Battle Born Nevada: Norcross History in The Age
Jurist Hon. Frank H. Norcross presents Nevada’s statehood tale recounting Lincoln’s strategy to admit Nevada as a state via the enabling act, the July 4 1864 Carson City convention, the telegram of the constitution, costs, and Nevada’s wartime lineage tied to the Civil War and national events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Frank H. Norcross
United States District Court For
District of Nevada
Abraham Lincoln
Charles A. Dana
New York
House of Representatives
Dana
Lincoln
Great American Desert
Congress
Colorado
Nebraska
Carson City
Nye
St. Joe
Missouri
Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago
Philadelphia
Republic of Texas
Alamo
Texas Republic
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Texas
Herbert Howe Bancroft
United States
Times
Kansas
Missouri River
Peter O’riley
Pat McLaughlin
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Mt. Davidson
Utah Territory
Comstock Lode
Sierras
San Francisco
Las Vegas Race Meet Dates Set by Executive Committee
The executive committee of the Las Vegas Race Meet fixed October 19 and 20 and 26 and 27 as this year’s meet dates. Tommy Thebo, the chairman, said the early scheduling aims for strong publicity. Harry J. Woods was named secretary again, with printing to be bid competitively, and the committee includes A. W. Blackman J. K. Houssels E. W. Cragin Jack Haake Joe Ronnow Bill Getz Bob Kaltenborn and Fred S. Aldward.
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Las Vegas
Tommy Thebo
Harry J. Woods
Thebo
A. W. Blackman
J. K. Houssels
E. W. Cragin
Jack Haake
Republicans Go To Convention in Reno and Memorial Day Plans
Delegates and alternates head to Reno for the Republican State Convention with Pat Clark Otto Underhill and others named as delegates. A Memorial Day program by the Fred S Pennington post VFW is set for May 30 in the War Memorial building with services and a parade planned. A Roses Band concert from Pasadena Junior College is scheduled for June 30 in Las Vegas under the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Anderson Kelley is improving after pulmonary collapse and oxygen therapy. Miss Kay Morrison and Harry Lamet wed in Kingman Arizona on May 17 and will reside in the Watters Apartment on North Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Otto Underhill
Republican County Committee
Pat Clark
Clark County
Frank McNamee, Jr
A. S. Henderson
Walter Bracken
Art Harris
Ray Griffith
C.P. Squires
A. W.ham
C. P. Squires
Neil Campbell
Effie Deadrich
Henry Deadrich
Roy W. Martin
Ed. Kinney
Fred Hesse
R. O. Gibson
A. W. McCants
al Corradetti
Ned Marriott
C. D. Breeze
LeRoy Whipple
James Farndale
Fred S. Pennington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
War Memorial
J. J. Lambe
Roscoe Hampton
Jack Flournoy
Harvey Stanford
S. L. Arnot
Kelly
Anderson Kelley
Las Vegas
Kingman
Kay Morrison
Harry Lamet
Arizona
Watters
North Second Street
Grammar School Commencement Planned at Memorial Building
May 29 at 7 30 p m the Memorial building will host grammar school commencement for the class of 1940 with 138 graduates. The program includes an orchestra welcome piano duets glee club patriotic reading vocal selections and diplomas presented by Roscoe F. Hampton with awards from the American Legion Post 8 and coach D D Keller. The long list of graduates features Charles Wilce Alger Billy Allen Clyde Gail Andress Dolores Avera and many others.
