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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1931
Page
2
The article credits President Hoover for initiating a pact with industry and labor to avoid wage cuts and strikes during the post slump period. It notes the pledge to maintain industrial peace led to a period largely free of industrial disturbances, despite some distressing events.
City officials and business leaders agree that houses of prostitution should be removed from block sixteen and relocated away from the center of town. The pledge to eliminate the red light district was formalized when the Stewart street site was chosen for a federal building, and changing conditions now require the district’s relocation in the interest of decency.
Billy Rose, Fanny Brice, and Lew Brice headline The Crazy Quilt, a new Broadway musical with Phil Baker Ted Healy and Ethel Norris. Margaret Sullivan delivers a standout turn in A Modern Virgin, a risqué comedy exploring youth and love with a Virginia birth to Broadway rise.
In Rome on June 19 Lucia Tomassini of Fra- Scati allegedly poured hydrochloric acid into her sleeping husband’s eyes, dropping a few on the lids before emptying the rest. The husband lost sight in both eyes in a revenge claim from alleged ill treatment.
In Astoria Oregon on June 19, fisher Stoneman made three trips east to sea and back each time without a catch. He forgot his fishing gear on every trip, leaving him empty handed.
Salvation Army officers report furnishing beds to 4 660 homeless men in winter and spring as part of welfare work in Phoenix Arizona.
Blytheville Arkansas farmers report cabbage crops going to seed without forming heads. Seed men investigate and attribute the unusual behavior to the recent late cold weather affecting the matter.
In Geneva on June 19 a cold water geyser was observed in the Alps during sounding operations near the bath resort of Tarasp Schuls. The geyser rose to a height exceeding a hundred feet and persisted for about two and a half hours.
Dr. George W. Stephens superintendent for the state hospital notes hens received shade after mulberry bushes were transplanted. A hen laid an egg marked with the letter H, symbolizing thanks to the hospital for shelter.
Phoenix reports that Arizona, admitted in 1912, holds a national record for extra legislative sessions relative to state age. The state has had 12 extra sessions and one regular session. a 13th extra session is expected this summer.
Oregon's population shows 499672 males and 454114 females from a total of 953786, a ratio of 110 men per 100 women. Ohio State polo team graduates all members in June after winning the mythical Big Ten championship for 1931.
James P. Roper once chief of detectives led officers in a manhunt after burglars stole $500 worth of clothing from his Memphis home. Roper retired from the department in 1910.
A woman's hat blew off and into the driver's face near Woodland Illinois injuring six people in a car crash. The wind shifted the driver’s vision, the vehicle struck a culvert and overturned.
Memphis reports Dr W. M. Danner general secretary of the American Mission to Lepers says claims about leper patients sacrificing their lives and being unable to return to society are hysterical advertising during a visit to the city.
A covered wagon used in 1840s plains travel is being repaired for display in Yuma Arizona. It will be placed in the city exhibit garden near the courthouse as a tribute to the area’s pioneers.
In Norway Maine the snowshoe trade thrives as warm weather boosts business. Factories install new machinery with 10,000 pairs of snowshoes and 60,000 hides used yearly, plus 200,000 feet of white ash for frames. Hilford Bowes and Forrest Bennett, Town State regulars, will aid varsity coaches next fall. Larry Mullins, Notre Dame halfback, will coach at Kansas next year.
The city loosens its pace as New Yorkers seek cooling, affordable leisure on roofs and decks. Penthouse lounges, ferry rides, observatories, and parks draw crowds, while open air shows and riverfront breezes replace common fears of crime and crowds.
Madison Avenue becomes a lively promenade as light frocks and simple styles attract a parade of women shoppers and celebrities on sunny summer mornings. Window shopping scenes capture the chic mood and urban style sense of the era.
Le Panto Arkansas June 19 A. J Wolf awoke from a nap to find a large water moccasin coiled around his thigh. He waited for the snake to loosen its coil and then shook it off.
R Bamberger a California police officer was jailed in Medford Oregon after a vacation described as spirited. The incident occurred June 19 and each detail points to a disciplinary action following his trip.
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