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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1929
Page
1
Las Vegas high school honored thirty diplomas and many honors at commencement. Dr Bruce Baxter from USC gave the address. Awards and memberships followed for students across classes including new honor society selections and Rotary scholarships.
The $151,000 high school bonds were sold Thursday to Edward L. Burton and Company of Salt Lake City. The remaining $99,000 of the $250,000 election total will be held for furnishing the new building, with construction bids to be advertised once specifications are ready and funds are in the bank. The issue bears 5.75 percent interest with an $800 premium.
The Las Vegas Development company filed a counter claim to J. A. Berry’s suit. It states Berry loaned $800 for stock now in his possession and $350 for a car left for sale. the pink title slip was not surrendered, making the $350 credit void. The firm says Berry owes $1,444.56 while its net assets total $196,204.66.
Mrs Joe Laravey a well known Las Vegas pioneer died Thursday afternoon at 3 pm in the Long Beach hospital. Her husband and daughter Mrs Pearl Payne were with her during her last days. Funeral services will be held in Las Vegas Tuesday.
About forty Legion members wives and friends from Las Vegas travel Sunday to Overton for the Woodruff Perkins memorial ceremony at 7 45 pm Local speakers include S J Shaw former post commander and ex Governor James G Scrugham who will deliver the address The program includes music by Overton chorus a Las Vegas sextet and a harp selection followed by a benediction and Star Spangled Banner
Excavation is nearly finished and eight and one half blocks of paving are laid on the city project. Engineer A P Slocum says the work should be done about June 20. A fund-raising dance at the high school gym tonight benefits track athlete Harvey Tate who recently had appendicitis after the state Reno meet. Tate, once with the Germain family, is canvassing in Las Vegas and Rens. Admission is one dollar per couple and fifty cents for extra ladies.
Wire from Representative Samuel S. Arentz reports an amendment on sodium sulphate tariffs sets four dollars per ton for German sodium sulphate. Other rates include cattle under 800 pounds two cents per pound and over 800 pounds 2.5 cents, butter 14 cents per pound, onions two cents, potatoes 75 cents per hundred pounds, and Nevada metals tariff set as satisfactory. Wool raised to 34 cents per pound of clean content.
Mr. H. E. Miller and his brother R. D. Miller announced their purchase of Senator E. W. Griffiths interest in the Charleston Park resort. They intend to finance with outside capital and develop a high clay resort with water works a new highway a club house golf course and housing sites. Total development cost is estimated near 1 million dollars.
The three act farce It Pays to Advertise directed by William R. Streett and performed by a local cast in Las Vegas will be presented again on decoration day at El Patio. Streett announced that virtually the same cast will appear on May 30 as in the first showing.
Wellses including T A Wells Maude Wells and Lyndon S Wells ask the court to order T A Lotz surveyor general and state land register to issue a patent for the north half of the southwest quarter of section eight township twenty range 62 east Mt Diablo Base and Meridian.
Fred Rumph of the Cactus Club and Bar was arrested Friday afternoon on a warrant sworn by the U S Marshal s office. He is jailed and to be taken to Carson City by Deputy U S Marshal W R Lewis with J T McCormick. Rumph allegedly jumped bail in Wyoming on a charge there.
El Patio doors open with a six reel comedy lineup tonight headlined by the Duncan Sisters in Topsy and Eva. The program also features The Newly Weds Hard Luck, Dugan of the Dugout, and Cowboy Punch with Road to Ruin a daring youth drama shown midweek for its cautionary message.
Selma M Townsend sues Robert J Townsend for divorce citing cruelty failure to provide and abandonment. They wed in Fresno in 1925. Dessie G Saunders files for divorce from Robert H Saunders on cruelty grounds, married in Los Angeles on September 21 1928.
Seven men formed Florine Carrara Ace Mining near the Gold Ace and Golden Ace claims with D B Eastman as president and R W Seattle Turman as treasurer. About 15 total claims, 50 000 shares pre listed, trenching underway, and three new strikes reported with ore values from fifty to sixty dollars per ton. Group took over Gold Ace Consolidated Mining Company holdings including Lucky Paddy and Nugget claims.
A party from Redlands led by Frank Nutter and Dr A E Bell visited Las Vegas yesterday arriving at 1 00 pm after leaving Redlands at five am They toured the Boulder Dam site in the afternoon and planned to head to Zion Park and other Utah resorts James W Thomas of San Francisco is due in Las Vegas today.
Oregon passes revisions to the real estate license act defining Realtor use. The law, effective January 1, 1930, bars nonmembers of the National Association of Realtors from using the term and risks license suspension or revocation for misuse.
Mr. Robert C. Baker arrives in Las Vegas to become sales director for the Las Vegas branch of T. J. Lawrence Inc appointed by T. J. Lawrence. He brings extensive mining and civil engineering experience and a record of guiding major California developments including Emery Park Metropolitan Center Pacific Gateway Mooro Bay.
A. A. Hinman a former U S commissioner and attorney was arrested at 2 15 yesterday morning in his Clark building office on suspicion of a crime. Police found a woman a bottle and a loaded pistol at the scene and the district attorney is reviewing a signed statement by the woman alleging events at the office. The DA Harley Harmon and Deputy Tom Salter are examining the case while Hinman and two others were released on recognition after a judge’s order. The woman claims abuse and injuries in the alleged encounter with Hinman. Marriage licenses were issued to Clarence Wise and Billie Pruett Paullos.
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