Free Clinic For Crippled Children This Week
State and county health departments sponsor a free clinic for crippled children in Stewart and Second streets Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon. The twice yearly event aims to restore maximum physical function, with appointments via health department. Dr. Don King of Stanford Orthopedics and Dr. L. R. Brigham of Reno lead the specialists, with local physicians and health staff arranging services.
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Stewart and
Second Streets
Health Department
Don King
Stanford University
L. R. Brigham
Reno
Senator seeks Oregon coast harbor survey plan
U S Senator Guy Cordon urges an amendment to the rivers and harbors bill to provide a survey of bays inlets and rivers along the Oregon coast from Astoria to the California line. He says enactment would place Oregon at the forefront of adequate harbor facilities.
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Portland
Ove
Oregon Coast
Astoria
California
U. S
Guy Cordon
Washington
Corden
Senate
Oregon
Underhills Return From Mexico Tour
Mr and Mrs Otto Underhill marked their 26th wedding anniversary with a two week air trip to Mexico City. They traveled by car to Vera Cruz Pueblo Acapulco Tasco and returned via Las Vegas arriving in Los Angeles and Las Vegas last Sunday. Mr Underhill called the trip most interesting.
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Otto Underhill
Mexico City
Los Angeles
Vera Cruz
Gulf of Mexico
Pueblo
Mexico
Acapulco
Pacific Coast
Tasco
City of Mexico
Las Vegas
Western Airlines
Underhill
Governor Cannot Attend Hell Dorado Due to Health
Governor E P Carville cannot attend the Hell Dorado event because his health requires rest. His office told Show Director Lou Gammill he is not well enough for exertion and may attend the governors conference in Harrisburg if he improves.
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E. P. Carville
Lou Gammill
Nevada
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Predicts Synthetic Rubber Industry Here to Stay
Akron dispatch reports Goodyear executives affirm the war born synthetic rubber industry will endure with cycles of recession but not collapse. R P Dinsmore predicts synthetic tires may reach prewar quality in a year, compete on price with crude rubber, and meet postwar civilian tire demand while keeping pace with auto production. He urges diverse rubber research and notes high performance in passenger car tires but cautions about high speed truck tires and the pace of reconversion.
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Akron
R. P. Dinsmore
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Dinsmore
United Press
Goodyear Executive
Nevada seeks Basque sheep herders from Mexico by air
Two Elko County sheepmen fly to Mexico to recruit 100 Basque refugees for Nevada ranges. D A Hughes and Pete Alio work with Senator Pat McCarran through U S embassy channels, seeking consular approval and bond guarantees. Four Basque herders already entered White Pine County last fall with more planned.
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Nevada
Elko County
Mexico
Spain
D. A. Hughes
Eastern
Pat McCarran
Mexico City
U. S
Hughes
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
White Pine
United States
Planes to Fight Crickets and Grasshoppers in Nevada
Nevada crops face renewed threat from Mormon crickets and grasshoppers. Due to manpower shortages aerial control will be expanded this year under a joint state federal effort led by George G. Schweis. Fall surveys show outbreaks in Elko Humboldt Eureka and Lander counties with light grasshopper infestations in Douglas County.
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Nevada
George G. Schweis
State Division of Plant Industry
U.S. Bureau of Entomology and
Elko
Humboldt
Eureka
Lander
Douglas County
Travel to Boulder Dam area grows in April
April travel to the Boulder Dam National Recreation Area rose despite war and shortages, with 7,023 vehicles carrying 23,484 passengers in April. Net travel, after overlap, stood at 3,781 vehicles and 12,658 persons. Seasonal totals reach 43,242 vehicles and 128,620 passengers, compared with 43,834 vehicles and 136,700 passengers last year. Travel came from 46 states and the District of Columbia.
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Boulder Dam National Recreation Area
Boulder Beach
Las Vegas Wash
Pierce Ferry
Eldorado
Willow Beach
Temple Bar
Overton
District of Columbia
Old Man Confesses To 1905 WV Teacher Murder
A. J. Pritchard, 73, of Rainier Oregon, confessed at Columbia County sheriff office to killing Walter O. Smith a West Virginia teacher in 1905. He said he used self defense and agreed to extradition if required, with officials confirming the death in Marion County West Virginia. He may face trial in Fairmont where he worked at the time.
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ST. Helens
Ore
A. J. Pritchard
West Virginia
Columbia County
Pritchard
Rainier
Oregon
Walter O. Smith
Hoult
Benjamin Franklin Mayle
M. R. Calhoun
Calhoun
Marion County
Smith
Court House
Fairmont
Rotarians See War Films At Las Vegas Meeting
At Thursday's Las Vegas Rotary club gathering two army-shot reels titled Yanks Invade Marshalls and Marines Capture Tarawa were shown by Mr. Sibert with help from General Petroleum's district manager. The Tarawa clash caused about 5 000 American casualties, around 1 100 deaths.
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Las Vegas
Max Kelch
Jim Cashman
Rotary Club
Ernie Cragin
Helldorado
Bennie Cashman
Merchant Marine Forces
Farmers Seek To Beat Last Year Production
San Francisco May 6 (UP) A survey of Farm Security Administration borrowers in California Arizona Utah and Nevada shows farmers morale high and many plan to double or triple 1944 production. Letters praise increased outputs paying off loans buying bonds and taxes, with shortages in land machinery and marketing noted and farmers urging cooperation and shared labor.
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San Francisco
Farm Security Administration
R. W. Hollenberg
FSA
Hollenberg
California
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Matt J. Bachmen
Lincoln
LeRoy T. Ostler
Nephi
James V. Miller
Mesa
Urban S. Madson
Fountain Green
D-Day and D-Hour Meaning in Invasion Plans
The article explains D-Day stands for date and H-Hour for the exact minute of invasion. It notes that high authorities do not discuss these details openly to prevent leaks during the planned operation and moving military efforts.
Church Urged To Help Vets Readjust Returnees
NEW YORK May 6 UP The church must play a major role in the readjustment of returning service personnel, says Rev. Seward Hiltner executive secretary of the Federal Council of Churches. He urges the church to first understand veterans attitudes and problems before planning programs. The pamphlet calls for a coordinated church plan including pulpit education study groups and clergy training.
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New York
Seward Hiltner
Federal Council of Churches
Hiltner
Bombardier Boosts Helldorado Shows in Las Vegas Parade
Bombardier plans a Western style Helldorado Old Times parade in Las Vegas on May 18 with thirty bosses and a mounted cavalry display. A bathing beauty parade is set for May 21 with a Bombardier float entered, while scouts review entries to select a rider for the vehicle.
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Ania
Las Vegas
Basic
Bands to Play in Las Vegas Parades This May
Bands from Las Vegas high school and Las Vegas grammar school will join the annual old timers parade on May 18. Two musical contingents will also appear in the children’s parade on May 19 and in the bathing beauty parade on May 21, as announced by the organizing committee.
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Las Vegas Highh
Las Vegas Grammar School
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Holly ‘Wood
Senator
Underhills
Boulder Drug CO
Fremont St
Promontory Point
Abraham Lincoln
Union Pacific
America
Edward H. Harriman
NBC
Union Pacific Railroad
Rean
Motor Specialists
Rotarians
Hiya Podner
Ronzone’s
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Sas
American Red Cross
London
Ike
Red Cross
Bombardier
Electric Shop
Bob Hilburn
North Main
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