Sinclair Admits Receiving Slush Money Democrats Name Delegates
The Democratic County convention opened in the court room with County Chairman Tom Carroll presiding. Ten delegates were chosen to attend the state convention on May 11, including Ed W Clark and Chas Lee Horsey. delegates were instructed to attend in person. Carroll was reelected county chairman as the gathering remained orderly and well attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Carroll
Harley A. Harmon
Tom @ar
Ed L. Norrisent
Chas
Lee Horsey
E. Shepard
Tom Fanatia
R. McFadden
Roscoe Thomas
E. H Conger
Harmon Tobler
al Cahlan
Delekaids
Tom. Carroll
Lexington Returns to San Pedro After Turbine Defects
The Lexington, a $45,000,000 carrier, is back at San Pedro as defects are found in its turbines. Speed tests will be ordered by Washington after improvements, though rumors claimed the ship failed to reach 33 knots. The vessel was en route to Honolulu with the Pacific battle fleet when diverted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Follies Judged an Exceptional Hit Before Packed House
Kiwanis Follies drew a large crowd with an all star cast from the Vegas Ki club and guests. Myrtle M Colaw of Greely Colorado directed the show with careful, effective leadership. Best looking woman honor went to Cub Ryerse and Harve Perry for best feminine impersonation. Tonight’s encore performance is selling quickly. attendees will miss a season treat if they stay away.
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Kiwanis Follies
Vegas Ki Club
Myrtle M. Colaw
Greely
Colorado
Cub Ryerse
Harve Perry
Gabe
A D Taylor Dies in Montana City
Word of the death of Auburn D. Taylor, former Las Vegas resident and ranch owner in this district, was received Monday morning at Bozeman, Montana. He is survived by four children Horace Taylor and Mrs. George Zettler of Las Vegas Radford Taylor of Bardin Montana and another son who had recently visited his ailing father in Vegas.
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Auburn D. Taylor
Las Vegas
Bozeman
Montana
Horace Taylor
George Zettler
Radford Taylor
Bardin
Ler
Vegas
Yellow Pine Enlarges Mill Plans To Double Output
GOODSPRINGS May 1 The Yellow Pine Mining Co enlarges operations to double past production adding two more tables to separate lead zinc ores and zinc concentrates for shipment. The mill will start repairs and run at 200 tons daily for two years aided by a new gasoline locomotive to move ore from mine to mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Pine Mining Company
Cal-Pet Depot Nears Opening In Las Vegas
P A Simon, named local agent for California Petroleum Co, says Cal-Pet distributing station will open May 10 on upper Main Street. The facility, on 92 by 150 feet leased from Union Pacific, includes warehouse, office, two 40,000 gallon tanks, a tank truck and a package truck. Foundations are in place and equipment on the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Simon
Las Vegas
California Petroleum Co
Cal- Pet
Union Pacific
Argentena Consolidated resumes Goodsprings mill operations
The Argentena Consolidated Mining Company restarts its mill in Goodsprings after a brief shutdown for improvements. New machinery and alliances are installed to recover all values in ore including vanadium, promising higher prosperity for the Argentena and the Goodsprings district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentena Consolidated Mining Company
Argentena
Socialists killed by mob in May Day parade
In Warsaw on May 1 a Communist mob opened fire on a May Day parade, killing three Polish Socialists and wounding six others. International News Service reported the attack amid rising tensions.
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Warsaw
Lindbergh World Flight Plans Denied
Friends of Col Charles Lindbergh deny reports of a worldwide air cruise this summer. The item lists several divorce and civil case mentions including Walter Faris Ina Belle Farris and Catherine Landers v Willon Landers along with National Insurance and Guaranty Co references.
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ST. Louis
Charles Lindbergh
Walter Faris
Ina Belle Farris
Douglas Blais
Meriam L. Bigisatherine
C. Landers
Willon
Eugene Landers
Robert Graham
Ne Elsie Graham
C. Bray Jashke
National Real ‘Value
Guaranty Co
National Insurance Company
John W. Seiders
National
Legion boxing fiesta heads May 3 in Las Vegas
The boxing card in the American Legion Hall features 138 pounder Hamilton from Las Vegas training daily and set to meet Neil Zufelt. Zufelt last fought here is in with a K O. Hamilton has victories over Richard Randall Tommy Doyle and a draw with Johnny Gallo. Also on the bill are Razy Tarter Bud Lacey Ray Green Ross Sly Jerry Hickman Young Hopper Dick Swartz and Kid Rose in various weights.
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Razzy Tarter
Vegas
Bud Lacey
Needies
Ray Green
Ross Sly
Caliente
Jerry Hickman
Young Hopper
Dick Swartz
Kid Rose
Local Art Show Impresses Visitors at High School Exhibit
A three day art show opened this morning in the high school gallery featuring works by noted artists and ambitious local students. Doors stay open until 8:30 p m today and 3:30 to 8:30 p m Wednesday and Thursday. Ticket proceeds fund classroom art purchases.
Boulder damsite to be filmed for Pathe News reels
A Pathe Newsreel staff cameraman arrives tomorrow to film the Boulder dam site from over the Colorado river. The footage will be sent to New York by air, with theatre prints released from there in the general Pathe News issue.
