Legion Boys State Trip Opens Sunday in Nevada
The American Legion's 17th Boys State of Nevada opens at the Stewart Indian School near Carson City next Sunday under Director J. E. Martie. More than 150 entrants from 28 high schools are registered, the largest class since 1946, sponsored by over 200 business and professional men, service groups, and Legion Posts.
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The
American Legion
Odge
American Legionnaires
Nevada
Sawyer
Paul Laxalt
James Hulse
Pioche High School
Wm. J. Harry
U.S. Civil Service
San Francisco
Milton B. Badt
Nevada Supreme Court
Louis Spitz
Peace Officers School
Joseph D. Cavelick
Reno
U.S. Military Academy
G. A. Broten
Physical Education
University of Nevada
F.B.1
Carroll T. Nevin
Sparks
Dave Henry
J. A. Lougaris
Thomas W. Miller
G. L. Krick
Minden
Richard Watters
First Judicial District
Miss Vegas Pageant Sets Sunday Thunderbird
The Miss Las Vegas beauty pageant is set for Sunday at the Thunderbird Hotel with 17 local contestants and Benny Baker as emcee. Judging includes Kay Stevens Maxie Rosenbloom Frank Vernon Bryn Armstrong and others as officials announce tickets remain available in the maitre d's office.
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Thunderbird Hotel
Nevada
Miami
Fla
Thunderbird
Benny Baker
The
Review-Journal
James Deitch
Larry Ling
Fabulous Magazine
Irv Sadur
Jewel Flowers
Dee Harris
Janet Hadland Lamb
County Masters Plan for Las Vegas Valley Debated
A Las Vegas Valley master planning project costing about 79 008 dollars moves toward selection after a year of talks. Four firms, including Daniel Mann Johnson & Mendendhall and Kerr R White Consulting Engineers, vie to guide growth and map future population nuclei in the 285 square mile area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas Valley
Daniel Mann
Johnson & Mendenhall
Los Angeles
Nevada Engineering Consultants
Carson City
Kerr R. White Consulting Engineers
Denver
Colo
Fisner-Stewart Planning and Consulting and Engineers
Pasadena
Calif
Hoyt
Red Rock Canyon
Indian Springs
City awards bids for utilities and services in Vegas upgrade
The City Commission awarded multiple contracts including Wells Cargo for municipal golf payments at 6475.10 dollars, Nevada Electric for traffic signals at 21504, Desert York for an ice making machine at 1469.50, Rainbolt for barricades at 2260, Richfield Oil for gasoline at 2142 cents per gallon, and Mobile Oil for diesel at 104.5 cents per gallon. Osborne Electric Supply won lamps at 47 percent off list, Nevada Peat Control for pest control at 45 dollars per month, with bids on traffic paint fertilizer grass seed and 19 sedans referred to committee and one oil bid held in abeyance.
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Wells Cargo, Inc
Nevada Electric
St. Louis and Maryland Parkway
Desert York, Inc
Rainbolt Enterprise
Richfield Oil Co
Mobile Oil Co
Natural Gas Feud Rages Between Northern Firms
Two utilities faced a Public Service Commission hearing in Battle Mountain as Elko Gas Utilities and Nevada Northern Gas Co. push for similar customer rates. About 35 people attended including state senator Rene Lemaire and Assemblyman William Swackhamer.
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Battle Mountain
New
UPT
Public Service Commission
PSC
Les Carson
Elko Gas Utilities
Nevada Northern Gas Co
Lander County
Rene Lemaire
William Swackhamer
Carlson
Elko
Fike Gas Utilities
Ted
Nevada Northern
Paradise Valley
Carlin
Fiko
Nevada Couples Apply for Clark County Marriage Licenses
On Wednesday June 5 1983 residents of Nevada sought marriage licenses in Clark County listing couples such as Frank Lapierre Saito age 31 and Teruko 31 from San Jose and Larry Dale Parks Cleary age 2 with Jerrilyn Ann 19 both of Las Vegas among others. The notices include ages and partner names with hometowns Las Vegas North Las Vegas and Boulder City and mention a re marriage for George Hoover 38 Mercury and Norma 24 Las Vegas.
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Nevada
Clark County
Lapierre - Saito
Frank
Las Vegas
Teruko
San Jose
Penland - Margraves
Bill
Shardn
Boulder City
West-Warford
Sam B
Mary
Las
Vegas
Selman
Jones
Texas
Inga
Harrison
Haley
Alvin
California
Irene
Parks-Cleary
Larry Dale
Jerrilyn Ann
Hoover
George
Mercury
Norma
McDonald-Rankin
Larry
Linda
North Las Vegas
Profhl
McIntyre
Conrad
Florence
Boss-Crus
Glen
Dawn
Lorn - Snow
Richard
Nellis
Elaine
Young - Haskins
Lamar
Vera
Las Ve
Two Spells Brothers Questioned in Las Vegas Slaying
Police continue questioning RC Spells and Alex Spells Jr in the death of Lee Dell Feaster after a brawl outside the Chili Pot cafe. Autopsy cites blunt force trauma. a beer bottle and mop bucket found at scene. weapon unidentified. Feaster died after intervening in a fight.
