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Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1969

Page

3

Obituary notices for Marjorie Chastaine Hugh Shelton and John Pimental

Obituaries report Marjorie Mary Chastaine age 49 of Las Vegas died in a local hospital. Services set at Reseda Methodist Church California with survivors including husband Roger G and son Alan R. Also noted are Hugh Shelton 74 of Las Vegas and John Pimental 40 of Las Vegas with funeral Mass at Guardian Angel Shrine. Survivors listed for each include spouses children and siblings across multiple states.

Marjorie M Chastaine Reseda Methodist Church Reseda Calif Marjorie Mary Chastaine Arabella Chastaine DeWitt Roger G Alan R Anna Sederquist Las Vegas Kenneth Sederquist Cerritos Dorothy Wavy Bellflower Sunker Brothers Mortuary

Services for Elizabeth Hedgecock Held in Palm Chapel

Eliza beth Noel Hedgecock 75 of Las Vegas died Tuesday. Her service will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow in Palm Chapel with Rev. Melvin Pekrull officiating. She was born August 13, 1894 in Missouri and was a house wife. Survivors include daughter Betty Hartman of Las Vegas, son Anson Hedgecock of Jackson Michigan, sister Mary Mae Endlam of Flint Michigan, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Hugh Shelton KE. Williams Palm Chapel Shelton Scottsboro Ala Ellen Las Vegas Ora Mae Centrell Rachel Halton Carmen Andrews Texarkana Tex Elialene Osborne Fort Worth Hughlene Eaglin Jack Ronald Stevenson North Las Vegas Robert Fortier Vietnam George Garland Molly Watson Chattanooga, Tenn Elizabeth Noel Hedgecock Melvin Pekrull Hedgecock Buckskin Missouri Betty Hartman Anson Hedgecock Jackson Mich Mary Mae Endlam Flint

Services for Ruth O'Donnell Held Tomorrow In Two Chapels

Ruth Catherine O'Donnell, 65, of 4639 Meredith Ave, died yesterday in a local hospital. Services are set for 9 am at Guardian Shrine and 8 pm at Palm Chapel. She was born September 27, 1904, in Himois and belonged to the National Association of Railroad Business Women.

Ruth Catherine O'Donnell Meredith Ave Guardian Shrine Palm Chapel

Services Set for Wil lis Lee 62 in Las Vegas

Funeral services for Willis Lee 62 of 2524 Stanley will be held tomorrow at 16 a.m. in the 11th Ward LDS Chapel with Bishop Dale Huntsman officiating. Lee born October 19 1907 in New London Iowa lived 24 years in Las Vegas worked as a section foreman. He leaves five daughters and three sons plus two sisters and six grandchildren. Friends may pay respects at Bunker Brothers Mortuary today and tonight.

Willis Lee Stanley 11Th Ward LDS 25Th Tonopah Dale Huntsman Mr. Lee Las Vegas New London Iowa Louise North Las Vegas Gaylie Shiles Fairbanks Alaska Marilyn Lee Deborah Wendy Carol Creaming Davis Calif Fredrick Jacob Jeffery Beaula Jackson Chicago Virginia Alter Burlington

Services for August Martin Drees at Woodlawn Cemetery

Au gust Martin Drees 72 of 213 North Sixth St dies Monday in a local hospital. Born November 1 1896 in Cincinnati Ohio he was a retired hotel clerk and Merchant Marine veteran. Survived by brother Harry Drees of Cincinnati Bunker Brothers in charge of arrangements.

Martin Drees North Sixth St Woodlawn Cemetery Mr. Drees Cincinnati Ohio U. S. Merchant Marine

Medical Meeting Opens Here Today

Kenneth L. Melmon and Darrell D. Fanestil are featured speakers at the Fourth Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease opening today at the Sahara Space Center. The three day session is sponsored by the Nevada Heart Association.