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Grammar School
Memorial Building
Overture Grammar School
Chauncey Riddle
Marion Moser
Joy Tingen
iClyde
Gail Andress
Dolores Avera
Donald Avera
Florence Jean Barker
Florence Lillie Barnes
Thornley J. Barnum
Harold M. Beaird
Johnnie M. Beaird
Jules B*nbow
Mary Irene Bills
Frances Irene Black
George B. Bendley
Stanford Boyd
Audrey June Brinley
George Orvil Brockbank
Vernon Harold Bruce
William Burnell
Frances Celestine Buskey
Gordon Frehner
Bill Gallagher
Carl Gallucci
Beatrice Marie Gifford
Don Gilmour
Theodore Gonzales
Nora Gore
Bill Hageman
Veronica Clare Ham
Max Hampton
William Max Haycock
Richard Heneke
Nadine Carol Hoffman
Dorothy Lorraine Holberg
Flora Mae Holford
Louise Honeywell
Kay Hoosier
Carrie Mae Hopkins
DeNelda Jameson
Henry Johnson
Robert Jones
Bud Phillips Kennedy
Elizabeth Alice Keyse
Betty Marie O'Dell
Bernard Gonzales Ozuna
Ray Pearson
Peggy Peterson
David Phelps
Ronald Edward Pico
Louis Keith Porter
Ella Rae Pratt
Joseph Pulsipher
George Rapoport
Barbara Renslow
Gloria Mae Richardson
Chauncey Carrier Riddle
June B. Riggs
William Rivera
Ida Rivera
Justin Roberts
Ted Leonard Roberts
Betty Belle Rockwell
Elena Romo
Elvera Romo
Louie Romo
Adele Flora
Cunninghams Welcome Baby Boy at Clark County Hospital
Mr and Mrs Everett M Cunning ham announce the arrival of a baby boy born Wednesday morning May at Clark County hospital. Miss Mischie Stewart visited her parents in Alamo over the past weekend.
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Everett M. Cunningham
Clark County Hospital
Alamo
Mischie Stewart
New Hotel Project Secured Site at Sixth and Fremont
Tom Thebo and associates including Marion Hicks of Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs Kirk Smith secure the northeast corner of Sixth and Fremont for a four story hotel with roof garden. Plans by Raymond D Abos call for 180000 dollar construction plus furniture bringing total to about 250000 dollars. The building features a bar casino shops lobby coffee shop dining room kitchen sky room and roof garden with curved display windows and outside guest rooms on upper floors.
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Tom Thebo
Sixth
Fremont
Marion Hicks
Los Angeles
Kirk Smith
Will Rogers
Santa Monica Canyon
Mr. Thebo
W. E. Ferron
Fourth and
Leigh Hunt
Fremont Street
Sixth Street
Raymond D. Abos
Symphonettes Concert Set for Boulder City Sunday
The Symphonettes will perform Sunday in Boulder City at the American Legion Hall. John Lambert, music educator, composed a Nevada themed song with lyrics praising the state and its desert landscape.
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Symphonettes
Boulder City
American Legion Hall
John Lambert
Institute of Educational Music
Nevada
Desert
Silver
Rotarians Visit Zion Canyon For Region Gathering
Rotarians from St. George Cedar City Caliente Kingman Needles Boulders City Las Vegas and others attend a Zion National Park outing June 1 with plans for a banquet dance and sightseeing. High school class of 1940 graduates to receive diplomas May 28 at War Memorial building with procession program and awards. Arthur Treacher wed Virginia Taylor in Encino. James Murrey rites held in Las Vegas. El Dorado Limestone Co president J H Bell visits Las Vegas Rotary Club.
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Te x Rorary Club
Cedar City
St. George
Caliente
Kingman
Needles
Boulders City
Las Vegas
Zion National Park
James Murrey
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Don Carmody
Woodlawn Cemetery
Limestone Company
Vegas
J. H. Bell
el Dorado Limestone Company
Shingle
California
Malpractice Case Closes As Judge Condemns Stocker
After days of heated argument Judge Edgar Eather dismissed the malpractice case against Harold J. Stocker county commissioner. He found no proof Stocker profited or county suffered loss but condemned the practices of Stocker and his wife as improper inviting public criticism and disapproval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eather
Stocker
Edgar Eather
Harold J. Stocker
N.C.L
Pat McCarran
Supreme Court
Robert Griffith
Grand Jury
McQuay Supply Co
Charles L. Horsey
Paul Realli
Democratic Party
State Senate
Horsey
Pittmans Return Home from Helldorado in Ely
Mr and Mrs Vail Pittman editor and publisher of the Ely Daily Times returned to their Ely home Tuesday after attending the Helldorado celebration. Also, Mr Ferron and Mrs Cooper of Huntington Beach left Wednesday for Reno for a state board of pharmacy meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittmans
Vail Pittman
Ely
Pittman
Ely Daily Times
Ferrons Motor
Reno
W. &. Ferron
Mary Cooper
Huntington Beach
Ferron
State Board of Pharmacy
Rotary Party Draws Boulder City and Las Vegas Clubs
Boulder City Rotary Club hosted a party at the Ninety One Club with guests from Las Vegas and other clubs. Boulder City attendees were plentiful while Las Vegas presence was limited by short notice and Helldorado aftermath.
