Fair Queen Contest Aims for Crown at Community Fair
The JayCee Ninth Annual Community Fair Queens Contest progresses with three check-ins left. Adv tickets at 22 and door 50 cents unlock door prizes including a 1009.00 bill Hi Fi and a TV. Seven candidates vye for queen and a raft of prizes led by a Hawaii trip and Riviera furniture. The fair runs five days September 5 to 9 at the Convention Center with Ringling Brothers Circus joining events for the family.
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al Levy
Hawaii
Riviera
Riviera Sofa Bed Co
Southern Nevada Telephone Co
Panorama
Doris Walker
Diane Herman
Dan Dawson to Speak at Clark County Teachers Meet
Dr. Dan Dawson executive secretary of the California Elementary School Administrators Association will be keynote speaker at the annual teachers orientation meeting on August 28. Damaged text notes a 1,400-strong audience of teachers and school staff will attend.
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Teachers’ Meet
Dan Dawson
California Elementary School Administrators Association
Harvey Dondero
Dawson
Burlingame
Calif
Las Vegas
Clark County Board of Commissioners
Board of School Trustees
State Department of Education
PTA
University of Nevada
General Will Lead Top Brass in Legion Parade
Lt. Gen. Walter C Sweeney Jr will head the grand marshal lineup for the American Legion national convention parade in Las Vegas on October 8. Gen. Sweeney, former SAC plans director and current TAC commander, leads an oversized civic military rotation with Gen. Boyd Hubbard Jr and other senior officers named as deputy grand marshals. The six hour parade starts at 10 am and travels from Las Vegas Boulevard to Cashman Field, expected to attract Nevada’s largest parade crowd.
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Walter C Sweeney
Tactical Air Commands
TAC
American Legion
Sweeney
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Las Vegas Boulevard
Gass Avenue
Cashman Field
Nevada
James Alvin May
Murr E. Arnold
Eleventh Naval District
San Diego
Calif
Ned W Sprow
Eleventh Coast Guard
Long Beach
Colored tape helps child spot boots in line up
In a school setting a child uses colored plastic tape to mark his boots among 25 pairs. The tape is placed on the toe or back of each boot to identify ownership quickly.
Vegas Woman Improves After Severe Collision
A 38 year old Las Vegas woman Rosemary Stantz was off the critical list and improved after a weekend traffic crash. She and her husband Clarence Stantz were passengers in a car driven by Ralph Herzig Jr. cited for reckless driving after a near head on collision at Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue.
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Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Rosemary Stantz
Clarence
Ralph Herzig, Jr
Sun Valley Dr
Maryland Parkway
Tropicana Ave
Nevada
Herzig
Second Las Venas Motorcycle Officer Injured In Weekend Incident
A second Las Vegas motorcycle officer was injured on duty after losing control and colliding with a parked car. Officer Kerry G. Ruesch was treated for back injuries at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and released. he responded to an accident on South Main Street when his bike skidded on wet pavement. Officer Roger Oldham was hurt pursuing a 14 year old on another motorcycle after hitting a sparking barrier at Charleston Plaza.
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Kerry G Ruesch
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
South Main
Roger Oldham
Oldham
Charlestoen Pleza Ict
Burglars Strike Las Vegas Homes and Vehicles
Burglars raided Las Vegas homes and parked cars over the weekend, stealing more than 2500 in goods. Victims included Laurence F. Grimes at Tom O Shanter apartments with 810 in camping gear, San Pedro teachers Ollie and Coker, and others from Simi, Western Springs, and local residences. A portable bar, typewriter, vacuum, adding machine, camera gear, and movie equipment valued over 600 were taken from George M. Spiuner 2201 Frontier. Four hunting guns valued about 500 vanished from Byron O Thornton 1210 Shadow Lane, and Dolores Walker 200 in clothing from 1857 N 18th Street.
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Tom O'Shanter Apartments
Grimes
South Main Street
Ollie Coker
San Pedro
California
Larry Nevers
Simi
Albert F. Vokoun
Western Springs
Ill
George M. Spiuner
Frontier
Byron O. Thornton
Shadow Lane
Delores Walker
18Th Street
Eve Arden and Vic Dana Debut at Sahara Las Vegas
Eve Arden and Vic Dana open at the Congo Room in Hotel Sahara Las Vegas for a four week run with Lennie Weinrib providing comedy. Arden brings new night club act form Las Houston background while Dana showcases a Las Vegas debut after winning praise in Hollywood and Winnipeg.
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Vic Dana
Sahara
Eve Our
Brooks” Arden
Congo Room
Hotel Sahara Tonight
Lennie Weinrib
Miss Arden
Houston
Texas
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Slate Brothers
Dana
Los Angrles
Repeal of Tax On Silver Before Senate
Senator Alan Bible announces a Senate bill to repeal the 50 percent levy on profits from silver bullion exchanges. Western senators will co sponsor to spark mining by removing transfer tax.
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Reno
Senate
Alan Bible
Conference of Western US
Bible
SUN Learn-A-Language Offer Expands in Southern Nevada
The SUN promotes seven foreign languages Spanish French German Russian Japanese Hebrew plus an English course. A space flight record of John Glenn is available with seven consecutive Learn-A-Language coupons for one dollar. The language record and English version require seven coupons plus $1.25 in cash.
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Nevada
John Glenn
The
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