Rites Held in California For Colorful Resident Minnie Peters
Funeral services for Minnie Adams Peters 93 were held at Memory Mortuary Pla Cerrville California. Rebekah graveside rites were conducted by Georgetown Rebekah Lodge No 64 IOOF. She died April 20 in Beaver Creek Oregon. Peters known as Ma or Petey kept house at 665 Avenue L Boulder City Nevada until ill health. She was born May 20 1870 in Oswatomie Kansas and was a school teacher 1892 to 1946. She moved to Boulder City in 1948 with husband Ben Peters.
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Boulder City
Minnie Adams Peters
Memory Mortuary
Placerville
Calif
Rebekah
Georgetown
Rebekah Lodge No. 64
IOOP
Anita Fleming
Peters
Kelsey
Petey
Avenue L
Ethel Tal
Minnie Adams
Oswatomie
Kan
el Dorado County
California
Violet Tracht
Doris Saxberg
Minnie
Ben
Santa Claus
Grace Beardsley
Oregon
Rex Bell
Rebekahs
Women’s Club
Mothers’ Club
Sproul Plans Boulder City Subdivision in Nevada
Sproul Homes Inc. will begin a Boulder City subdivision as Elmer Sproul, company president, confirms. Nevada sales manager Jack Biljac says surveys show housing demand rising statewide, with Sproul having spent 50 million dollars on Nevada construction since 1957 and built over 3,000 homes.
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Boulder City
Sproul Homes, Inc
Elmer Sproul
Sproul
Nevada
Jack Biljac
Billac
Boulder City senior wins Nevada Betty Crocker Homemaker Award
Tina Trelease, active Boulder City High School senior, is Nevada’s Betty Crocker Homemaker Award winner and national delegate. She earns a $1,500 scholarship and an encyclopedia set for the school after ranking first among 713 girls from 21 high schools. travel includes trips to New York Washington and Williamsburg with the national winner to be announced at a Minneapolis dinner.
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Boulder City
Tina Trelease
Boulder City High School
Betty Crocker
Nevada
Tina
Jovee Davis
New York
Washington, D. C
White House
Williamsburg
Minneapolis
Minn
The
University of Nevada
Prepare for Speech Meet at State Championship
Boulder City students coached by Mrs Madelaine Garrett prepare for the State Speech and Drama Meet in Reno this week. Michele Mitchell Jan Goldsmith and Rogero enter oral interpretation, Richard Bell in prepared speech, and Joe Williams Dick West Chuck Legler Jon Brannon form a debate team. Seven students perform a one act The Legend of Raikes Cross and act in As You Like It.
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Boulder City
Madelaine Garrett
Reno
Clark County
Michele Mitchell
Roger Doud
Jan Goldsmith
Katie Land
Richard Bell
Michele
Jan
Rogero
Richard
Joe Williams
Dick West
Chuck Legler
Jon Brannon
Raikes
Noted Neighbor Passes After Independence Fades
The obituary recalls a woman who stopped driving to ease friends and neighbors worries. Her wit and humor remained bright until she felt her independence depart, signaling her readiness for death.
Boy Scouts in Troop 7 Enjoy Mountain Campout
Boulder City Troop 7 camped at Deer Creek Camp near Mt. Charleston. They built a camp after dark, had a cold morning breakfast, and later hiked with tote and chip cards for knives. Snow forced an early evacuation. Scoutmaster L B Harries led the retreat back to Boulder City. Attendees included Paul Robertson Dick Belding Steve Sylvaine David Buchanan Bobby Holmes Steve Williams Mike Bullock Steve Turner Gary Dunaway Eddie Kierulff Lonnie Ward John Friday Dennis Harries David MacRae Ross Slack. adults Harries Joe Robertson Paul Koontz.
