Drive-In Ventures and Local News Across Park Circle
Collected notes describe a drive-in pawn shop and other novelty inventions by Dave Greenspun and Dr. Joe Adler. A SUN newsboy’s quick report of a fire at 1224 Park Circle prompts praise for vigilance. The piece also touches on Nevada’s frog contest and local politics with governor interaction and civic amusement.
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Dave Greenspun
Joe Adler
Dave
Park Circle
SUN
Grant Sawyer
Joey Hamann
Nevada
Paiute Pete
Calaveras County
One Dead After Weekend Fire Spree Hits City
Fire crews battled multiple blazes over the weekend. An unknown cause damaged the Neil Buchwald home and Lee Office Equipment, injuring 10 firefighters and gutting furniture storage. Other fires at residences on Swannie, N C Street, S Sixth Street, and W New York added to 18 calls in 24 hours. No fatalities beyond the weekend death. investigation into the Lee Office Equipment fire continues. Alfred M. Lewis Inc. to reconstruct its Las Vegas warehouse while increasing trucking from California and Arizona to maintain groceries service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Kay Place
Neil Buchwald
Swannie
L. H. Sutton
Connie Hicks
N. C St
Tom Treviehick
S. 6Th St
Maria Milton
New York
Alfred M. Lewis, Inc
Las Vegas
R. H. Hill
California
Arizona
Centennial Parade Nevada 1864 Rivalry in The Divide
Gold Hill resented its neighbor Virginia City across The Divide in 1864 calling it a hob o jungle of bums and petty crooks. Yet Gold Hill itself was a free lively town with saloons and wild ways, while urging travelers to stay on their paths and not block others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Hill
Virginia City
Nevada
Four in Custody for Hotel Robbery Across Border
Four suspects including a Las Vegas man are in custody in San Diego on robbery charges. Donald B. Hooker of Venice reportedly confessed to stealing about $82 000 from a Calexico hotel after being stopped at the border with a 38 caliber revolver and roughly $1 500. Also arrested were Frank Snapp 46 Stockton Calif John C Atwill 46 Las Vegas and Samuel Q Adams 42 Venice Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
San Diego
Calif
United Press International
Donald — BR. Hooker
Venice
Are Calexico
Hooker
Frank Snapp
Stockton
John C. John
Atwill
Samuel Q. Adams
California GOP Split Narrows To Rockefeller Lead In Primary
The survey shows Goldwater slipping to underdog status in California as Rockefeller gains strength among Nixon voters and Lodge supporters. Voters split between Goldwater and Rockefeller with Rockefeller favored by about two to one among Nixon and Lodge alignments, shaping a tight race as California moves toward the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
California
Kennedy
West Virginia
Goldwater
San Francisco
Oregon
Mrs. Smith
Rockefeller
Nixon
Scranton H
Nelson Rockefeller
Aor Ster
Firecen
Scranten
Mra Smith
Leige
Scranton
Toldwater
Vre Smith
New Hampshire
Lodge Toldwater
Vegasland dissolves after stockholders approve end of venture
Stockholders meeting shows 122,716 shares held with 120,111 voting to dissolve Vegasland and 2,625 to continue. Investors criticize press coverage as harming stock sales while a New York group may fund escrowed payouts and resume park construction if allowed by the County Planning Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gannaway
New York Group
County Commission
Parade Winners and Participants List by Category
The parade results show multiple winners across categories including Candicy Conlon Emily Mike Heines and Hotel Elwell Martinuk in overall categories, with numerous entries for Casinos Bars Single Riders Club Double Riders School Floats Bands Specialties and Oldtimers Parade Winners. Special participation trophies were given to Las Vegas Shrine Club clowns and Las Vegas High School bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candicy Conlon
Emily Mike Heines
Elwell
Soccer Riot Ties Game Sparks Street Uproar
A soccer match near the stadium degenerated into a riot as fans vandalized a Tambo restaurant and stoned a nearby Goodyear plant. Rioters waved banners reading Justice and claimed the game should be declared a tie. Referee warnings marked the violent play. Enrique Lohaton’s late goal would have tied the score with two minutes left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Enrique Lohaton
Death Toll Rises in Desert Strike Exercise
In California desert waters near Needles and Ivanpah two soldiers died in a recon plane crash and a third drowned, pushing mock war casualties to eight in its second week. Pvt James R Tarpen Jr of Ft Carson, Col, drowned four miles north of Needles. An L129 artilleryRecon aircraft crash followed a recent Voodoo fighter mishap near Luke AFB Ariz. Dead were John R Leeds Ft Bragg N C and Destin L Teeter Ft Campbell Ky.
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Ivanpah
Calif
James R. Tarpen Jr
Carson
Colo
Here
Colorado River
Air Force
Luke Air Force Base
Ariz
Army 2Nd 14
John R. Leeds
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Destin L. Teeter
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Obituaries of Las Vegas residents listed in local notices
Funeral services are scheduled for Ruby Lopez 78 at Bunker Brothers Chapel with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Surviving relatives include husband Henry and five siblings. Additional notices honor Joe Ernest Bishop Nina Corine Coughran Howard Burgess Gardner Anna Mae Weller Evelyn Ilda Godwin William Curran and related survivors and service details.
