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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1962
Page
12
M. D. Rodgers owner of Rogers Rock Shop on Nevada Highway plans to close the Boulder City store and move on April 15. He has bought nearly two acres in Teasdale Utah to establish a rock cutting plant and continue operations.
Vanenan Morrison editor notes home delivery service contact Chas. Johnson and instructs pickup at 632 Avenue F from 8 am to noon daily for Learn-A-Language records.
Boulder City reports 24 398 visitors on guided Boulder Dam and Powerplant tours in February. The month’s daily average was 871, bringing year to date total to 46 518 compared with 48 991 last year. Notable guest was Rear Admiral John Quinn, with 14 foreign visitors from seven countries. Special tours included two school groups, a Scout troop, three church groups, and U S Army Special Services at Fort Irwin.
Owen Gibson announced the annual science fair will be held tomorrow and Thursday in the new multi purpose auditorium. Exhibits will be submitted by junior and senior high students and viewed by the public in the afternoons 1 to 4 and evenings 7 to 9. High school teachers have joined to present another fine local schools exhibition.
Boulder City group schedules a luncheon tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Fox Hall with hostesses Nellie Hutchingson Vi House Clara Turner and Evabelle Sanders. Mrs Juanita White from the Governor's Committee on Aging will present the program Let's Accent the Positive in Aging.
Mrs. Luke Whalen announced a recent Altar Society youth committee picnic for altar boys and families at Valley of Fire under sponsorship of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland. Miss Maida Thomas spoke on observing Lent. A cedar chest prize display and dessert social were set with tickets 25 cents or five for $1, drawing March 18.
Hattie Peterson and Helen Holmes hosted the Martha Circle of Grace Community Church in Boulder City. Belle Anderson led the business session after a dessert luncheon. Rose Clifford delivered a devotional on First Corinthians. Velma Nicholson presented the program, completing the book Land of Eldorado.
Raymond E. Perkins, seaman USN son of Mr and Mrs Edward C Perkins 623 Avenue C, Boulder City, serves aboard radar picket destroyer USS Higbee which arrived in Rangoon Burma on a goodwill cruise. Burmese government and people welcomed the ship and crew. Open house for 800 visitors was held aboard the destroyer as officials and diplomatic corps toured the vessel.
The Nevada Federation of Women's Clubs held its fifth Biennial Council at the club house with an invocation by Mrs. Hattie Peterson. Reports were read by presidents of attending clubs and remarks on communications and narcotics were delivered by Mrs. H J Thorpe and Mrs. Mary Lowman. A memorial to members who had died was sung by Mrs. John Coleman. Lou LaPorta spoke at luncheon on state growth and care for dependents. Installations followed with officers Arnold Boyer, Chester Hampson, Max Wellington, and Lawrence Johnson, a floral memorial to Mattie Morris presented, and retiring president Mrs. Arthur Hebert bidding farewell.
The bodies of 13 Italian airmen killed in the Kindu massacre while on United Nations duty were returned yesterday to their home base from the Congo.
Pythian Sisters of Charleston Temple 2 led by Most Excellent Chief Florence Courtney arrange the April 3 visit of Margaret Ritter of Elko, grand chief. A banquet at the Swanky Club will mark the event while Past Chief Mattie Morris is remembered and a brief history of Joseph Addison Hill is shared.
The senior speech class at the new high school auditorium presents three one act plays this evening. Nobody Sleeps stars Harold Barrell and Busby family roles. Balcony Scene features Tom Clapper and others. Minor Miracle shows four men at sea. Admission uses activity tickets with a small adult fee. directed by Madelaine Garrett.
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