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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1932
Page
1
A column notes efforts to bargain for the return of the Lindbergh baby, citing weather delays and publicity concerns. It also jokes about jury dodging with a funny Needles restaurant owner note. Pulitzer prizes surprise many, honoring Pearl Buck's The Good Earth and the satirical musical Of Thee I Sing.
Members of the general school for reserve officers of southern Nevada met in Legion hall for a Mobilization exam. Captain Whitesides of Los Angeles attended, with Boulder City and Las Vegas officers present. The next meeting will be in Boulder City on May 16, with a long gap until fall.
Washington May 2 opponents of the 2 billion dollar soldiers bonus bill wrapped up testimony before the house ways and means committee. John Janney of New York representing the American Society of Practical Economists warned that issuing 2 billion in currency under the Patman bill would threaten the gold standard and harm national finances.
Preliminary hearing for Herndon R. Draper and Mrs. Ivadell Jensen opened today before Justice of the Peace J. R. Witbeck. Draper and Jensen, a divorcee, are charged with first degree murder in connection with the April 14 slaying of A. B. Bjerregaard, Jensen’s father.
About sixty people were fined by Las Vegas police in April, with total receipts of 3378 dollars. Most revenue came from intoxicating liquor violations, while frame violators and other offenses such as vagrancy drunks petty larceny and disorderly conduct also contributed.
In Los Angeles on May 2, 17 year old Lois Wade testified under cross examination that her lover assaulted her and cast her into a well when she asked him to marry her to protect her honor.
In California tomorrow the Democratic presidential primary will decide among Roosevelt, Smith, and Garner in a three corner race as Hoover leads Republicans efforts. Wardell claims most counties for Roosevelt while Smith and Garner backers boast gains in key regions. Los Angeles recalls Mayor John C Porter with ten on the ballot and Bonelli and Dempster as leading opponents.
Wally Wood of The Age staff was arrested Sunday by Sergeant Condo on a driving while intoxicated charge. He appeared before Municipal Judge W G Morse for a hearing yesterday. Counsel Guy E Baker entered a not guilty plea and the trial was set for Wednesday. Wood requested a sobriety test, which was denied.
Washington records confirm Al Capone’s conviction for income tax evasion stands as Supreme Court upholds the sentence. He will be moved to Leavenworth this week with minimal guards unless new events occur. San Francisco officials urge Congress and President Hoover to modify Volstead act and the 18th Amendment.
A school of six foot barracudas attacked fishing boats off the Los Angeles area, injuring two sailors including George Gabelich who was struck on the head. The incident, reported by radio via Mackay, involved the motorship Belle Isle en route from the Galapagos.
Mayor E. W. Cragin will issue a proclamation setting aside Saturday May 14 as Poppy Day in Las Vegas. Citizens urged to wear the Legion and Auxiliary poppy in tribute to World War veterans and to contribute to funds for disabled veterans with emphasis on the 1917 1918 fallen.
In El Reno Oklahoma May 2 a bank bandit robbed the Union Bank of Union City and abducted three local youths. Posses of peace officers and volunteers searched the countryside but found no trace of the bandit or the car. The loot totaled $1000 and the suspect was last seen near Banner in a car with the three youths before escaping toward Yukon.
Sheriff Joe Keate says the theory of Santini’s death rests on circumstantial evidence. He notes many vague clues remain but the search is narrowing and it is now known who to look for among supposed intimate friends.
Hawaii officials warned Harry A Kleugel to muzzle his socially prominent wife Anne Kleugel to protect his $600 monthly territorial post. The warning followed her on going petitions for pardons for four men convicted in the manslaughter of Joseph Kahahawai and her public denouncements of island conditions. The matter drew Senate interest and involved a letter claimed from Kleugel’s files disparaging Hawaii and the American press. Mrs Kleugel leads a reform club active in police department bills and the creation of a special prosecutor post. She faced possible contempt from Judge Albert M. Cristy over club discussions of the Blackie Young case.
Officers of the Las Vegas Builders Exchange were elected at last night's meeting. Lee Mahoney was named president with Ira Goldring as first vice president, George Clark as second vice president, R H Thompson as secretary and treasurer, and D Jondahl A Murphy and R Hampton as directors. Terms are one year. The next meeting is Tuesday May 16 and a downtown office may open by then. Applications for membership should be sent to the secretary or any officer.
A Wisconsin grocery clerk, Ward, and his 18 year old taxi dancer wife Elvira, accused of seven holdups in New York, stood in West Side court. They cried, confessed help, and blamed love as the motive, each facing trial after the reading of charges by Assistant District Attorney Frankel.
Police destroyed seventy five gallon cans of alcohol seized from truck driver Edward Fauls in the early hours of April 20. Judge W G Morse ordered the destruction with two men assigned to the task. A proof test was not repeated before the contraband was destroyed.
John Philip Clum 61 a famed Tombstone Ariz pioneer mayor and lawman died quietly at his Los Angeles home relatives at his bedside. In Tombstone during its height of the wild mining camp era he ruled with fearless authority and played a key role in its feuds. He deputized the Earp brothers to help maintain order.
Captain W N Lancaster, famed aviator, was charged with the murder of young writer Haden Clarke found shot at the home of Mrs Ossie M Keith Miller. A handwriting expert labeled Clarke notes as forgeries, and Lancaster admitted writing them but denied killing Clarke. The case hinges on disputed notes and forensic review by J W Herring. Lancaster jailed. Keith Miller freed after questioning.
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