Early Las Vegas Teachers Reminisce at 1938 Anniversary
Mrs Ella H Palmer asks Nevada friends to attend Fredericka Home thirtieth anniversary at Chula Vista California July 23 1938 open house 10 to 6 p m program 2 to 4 six to be served renew old ties Palmer sends a 1938 photo recalling Las Vegas history first Las Vegas grammar school commencement May 31 1907 at Aplin Hall with graduates Julia E Westlake Frank Ferris and Thomas Lake and teachers Mrs Palmer and Mrs Bartlett.
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Ella H. Palmer
Nevada
Fredericka
Chula Vista
Cal
Dan V. Noland
Bain
N. A. Kuhn
Roy W. Martin
Frank Brandt
Noland
Aplin’s Hall
Pioneer lathe operator killed in turning accident
Alfred Ruffles, 64, a pioneer Tono pah lathe operator, died instantly last Tuesday when a wood pattern caught in his lathe. The machine hurled the tool and pattern with great force, wounding him on the chin as the lathe kept running and the pattern shattered. The body was found after an eight‑hour gap.
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Alfred Ruffles
Tonopah
Mining moratorium bill still awaits Roosevelt sign
Western congressmen report from Washington that the mining assessment moratorium bill, passed by the Senate and House, awaits President Roosevelt's signature. Roosevelt left Washington for his son’s wedding and is expected back Friday. his decision to sign remains uncertain.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
House
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Oddfellows Meet in Grand Lodge in Ely Nevada
Delegates from all parts of the state convened in Ely for a three day Grand Encampment Grand Lodge and Rebekah Assembly session of the Odd Fellows of Nevada. Las Vegas visitors include Viola Burns Irma Baxter Ruth Ellen Chappel Marie Blad Lawrence Chappel and Mr and Mrs H O Johnson. The group returned home Thursday after a most interesting session with McGill and Ely lodges hosting the delegates.
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Ely
Grand
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
The
Odd Fellows of Nevada
Las Vegas
Viola Burns
Irma Baxter
Ruth Ellen Chappel
Marie Blad
Lawrence Chappel
H. O. Johnson
Vegas
McGill
Freshmen Welcome at School Ceremony With Diplomas
Students from the entire school performed songs pleasing the audience. Mr Noland handed engraved diplomas to each graduate while Mrs Palmer thanked parents and the community for their support. James Squires presented a banner and reminded freshmen to show modesty toward seniors as lemonade concluded the event.
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James Squires
The Toy Wife Opens At El Portal With Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer stars in The Toy Wife at the El Portal Theatre set in 1850s Louisiana with Melvyn Douglas Robert Young Barbara O Neill and Clarence Muse in a triangular romance. The film emphasizes authentic period backdrops filmed on location at Sherwood Forest with a New Orleans ambiance and a period spiritual performance.
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Vla
New Orleans
Louisiana
France
United States
Luise Rainer
el Portal Theatre
Anna
Great Ziegfield
Miss Rainer
Melvyn Douglas
Robert Young
Douglas
John Randolph
Joan Crawford
Georgeus Hussy
H. B. Warner
Alma Kruger
Walter Kingsford
Leonard Penn
Alan Perl
Clarence Muse
Brutus
Libby Taylor
Theresa Harris
Clinton Rosemond
Calon S. Raymond
Louisiana State University
Opera
Sherwood Forest
Edward Ward
Bob Wright
Chet Forrest
Zoe Adkins
Richard Thorpe
Beware Kidney Germs Suffering Run Down Nervous
An old warning advertorial promises a remedy for kidney and bladder germs causing fatigue headaches backache and appetite loss. It claims ordinary medicines fail and promotes Epistates cen Se Be ne and a product named Biss-tex as a cure.
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Julia E. Westlake
Frank Ferris
Thomas Lake
Elsie C. Bartlett
Lake and Bain
Zonophone
Dr. Bain
Miss Pine
Zonophon
Petroleum
Petroleum Industry
New York
Drape Ees
Somat
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Oddfellows
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