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Las Vegas Age

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1929

Page

6

Mrs Schuyler Hosts Community Bridge Club Luncheon

Society notes Mrs W N Schuyler entertains the Community Bridge club today with a luncheon.

W. N Schuyler Community Bridge Club

Personal Items Span Vancouver Vegas Trips and Departures

A Las Vegas diary of oblique societal notes lists J. T. McWilliams and Mrs. McWilliams leaving Vancouver for health reasons, other travelers visiting family, and assorted locals moving between Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and Beatty. Names include Frank and Leo A. McNamee, Marian McNamee, Samuel S. Riwitz, James G. Scrugham, Lewis A. Hicks, L. Higbee, Cecil B. Creel, Mazie Martin, Margaret Ireland, Frank Gusewelle, Ben Stromer, David Farnsworth, and J. C. Jesse, with dates and destinations scattered through the piece.

Frank McNamee Los Angeles Las Vegas Leo A. Mc_ Namee Marian McNamee Margaret Ireland

Dr Wilbur Visits Coalinga Oil Field Tour

Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur secretary of the interior arrived in Coalinga by automobile from Bakersfield in 110 degree heat. He lunched with local businessmen and oil firm officials at the Zenith club and then toured the Kettleman Hills oil field to inspect operations tied to oil conservation policy.

Coalinga Cal Ray Lyman Wilbur Bakersfield Devil's den Wilbur Zenith Club Kettleman Hills Dr. Wilbur Geological Survey San Francisco Boulder Dam

Hammer Murder Trial Near End

John L. Howard testified in his own defense in the hammer murder trial for Pasadena garageman Victor A. Cooley repudiating the confession obtained by Pasadena police.

Los Angeles U.pi John L. Howard Hammer Victor A. Cooley Pasadena

Pays Way Through College With Fists

Clarence Fraser known in Northwest rings as Eddie Flynn, a College of Puget Sound chemistry student, graduates this month after paying four years of education via boxing. At 22, the junior welterweight stands 140 pounds, a clever fighter who jabs with the left and follows with a sharp right. He fights to earn money but dreams of becoming a chemistry professor and spends study time between bouts.

Tacoma Wash Clarence Fraser College of Puget Sound Fraser Eddie Flynn State of Washington Flynn

Officials Visit Moapa Valley During Boulder Dam Era

A high level delegation including Secretary Wilbur Senator Oddie and Governor Balzar toured Moapa Valley to inspect irrigation and dam prospects. They noted 22 truck farms worth 9009 each with 2600 debt and discussed Boulder Dam importance for water storage and flood protection. Local leaders praised infrastructure efforts and pledges for regional prosperity.

Mills Wilbur Boulder Dam Mead Oddie Dr. Lyman Girls Glee Club Fred B. Balzar Secretary of the Interior Sentaor Oddie Lyman Nevada Los Angeles Key Pittman Arentz Geo. W. Malone Scrugnam Warren H. Lyon Overton Wells

Heavyweight Now a Copper Kalamazoo

Homer Smith a former heavyweight trial horse during Dempsey era joins Kalamazoo police. League of Nations shifts focus to whale protection and privacy lacking goldfish. Springfield Union.

Kalamazoo, Mich Homer Smith Jack Dempsey Kalamazoo League of Nations League Union

Mead outlines Boulder Dam plans and labs in Nevada

Dr. Mead details Boulder Dam project steps from Las Vegas lab setup to long term town living near the site. He describes four massive tunnels, cofferdams creating a 20 mile upstream lake, and 700 foot high dam with one million horsepower power plant. He says the lake will cover Kentucky a foot deep and boost regional health and industry.

Walker R. Young B. W. Steel Boulder Dam Dr. Mead Las Vegas Congress Reclamation Woolworth Hudson Tunnel Hudson Mississippi Niagara Falls Niagara Southwest Great Lake

Police Search Bay For Tallmans Body

Richmond authorities hunted a bay for a body after an employee at the Richmond Pressed Brick works reported a sighting. The search focused on William Loren Tallman who is wanted in Los Angeles for the murder of Mrs. Virginia Patty and the police proceeded to investigate the possible link to the Bay sighting.

