Churchill Loses Pet Dog Rufus in Death
Sir Winston Churchill mourns the death of Rufus a 15 year old brown poodle once living at No 10 Downing Street. The dog’s passing followed Churchill’s hospitalization and prompted quotes about their close bond and Rufus ignoring protocol while in residence. Rufus was buried beside Churchill’s Chartwell home.
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Churchill
Rufus
Dowing St
Buriel
Winston
Chartwell
No. 10 Downing Street
Sir Win Rufus
Stan
Rufus I
Pet
VFW Auxiliary Honors Members and Elects Trustees
Beth Lawrence received her past president pin while Mary Lee Daniels and Valda Slack were awarded caps for outstanding work. Rose Keele read the minutes as three trustees Claudine Cocker Barbara Polk and Laureen McDoug all were elected and installed for terms of three two and one years. An official visit by the department president was announced for October 1. A surprise baby shower followed the meeting honoring Mrs Polk.
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Boulder City
Beth Lawrence
Mary Lee Daniels
Valda Slack
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Rose Keele
VFW
Claudine Cocker
Barbara Polk
Laureen McDougs
Mrs. Polk
Mary Daniels
Nina Keele
City Traffic Violations Add to Municipal Revenue
City judge in Boulder City municipal court cases fined drivers for violations. Las Vegas residents Irven Nelson and Edward Kubiak faced license and lighting issues, each continued to next week. Beverly Anderson and Dennis Duarte paid fines for speeding and expired licenses. Larry Phillips received a seven day jail term. Virgi nia Long and Anthony Herbert cited for license and light violations. Palmer from Scottsdale fined for dim lights. Nelson, Long, and Herbert faced continuations.
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Irven J. Nelson
Las Vegas
Speeling
Ward Kubiak
Virginia H. Long
Bil W. Palmer
Scottsdale
Ariz
Anthony J. Herbert
Beverly Anderson
Arapahoe
Neb
Councilman seeks land improvement near Adams and Buchanan
Boulder City Councilman Albert Franklin asks approval of a 60 acre land appraisal along Adams Street extension and Buchanan Street. The area bisects Nevada Highway beyond the Ster View Motel, running north and south. Franklin intends to buy the land and develop it per the city land use map.
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Boulder City
Albert Franklin
Adams Street
Buchanan Street
Nevada Highway
Franklin
Release Names Of Officers In Helicopter Crash
The U S Strike Command released the names of two army officers killed in a helicopter crash near Hamlet North Carolina. They were 2nd Lt Harold B Grimes Jr 24 of Blacksville South Carolina and Lt James P Bratham 23 of Winthrop Texas both with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
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Sumter
8S. C
UPT
U. S. Strike Command
Hamlet
N. C
Harold B. Grimes Jr
Blacksville
S. C
James P Bratham
Winthrop, Tex
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell, Ky
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Boulder City Bureau of Mines Laboratory
T. A. Sullivan
Omar G. Osborn
L. W. “Joe” Lappin
Grace Boyle
Robert A Holmes
Opie “Pat” Goen
Raynard V. Lundquist
Robert S. Lang
London
UPI
Sir Winston Churchill
NEW York
McGraw-Hill
Post Ofice
Sands Hotel
Pietro Militerno
D. D. Blue
F. M. Doolittle
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Hollywood
Nevada Blind & Floor CO
Bigelow
1300 South Main Street
Legion
Veterans OF
American Newspaper Publishers Association
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Nevada
National Press Club
Washington, D.C
Hank
Republican
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