Fire and rescue log for city and county period
Police and fire units logged multiple calls from Desert Lane to Fremont Street for vehicle and structure fires and a medical rescue. Notable incidents include a kitchen fire at El Cortez Hotel and a chair fire from smoking, plus car fires on West Fremont Street and Interstate 15 near Lamb Boulevard. One rescue transported H Mills to Southern Nevada Hospital with unknown ailment.
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Apt
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el Cortez
Hassett Ave
E. Fremont St
H. H. Mills
Southern Nevada Hospital
Canosa
Fremont Street
Alfred
West Seeks Sound Plan On Water
A new Western Governors Conference council meets to organize and study integrated water resource development for the West. Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer leads, urging careful Northwest supply analysis and ironclad guarantees for export needs, with possible seawater conversion study.
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Stateline
UPS
Western Governors’ Conference
Western States Council
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
Governors’ Conference
Sawyer
West
Northwest
Obituaries for Anna Rothleder and Palm Mortuary note
Graveside services for Anna Rothleder 84 will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Woodlawn Cemetery led by Rev A D Holm. Rothleder born May 13 1881 in Austria died Saturday at a local rest home a 30 year resident of Southern Nevada lived at 4417 Exposition Survivors include a daughter Elizabeth Metcalf Las Vegas two sisters one brother two granddaughters and four great grandchildren. Womack born Sept 13 1906 in Texas died here Sunday lived at 4357 Lake Mead Blvd custodian at a local hospital survived by step son Lloyd French North Las Vegas Local arrangements by Palm Mortuary.
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Anna Rothleder
Woodlawn
A. D. Holm
Rothleder
Austria
Nevada
Exposition
Elizabeth Metcalf
Las Vegas
Womack
Texas
Lake Mead Blvd
Lloyd French
North
Palm Mortuary
Troxell Rites Planned for Palm Mausoleum Tuesday
Roy L Troxell 64 died Friday after a 33 year resident of the area born September 18 1900 in Gettysburg Maryland. A WW I Army veteran he worked as a dealer at a local casino. Visitation and entombment set for Palm Chapel Mausoleum. Survivors include his mother Mrs Gertrude Troxell of Frederick Md daughter Mrs Mary L Walters of Las Vegas and three sisters and three brothers all of Maryland with two grandchildren.
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Roy L. Troxell
Palm Mausoleum
Palm Chapel Mausoleum
Palm Chapel
Troxwell
Gettysberg
Kipling Ave
Gertrude Troxell
Frederick, Md
Mary L. Walters
Las Vegas
Maryland
Entombment set for Ernest Burns after Palm Chapel services
Ernest Albert Burns 79 dies Sunday at a local hospital. Born June 30 1886 in England he lived at 4300 Fulton Place ten years and was a retired bricklayer. The Rev Tally Jarrett of Christ Church Episcopal will officiate with entombment in Palm Mausoleum after Wednesday 19 a.m. services. survivors include sons George in Las Vegas and Thomas in River Rouge Mich and daughter Mrs Kate Bunso of Taylor Mich.
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Ernest Albert Burns
Palm Mausoleum
Palm Chapel
Tally Jarrett
Christ Church Episcopal
Burns
England
Fulton Place
George
Las Vegas
Thomas
River Rouge
Mich
Kate Bunso
Taylor
Funeral services announced for John Walter Womack in Fort Worth
Funeral services for John Walter Womack aged 58 are pending at Gause-Ware Funeral Home in Fort Worth Texas. The notice lists his surviving relatives and schedules are to be determined.
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John Walter Womack
Gause-Ware Funeral Home
Ft. Worth, Tex
Job Corps Opposed by Elko Chamber and Local Officials
The Elko County Chamber of Commerce votes against a Job Corps camp location. State Senator Warren Monroe expresses initial opposition based on current camp details near Carson City. City Manager Henry Etchemendy and Police Chief Dan Taelour oppose, citing police concerns and negative reports from other cities.