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Mrs. Lopez
St. George
Utah
Las Vegas
N. 16Th St
Henry
June Grover
Doris Barrington
California
Lola Wierman
Mabel Christian
Margaret Adams
Muriel Hibbert
Phyllis Wood
Anna Johnson
Leland
Albert Lauh
Joe Ernest Bishop
Lawndale
Bunker Brothers
Barclay Johnson
Church of Religious Science
Mountain View Gardens
Mr. Bishop
Iowa
Bertha Ronzone
Stella Benson
Henry Stiles
San Jose, Calif
Walter Bishop
Turlock, Calif
Nina Corine Coughran
Evelyn Ilda Godwin
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Palm
Moore Funeral Home
Tulsa
Okla
Godwin
Hazel
Jones St
Ray
Warren
Ronald
Barbara Pearce
Gene Cleveland
Bob Cleveland
James Cleveland
Ginger Emmer
J. K. Kelly
Kansas
R. Nuhfer
Oklahoma
Mother Killed In Auto Crash In Hawthorne
A Hawthorne mother Mrs Melvin G Donaldson was killed when the family car overturned on Powell Canyon Road. Her son Melvin 10, ran four miles to summon help for his parents and two other children who were injured. Father and other children treated at Mt Grant Hospital.
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Hawthorne
API
Melvin G. Donaldson
Powell Canyon
Mineral County
Melvin
Mt Grant Hospital
Harassment Reported at NTS Strike
A Nevada Test Site picket line near Mercury and Las Vegas Helldorado crowds mark a three week union dispute with Reynolds. The sheriff’s motorcycle officer issued a citation to a driver and said cars lined up three abreast to stall trucks while workers seek peace.
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Sheriff's Department
Teamsters
Company
Youth On Fender Crushed After Car Crash Near Las Vegas
Kenneth Sommers 17 fell from a front fender on Red Rock Canyon Road while returning from a party search. He was dragged about 60 feet as the car driven by Charles Matthews 17 105 Yale halted after the curve 13 miles west of Decatur Boulevard. Sommers was listed in critical condition at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. deputies noted delays before authorities could reach the scene.
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Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Roland Young
Red Rock Canyon
Kenneth Sommers
Decatur Boulevard
Sommers
Nevada Bribes Washington On Coin Production
UPI reports Treasury Secretary Dillon says the Mint will raise coin output with new presses and material purchases. He notes a Denver addition and rapid Philadelphia mint work after funding, as western senators push for more silver dollars amid coin shortages. Governor Bible questions silver and minor coins. In Carson City, Monte Dean Dodd faces transfer to Nevada prison after dowsing and arson allegations, with Craven ordering transfer from county jail and habeas hearing focusing on mental status.
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Carson City
UPD
State Board of Prison Commissioners
Monte Dean Dodd
Washoe
Thomas Craven
Dodd
Nevada
Craven
Sparks
Carl Matrillardo
Handy Hints on Raising a Presidential Prospect
A column discusses how political heirs are trained for high office, citing Rockefeller Goldwater Nixon Scranton and Lodge as players in a looming race. It cites qualifications from Sidney Hyman favoring white Protestant candidates with public service and strong family life, and notes Joseph Clark as a notable exception. A table of past presidential winners versus losers is presented.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Lodge
William Scranton
Nixon
Scranton
John IF. Kennedy
Lydon B. Johnson
Sidney Hyman
Kennedy
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By Hank-Greenspun
Ruthe
Nevada News
Jock Taylor
Harris Survey
Fun Park
Vegasland
Las Vegas Review Journal
County Planning Commission
Cynthia Huston
Lisa Silverman
Patty Price
Paula Fox
Halle Hewetson
J. T. McWilliams
North Ninth St
Long Beach Jr
Mohave High School
George Lions Club
Jaycee Jackass Posse
Hills Brothers Coffee
Nevada Beverage
Smith & Chandler
Paul White
Russ Walter Tealty
iMensius Army Reserve
Las Vegas Emblem Club
Las Vegas Realtors
Teamsters Local
Pope Hartford
Long Beach Mounted Police
Bonanza Air Lines
Western Posse
Ute Rangers
Clark County Sheriffs Posse
Arcadia Mounted Police
Antelope Valley
Lenox Sheriff's Posse
Mormon
Las Montadas
Virgin Valley
Rover
Twilight
Desert Riders
Golden Horse
Lubbock Riding Club
Sunrise
Ben
Jack Butlin
Stroyed
Justice Justice
UPI
Needles, Calif
Fhers
Ruby Lopez
Ruby
Jorl Ernest Bishop
Howard Burgess Gardner
Wheeling
W. Va
Mr. Gardner
Leona Elizabeth
Walter Gardne
Anchorage
Alaska
Paul Gardner
Leona Long
Diane Paren
Wyoming
Anna Mar Weller
Anna Mae Weller
Palm Mortuary
Mountain View Crematory
Weller
Pittsburgh
Town House Gardens
VFW
Ida Canter
Florida
Cheryl Mallinger
Pennsvania
Jeannie Cooper
Ohio
Leonard Gettleman
Pennsylvania
Evelyn Ida Godwin
William Walace Urran
William Walace Curran
Patterson Funeral Home
San Mateo
Mr. Curran
San Jose
Harvard
Sears- Roebuck Co
Jacqueline
Billy
Ricky
Kai Narie
Candy
Barbara Berry
Leo Smith
NTS
Gregg
Charles Matthews
Yale
Handy
Sen
Joseph Clark
Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
Clark
Washington
Jacob A. Evans
Harding Cox
Coolidge Davis
Hoover Smith
Roosevelt Hoover
Roosevelt Landon
Roosevelt Dewey
Truman Dewey
Eisenhower Venson
Kennedy Nixon
Steste
Iosk Hd
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