Walker R Young with other officials attending.
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Ray Lyman Wilbur
Sec. of Interior
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Tasker L. Oddie
U. S
Key Pittman
Samuel 8. Arentz
Congress
Fred B. Balzar
Nevada
George HI. Dern
Utah
R. F. Walter
J. L. Savage
Lindbergh Finishes First Public Visit as Fund Trustee
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Mitchell Field as a Guggenheim Aeronautics Fund trustee to oversee the $150000 safe airplane contest. He and bride Anne Morrow, back from their Maine coast honeymoon, flew a Brunner-Winkie monoplane then posed for photos before departing for New York.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guggenheim Aeronautics Fund
Monith
Anne Morrow
Mexico City
Lindy Fliesergh
Lindy
Masonic Grand Lodge Names New Officers
The Masonic Grand Lodge in Reno named officers for the ensuing year. Grand master A L Hehrigt Fallon. Deputy grand master Adams. Senior Warden S E Jamdunior warden. Treasurer Walter J Harris. Secretary F D King. W W R Chapain Fr Eli Senior Deacon H R Adar Junior deacon TH R amend Oreter A FL Aymar Marshall J P Whitmore Organist T T Fairchild Jr Bible bearer T A Mills Sword bearer L M Ame Stewards W W Cogswell HG Marsh Pursuivant NH E Brown Historian D E W Con sioner of review King Tyler 4 H Smith.
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Masonic Grand Lodge
Sesson Sa Reno
A. L. Hehrigt
Fallon
Marshall
J. P. Whitmore
T. T. Fairchild, Jr
T. A. Mills
L. M
W. W. Cogswell
Marsh Pursuivant
E. Brown
Sioner
King Tyler
H. Smith
Colorado River Flow Short Rebounds Before Uncertain Crest
River volumes at Grand Canyon swung from a peak near 95,000 second feet to 8,800 then to 83,600 and 80,800 as tides shifted this week. River men remain unsure if another high-water spell will occur this summer though Black Canyon navigation remains largely unaffected.
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Colorado
Grand Canyon
Black Canyon
Council To Discuss Lighting Ordinance June 2
The council will take up the ornamental lighting ordinance approved by city commissioners on June 2 at 10 am. Objections, if any, will be heard at that meeting and the ordinance will take effect if no objections are raised.
Wells Files for Patent on Section 11 Land
T A Wells filed for a patent directing T A Lotz surveyor general to issue a patent for the northeast quarter of the north east quarter of section 11 town ship 20 range 61 east Mt Diablo base. The land was sold to the county for taxes and later conveyed to Wells.
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T. A. Wells
T. A. Lotz
State
Northeas
Secion 11
Township Twenty
SR 61
Mt. Diablo Base
Wells
St Louis Elks to Stop Over En Route to National Convention
St Louis Lodge No 9 will stop in Las Vegas for a day on the way to the national Elks convention in Los Angeles. The arrival is set for 2 30 am to relay a national message via a radio hook up from Hollywood. Secretaries and officials, including Ray Lyman Wilbur and Elwood Mead, plan a keynote on the Boulder Dam project.
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St. Louis
Lodge No. 9
The
Elks
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stage 1
Patio Theatre
Boulder Dam
Secret Wilbur
Elwood Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
el Patio
Holllywood
KMTA
Uncle Sam
Boulder Dar
Open Sessions Rule Passes Senate for Open Deliberations
The U S Senate adopts a rule to allow open consideration of presidential nominations and treaties, with first use this week as it confirms recent Hoover nominations. Supporters say it ends secrecy except in rare cases, while critics warn of potential abuses and political maneuvering.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
United Press
W Republicans
Irvine L. Lenroot
Eee States Court of Customs Appeal
Lencoot
The
Nile
Se Robinson
Arkan
Nevada Governor to Attend Elks State Convention
Nevada Governor Keymorn Wilbur plans to visit Las Vegas on Saturday for the Elks State convention, meeting at a site between Mein Street and Lorenzi Lake prior to events on Mein Street.
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Wilbur
Las Vegas
Mein Street
Lorenzi Lake Resort
Librarian Salary Raised by Council in Budget Move
The city council approved a monthly salary increase for librarians amid library budget enhancements. The raise follows an established Smith library fund bequest and a fundraising drive that netted a $1,000 contribution to the library.
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Smith Library Fund
Building Concern Plans to Bring Four Cars of Equipment
Four carloads of building equipment including two tractors cement mixers and drilling gear with 2000 foot capacity will arrive in Las Vegas from Oakland on July 7. Ernest J Engler of the Las Vegas Market Company announces plans for a model ranch house on an 80 acre tract six miles from the highway toward Tonopah. Engler says the project is financed by Oakland capital and linked to Market Ranch Junction Company and Spanish Stone Distribution. The market site options have been narrowed to Reno one will be chosen tonight with construction of the market and Spanish stone to follow the ranch house. Engler arrived in Las Vegas Monday with his son Ernest J Engler Jr who will manage the market along with J A Morris and his son Harry Morris of San Francisco. About 40 people connected with Engler’s corporations are expected to arrive July 7.
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Las Vegas
Oakland
Ernest J. Eng
Ranch Junction Company
Spanish Stone Distribution
Engler
Ernest J. Engler, Jr
Mane
J. A. Morris
San Francisco
Harry Morris
Sebeance
Frozen Orange Juice Stand Opens on Fremont Street
A new frozen orange juice and fruit stand called Old Oaken Bucket Orange Stand opens today on Fremont near Third Street beside John P. Mills office. The venture, partially owned by The Old Oaken Stand on Foothill Boulevard, aims to offer fresh fruit and vegetables. Maby is named manager. New city licenses issued for the Tower Mercantile coin project nearby. The Colorado River Exploration company also secured a license through McLahen yesterday, with the Clark Building housing the ventures.
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Fremont
John P. Mills
Third Street
Foothill Boulevard
Read
California
Tower Mercantile
Maby
Colorado River Exploration
McLahen
Clark Building
News From The Sheriff's Office
A brief sheriff department item notes routine activity with no arrests or incidents detailed. The report emphasizes departmental updates and community safety reminders rather than specific events or case numbers.
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Jack Dempsey
Western Air Express
Gene Normille
Thomason
Lewis
Coast League
Sarancisco Hall
Vood
Seattle
Sacramento Il
Oruand
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Portland
Mead and Arentz
Valley
Sat
Interior Dep’t
Eagles
New City
Atlantic
Arthur Schriber
Paris
Spain
Old Orchard
Schreiber
Tower Market
Maine
New York
Council
Mead
U.S. Senate
Model Ranch
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