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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1963

Page

14

Arraignment Held in Murder Case as Nevada Hiring Continues

Thomiseta Ruez, 31, faced with a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Barbara Hateyer during a seven hour drinking bout, had her arraignment continued to next Thursday with attorney Carl Martillaro appointed. In Tonopah, four Pennsylvania investors and a Tonopah gambler seek to buy the Mizpah Hotel with a $335,000 investment for equal shares.

Gardnerville API Thomiseta Ruez Dist Richard L. Waters Jr Waters Carl Martillaro Miss Ruez Barbara Hateyer Chiloquinn Ore Carson City UPI Pennsylvania Tonopah State Gaming Commission Mizpah Esther H. Cohen Philip Levine Philadelphia Mrs. Cohen Robert Havertown Levine Jay H

Nevada Scout Attends World Jamboree in Greece

Josh Landi from Troop 85 North Las Vegas departs with Nevada’s delegation as the 11th World Jamboree opens August 1 in Marathon Greece. About 12,000 Scouts from 76 nations gather. American contingent includes 629 members in 16 troops after training at Fort Slocum New York and prior flights through Europe.

Josh Landi J. D. Smith Fort Slocum New York Europe Athens London Lausanne Geneva Venice Rome Lucerne Zurich Nevada Marathon

Nevada taps Norman Terrell for fiscal auditing post

Norman H. Terrell, 42, of Santa Clara, California, was hired to head the fiscal auditing division of the legislative counsel bureau. Terrell was chosen for the $12,000 a year post by the Nevada Legislative Commission yesterday.

Carson City UPI Norman H.terrell Santa Clara Calif Legislatives Counsel Bureau Terrell The Nevada Legislative Commission

Lawmaker Urges New Kennedy Study On National Policy

Representative Walter S. Baring of Nevada introduced a bill urging President Kennedy to initiate a fresh study of the nation's policy. The measure seeks a comprehensive review by an appropriate federal body to assess current strategic directions.

Baring Treasury Interior Departments Washington UPI Walter S. Baring D-Nev Kennedy

Ed Bandit Snatches Purse From Stardust Waitress

Muriel Cooper a Stardust Hotel waitress refused to surrender her purse as a man grabbed it on Vandalia Avenue after asking for a street location. Dragged by the vehicle she released the bag as the car rolled away taking $35 and changes.

Muriel Cooper Stardust Hotel

Rankin named head of Ormsby Carson joint engineering dept

James Rankin a 37 year old field engineer for the City of Las Vegas has been hired to head the Ormsby County Carson City joint engineering department.

Carson City UPI James Rankin Las Vegas Ormsby County

Nevada lake From Casinos Up 17 Per Cent

Nevada gamblers paid the state 2.8 million in licensing fees for the second quarter, up 17 percent from a year earlier as gambling winnings totaled 58.3 million. Clark and Washoe counties produced over 80 percent of the receipts, with Clark at 1.7 million and Washoe at 669,524.

Nevada Lake Carson City UPI Nevada State Gaming Commission Esmeralda Humboldt Lincoln Lyon Mineral Nye Pershing White Pine Clark Washoe Counties Washoe Clubs

Nevada couples apply for Clark County marriage licenses

On Wednesday July 17 1963 residents of Nevada sought marriage licenses in Clark County. The list includes Wilson Monroe Robert 26 Las Vegas Sanford Lewis Truman 35 Las Vegas Hokka Tomlinson Thomas 27 Las Vegas and Nancy 26 Mercury. Davison Stiner Claude 7 Jean 43 Henderson Wania Perry Walter 30 Doreen 3 Henderson. Rittenhouse Fast Franklin 51 Las Vegas Irene 50 California Fuller Durant Gene 28 Marie 51 Las Vegas Quass Kennedy Raymond Esther 46 Las Vegas Gordetsky Gordetsky Samuel 51 Rose 44 Las Vegas Propell Knistensen Anthony 52 Francis 51 Las Vegas.

Nevada Clark County Wilson-Monroe Robert Si—Annie Las Vegas Sanford-Lewis Truman California Davison -Stiner Claude Jean Henderson Wania-Perry Walter Doreen Henderson Rittenhouse-Fast Franklin Irene Gordetsky - Gordetsky Samuel Rose Propell - Knistensen Anthony Francis

Nevada tops U S crime rate for second year FBI reports

Nevada led the nation for a second consecutive year with 2,442.9 offenses per 100 000 residents. Reno and Las Vegas ranked highest among 200 metropolitan areas in auto theft and larceny over $50. FBI Director Hoover cited high visitor numbers and ongoing concerns about the gambling industry.

