Robbery Case Before Earl Judge in Las Vegas
Three men face trial in Las Vegas for theft of fourteen slot machines from Charles Morris on Boulder highway last March. Jack Wiseberger, jailed on $1000 bail, allegedly bought and sold the loot. Paul Ralli defends the trio as investigators pursue links. Authorities recovered part of the machines with no initial evidence tying the trio to the crime.
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Marion Earl
Charles Morris
Las Vegas
Morris
Boulder Highway
Jack Wiseberger
Ward
Wiseberger
Paul Ralli
Robery
Mineral County Official Guilty
Fred L. Wood district attorney for Mineral County was found guilty of neglect of official duties by a Nye County jury. The verdict addressed count three while two counts of misappropriation and failure to turn over taxed funds were not mentioned.
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Fred L. Wood
Mineral County
Nye County
Wood
Tonopah Times
Woog
Tonopah and Goldfield
Canadians Push Parliament to Annex Maine Strip
Canadians petition parliament to annex a small Maine strip to the Dominion. They present the move as protecting Republican territory and aligning border interests.
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Maine
Lake Mead Rises Toward Full Level Amid Forecasts
Lake Mead has risen to 1160 feet above sea level and could reach 1175 by August with weather in the Rocky Mountain region. Officials say spillways may be tested next summer if the lake fills, while the St. Thomas area is presently submerged by the rising water.
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Lake Mead
Reclamation Bureau’ Engineers
Rocky Mountain
St. Thomas
Moapa Valley
Union Pacific
City Attorney At Convention in Los Angeles
City Attorney Harry Austin attended the National convention of the Townsend Plan movement in Los Angeles. Officials say more than 10 000 delegates are in attendance at the gathering this week.
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Harry Austin
Los Angeles
Spencer Offers Fishing Prizes in Las Vegas Meeting
Las Vegas chamber of commerce heard from B. T. Spencer proprietor of Modern Hardware and Sporting Goods at 508 Fremont street who pledges weekly prizes for the largest Lake Mead bass and catfish. Four months from June 18 he will award a $40 fishing outfit to the largest bass caught in the period. Fish must be weighed on Spencer scales and not proven by stories.
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Las Vegas
Tourist groups swell around Las Vegas and Boulder Dam area
Government checking stations log 15 984 visitors for June 13 19, 1949. 4 946 cars. Travelers from 46 states three territories and three foreign countries noted by Guy Edwards head of the Boulder Dam Recreational Area National Park Service.
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Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Guy Edwards
National Park Service
Dark Mystery Over Postmaster and Barbershop Bet
Frank Garside postmaster and Bill Gore barber owner made a $5 bet about a late incident. Gore found a three hundred pound ice cake with 500 pennies in his shop and later faced a crowd. Someone distributed handbills saying pennies were free. Police and Sheriff Dave Mackey will pursue the thief as Bill hopes to recover the copper and donate it to widows and orphans of postmasters.
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Frank Garside
Bill Gore
Frank
Bill
Ike
Twon
Gore
Pearle Brown
Sheriff's Office
Dave Mackey
Hen's Marble-Sized Egg Sparks Crop Control Jest
A farmer near Spencer Iowa reported a hen laid an egg the size of a marble prompting humorous remarks about crop control measures being taken too seriously.
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Spencer
Iowa
Government To Send Engineer To Las Vegas
Cc Baker told the Chamber of Commerce that a government engineer will visit Las Vegas around August first to start inspecting underground water sources feeding artesian wells. The study, requested by the State Engineer with city Las Vegas and Clark County cooperation, aims to determine measures to enforce well capping and control to conserve underground supplies for domestic use.
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Cc. D. Baker
Chamber of Commerce
Las Vegas
Clark
Celebrate Their Silver Wedding Anniversary at Lake Mead
Mr and Mrs W J Flowers reach a silver wedding anniversary as daughters Sarah Jane and Mirian host a surprise party for over twenty guests. The celebration takes place tonight on the shores of Lake Mead honoring the couple's twenty fifth year together.
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W. J. Flowers
Sarah Jane
Mirian
Mrs. Flower
Lake Mead
Thompson Named WPA Engineer for Nevada
A. R. Thompson, former Las Vegas city engineer, is appointed WPA engineer for Nevada. He will have headquarters at the Golden hotel in Reno, the San Francisco announcement stated on Saturday.
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A. R. Thompson
Las Vegas
WPA
State of Nevada
San Francisco
Golden Hotel
Reno
Bowman Seeks County Commissioner Seat in Nevada County
Elmer Bowman of Logandale announced early this week his candidacy for county commissioner, challenging incumbent Kenneth Earl who currently chairs the board of county commissioners.
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Elmer Bowman
Logandale
Wek
Kenneth Earl
Earl
Board of County Commissioners
Head of Dutch Bank lambasts burdens on business
Amsterdam official, head of the Netherlands Bank, complains about heavy burdens on Dutch business and invites an American audience to see how the United States handles enterprise.
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Netherland Bank
Amsterdam
Holland
United States
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