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Boulder
Pathe Newsreel Corporation
Western Air Express
Colorado River
New York
Pathe News
Pilot Floyd Bennett Dies After Flight Rescue Attempt
Flyer Floyd Bennett, once Byrd's legendary pilot, died of pneumonia after a relief mission from Detroit to Murray Bay, Quebec. He collapsed aboard and died at a hospital near Greenery Island, unable to continue to the Bremen finyers location.
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Floyd Bennett
Bernt Kalchen
Detroit
Murray Bay
Quebec
Bennett
Greenery Island
Gece
Richard E. Byrd
Sinclair admits receiving Liberty bond slush fund
Harry F. Sinclair testified before the Senate oil inquiry board that he received 757 000 of Continental Trading's 3 000 000 Liberty bonds, held them for years, then turned them over in the last ten days to Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing, destroying records, and the Sinclair Oil board accepted the bonds after his acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Teapot Dome
Senate Oil Inquiry Board
Continental Trading Company
Liberty
Sinclar
Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair
Sinclair Oil Company
Shell Oil Seeks industrial site near railroad in Las Vegas
The Shell Oil Company applied to Walter Bracken of the Las Vegas Land and Water Co for an industrial site beside the railroad to erect oil tanks. The request was approved and returned to the company for further consideration of entering the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil Company
Walter Bracken
Las Vegas Land and Water Company
Congressman Thaddeus C. Sweet Dies in Plane Crash
Albany May 1 Congressman Thaddeus C. Sweet of Osago was killed this afternoon when the airplane in which he rode as a passenger crashed near Bighampton. The accident ends his long political career and leaves notable losses in the state’s delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Albany
Thaddeus C. Sweet
Osago
Bighampton
12 000 000 Plants Ordered From Moapa Valley Farms
The Chamber of Commerce noon meeting in Las Vegas discussed 12,000,000 tomato plants ordered by Moapa Valley Farms for Utah canneries at $2.50 per thousand. Discussions covered parkway, pamphlet orders, and cooperation with California firms on highway and mine articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moapa Valley Farms
James Cashman
Death Valley-Beatty
Wahmonie
Martin
California
L. J. Oakes
Moapa Valley
Oakes
Utah
Wells Brothers
Moapa
KO. Knudson
Winterwood Ranch
Vegas
Charlie Ronnow
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Clark
Dick Wallace
Reno
Robert Bennett Freed in Elko
The Nevada case state versus Robert Bennett on a statutory offense in Jarbidge was dismissed in Elko District Court last week on motion by District Attorney J L Clark. Bennett had been arrested in Las Vegas when attempting to renew his attentions toward a local girl.
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State of Nevada
Robert Bennett
Elko
J. L Clark
Bennett
Las Vegas
Three American Teachers in Turkey Sentenced for Religious Propaganda
Miss Edith Sanderson Pertley of California Miss Lucille Day and Mrs Jennie Wilson American teachers in Turkey were sentenced to three days imprisonment for violating Turkish law against disseminating religious propaganda. Their prison is the American school in the city as they serve their sentences.
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Broussa
Turkey
Edith Sanderson
Pertley California
Lucille Day
Jennie Wilson
Building and Land Firm Expands Las Vegas Holdings
Announcement by Frank Haddock of the Las Vegas Building and Land Company notes acquisition of 240 more acres through Boulder realty, bringing total to 480 acres to be subdivided. Latest tract near the experimental farm on Fifth Street, with officers Haddock Hickok and Hickok listed. A listing ad seeks desirable land for the company’s buyers.
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Las Vegas
Las Vegas Building and Land Company
Frank Haddock
Los Angeles
Boulder Realty Corporation
R. W. Martin
A. W. Ham
Fifth Street
W. R. Hickok
C. A. S. Hickok
the Age
Girl Orator in Vegas Sunday
Dorothy M. Carlson, noted as United States champion student orator, flew to Las Vegas to judge the state finals and return to Salt Lake City. She is a USC freshman planning to study law, and spent Sunday night in Las Vegas after a weekend air trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy M. Carlson
Los Angeles
Western Air Express
Vegas
Miss Carlson
United States
Salt Lake City
University of Southern California
Essay winners announced by Las Vegas Eagles group
Praternal Order of Eagles No 1213 awards prizes to local high school seniors for essays on Liberty. Marjorie Goodwin wins 7.50, Cecile Dotson 590, and Mane Harrison 250. judges are Jure Orr Rev Sloan and Mrs Bover. First in a series on Liberty Truth Justice and Equality.
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Praternal Order of Eagles
Las Vegas
Marjorie Goodwin
Cecile Dotson
Ne Harrison
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Harmony
Court House
Florida
Ada Williams
Fullerton Calif
Florids
Valencia
A. D. Taylor
Montana City
Cal-Pet
Argentena Con
Deny Lindbergh
Will Hop
Wlil Film
Shell Oil
Whitehead
Boulder Dam
Las
Board of
Clark County
E. N. Richardson
Arizona Mining Journal
Robert Bennett Freed
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