Nevada railroads shrinking threaten state tax base and jobs
Nevada faces heavy fiscal impact as railroads lose operating revenue and fold into receiverships. Since 1932 costs rose 664.8 million dollars while traffic declined, tax rolls shrink with rail closures including Las Vegas and Tonopah, Bullfrog and Goldfield, and Santa Fe branches hurting counties and wages.
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Nevada
Congress
Las Vegas
Tonopah
Bullfrog
Goldfield
Igo Nevada Central
Southern Pacific
Silver Peak
Atchinson
Topeka
Santa Fe
Virginia
Truckee
Eureka-Nevada
Shriners Plan Visit to Ely and Las Vegas Assembly
Shriners from the region convened at the Boulder-Vegas Shrine Club dinner in the Apache Hotel with Vice-President Howell Garrison presiding. They outlined plans for a Kerak Temple ceremony in Ely on May 28 and discussed attendance at the Los Angeles National Convention, while agreeing to individual hospitality for visiting Shriners en route.
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Boulder-Vegas
Las Vegas
Boulder City
Los Angeles
Mystic Shrine to Meet in Los Angeles 1938 Convention
The Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine plans a June 7 to 9 1938 convention in Los Angeles California with over 100000 Nobles expected. Harold Lloyd directs a mammoth Motion Picture Pageant at Memorial Coliseum with Jack L. Warner as general manager. Cavalcade of California will headline along with parades of uniformed groups bands chanters and patrols.
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Los Angeles
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Calif
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Harold Lloyd
Rabban
al Malaikah Temple
Jack L. Warner
Warner Brothers First National Studios
Las Vegas Temperature Readings Over Several Days
The United States cooperative weather station in Las Vegas records daily highs and lows for a period from April 29 to May 4. Peak high was 66 on April 29 and the lowest low was 47 on May 2 through May 3. The report is signed by C. P. Squires, Cooperative Observer.
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United States Cooperative Weather Station
Las Vegas
All Medo
C. P. Squires Cooprative Observer
Plans to save remaining railroads in private ownership
Authorities urge workable plans to keep Nevada’s railways privately owned and financially viable. They warn that any alternative could bring disaster to the state, affecting revenue and economic stability.
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Nevada
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M. D
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Thompson
Griffith Ridg
Fred
Alward
Clark
Nev
Chas
Lee Horsey
Sute
Clark Bldg
Joe Hufford
Boggs
Mystic Shrine TO
George E. Marshall
Attorney At Law Boggs Bldg
McNamee
Wm. Fox Bldg
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
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