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Boulder City
Ely Residents Return From Las Vegas Visit
Mrs. C. C. Boyer returns to Ely with her mother from a Las Vegas visit at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Squires. Mr. E. A. Richardson of Ely was a visitor in Las Vegas during Helldorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baleys
Joe McQuade
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
C. M. Bailey
North Fourth Street
Elx
C. C. Boyer
C. P. Squires
Ely
E. A. Richardson
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Catherine Slavin
Las Vegas High School
Miss Slavin
Holman Barlow
Hawthorne
Joseph E. Thiriot
Lincoln County
Bill Trelease, Jr
Ely Spen
Norval MacKenzie
Lillian Chapman
Zion Canyon
Roberts High School
Eldon Larson
Samuel Mason Davis
Betty Rae Harvey
Dusty Road
Otis Rene
Edwin Dotson
George Milton Goshen
Three Brothers
Winters
Mr. Larson
Elizabeth Jean Porter
Llewellyn
Dick Johnson
Jake Garehime
A. E. Johnson
Maude Prazier
Robert O Gibson
A. H. Harrington
J. D. Smith
Board of
Educators
Ruth Jeanne Smith
Arthur Treacher
Virginia Taylor
Encino
Arthur Leary Treacher
Butler
J. W. Wilson
C. H. Sloan
Wilson
A. Baker
Arthur Brick
Mesdames A. W. Ham
Ryland Taylor
R. R. Myers
Roscoe Tomas
W. E. Earron
R. R. Russell
C. W. Woodbury
Mrs. Brick
Betty McIntosh
J. O. McIntosh
Elaine Lawrence
Margaret George
S. T. Nelson
Cedar’ City
Jeanne Godshall
Victorville
McIntosh
Associated Oil Company
Lawrence
Western Auto Supply Company
Miss George
Gilmore Oil Company
Silver Cafe
Beckley’s Store
Vegas Cleaners
Kingman Elks
Howard Cannon
Clifford Jones
Buck Blaine
Arthur Bishop-Jones
Sam Stearns
Bob Parker
Berto Testolini
Dan Potter, Jr
Allen Greer
Palace Theatre
Dorothy Richardson
Garrison Mortuary
Little Judith Ann Garrison
Associated Service
Dinnebar
Shirley Thornton
Las Vegas Cleaners, With Miss Sherma Goshen
Goodsprings
Mary Beth Swart
Richfield Oil Company
Rosetta Phelps
Cashman's
Emma Maloney
Ronzone’s
Gwen Carson
Vera Wilson
Kingman Ellis
Joan Stephens
Ford Garage
Rosalyn Bedunnah
Sharpe Decorating Company
Florence Sharpe
Southern Nevada Telephone Company
Mary Wilde
Beckley’s
Phyllis Hinrichsen
Vegas Sweet Shoppe
Nonie Arnett Major
Monte Carlo
Auto Court
A. Murphy
Marion Gleason
Davis Jewelers
Dolly Beatty
Joan Gildner
Irma
Goldfield Elks
Betty Bradshaw
Overland Bar
Nina Stewart
McDaniel-Goodwin Motors
Juanita Bates
Fanny's Dress Shop
Wilma Ide
Oppedyk Dairy
Gerrie Perkins
Tiny Girls
Economy Oil & Gas Distributors
Audrey Paulson
Coca- Cola Bottling Works
Maia Enke
Quality Bakery
Laverne Wichlac
Chiquita
Barefoot
Sheahan & Houssels
Keystone
Jean Service
Stella Hammon
Boulder Rotary
National Safety Council
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