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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1932
Page
1
Observers note leaders from both parties aim to pass revenue and relief measures before adjournment. Markets stall as congressional fussing breeds uncertainty and business hesitation. A substantial revival is expected once adjournment occurs, while sales tax debates gain momentum amid gasoline tax awareness and convention timing concerns.
Seventy three graduates in caps and gowns received diplomas in a smoothly run Las Vegas high school ceremony at El Portal theatre. Judge William E. Orr gave the commencement address, with John William Park delivering the salutatory and Bruce Beckley the valedictory, all praised for depth and polish.
The Mesquite club’s final meeting of the year gathered Friday at Mrs. Frank Garside’s ranch home. Members enjoyed lunch by Mrs. O. A. Kimball’s committee, read yearly reports, and introduced new officers. The retiring president Mrs. Chas. Dimock received a token of esteem. A social hour followed with younger members swimming, then an art exhibit at the high school.
In Reno Nevada May 27 a Los Angeles county clerk, Liberty A Hill, was arrested on charges tied to a $75 000 disappearance from the Los Angeles county vaults. He claimed innocence waives extradition and plans to return to Los Angeles. He had little money on hand.
City commissioners held a brief session with little business. They tabled a license for a merry go round at Lorenzi Lake park and heard opposition from 65 of 80 licensed restaurants to an ordinance on food handling and sanitary rules. Protests on Lateral Sanitary Sewer District No 1 were set for May 31.
United Press dispatch from Port Velho Brazil May 24 reports Stephan Rattan expedition leaving Diamantino for the Arios river trek toward an Indian village where Col P H Fawcett is believed held. dangers include hostile tribes hunger and mosquitoes as they depart in bark canoes bound for the Amazon basin.
Senator Simeon Fess, Republican national committee chairman, told President Hoover at a White House conference that Congress could not adjourn in time for the upcoming national conventions. He said they must stay to finish business before both houses convene for the Chicago convention period.
Members of the newly organized Business and Professional Women club met on the Apache mezzanine for a general business session. Cora Lee Honstedt chaired the re election which kept the same officers as last Sunday amid dues concerns. Ethel Potthoff and Marda Eible were named delegates to the Berkeley convention June 17 18 19. Meetings set for the first and third Mondays with social functions the first Monday. Alice Doherty Cora Lee Honstedt and Lula May Dugan appointed to select meeting places. Eva Adams approved for credentialing before her summer overseas trip.
Las Vegas churches and fraternal organizations announce a Memorial Day program led by the American Legion. Parade forms at nine near the Legion hall, then proceeds to Woodlawn cemetery for a Memorial service with a plane drop of flowers. Various churches and groups will participate. services span morning and Sunday events.
Nat C. Browne plans a projected non stop flight to Tokio from Boeing field at dawn. A 2000 crowd watches as wind and weather shift with a 4 mile hour tail wind near 11 pm. Browne expects 50 to 55 hours aloft in the Lone Star Fokker monoplane powered by a Wright J 6 motor.
Interest in the upcoming Nevada state American Legion convention centers on electing officers and delegates to the national gathering in Portland. Dr E K Smith of Lovelock seeks national executive committeeman while A C Grant of Las Vegas backs by White Pine Lincoln and Clark counties. Riordan remains unopposed for department commander though calls may emerge from eastern posts. Convention opens June 9 with a gala dinner dance on June 10 at Lorenzi Lake park and a downtown Las Vegas fireworks show.
The mayor of Las Vegas proclaims Monday May 30 1932 a holiday with grave decoration ceremonies for soldiers sailors and marines. Citizens are asked to close ordinary business from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Proclaimed by Mayor E W Cragin on May 26 1932.
The Board of City Commissioners read a sanitation ordinance aimed at small restaurants sandwich stands and open front eateries amid pressure from larger outlets to curb competition. About sixty to sixty five small outlets operate within the city limits and must comply or face closure. State traffic official Henry Deadrich, admitted to Las Vegas hospital Thursday, rests comfortably but remains bedridden for days.
Federal agents raided 28 locations in Chicago and suburbs last night and early today as part of a drive to curb illegal saloons before the national conventions next month. About 40 arrests were made, including two in the Loop, with raids extending across the city and likely to continue daily.
Charles Hemphill 74 longtime Union Pacific toolsmith in Las Vegas was found dead in a coal shed behind his 609 South Third Street home. He apparently shot himself with a .38 revolver after leaving a note to his wife. An inquest is set for Palm Funeral Home at 7 pm. He is survived by his widow Charlotte Hemphill and step-family.
A Nevada state survey of school finances will be conducted this summer by a 26 member commission appointed by United States Commissioner of Education William J. Cooper. Four local residents Miss Maude Frazier Miss Ruth Olmsted and Walter were asked to serve on the committee to examine questions facing the school finance board.
Thirty eight members of the Neighbors of Woodcraft conducted an initiation for new members in Eagles hall on Thursday night. The group now totals 175 members and meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Miss Evelyn Pedrole Miss Della Mae Cameron and Miss Nevada Pedrole are traveling from Oakland to Los Angeles for a visiting trip after the ceremony.
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