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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1931
Page
8
Carson City reports an engineer from the veterans bureau in Washington D C is due in Nevada before August 1 to survey suitable locations for a state veterans hospital. The visit aims to identify preferred sites and assess feasibility.
In Clark County Nevada prospectors flock to hills in search of gold as hardships rise. The author predicts El Dorado Canyon and Searchlight camps could again grow into major mining centers, recalling days when about 5000 men worked those sites.
Charles Topping invites audience to hear his personal story from the El Dorado mining district in Nob Hill. He promises to share key facts about his operations and the camp.
An advertisement from El Dorado Gold Eagle Mines Ltd of Nevada promotes shares at ten cents with a bonus ore note paying 6 percent interest. It claims liquidation from half the ore shipped and outlines plans to ship ore within three to six months and to build the Eagles Nest at Nob Hill. It seeks subscriptions of ten, five hundred, and one thousand dollars with a monthly payment plan and urges immediate action.
A Nevada information bureau on Fremont Street in Las Vegas provides free maps of Clark County areas like E Dorado Canyon and Boulder Dam by writing to C. W. Mills. For $1.00 the bureau will supply a special report on any Nevada mining company.
Personal paragraphs from the school on vacation list Miss Emma Jean Malonty leaving tonight for Seattle after attending junior high northwest. Mr and Mrs Jas E Powers return to her home. Earl Rockwell and mates go to Los Angeles as guests of Lloyd O Rockwell. A colored man named Perkins was fined 20 dollars for gross intoxication in city court yesterday afternoon. Miss Irene Stewart visits Alamo for a week and honeymooners Mr and Mrs W J Bayne of Manteca Cal visit home. Norma Ullom and her sons Tom George and Norman Bayne depart for the coast to attend pre Olympic races in Los Angeles.
Governor Balzar plans trips to Las Vegas and the Winnemucca region as political focus grows before the highway board tour in September. Engineer Jorge Malone and Public Service Commission Chairman J. F. Shaughnessy remain unappointed with commissions expired. Chief Justice Benjamin W. Coleman returns from San Francisco next week to resume duties. A notable Nevada Days observance at Placerville is anticipated with Adjutant G. I. Jay W. White recovering from a sprained ankle.
John and Mary Hall appeared in justice court before Judge Ryan with Louis Cohen as defense counsel for the murder charge in the John C. O Brien case at Fox ranch. They requested a continuance and were given until June 23 to decide on preliminary examination with a possible hearing set for June 26.
Fayet ville Ark June 19 UP An even dozen University of Arkansas lettermen including four sports will be lost through graduation this spring. Athletes were awarded at the Razorback.
Preliminary work starts for a massive hydroelectric dam on Grand River near Siloam Springs Arkansas. The project will flood hundreds of acres in the valley forming a lake, with over three years of construction ahead and thousands of workers anticipated.
A reader in Quincy Massachusetts seeks guidance on whether a permit is required to yard fish in their own back yard and questions urban fishing rules in the state. The inquiry notes Massachusetts residents must follow local habitat and fishing regulations.
The French Academy of Science viewed the world’s fastest photography after a new cine camera showed moving pictures at 2000 to 2200 exposures per second. Inventor M d Arsonval and professors Huguenard and Magnan demonstrated a system using a revolving shutter to produce 2400 pictures per second, capturing flies and birds in action for scientific film work.
The court, presided by Judge Albert E. Avery, found Gammon of Weymouth not guilty of violating a state fishing statute. He asserted the fishing activity occurred on his own property and avoided further penalties after the case was placed on file with $5 court costs.
Hollywood writers and stunt men chase ideas as producers and stars push to turn lived experiences into screen vehicles. Kenneth MacKenna shifts from acting to directing after two prolific years, lamenting dull parts while venturing into new creative roles.
Roderick Dhu Tolmie, chief cameraman for Hell's Angels production now with RK.O. studios, arrives in Las Vegas with Mrs Frances Battier of California to film desert scenes for about a week. They visit Mr and Mrs Jack Parsons at the Town Barbecue. Battier will return home early next week.
In Reno on June 19 Vanderbilts filed divorce papers as Peter Anna‑Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr sues Mary Davison Weir Logan for extreme cruelty. Logan vows to fight the case to a finish.
Willa Menaics handled the feature known as Always Goodbye starring Elissa Landi and drew mixed but mostly positive notices from critics who reserved their strongest praise for beginners.
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