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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1932
Page
1
In Las Vegas Nevada, a 1905 town boom is recalled with the opening of lot sales, a harsh opening week, and the Armour ice plant dispute. J. J. McWilliams recalls Westside and original townsite land disputes reshaping where the ice plant finally stood.
Fire destroyed the residence of Mr and Mrs Jack Day last evening with no possessions saved. Neighbors attempted to combat the blaze with a bucket brigade and garden hoses but were unable to save the home as it lay outside the city limits.
John Hughes Curtis, jailed in Flemington on obstructing justice charges, says Norfolk clergyman the Very Rev H Dobson-Peacock urged ongoing deception about the Lindbergh kidnapping and profited from publicity. Curtis asserts he acted under pressure and against his will.
Washington May 18 The Senate defeated a plan to legalize 2.75 percent beer to fund unemployment relief and engaged in a long debate over the oil tariff in the $1,039,000,000 revenue bill. The vote 24 to 61 defeated Tydings amendment for a $1.5 billion public works bond backed by a three cent per pint beer tax and a four percent beer amendment by Bingham was rejected 23 to 60. Prohibitionists maintain Senate control, though cross-party splits appeared.
Captain Robert Dollar, 88, a pioneer in American shipping, was honored at funeral services in San Rafael. More than 2500 attendees filled the Presby terian church he helped found, with others listening outside via loudspeakers. Burial is planned at Mt Talipas cemetery family vault.
Dixie Landis of Pair-O-Dice is now fourth in the American Legion convention queen contest with 6 008 votes. Las Vegas entries lead the field of seven with Ruth Man at 9 500 votes, Marguerite Stewart at 4 500, Rose Marie at 1 500, and others from Boulder City and Las Vegas. Rose Marie, an Apache Hotel employee, stands as a potential early front runner, while contestants from Jefferson City and Boulder City add to the lively regional showing.
C. M. Peterson, 65, Clark County resident, is hospitalized with painful injuries after stepping into the path of a delivery truck driven by H. W. Lacewell on Fremont and First street. A witness says Peterson became confused while crossing. The driver was held blameless.
Alvin Shipwreck Kelly, a flagpole sitter, announced he would not come down until real beer is legalized in the United States. He pledged to stay atop a theatre building pole as a protest after the Senate rejected the Tydings beer tax bill, declaring he would endure the stunt to press the cause.
College officials J. E. Martie and Brick Mitchell toured Las Vegas to recruit support for a university scholarship program. They planned visits to Boulder and local groups including Rosary club and Kiwanis, stressing athletics and leadership benefits at Nevada. Mitchell urged civic funding to enable high school athletes to attend.
Lieut. Thomas H. Massie and his wife Thalia Massie depart Las Vegas en route from Los Angeles to Chicago by air. Massie thanks locals for sympathy and support while noting he and his wife wish to forget past troubles and start anew.
Rev. Isaac F. Hodge and Edison J. Young pleaded guilty to two counts in a grand theft case tied to a proposed $350,000,000 nitrate land scheme in the southern California desert. Superior Judge William C. Doran set June 1 for a parole hearing requested by the men.
Buddhist funeral rites for Tsuyoshi Takai, assassinated premier of Japan, were held at his official residence at 12:30 p.m. Prominent Japanese politicians from all parties attended the services.
Vatican City May 18 Pope Pius XI issues an encyclical urging Protestant sects to join Catholics in battling atheism. He condemns subversive factions and calls nations to unite all forces to oppose the banners of hatred toward religion and defend God and mankind.
Sunnyvale California naval dirigible Akron moored at its base at 7 23 pm after a 24 hour flight over the San Joaquin valley. Commander C E Rosendahl said maneuvers in launching aircraft might be practiced during its stay. San Viejo California May 18 UP a navy boat left for Ensenada to pick up four naval aviators marooned when their two planes were wrecked off the Mexican coast.
Luigi Malvese aged 26 was shot in North Beach as he sat in his luxury automobile in front of a barber shop. Five shots rang out as a man walked away and Malvese slumped from the open car door. Police reported his prior liquor and hijacking record and linked him to a gun smuggling probe at Folsom prison. Hundreds watched the daytime killing with no suspect identified.
Paul Ellis aged 65 was jailed for six months in Chicago after failing to pay $165 in alimony to his ninth wife Mrs Ellis. He is estranged from his tenth wife and was reportedly wooing an eleventh. Attorney Yale Fischman highlighted that many of Ellis's 19 children are supported by public charities. Judge Daniel Trude ordered jail to compel payment and to reflect on his relationships.
In Chicago May 18 UPI reports a North Alaska ice hunt for scientist Nicholas Spadevecchia and others on Mount McKinley was halted by fog. Pilots prepared for a fresh takeoff to reach the emergency camp and recover missing expedition members Allen Carpe Theodore Koven and Percy Olton Jr. Fire crews aided in guarding barren fields while Joe Crosson headed toward Fairbanks to back the search.
Three former Richfield Company leaders James A. Talbot Clarence M Fuller and R W McKee were sentenced to San Quentin for grand theft after the $200 million Richfield empire collapsed. Sentences ranged from two to twenty years depending on counts and sums stolen.
United States marine sergeant Harry Hutchcroft from Cleveland was severely wounded while leading a 15 man patrol in a brief clash with insurgents at Sisni near Bluefields. Insurgent losses were not known.
Las Vegas hospital association announced it will open an uptown office in the Hesse building at 121 North Second Street, with Dr. E W Woodberry of Salt Lake City in charge. Dr Woodberry has practiced in Salt Lake City for seven years. Carl Laemmle is reported as a Johns Hopkins patient. illness undisclosed.
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