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L. B. Harries
Boulder City
Harries
Paul Robertson
Dick Belding
Steve Sylvaine
David Buchanan
Bobby
Tommy Holmes
Steve Williams
Mike Bullock
Steve Turner
Gary Dunaway
Eddie Kierulff
Lonnie Ward
John Friday
Dennis Ha
Four Cheerleaders Chosen for Boulder City High
Boulder City High selects four cheerleaders from ten applicants. Suzie Resler Lynn Atkinson Linda Bright and Nell Mooney will serve next year with Lynn and Suzie as seniors and Linda and Nell as juniors. Junior varsity tryouts for freshmen and sophomores are planned for next fall.
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Boulder City
Lynn Atkison
Suzie Resler
Linda Bright
Nell Mooney
Boulder City High School
Suzie
Lynn
Linda
Nell
Times Tower newsstand to stay open during remodel
The busy Times Tower stand near Times Tower, recently acquired by Allied Chemical, will continue supplying New York visitors with their hometown papers during and after remodeling described as a showcase for chemistry.
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New York
Times Tower
Allied Chemical
Boulder High appoints Gutierrez brothers to student government
Sammy Gutierrez is elected president and Johnny Gutierrez vice president of Boulder City High School student body. The ticket includes Greg Lang Levy as treasurer and Vickie Smith as secretary. This is the first two-brother slate and will be installed at the May awards assembly.
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Boulder City
Sammy
Johnny Gutierrez
Gutierrez Brothers
Greg Langlevy
Vickie Smith
Dave Belding
Bill Whittington
Mary Ballantyne
Aril Bader
Grace Community Church Adult Bible Class meets in April
Gwen Scott gave a devotional about the Basque sheep herder at the April meeting of Grace Community Church Adult Bible Class, according to publicity chairman Abbie Moore.
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Boulder City
Gwen Scott
Grace Community Church
Abbie Moore
Grace Community Church circles to meet in Boulder City
The Women's Association circles Esther, Lydia, Ruth, Doreas and March plan meetings tomorrow. Esther and Lydia convene at 9:30 a m at 656 Seventh Street and 256 Lake Road with co-hostesses Lillian Cunningham. Ruth meets at 9:30 a m at 825 Fifth Street with Jessie McCormick and Ann Stewart. Doreas holds a 12:30 p m luncheon at Alice Hamilton’s home 3 Hillside Drive. March circle gathers at 1:30 p m at 651 Avenue, Helen Neu mann’s residence.
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Boulder City
Grace Community Church
Esther
Seventh St
Nina Ramsey
Corrie Brocx
Lydia
Lake Rd
Lillian Cunningham
Ruth
Fifth St
Jessie McCormick
Ann Stewart
Doreas
Alice Hamilton
Hillside Drive
March Circle
Ave
Helen Neumann
Local Meeting At Nicholson Home Highlights Farm Shows
The gathering took place at Hallie Nicholson’s residence with Fern Ritchey as co hostess. Wesley and Hallie Nicholson acted as president and vice president in the absence of Leo and Alma Dunbar. Donald Ritchey presented pictures and slides featuring notable U S places and his own southern farm.
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Hallie Nicholson
Fern Ritchey
Wesley
Leo
Alma Dunbar
Donald Ritchey
United States
South
Census Taker Plans Change and Door to Door Concerns
A Las Vegas area column treats door to door canvassing with disdain yet notes stricter licensing for neighbors selling goods. It mentions the upcoming Census taking shifting to evenings, urges residents to prepare, and includes playful asides about local vendors and services at Garden Center and related stores.
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Searchlight
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Sproul Plan
Frank Gowen
Pd. Pol. Adv
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Deer Creek
Charleston
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Westwood
Svt Barr
Garretti
W. Sahara
Valley View
Clark
Avon
U.S
P.S
FAN & Pan Dept
Edy’s
Beverly Hill
G. C
Garden Center
S.W. Blvd. Co
Daily Helpful
Hitchcock
Department of Hardware
Hardware Dept. Mgrs
IRV “Pinfeathers
Corbin & Ken
Reveltin’ Moultin
Reveltin’ Moultin’ ” Glicken. By the Way “Tinker’s” Owner, F. F Audower
Doris Fonkin
L.W. Bivd
Eddie
Cantrell
Charleston Blvd
TootTs
Howdy
Shriners
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