Washington UPI Nevada Federal Bureau of Investigation Reno Las Vegas FBI J. Edgar Hoover Grant Sawyer Hoover South Carolina

Tall People Set Confab Tomorrow

The Las Vegas area Tall People club holds its first meeting tomorrow at 8 pm. Host Kelton Ritter, 6 7, former Tall People chapter member from St. Louis, will officiate. The event takes place at the Las Vegas Recreation Department Municipal Pool Building on 430 East Bonanza Road.

Las Vegas Tall People Kelton Ritter First St. Louis Tomorow Las Vegas Recreation Department E. Bonanza Rd

Obituary Notices for Stephen Seprish Jr and Mrs

Funeral services for Stephen Seprish Jr 34 of 2716 Carroll Las Vegas will be held at Park Chapel at 9 30 a m with burial at Sunneyside Memorial Park Long Beach Calif Arrangements by Paramount Mortuary He died Tuesday in Los Angeles He was born Aug 12 1928 in Pennsylvania and resided in Las Vegas three years Survivors include his widow Darlene four daughters Linda April Barbara and Stephanie all of Las Vegas one son Larry two sisters Mildred Inskeep Garden Grove Calif and Francis Fulton Anaheim Calif one brother Donald Tustin Calif and his parents Mr and Mrs Stephen Seprish Sr also of Tustin Another obituary line notes a Las Vegas resident born July 1890 in Mississippi with two sons Ike and Ernest both of Las Vegas

Stephen Seprish, JR Carroll Las Vegas Park Chapel Sunneyside Memorial Park Long Beach Calif Paramount Mortuary Seprish Los Angeles Pennsylvania Darlene

Funeral Service for Ellen Flehasty in Palm Mortuary

Ellen Francis Flehasty 62 of Riviera Vegas Ark died Tuesday at Sunrise Hospital Las Vegas. Funeral set for 1 pm tomorrow at Palm Mortuary with Rev Walter Hanne officiating. Burial follows in Palm Mausoleum Garden of Devotion. Survived by husband Harry and two sons Gay and Norman Las Vegas.

Fllen Francis Flehasty Ellen Francis Flehasty Riviera Vegas Ark Tomorow Palm Mortuary Walter Hanne First Presbyterian Church Eastern Star Palm Mausoleum Flehasty Sunrise Hospital Fresno Calif Fastern Star Sunrise Henderson Clark County Las Vegas Harry Gay and Norman

Omaha Banker Thomas R. Noonan dies during visit

Palm Mortuary accompanies the body of Thomas R. Noonan 63 of Omaha to Omaha for burial in Calvary Cemetery. Noonan died yesterday in Sunrise Hospital while visiting here. He was born May 14, 1900 in Omaha and was vice president of the Omaha National Bank. He is survived by one son, Father Gerald R. Noonan.

Palm Mortuary Thomas R. Noonan Omaha Neb Calvary Cemetery Mr. Noonan Sunrise Hospital Omaha National Bank Fra Gerald R. Noonan

Funeral services set for Nancy Pullum at Palm Mortuary

Funeral services for Nancy Pullum age 73 of 609 Jackson are scheduled for Monday afternoon at Palm Mortuary with Rev. V C L Coleman of the Second Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Pullum died earlier.

Nancy Pullum Jackson Palm Mortuary V.C.L. Coleman Second Baptist Church Woodlawn Pullum

Funeral services for Eather Griffith Rollins Sherwood

Funeral services for Eather Griffith Rollins Sherwood 62 who died Wednesday at Sunrise Hospital will be held tomorrow at 10 am at the LDS Second Ward chapel Fight and Linden Streets Additional services will be held Monday at 2 pm in the Pioche LDS chapel Mrs Sherwood resided at 218 North 17th Street was born September 7 1900 in Morland Survived by husband Daniel of Las Vegas five sons Francis Lewis Rollins Las Vegas Edward Rollins Provo Utah David Rollins San Diego Howard Sherwood American Fork Utah a daughter Mrs Gordon Cole Pioche a nephew William Blair Las Vegas two brothers O J Griffith Salt Lake City J L Griffith Eugene Ore and four sisters Mrs Lucille Horton Mrs Margaret Beard Salt Lake City Mrs Jean Cook Las Vegas and Mrs Virginia Huff San Francisco Bunker Brothers Mortuary handling local arrangements

