Officials dispel doubt on Boulder Dam test plant start
Dr. Elwood Mead announced in Las Vegas that a testing plant for Boulder Dam materials will be built there and likely ready in about six weeks. The compression press, key machinery, was ordered today. Five to six engineers will begin work and additional workers will collect samples and run tests. Site selection should be announced before the speaker departs.
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Boulder Dam
Elwood Mead
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Dr. Mead
Officials Visit Moapa Valley for Water Project Tour
Dr. Rar Lyman Wilbur secretary of the interior Dr Elwood Mead U S commissioner of reclamation and Chief Engineer Walter Mead of the Reclamation Service and about fifty others spent Sunday touring the Moapa Valley inspecting the White Narrows dam site and discussing water storage and flood protection. The group traveled from Las Vegas to St Thomas Salt Mine Overton and then to a luncheon and a public meeting in the high school gym. President Willard L Jones presided with prayers a violin trio and remarks praising the cabinet officer visit.
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Rar Lyman Wilbur
Elwood Meat
U. S. Commissioner of Reclamation
Mead
Walter
Reclamation Service
Moana Valley
White Narrows
Las Vegas
St. Thomas
Virgin Valley
Levi Syphus
Wilbur
Overton
Takea
Willard L. Jones
America
J. J. Farr
Mack Lyon & Co
Jones
United States
Cecil Creel
Creel
University of Nevada
Boulder Dam
Secretary of the Interior
Bert Mills
Logandale
Mogpa Valley
Two Clark County Students Seek Edison Scholarship
Two Clark County students yesterday began steps to qualify for a four year technical school scholarship funded by Thomas A Edison. mdall Nungesser of Las Vegas and Mack Lyon of Overton took the elimination tests in Nevada cities including Las Vegas and Reno, with the top scorer among Nevada candidates to join 49 others in West Orange. Edison will select the scholarship recipients using a set of tests including mental ability, mechanical aptitude, civics, and English.
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Clark County
Thomas A. Edison
Mdall Nungesser
Las Vegas
Mack Lyon
Overton Hig. Pl
Nevada
Edison
West Orange
Ily
Reno
Nevada State Board of Education
Columbia Research Bureau
Moss A. Hanson
Train Robbers Still At Large Near Pittsburg
In Pittsburg California on June 24 UPI says the bandits who held up a Southern Pacific train, wounded engineers, and fled with 16000 may have had a base in a house near Home Acres a mile from the scene. The house was deserted with two occupants missing since before the Saturday holdup. Authorities withheld names and say they are without crews as to their whereabouts.
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Pittsburg
Galif
UPI
Southern Pacific
Record Breaker as Pair Ends Hot Desert Trip
A Los Angeles couple wed in Las Vegas after driving through the Mojave in 120 degree heat Sunday to obtain a marriage license. They helped Clark County set a monthly record for licenses at 46, surpassing the previous 42, with five days remaining in the month. The last seven couples listed include pairs from Los Angeles, Salt Lake, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Ontario, Berkeley, and more.
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Los Angeles
Mojave Desert
Las Vegas
Baker
Clark County
Charles’ B. Kuhns
Lillian B Eggner
L. A
John H. Goodwin
Vera Stages
George Benner
Bessie Paluso
Salt Lake
Archie W. Mellett
Louise Varela
Albuquerque
Gilbert Davis
Doris Welf
Chas. Tepfer
Edith Carlton
Ontario
Jerome Delfelice
Mabel B. Fritz
Berkeley
President Hoover to Sign Boulder Dam Order Tomorrow
Washington June 24 The White House announced that an executive order implementing the Boulder Dam Act, approved at the last congressional session, will be signed by President Hoover tomorrow. The Attorney General submitted the order for final legal examination today.
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Washington
Uri
Hoover
White House
Pilot Killed as Northwest Air Lines Plane Crashes Into House
A tri motor Northwest Air Lines passenger plane, taking off toward Minneapolis, crashed into a house in St Paul. Pilot Edwin H. Middage of Chicago died. Seven passengers were seriously injured including a woman. Fire followed the crash. Passengers and bystanders described the abrupt loss of power and a failed ascent before the aircraft struck a home and then another, burst into flames, and fell to the ground. Witness B J Miller, from St Paul, severely burned while aiding victims.
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Northwest Air Lines
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Chicago
K. 5. Foon
Brian McOker
Halbert Ames
Paul
Robert M. Johnson
Kendall Clough
B. J. Miller
Foote
Boulder Dam construction pushed to actual start amid nationwide radio update
Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur and Dr Elwood Mead head of the Bureau of Reclamation told a nation listening audience via a KMTR broadcast from Las Vegas that preliminary work on Boulder Dam is underway. Senator Key Pittman introduced them and traced the dam's legislative history while stressing the project has begun and will proceed.
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Wilbur
Boulder Dam
United States
Ray Lyma
Wilow
Elwood Mead
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S
Pittman
Elil
Las Veg
el Patio
KMTR
Hollywood
Key Pittman
Wilbur on Las Vegas Arrival and Boulder Dam Work
Wilbur addresses senator Pittman Janes and Gentlemen and his radio audience in Las Vegas. He notes arriving to begin work on Boulder Dam and calls Las Vegas hospitality excessive. He describes a new pioneering move that could mark a western epoch as nature and district conditions influence progress. Continued on page six.
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Janes
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Las Ve
West
Ki District
Furnisil
Mead's Address on Dam Construe Study by Engineers
Dr Mead named several engineers to study the dam construction situation. R T Walter chief engineer Bureau of Reclamation Lewis C Hill consulting engineer A J Wiley consulting engineer J L Savage chief designer Bureau of Reclamation with broad dam construction experience. McClellan of the Bureau handled electrical development duties.