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ELKO
UPI
Chamber of Commerce
Job Corp
Elko County
Warren Monroe
Delko
Carson City
Henry Etchemendy
Dan Taelour
Etchemendy
Oregon
Taelour
Entombment for Benjamin Y. Young in Palm Mausoleum
Benjamin Lester Young 92 dies at a local convalescent center. Born July 13 1873 in Illinois he lived 18 years in Las Vegas Nevada and was a retired railroad station agent. Services Wednesday at Palm Chapel with Rev Carl J Friesen officiating. Interment at Palm Mausoleum. Survivors include sons James Las Vegas Harold Seattle and daughter Mrs Grace McKinney Ray Colo plus 11 grandchildren.
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Benjamin Lester Young
Palm Mausoleum
Palm Chapel
Carl J. Friesen
Young
Illinois
Hoover
Las Vegas
Masons Blue Lodge
LaMar
Colo
James
Harold
Seattle
Grace McKinney
Ray
Explosion Victims Critical in Reno Trailer blast
Sparks residents Mary Francisco age 49 and her husband William 51 were burned in a gas explosion that damaged their trailer home. Mary remained in critical condition at Washoe Medical Center while William was listed in serious condition. Neighbors Garland Taylor and Louis Wilkerson pulled them from the burning trailer after finding doors and windows locked.
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Reno
UPI
Washoe Medical Center
Mary Francisco
William
Francisco
Garland Taylor
Louis Wilkerson Taylor
D A Raggio Opposes Parole for Reno Grocer Killers
Reno District Attorney William Raggio urged against parole for three men jailed 10 years to life for the shooting of grocer Jack Griffis. Jeffrey Connell Frederick Worrell and Chester Blum have served 3 years 4 months, under a law allowing release after one third of the sentence.
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Reno
UPI
William Raggio
Raggio
George Reed
Jeffrey Connell
Frederick Worrell
Chester Blum
Supreme Court
Funeral set for Maury Sorrell
Funeral services for Maury Sorrell, son-in-law of the late Charles Brown, Nevada senator, are pending in Shoshone California. Sorrell, commissioner of Inyo County California, was killed Friday in a light airplane crash in Shoshone. He had lived in Shoshone 30 years and visited Las Vegas often. He is survived by his widow Bernice Brown Sorrell, a son Charles, a daughter, and cousin Nye County Commissioner Ralph Lyle.
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Maury Sorrell
Charles Brown
Nevada
Shoshone
Calif
Sorrell
Inve County
Las Vegas
Bernice Brown Sorrell
Charles
Nye County
Ralph Lyle
Cliff Robertson Joins Tale of the Fox Cast
Hollywood reports Cliff Robertson has joined Rex Harrison in a co starring role for Tale of the Fox. The project pairs Robertson with Harrison in a feature described as a major international film.
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Hollywood
UPI
Cliff Robertson
Rex Harrison
Vacation West tourism task force to meet in Carson City
UPI reports the Western states form a new Vacation West tourism task force to lure Eastern and foreign tourists. Gov. Grant Sawyer, chair of the Western Governors Conference, announced the meeting for September 2021 with keynote by Utah Gov. Calvin L. Rampton. Robert E. Short may attend.
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Carson City
UPI
Grant Sawyer
Sawyer
Utah
Calvin L. Rampton
Robert E. Short
Johnson
Short
Bank Makes Promotions at First National Bank
Harold S. Gorman announces promotions at First National Bank. Keith Korner becomes statewide coordinator of branches overseeing 30 offices. Horner, a Las Vegas veteran, moves to Reno with wife Rosemarie and two children. Ernest Martinelli is named cashier of the statewide bank, replacing L. A. Sims. Leonard LeMay becomes personnel relations officer after 25 years with the bank.
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First National Bank
Las Vegas
Harold S. Gorman
Horner
FNB
Ernest Martinelli
Martinelli
L. A. Sims
Washington, D.C
Leonard LeMay
Sawyer Eyes Changes In State Business Law
Governor Grant Sawyer announced Nevada may revise its free port law and Lake Tahoe construction authority after studies. He cited competition with Utah and potential loss of industrial prospects, while the tax department weighs losses from exemptions. Sawyer urged county and federal support to curb more breakwaters and contamination risks at Lake Tahoe. He downplayed highway budget warnings, noting state growth seeks fund adequacy.
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Carson City
UPI
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Sawyer
Utah
Robert Warren
Tax Commission
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