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Las Vegas
B. J. Handlen
RC. Spells
Alex Spells Jr
Lee Dell Feaster
Spells Brothers
Chili Pot Cafe
Jackson Streets
Handson
Feaster
Land Rezoning Shelved by City Commission
An abeyance item for VD and Ann Fachua seeking R-1 to R-5 rezoning of several lots between Second and Third streets bounded by Washington and Adams again stalled at the City Commission meeting. Planning recommended denial cites parking and traffic concerns. three protests voiced. The issue is scheduled to be discussed again at the June 1 meeting at 4 p.m.
Plan aims to raise bailiff pay to deputy scale
County commissioners approved a proposal from district judges to place court bailiffs on a five step pay scale tied to sheriffs deputies. The move seeks a raise after four years without increases, with a ceiling set by the new stepped scale to reach 563 dollars monthly at the top, funded by the budget director.
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Don Dawson
Obituary of Armand Latreille 1901 Las Vegas dealer
Rosary will be recited for Armand Latreille 61 of 807 South 3rd Street at 7 30 p m at Palm Mortuary Mass will be celebrated at a m tomorrow at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church Father Benjamin Franzinelli will officiate Entombment will follow in Palm Mausoleum Latreille died yesterday at Sunrise Hospital born July 12 1901 in New York He was a Flamingo dealer and had lived in Las Vegas ten years He is survived by his widow Annette.
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Armand Latreille
South 3Rd St
Palm Mortuary
A.m
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Benjamin Franzinelli
Palm Mausoleum
Mr. Latreille
Sunrise Hospital
New York
The
Flamingo
Las Vegas
Annette
Funeral services set for Virginia Rollins in Las Vegas
Funeral services for Virginia Rollins 42 of 1831 Yale North Las Vegas will be held 11 a m tomorrow at Palm Mortuary with burial in Palm Mausoleum. Officiating will be Vernon Dickman of the LDS Church. Rollins died Wednesday at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital born May 21 1921 in Kentucky survived by husband Kenneth two brothers Herman Hughes and Roy Hughes one sister Emma Hall and mother Martha Smith.
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Virginia Rollins
Yale
North
Las Vegas
Palm Mortuary
Palm Mausoleum
Vernon Dickman
LDS Church
Rollins
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Kentucky
Kenneth
Herman Hughes
Arizona
Roy Hughes
Indiana
Emma Hall
Martha Smith
Carpenters Vote Today for Local Union Officers
About 1600 members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America vote today to elect a president vice president financial secretary and other officers at Carpenters Hall 2035 Charleston Blvd from 1 30 p m to 8 30 p m Incumbent president A D McKenna faces challenger Douglas Patten Floyd Savage and Harold Scott Ogan Layman runs against Mack Morris for vice president and Howard Griswold seeks reelection as financial secretary with four challengers.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenters Hall
Charleston Blvd
A. D. McKenna
Douglas Patten
Floyd Savage
Harold Scott
Ogan Layman
Mack Morris
Howard Griswold
Mayor Gragson Heads to Hawaii for Mayors Conference
Mayor Oran Gragson travels to Honolulu for the 20th annual United States Conference of Mayors from June 8 to 13. He goes with his wife and daughter, plans Hilton Hawaiian Village registration, and will attend sessions and workshops on municipal problems before extending the trip to Las Vegas.
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Oran Gragson
Honolulu
United States Conference of Mayors
Gragson
Island
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Flood Channel Bids Opened For City Works
City Commission action triggers bid opening for a new flood water channel across Block 3 Eastwood Tract 1 between Eastern Ave and Ardmore St. Estimated costs exceed 60 000 with large items including two road graders at 38 000 plus trade-ins and a compact truck 1900. Additional purchases cover landscaping at the golf course 1300 an electric boom truck 10 000 five innerspring mattresses and box springs 3250 a four wheel drive for the police rehab farm and 1000 in fire extinguishers.
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City Commission
Eastwood Tract 1
Eastern Ave
Ardmore St
Re Names to State Gaming Control Board
Gov. Grant Sawyer will reappoint Ned Turner of Carson City and W F E Butch Leypoldt of Las Vegas to the three member State Gaming Control Board at a $15 000 annual salary. Edward Olsen’s term does not expire this year. New commerce and health and welfare directors to be created by the last legislature will take effect July.
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Carson City
UPI
Grant Sawyer
Ned Turner
W. FE
Butch) Leypoldt
Las Vegas
State
Gaming Control Board
Edward Olsen
Sawyer
Departments of Commerce and Health and Welfare
Gaming Commission
Walter Wilson
Commerce
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Legion’s
Krenzer
Pruett
Scrugham, Miller, Payne
Glenn J. Lawlor
Victor F. Whittlesea
Richard Sligar
Martie
Ass't
Bruno Menicurcci
Chris Nenzel
Herb Livesay
Noel Scott
Lofa Hay
Dennis George
Far Laird
Archie Povzi, Jr
Filis Folsom
Jeff Springmeyer
Jack C. Buchholz
R. A. Petty
Richard Grundy
Margaret Hersey
Eleanor Hubacka
Fef
G Chamberlain
LAS Vegas Sun
Murray Hoyt
Planning Commission
County Commission
James Gallagher
Central Fire Station
Charles Rose
George Judd
Monte Money
Sunfate
Osborne Electric Supply Co
Yerington
Idaho-Reno
Gas
Shaughnessy - Kruse
John
Pat
Courtney-Adams
Arthur
Farrie Mae
Vegas Heights
Pist
John Mowbray
Carpenters
Mayor Gragson
Hawaii
Grayson's
State Gaming Control Board
Bob Hemmings
Advertising Association of the West
Scott Griffith
Advertising Club
AAW
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