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Dr. Mead
R. T. Walter
Bureau of Reclamation
Lewis C. Hill
A. J. Wiley
J. L. Savage
McClellan
Bradshaw Testimony Before U S Court in Carson City Trial
In a Carson City courtroom, Bradshaw testified during the J F Hesse case involving Ferguson Neagle and others for bootlegging conspiracy. He described protection rackets led by Ferguson, payments to police, and threats linked to Lake and the dry laws, including a $100 Daisy Bell fine and subsequent pressure on Bradshaw.
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J. F. Hesse
R. E. Like
Roy Neagle
James Ferguson
United States
Carson City
George Whitley
United States Attorney
Las Vegas
Ferguson
Las Veg
Cr. W. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Lake
Ferguson and
Catrell
Las Vi
Polhief
Ord
Hesse
Nothir
O. K
Askey
Daisy Bell
Foras Hesse
Neagle
Photographer as Seaman Aide On Colorado River Trip
Los Angeles Examiner photographer Sam Sansone rode as an able bodied seaman on a Colorado River trip to photograph Secretary Wilbur and the Bureau of Reclamation officials. When a propeller shaft failed the boat was paddled ashore at high water, risking delayed plates for the afternoon edition. A photo in the Sunday morning paper showed Wilbur leaning from the boat while James Cashman and Paul Swarts, owners of the line, looked on during the shoot.
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Secretary of the Interior
Bureau of Reparation
Sam Sansone
Los Angeles Examiner
Sansone
Winmer
Wilbur
Boercide
Mead
James Cashman
Paul Swarts
Moapa Valley Welcomes Group
Dr. Elwood Mead, U.S. Commissioner of Reclamation, visited Moapa Valley and voiced support for its irrigation and dam project. He met with state representatives including Senator Oddie and discussed government help, plans, and estimated costs for a reservoir and water control on tributaries. A government study and October site examination were planned to advance the proposal.
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Elwood Mead
U. S
Reclamation
Moapa Valley
Oddie
Creel
Thomas King
Mcapa Valley
Montreal Hit by Violent Storm Causes Deaths and Damage
A sudden wind storm swept the Montreal region causing several deaths and extensive property damage. A dramatic incident saw 22 convalescent nuns rescued from the Sacred Heart convent at Sault Au Recollet after a lightning strike. Two firemen were overcome while tackling the blaze. Two others drowned near Vaudreuil when their boat overturned.
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Que
Grand Jury to Probe Inhumane Lincoln Heights Jail
LOS ANGELES June. Grand jury to investigate charges of inhumane conditions in the Lincoln Heights jail area, District Attorney said. Authorities will review alleged mistreatment and overcrowding as part of the probe set to begin tomorrow.
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Lincoln Heights
District Attorney's
News From The Sheriff's Office
No new incidents reported by the sheriff's office at this time. No arrests, investigations, or public notices issued or updated.
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Mead Sees Benefits Permanent to Vegas
Dr Elwood Mead commissioner of reclamation says Las Vegas will gain more from power after Houlder Dam project than during construction. He notes prosperity during construction from government and contractor activity and expects growth from cheap power for local industries and mining. He visited Sloan lime plant Arden gypsum works and Salt Mine, sees 400 mining claims affected by reservoir and plans further talks in Los Angeles.
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Boulder Dam
Houlder Dam
Elwood Mead
Los Angeles
Niagara Falls
Sloan
Arden
Kingman
Columbia Gorge
James Cashman
Meading
Oddie Congratulates Nevada on Boulder Dam Progress
Senator Tasker L. Oddie departing Los Angeles lauded Las Vegas and Nevada for the Boulder Dam project. He credited Mr Charles P Squires and associates for the enterprise, praised local hospitality, and pledged to push Nevada’s share of the dam’s benefits into pay rolls in Las Vegas and surrounding areas.
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Tasker L. Oddie
The
Age
Las Vegas
Nevada
Boulder Dam
Charles P. Squires
James Nan
Ed Clark
Mead
Las Veras
Railway Branch Confab Prepares For Reclamation Talks
W W M Jeffers and E E Adams of the Union Pacific were to confer with Dr Elwood Mead and Raymond Walter in Los Angeles at the earliest opportunity. The discussions likely cover the railway line from Las Verses to the dam site and its role in Boulder Dam construction. A U P party including H Mann and engineers explored the route, hiking along the embankment to the dam and river road.
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Union Pacific System
E. E. Adams
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Raymond Walter
Boulder Dan
Los Angeles
Las Verses
Th Dam
Jeffers
Ada
H. Mann
Walter Bracken
Walker Yous
Damo
Weather report from the Rocky Mountain states
The Rocky Mountain states faced sub freezing winds and snow flurries at higher elevations while Arizona and New Mexico posted extreme heat. Needles reached 116, Yuma and Phoenix 114, and Leadville stood four degrees above freezing. A heat death in Arizona was reported as Charlenge Wills, 56, died from a heat related attack.
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Echo Lake
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Charlenge Wills
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Yuma
Phoenix
Mexican Catholics hold week of thanksgiving after church settlement
Mexican Catholics in Mexico City mark a week of restrained thanksgiving starting June 4 after a government church settlement. The first Sunday of calm devotion followed the announcement, with pilgrims lining up to visit the sanctuary of San Mauris Church 2 Guadalupe and prayers continuing through the week.
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Mexico City
San Mauris Church
Guadalupe
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