Kenneth L. Melmon Darrell D. Fanestil Sahara Space Center Nevada Heart Association Dr. Melmon Cardiovascular Research Institute University of California Medical Center San Francisco

NLV to Borrow From Trust Funds

North Las Vegas city manager Clay Lynch said the city will borrow $50,000 from the city trust fund to finance employee raises effective July 1, 1969. The move follows the State Board of Finance rejection of an emergency loan and a suggestion for an interfund loan.

Las Vegas City Trust Fund State Board of Finance

Bible Backs Public Push Over Reclamation Cutbacks

Senator Alan Bible of Nevada denounced federal cuts to reclamation projects and urged a national water resources effort. He warned 23 major projects face delays costing taxpayers hundreds of millions and called for public pressure to restore funding and speed up construction. He cited Nevada’s $10 million Water treatment plant and the Las Vegas district as examples of potential losses and idle costs.

Spokane Wash Alan Bible D-Nev National Reclamation Association Bible Nevada America of Nevada Las Vegas Valley House

Las Vegas Sun Staff and Contact Details

The Las Vegas Sun lists its management and staff including M Greenspun as president Ray Germain as vice president Ruthe Deskin secretary Barbara Greenspun treasurer Haney Womack general manager Bryn Armstrong executive editor Larrie Schmidt city editor Tom Diskin sports editor Gerry Appleby women’s editor Burt Bay advertising director Douglas Ritchie promotion manager J L Dixon Jr circulation manager and issue details about postal registration and national advertising representation. Subscription rates are shown for daily and Sunday copies with monthly and annual options and advance payment required for all mail subscriptions.

Las Vegas Sun, Inc Highland Ave Las Vegas Nevada M. Greenspun Ray Germain Ruthe Deskin Barbara Greenspun Haney Womack Bryn Armstrong Larrie Schmidt Tom Diskin Gerry Appleby Burt Bay

Telecom Inc to Supply ENergy Commission Nevada Ops

McLean Virginia firm Telcom Inc awarded a three year contract to provide communications engineering services for the Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Operations office. Services include data communications telephone and radio engineering and scientific cable engineering with first year value just under 1 million dollars. Nevada alcoholism division launches municipal court rehab program in Las Vegas led by Judge Robert E Mullen and 30 participants to aid alcoholic rehabilitation.

Virginia Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Telcom Inc McLean Nevada State Alcoholism Division Las Vegas Robert E. Mullen

Las Vegas City Commission approves appointments and mobile home ordinances

The Las Vegas City Commission approved several board appointments including Melvin Sutton and Huedillard Fitzgerald to the Electrical Examining Board and R. W. Haven to the Plumbers Examining Board. They also advanced three mobile home related ordinances and faced selection issues for the Senior Citizen Resource Advisory Board.

Board of Las Vegas Southern Nevada Human Relations Commission Melvin C. Sutton Nevada Power Co Huedillard P. Fitzgerald Electrical Examining Board R. W. Haven Plumbers Examining Board R. J. Tetreault Carson City

City council again splits on raises and loan request

Councilman Aaron Williams and Echols voted against the employee raises, with Echols noting he opposed them from the start due to anticipated budget shortfalls. The city sought an emergency loan from the State Board of Finance but was denied, receiving a suggestion to pursue an interfund loan instead.

Aaron Williams Echols State Board of Finance

Frontier Announces Dallas Fort Worth to Las Vegas Jet Service

Frontier Airlines will start a new morning and evening round trip jet route between Dallas Fort Worth and Las Vegas via Albuquerque using Boeing jets. The service connects Oklahoma, Arkansas and New Mexico and offers direct links to Frontier cities in Texas and New Mexico. Special pre inaugurals in Dallas Fort Worth Albuquerque and Las Vegas will feature ribbon cutting with civic leaders and media.

Frontier Airlines Dallas-Ft. Worth Las Vegas Albuquerque Boeing E. Paul Burke Frontier Oklahoma Arkansas New Mexico Texas Dallas- Ft. Worth

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