Sears to Move Las Vegas Store to New 18 Acre Site
Sears Roebuck and Co through Las Vegas store manager Ray Thorn announces completion of negotiations for an 18 acre site at Maryland Parkway and Desert Inn Road for a new full line department store. The project includes a two story 208 560 square foot main store plus a 74 292 square foot Automotive Service Center. Construction to begin late this year with final working plans due in 1963.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Las Vegas
Ray Thorn
Maryland Parkway
Desert Inn Road
Sears
Island jail overflows as prisoners sleep in library
On St. Helier in Jersey, overcrowding in the 78 prisoner jail has led to 20 inmates sleeping on borrowed mattresses in the jail library amid holiday season arrests.
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ST. Helier
Isle of Jersey
UPI
English Channel
Pastor Named for New Charleston Area Church
Rev. Richard A. Gilster is named pastor of the Charleston Heights Church of the Nazarene. The first public service occurs at the home of Raymond J. Standiford 109 Catalina with Sunday School at 10 am and Morning Worship at 11 am. The Young People's program is scheduled for 6 15 pm and 7 pm. The Gilster family resides at 634 Evergreen Ave after moving from Riverton Wyoming to Las Vegas.
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Richard A. Gilster
Charleston Heights
Church of the Navzarene
Raymond J. Standiford
Catalina
Gilster
Evergreen Ave
Las Vegas
Riverton
Wyo
Nevada Lawyers to Attend Uniform State Laws Conference
Three Nevada commissioners will join the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in Chicago August 10. The special committee, appointed by the American Bar Association, will draft model legislation including a uniform deceptive trade practices act and a uniform antisolicitation act to curb unethical conduct and promote nationwide consistency.
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Nevada
National Conference of Commissioners
Chicare
B. Mahson
Las Vegas
J. E. Springmeyer
Legislative Council
Carson City
A. L. Scott
Pioche
American Bar Association
Nevada association urges cigarette tax to cities via special session
The Nevada Municipal Association passed a unanimous motion urging Governor Grant Sawyer to seek the return of all cigarette tax to cities if a special session is called. The redistribution would add about 7.5 million dollars to state cities and counties based on population.
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Carson City
Grant Sawyer
Nevada Municipal Association
Lake Tahoe
Congress
Life Insurance Company
Nevada
Four Nevada Students Win Fleischmann Medical Scholarship
Byron F. Stetler announces four Nevada residents chosen for the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation medical scholarship program. The $24,000 grant funds $6,000 annually. recipients must be Nevada residents with at least a B in pre medical studies and acceptance to an AMA recognized medical school. Winners include Darrell Bennett, A Todd Davis, Lynn Gerow, and Harry Walkers who will study at Minnesota, Oregon, Utah, and McGill.
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Byron F. Stetler
American Medical Association
University of Nevada
Medical School Committee
Darrell D Bennett
McGill
A. Todd Davis
Sparks
Lynn Gerow
Harry J. Walkers
Reno
University of Minnesota
University of Oregon
University of Utah
McGill University
Canada
Texan sighting at London Airport clocks in
London Daily Sketch reports a Texan seen at London Airport wearing a plastic white Stetson to shield from rain and oil. The brief item notes the unusual headwear and marks the lighthearted international sighting.
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London
UPI
Lndon Daily Sketch
Water Conservation Request Amid Desert Summer
Citizens urged to conserve water as desert heat strains supply. Officials emphasize controlling sprinklers to prevent water waste and streets runoff during this critical period.
Germain Praises Vegans At New Postal Service Meet
Raymond R. Germain, assistant to the regional Post Office official in San Francisco, addressed local postal officials at a breakfast in Las Vegas celebrating Nationwide Improved Mail Service. Attendees included Postmaster Robert Lias and Las Vegas Mail Users' Council members. Germain praised community cooperation, noting NIMS cuts post 5 p.m. mail by 20 percent and saves manpower, boosting next day delivery.
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Raymond R. Germain
U.S. Post Office Dept
San Francisco
Fl Cortez
Robert Lias
Las Vegas
Germain
Provocative remark sparks shift worker family survey
London based Industrial Welfare Society released survey results from night shift workers and their families. A wife’s outburst stood out as the most provocative line, declaring My next husband won't do shift.
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London
UPI
Industrial Welfare Society
Daolist Bible School Set For July 29
Plans for the Vacation Bible School at West Charleston Baptist Church 2990 Palomino Lane are in place for a two week session beginning July 29 under Pastor Rev. Arthur Smith who arrived June 1 after six years in Aberdeen Washington and prior church extension work in California and Seattle.
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West Charleston Baptist Church
Palomino Lane
Arthur Smith
Smith
Aberdeen
Washington
California
Seattle Baptist Mon
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Pacific Coast Territory
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W. Ross Campbell Co
Sears Construction Department
George Scherquist
Thorn
New Charleston Area Church
Richard Gilster
New Vegas
Herb Lerch
Farmers Insurance Group
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
Jerry Frazee
Stanley Hyman
Ted Wiens Firestone
Ley
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H.P. Mercury
Ted Wiens
Las Vegas Blvd
Sid Fields
Pat Moreno
Gil Gilbert
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Uniform Law Confab
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NIMS
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Shrine Circus
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