Weekend Mishaps and Local Happenings Echo In Sun Dial
Sun Dial sketches a chaotic weekend with driving mishaps on Main Street and Paradise Road. The column notes TV humor from Las Vegas, references to Woolworths spoons, Rhythmette Revue dates, and quirky gossip about publicists, jugglers, and a Sahara archery star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertz & Flowers
Main St
Indianapolis Speedway
Paradise Rd
San Francisco
F’mont
Woolworths
Fremont
Bob
Laramie) Fuller
Sahara
Donna Houpt
Suzanne Delangie
Vana Perry
Ginger Yates
Eva Jean Gibson
Lou Anne Stewart
Kathy Holland
Jackie
Wayne Gammet Joins National Dry Cleaning Society
Wayne Gammet of Society Cleaners at 1031 Fremont Blvd joins the Jolly Belin Club, an exclusive national dry cleaners society. The membership recognizes his role in rallying other cleaners to join an industry wide improvement program sponsored by the National Institute of Dry Cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Gammet
Society Cleaners
Fremont Blvd
Jolly Belin
National Society of Dry Cleaners
The
National Institute of Dry Cleaning
Veteran Hugh McVey Killed Fighting at Shiloh
The Waterloo veteran Hugh McVey died in the Civil War battle of Shiloh while serving the Confederacy. The report notes his death as part of a broader reckoning with fallen soldiers from regional communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Hugh McVey
Battle of
Shiloh
Confederacy
Las Vegas Impresses Senator Dodd on Visit
Connecticut Senator Thomas Dodd praised Las Vegas during a weekend visit for a Sons of St. Patrick banquet. He urged stricter narcotics and gun-control measures, called for nationwide hearings on juvenile delinquency, and warned about violent TV programming while noting ongoing Geneva talks and foreign aid concerns. He planned to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Las Vegas
Sons of St. Patrick
Foreign Relations
Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Connecticut Democrat
Foreign Relations Committee
Geneva
Senator Dodd
Hoover Dam
Washington
Two Las Vegas Women Enlist in Marine Corps Together
Karep K Huffington and Linda L Small, longtime Las Vegas residents and schoolmates, enlistee in the Marine Corps joining at Parris Island and assigned to El Toro. They traveled together from Las Vegas after swearing in in Los Angeles and entered boot camp in the same platoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen K. Huffington
Linda L. Small
Las Vegas
J. M. Conn Jr
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Alice J. Connolly
Women Marines Detachment One
Marine Corps
el Toro
Calif
Parris Island
Karep K. Huffington
Marine
Corps
Los Angeles
Duty Station
Linda
Ukiah
Karen
Wichita
Kan
Camp Fire Girls
Horizon Girls
Nevada
Braggarts and Bluster Fill Local Nightlife
A humorous slice of urban chatter lampoons bragging characters in a Fremont area scene. The piece riffs on flashy talkers at bars and lounges, names local spots, including the Lady Luck lounge and Fremont venues, and teases indulgent displays of wealth and vanity.
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Orchids
Cal Claude
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Cal
Endsville
Frank Mussos
Ed Allen
Tulsa
National Society
Fremont EL Portal
Lou Atkin
Congo
CBS
Congo Room
Sen. Dodd
Senator Bible
New England
Howard Cannon
New York
Bible
Senator
Norwich
Conn
United States Senate
Providence R. I. University
Yale School of Law
Congress
Burbank
Pacific
AIR Lines
Regent
Pacific Air Lines
Adv
Annie
Texas Cattle
D.I. Dolly
Texas
Friends, Blends & Amends Dept
L.W. Blvd
Freddie Atol
Johnny
Williams
E.B
Man
X-Musician
Mike
Sargent
t/other
Peter Pan
Bobbie
Bernstein
Ann
Maria
E. Fremont
V.P
Boulder Dock
George
MEAD
Dave Barnard
Outdoor Equipment Co
Chris
Guy
L.V
Ken
Betty
Toni
Keno Marker
Beautician
Jimmy
Guido
Hollywood
Vegas
NEW Frontier
N.F. Maitre’ de
Rocky “Road
Johnson & Wife
Cathy Ryan
Jack
Frank Watring
FOX
Jack Garn
Baeney
Tonopah
Howard
Archie
Boots
Keno
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