Eather Griffith Rollins Sherwood Sunrise Hospital Tomorow LDS Second Ward Fighth and Linden Streets Pioche Sherwood North 17Th Street Morland Ida Daniel Las Vegas Francis Lewis Rollins Edward Rollins Provo Utah David Rollins San Diego Howard Sherwood American Fork Gordon Cole Willam Blair O. J. Griffith Salt Lake City J. L. Griffith Ore Lucille Horton Margaret Beard Jean Cook Virginia Huff San Francisco Bunker Brothers Mortuary

Funeral services for Charles Schoen in Maryland Park Lutheran Church

Funeral services for Charles Eugene Schoen 20 will be Monday at 10 am at the Lutheran Church near Maryland Parkway and Bridger Ave with Rev Theodore Holter officiating. He was born September 23 1942 in Fairland Oklahoma and is survived by his parents two sisters Alice and Sheila and three brothers David Wayne and Hershel. Interment will be at Woodlawn Cemetery with Bunker Brothers Mortuary handling arrangements. Bunker Brothers Mortuary will send the remains of Jack White 72 who died Wednesday at a local motel to New York City for final rites and burial. White was born December 75 1890 and is survived by his widow Minnie.

Charles Eugene Schoen Sunrise Hospital Maryland Parkway Bridger Ave Theodore Holter Eugene Schoen Alice Sheila David Wayne Hershel Arc of Blue Diamond Woodlawn Cemetery Bunker Brothers Bunker Brothers Mortuary Jack White New York City Mr. White Hiswidow Minnie

Welfare Clerk Quits Over Politics

Mrs. Katherine Vadney former head of Clark County welfare resigns citing political interference. She will move to Phoenix Arizona Aug 15 to work in psychiatric casework for the Arizona Welfare Department. Her departure leaves 15 vacancies among 23 Clark County caseworkers amid staffing pressures and outside pressure.

Katherine Vadney Clark County Ari Zona Arizona Welfare Department Phoenix Vadney Las Vegas Welfare Department

Electrician Burned By Hot Wire Near Las Vegas Blvd

Steve Custer 46 of 1721 Willow Brook St. suffered serious burns while working on a transformer. He was on a platform between two high poles in front of 3758 Las Vegas Blvd South when a hot wire shocked him, knocking him off the platform. He remains in Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital.

Steve Custer Willow Brook St Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital Sheriff's Department Custer Las Vegas Blvd

Psychiatric Aid Ordered for Man Who Shot Officer

Frederick R. Smith, 24, Nixon electrician, found mentally incompetent in federal court for shooting a U S Indian officer May 26 on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation. Judge Pierson M. Hall ordered Smith sent to the Federal Institution at Springfield Missouri for psychiatric treatment.

Carson City Nixon U. S

Legion Legionnaires Discuss Veteran Needs at Idaho Convention

Victor F Whittlesea of Nevada national vice commander of the American Legion spoke at the 45th Idaho posts convention in Boise. He urged higher death compensation for widows and orphans, removal of disability payment inequities, pension rate increases, and expanded medical and hospital programs. The commander called VA action to care for aged veterans without families or hospital support. More than 850 Legionnaires attended.

Victor F Whittlesea Nevada The American Legion Idaho Boise Whittlesea V.A

Caption in SUN Needs Some Explaining

A photo caption in the Las Vegas Sun misled readers by implying Barbara Compton was at fault in a Maryland Parkway crash. Police cited Elsie E. Hepps for failure to yield while Compton received no citation or accusation of carelessness.

Barbara Compton Pyramid Circle Las Vegas Elsie E. Hepps Los Angeles Maryland Parkway Bridger Streets Epps

Intruder Johnny Scott Receives Jail Time In Las Vegas Court

Johnny Scott, 22, faced Judge Walter Richards in municipal court after an alleged attempt to force into a West Las Vegas house trailer ended with a gunshot. He was sentenced to six months for damaging private property and an additional 90 days for prowling, plus a $2 fine or one day for disorderly conduct.

Las Vegas Johnny Scott Scott Walter Richards Cleo Jamerson

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