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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1932
Page
1
The observer visits Washington Park Chicago to watch parimutuel betting. About 40 000 to 50 000 patrons attend as Golden Camel leads early then Brass Monkey wins after a last moment choice. The writer nets sixty cents from a single win and notes the lively scene as a brisk form of transport.
The Organization of the second division of the Nevada bonus army is under way in Las Vegas at the corner of First and Ogden streets. More than 50 recruits have signed up for the trek to Washington. Ex servicemen with army discharges may join, race no barrier, and several colored veterans have already joined. Local business leaders again cooperate with the group.
Robert Charles Yates aged 57 of Hollywood California died Sunday from general peritonitis. A naturalized Canadian citizen and retired manufacturer, he leaves wife Louise M. Yates and daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. B D McCampbell of Reno Nevada. Remains to be shipped to Reno by Las Vegas Funeral Home.
Mau rice Sullivan declares Democratic bid for congress promising repeal of the prohibition amendment with protections for dry states and support for the soldier's bonus bill and economic relief. He says he is unaffiliated with any faction and will use his best judgment for Nevada and the nation. He pledges support for favorable silver legislation and adherence to Democratic principles.
Senator Oddie and Senator Pittman led a push to raise Hoover Dam emergency funding by 7.6 million, bringing total available for the project to 23 million. The increase sustains employment and accelerates work, signaling a victory for Nevada senators and continued construction.
Thomas Morris aged 19 pleaded guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses and was sentenced to 90 days in county jail by Judge P H Springer with a good behavior time credit. He passed three spurious Six Companies checks for 27 30 each on local merchants ten days earlier. merchants were repaid most of the funds.
Las Vegas post office offers the new Xth Olympiad stamps with 50,000 three cent and many five cent issues. The three cent purple stamp features a runner in starting position and the inscription Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932. The blue five cent stamp shows The Discus Thrower. Sale continues through summer. At Charleston Mr E A Honrath and daughters Pauline and Donna Jean visited Charleston Park.
Death Valley Scotty, after a Las Vegas visit, heads for Panamints to pursue a rumored gold cache. He talks of mules and another gold load while defending his Death Valley Castle remains closed to tourists and touring parties. He also carries gifts from friends in Europe for his private quarters.
Mayor E W Cragin returns to Las Vegas from a Rotary convention trip in Honolulu and Seattle. He is accompanied by Mrs Cragin and their young son and will resume official duties immediately.
Rebecca Greenberg, 60, who blinded her husband Morris, 67, two months ago, swallowed poison two days before trial for assault. She walked the streets until she collapsed and was taken to a hospital with a slight chance to live.
Patrick Elias McGinnis, a West and Clark County pioneer, died at the county farm aged 101. A former scout for General Fremont, he helped build Fort Callville on the Colorado river and was a key resource for historians on early Indian and settler contacts in Clark County.
Washington reports the Bonus Expeditionary Force starving under sunlit camps along the Potomac. With only seventeen dollars left in the food fund, bread scarcity and dysentery cases rise while leadership fights complicate a July convention for permanent officers. Violent clashes erupt as veterans accuse bonus marchers of threats and police remove a jailed member to the Maryland border.
Clara M. Crisler announces restoration to entry for lands once withdrawn for the Colorado River storage project. Simultaneous filing July 2–21 for ex-service men. general public Oct 1–20. Lands in township 21 S, range 61 E open to entry for homestead and desert land laws.
Col. C A Lindbergh speaks in Flemington New Jersey recounting the abduction and murder of his son Charles A Lindbergh Jr. He sits near John Hughes Curtis accused of hoaxing investigators and faces questions from District Attorney Mauck while Curtis’s defense claims police prejudice. The packed courtroom views the historic hearing as Judge Robbins presides and the Lindbergh household figures attend.
B. W. Hannan, 55, was struck while crossing Ogden street at Main by a car driven by Ed Michelson as it turned from Main onto Ogden. Witnesses say the left wheels ran over him. He was taken to the hospital with severe back and head lacerations and extensive bruising.
Las Vegas Builders Exchange held a public meeting at the American Legion arena under Lee Mahoney to promote the buy at home and hire at home program. Speakers from Barry Lumber Co Santa Ana Cope Electric Santa Ana and California exchanges urged contractor integrity and local practice to curb fly-by-night firms.
In Los Angeles on June 27 Whataman Hudson ex Vegas auto salesman showed a resilient mood while admitting he has not earned any money since November after a prolonged municipal court inquiry led by referee Ned Mulville. He is married to Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton.
At the Democratic national convention in Chicago Roosevelt leaders push for majority rule after six ballots while opposing factions maneuver for a compromise. Ritchie Baker and Shawse present among backers as factional talks intensify with plans to shift to floor battle.
Three past exalted rulers of the Las Vegas Elks will attend the annual convention in Birmingham Alabama starting July 10. They are Dr Roy W Martin district deputy exalted ruler for Nevada and Roscoe W Thomas and C E Pembroke.
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