Richmond Cal U.R William Loren Tallman Los Angeles Virginia Patty Bay

Bach Aircraft Plant Destroyed By Fire

In Los Angeles on June 24 the Bach Aircraft Corporation factory burned down late yesterday. Damages are estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Three tri motor ten passenger planes were destroyed and twenty employees escaped uninjured. A soldering iron on a work bench started the blaze.

Los Angeles Bach Aircraft Corporation

Escaped Convicts Recaptured Near Sweeny Tex

Prison guards led by Warden Harrell of Huntsville rounded up 15 of 44 escapees from Clemens Prison Farm. By afternoon, more than 20 held in a group near Sweeny eight miles southwest of Brazoria were believed recaptured as dawn escapes were pursued.

Clemens Prison Farm Tex U.P Harrell Huntsville Sweeny Brazoria

Secretary Wilbur Talks Boulder Dam Vision and Scope

Secretary Wilbur outlines Boulder Dam concept to link Black Canyon and Las Vegas valleys. He stresses self funding through power, federal role minimal, and broad local control, aiming to spur Southwest development and regional highways to the dam site. The talk underscores confidence in public support and potential multiple similar projects.

Hoover Wallington Ocal Wilbur Southwest Boulder Dam Las Vegas Kingman Arizona Wilby U. S Key Pitman Nevada

Prohibition Casualty List Being Compiled Across States

Washington June 22 An official notice states a prohibition casualty list is being compiled by the department of justice. It records agents local and national officers killed in enforcing the Volstead act and also violators or suspects killed. The notice follows hints that the state department will study firing on an American customs patrol boat in the Detroit river.

Washington Department of Justice State Department Detroit River

Rum conspiracy trial yields three guilty verdicts

In Los Angeles on June 24 three men were found guilty in government liquor conspiracy cases. Maurice Sugarman George Williams and Claude Davis were convicted while Frank Cornero and Lewis Crank were acquitted. The defendants were alleged as principals in a large illegal operation.

Los Angeles Maurice Sugarman George Williams Claude Davi Frank Cornero Lewis Crank

Arizona cattlemen move stock to other states amid feed shortage

Arizona cattlemen shift herds to other states due to rapidly diminishing water and feed supplies. Some owners reportedly ship water into drought stricken areas including the White River, Holbrook, and Williams districts as conditions worsen.

Phoenix Ant Arizona White River Holbrook Williams

Cattle and Hogs Suffer Mass Casualty After Unload

In Columbia Missouri four hogs died and four steers are not expected to live after entine ment in a pasture holding 128 hogs and 67 cattle. A fragmentary report notes a woman in Russia pronounced dead five times in nine years. The Detroit News quips about an ideal for the course of a grandmother office boy in baseball.

Columbia U.P Russia Detroit News

Search Continues For Spanish Ocean Flyers

Madrid June 24 The government ordered destroyers airplanes and submarines to scour a wide area for the missing Franco seaplane. Officials noted the three day silence remains disturbing but not hopeless. The aircraft last believed to be near the Azores with four aviators.

Madrid Spain U.P Ramon Franco Azores Portugal America Foreign Office

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Review At EL Portal Hollywood Shoppe Roy Ww. Martin Pres Ferron, Mer Buckeyes Kelly-Springfield Kelly A. C. Grant South Fourth Street J. T. McWilliams Vancouver British Columbia Mrs. McWilliams Mr. Kidder McWilliams Wm. R. Waltec Salt Lake Leo A. McNamee Samuel S. Riwitz Tonopah Au James G. Scrugham Lewis A. Hicks Beatty Mr. Hicks Mrs. L. Higbee Mr. Higbee Oceon Professor Higginbotham University of Nevada Cecil B. Creel Frank Gusewelle Ben Stromer Kingman, Arizona Mazie Martin Asilomar Frank Black Ahs David Farnsworth Jean Vegas J. C. Jesse Moapa Valley Boulder Tallman Project—Wilbur Black Canyon Colorado Prohibition Marilyn Morgan Californi Franco Alcazarnes Carthagina Eduardo Callarda Ruiz Delaza Pedro Mendariago Arrowhead Trail F. W. Owen Central EL Patio Open Air Carson Streets Shirley Burnell Jacqueline Logan Panama South Seas Westinghouse Edison Standard Peoples Store
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