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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1963
Page
6
In Henderson, Poundmaster Terry Larkin captured his third bobcat this week. The big brown cat, 18 inches tall and three feet long, crouched under a truck at 10 Texas Street, after residents alerted police. Larkin used a “come along” device to remove the animal from the driveway.
Henderson's Red Sox defeated the California Pacific Utilities Giants 3 to 2 to clinch the Junior Baseball League of the city championship after winning 5 to 0 in the opener. Bobby Lanier homered for the Giants. coaches included Tex Boyd and John Babcock.
Henderson plant expert Marge Ivory and State Agriculture Department agent Robert Nichols diagnosed a peach tree death at 108 Fir Street as gall rot. They noted chlorination in city water caused plant losses and discussed remedies. Other trees showed various causes, including iron deficiency and chlorosis from past water issues.
In Henderson A district court Judy Davis, 32, received a 30 day jail term after pleading guilty to gross intoxication. Louis Zalezer, 47, forfeited 50 dollars bail for gross intoxication after missing court. Roland L. Jones Jr. was fined 299 dollars for leaving the scene. Sandra C. Gibbs had bail bond forfeited for failing to appear on reckless driving. George A. Thomas Jr. 27, was fined 175 dollars or 44 days for DUI. Dora Canfield 42, charged with DUI and no license, failed to appear and was warned. Richard W. Hughes 48, DUI, pleaded guilty and sentencing postponed to August 20.
Clark County School District principals start a three week orientation Monday ahead of the opening of 65 schools on Sept. 3. Teachers report Aug. 26 and students who pre registered last spring return Aug. 29 30 with classes starting Sept. 3.
Lorraine Pond 23 plans to feed 170 intimate questions into an electronic brain to predict if her spring wedding will succeed. The New Malden operator says the machine will output a forecast based on responses.
Henderson city crews resurfaced the downtown streets on Tuesday August 6 rerouting traffic for the operation. by Tuesday night the work was finished and officials expect loose gravel to settle with daily wear said City Administrator Harold Corbin.
Lydia Circle of the Community Church announces a fund raising ice cream social Friday August 23 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Ruth Ball's home 27 Nevada Way. Tickets at 50 cents sold by church circles. Proceeds go to the Community Church Building Fund. Public invited.
Wedding vows were spoken July 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Boulder City for Robert Lawrence McMullen, USMC Lance Corporal, and Patricia Every Grieb. The ceremony before Dr. Robert E. Palmer and Rev. C Mason Harvey included family details, attendants, gowns, bouquets, a 200 guest reception, and plans to honeymoon in Malibu before the bride resumes duty at Camp Pendleton.
An Ozark Airlines flight bound for Chicago had to turn back to an Iowa airfield after a spaniel named Susie chewed free from a baggage crate and barked so loudly the pilot could not hear radio clearance instructions.
Julian Moore reports Henderson Industrial Park will pour about a million dollars into capital improvements along Sunset Boulevard. The park already hosts firms like Dye Oxygen and WMK Concrete and plans new plants and 600 trailer sites, aiming to boost employment beyond 250 to potentially many hundreds.
Boulder City issued nineteen building permits in July totaling $14,732.10, per Ann Robertson of the Building Department. Sixteen were additions or alterations to residential property and three were miscellaneous. Ten plumbing and ten electrical wiring permits were also issued. June and year-to-date figures are provided for context.
Paris reports the French government ordered a military sea and airlift to evacuate thousands of tourists and travelers stranded by a wave of maritime strikes. The move aims to restore transport links and relieve disrupted travel across the country.
Peace Corps recruitment expands with an August 24 8 30 a m placement test at the Las Vegas main post office building. Volunteers must be U S citizens 18 or older. married couples may apply if both qualify. No passing score. the test assigns overseas duties.
BOULDER CITY artists pledged to display paintings at the first annual Art Festival by the Boulder City Hospital Auxiliary. Works will be sold August 31 on the Bureau of Reclamation lawn by sealed bid, with 70 percent of proceeds donated to the hospital. Twilight closing and applications at local businesses.
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