Eight Fire Calls Reported by City and County Fire Teams
City and county firemen answered eight emergency calls in a 24 hour period ending midnight Wednesday. Notable incidents include John Wesley Spellman taken to Las Vegas Hospital after swallowing lighter fluid, several car fires on Las Vegas Bird South and West Adame avenues, a rubbish fire on Fremont Street, a trash fire on Sahara Avenue, and an emergency standby during a two engine private plane landing at McCarran Field.
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Hinson St
John Wesley Spellman
Nolan Lane
Las Vegas
Las Vegas Bird South
W. Adame Ave
Mezpah St
E. Fremont St
McCarran Field
Obituary notices from Las Vegas confirm several memorials
Rosary for Sara Esther Orr at Palm Chapel at 8 pm Friday. Saturday Mass at St. Christopher's Church at 10 am, entombment in Palm Mausoleum. Born January 1, 1888 in Washburn, Wisconsin, she died June 9 in North Las Vegas residence. Survived by husband Charles, two daughters Imogene McLaughlin and Wylan McMahon, sister Claire Walsh, brother Frank Cassady, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also Services for Laurine E Correia, 47, at Sunset Chapel, burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Born April 7, 1918 in Angola, Indiana, she died June 7 at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. A two-year Las Vegas resident and retired nurse. Funeral arrangements for Thomas Arthur Slater, 1905 birthday, are pending. he died Wednesday in Las Vegas and will be buried in Lamb Cemetery in Waldron, Arkansas. Also services for Frieda Bicholas at Palm Mortuary with entombment at Palm Mausoleum. Born March 15, 1889 in Greece, she lived two years in Las Vegas. Died Wednesday. survived by Milton Bicholas, Kathryn Kartsimas, and Gus Barklas.
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Sara Esther Orr
Palm Chapel
St. Christopher's Catholic Church
James H. Sheehy
Palm Mausoleum
Washburn
Wis
Orr
Imogene McLaughlin
Havasu Lake
Calif
Wylan McMahon
Omaha
Neb
Claire Walsh
Chicago
Ill
Frank Cassady
Chicago, Ill
Laurine E. Correia
Las Vegas Blvd
Sunset Chapel
Woodlawn Cemetery
Tracey
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church
Angola
Ind
Correia
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
North Las Vegas
Gerrill Correia
Thomas Arthur Slater
Waldron
Ark
Lamb Cemetery
Palm Mortuary
Mr. Slater
Las Vegas
Wallace Dr
Doshia Ethel Slater
Willa Mae Price
Salinas
Willard O
Thomas Ray
Arthur Weldon
Mildred LaMarr
Elevene Lundsford
Mena, Ark
Buddy
Roy
Clifton
Charles Slater
Waldron, Ark
Frieda Bicholas
Father Adams
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Greece
Lawn mower safety cautions from Penn State experts
Pennsylvania State University safety experts warn that rotary mowers are dangerous. They urge shielding the blade to ground level and treating the mower like a naked buzz saw to prevent injuries.
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University Park, Pa
UPI
Pennsylvania State University
Broken Arrow Disaster Exercise Hidden Location Simulated
A mass disaster drill named Broken Arrow will be staged Saturday with Las Vegas and North Las Vegas emergency units, Clark County and Nellis Air Force Base. Over 300 people will participate as the public is asked to stay clear of the area for safety.
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Las Vegas
Clark County
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis
Nellis Emergency
California’s Parks Tripled in Ten Years
SAN FRANCISCO UPI reports the number of parks in California has tripled over the last decade, according to the National Automobile Club.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
National Automobile Club
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Nevada
Joanna Western
Kaiser
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