Paradise Valley Well Spurs Las Vegas Farming Hope
In June 1908 an artesian well drilled on the Clark Ronnow ranch eight miles south of Las Vegas flowed 20 miners inches, covering 80 acres in cultivation. The venture drew settlers like McGriff, who planted strawberries and Elberta peaches, though early efforts struggled with labor and distance. A July 17 death of Mrs. James McFadden in Salt Lake City is noted, and a separate July 5 fire in a Wyatt home killed the couple’s young daughter, shocking the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Edward W. Clark
R. C. Ronnow
Paradise Valley
Clark Ranch
Mr. McGriff
Ogden
Wixon Ranch
Clark-Ronnow Ranch
McGriff
James McFadden
Salt, Lake City
Pioche
J. R. Wyatt
Nevada Experiment Station
Walker River
Age In
Walker River Valley
Reno
Los Angeles
San Francisco
County divis ion and frontier town growth in Lincoln county
The article recounts Las Vegas and Pioche history, noting a 1908-era push for county division, local politics, and civic groups. It covers mining boom in Pioche, early telegraph links, community figures, and regional pride amid press disputes over climate and desert imagery. It mentions Muddy Valley grape success and regional newspaper rebuttals to sensational reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Christ Episcopal Church
Carson
Second Streets
Vegas
Pioche
Lincoln County
Nye County
Proche
Muddy Valley
Reno
Los Angeles
Slam
Devil's Garden
Virgin Valley News Roundup From Mesquite Area
Local residents travel to Las Vegas Pittsburg and Los Angeles for work visits and family. Notable items include Her bert Waite funeral after a drowning, Lt. Horace Lund furlough in Virgin Valley, and Leavitt Hortt and Hardy family movements between Mesquite and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derb West
Overton
Florence Burgess
Mesquite
Fenton Frehner
Las Vegas
J. L. Pulsipher
Hebert Hardy
Ogden
Joe Leavitt
Little Herbert
Herby” Waite
Dan Waite
James Pulsipher
Robert Hortt
D. A. Hortt
Hortt
Navy
Yerba Buena Islad
San Francisco Bay
Grant Hardy
E. B. Cobb
Moapa
Horace Lund
Virgin Valley
Lund
Army Air Corps
Deming
New Mexico
Fay Leavitt
Caroline
Clara
Pittsburgh
California
Florien Houston
Los Angeles
Jimmy Jones
St. George
Bill Jones
Bowman
Leah Tobler
Morgan Adams
Washington
Utah
Radio Hour Weekend Schedule Highlights
A dense listings page covers SATURDAY to MONDAY with radio programs, bands, hosts, and hallmark shows. Highlights include Army Service Forces programs, Sammy Kaye Serenade, World of Song, Captain midnite, The Lone Ranger, and Bob Pearson guests across morning through evening slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornet
Army Service
Ambassador Hotel
Green Hornet
Adventures In Research
War Journal
Josephine Houston
Moylan Sisters
John B. Kennedy
Sammy Kaye
Leland Stone
Jim
Riley
Wheeling Steelmakers
Radio Hall of Fame
Drew Pearson
Dorothy Thompson
Walter Winchell
Lower
Don Norman
Sweet River
Golden Westerners
Dick Tracy
Terry and the Pirates
Hop Harrigan
Jack Armstrong
Capt. Midnite
Michigan Plans 500 Skycamps For Postwar Aviation Use
Michigan eyes 500 to 600 skycamps in recreational areas near lakes and hotels for postwar aviators. Small class I airports would sprout near vacation spots with cabins and facilities for swimming boating and golf. Walsh says progress on 299-field airport network underway and many counties already seek details for skycamp sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Graham
United Press
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Thomas E. Walsh
State Board of Aeronautics
Michigan Planning Commission
Walsh
Midwest
Army
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Dlas Viegas
Quires Delphine SS
Boot Hill
Deseret Telegraph Seg Pany
Brigham Young
The
Age
Searchlight
W. E. Orr
Pioche| Record
W. R. Bracken
Fremont Street
Dan Noland
Frank Grace
Tonopah
Fremont and
Fifth Streets
Ninth Street
J. J. Caughlin
el Portal Theater
Jeanne Wier
State Historical Society
Helen J. Stewart
Anna Bracken
Nancy S. Park
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne —N
Joe
Margaret O'Brien
James Craig Ig
Lost Angel
Ra Ay Rae
Erroll Flynn
Happy Land
Fremont
Nevada Biltmore Hotel
Nick Mondoray
Johan
Charry Powells
Kenmore
M. C
Nick
Roosevelt
Puree Goddard
Fred Macmurray
Omema Arnold
Roland Rue Cranding
Hillary Brooke
Porter Hall
Pete Smith
Cartoon
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