Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 9

PAGE NINE NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA WEDNESDAY MAY 4 1955 (Journal photo) A wrtfi vigorous Canterbury TEA Luxury for LESS SAEWAY MODEL 1503 BEST BARGAIN hveakqib all others Hermitage ft HlRMlTAtt SEE YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER TO DAY I ''CHEVROLET BIGGEST BARGAIN IN TOWN Chevrolet Gordon Nelson who will rep resent Reno High School in the Knights of Pythias speech con test this month was awarded a or so little per week the beau tiful entirely new Chevrolet that talking about is yours to enjoy $25 savings bond at a recent Reno High School assembly Richard Graham representing the Pythians made the presen tation and also gave checks to the following: Patty Joseph runner up $10 Jeannette Nelson and Don Cluff $5 each for Chevrolet our Door Sedan Delivered interest in the Dunes The commission began the lengthy consideration of a group of persons seeking gambling licenses for the Moulin Rouge a proposed inter racial resort hotel in Las Vegas but took no final action upon any of them Tax Commissioners Get Proposal or Thunderbird That drain runs south to the Truckee River The city council awarded the contract for part of the drain to contractor George Miller on April 11 The link of the drain now being installed will run from' Sierra St to the East St connection It will be completed this summer Eventually the drain will be installed as far west as Ralston St and laterals will be extended to the north on Sierra St and cn University Ave A total of 587 feet of concrete pipe is being installed in the current project OICES AVAILABLE May 15 1955 RYLAND BUILDING IDEAL OR LAW OR INSURANCE BUSINESS Call: 2 6491 or 2 9B33 Work on the Sixth St storm drain is advancing rapidly this week less than a month after the city council approved a $26087 contract for the project The drain is designed to carry off flood waters which may originate in the north central part of the city and it will carry them into the East St drain Mery is National Tavern Month Ask for Old Hermitage at your favorite tavern! JUST Ml04 WEEKLY THINK IT! Speakers Gets Savings Bond CARSON CITY Nev May 3 (UR) tax commission today heard the first proposal seeking to take over operation of the Thunderbird Hotel on' the Las Vegas Strip since the state gambling licenses were revoked for two of its owners A month ago the commission revoked the licenses held by Marion Hicks 51 per cent owner and former Lt Gov Cliff Jones who owns 11 per cent of the hotel on grounds underworld figures had been permitted to hold undisclosed interests in the casino Hugh Bradford a partner in Southwest Securities Co ot Dallas Texas told the commis sion he represented a group of investors who hoped to lease the Thunderbird Bradford said the hotel minus the Algiers Motel and a service station would be leased from the Los Angeles investment firm or Harris and Schulze This was the first indication the commission had had of any proposed plans in a change of operation of the Thunderbird Bradford who admitted he was sounding out the agency said the group he represented would pay $650000 a year for a ten year lease with an option to buy for an additional $3000000 at the end of that period He declined to name names but admitted four of the persons interested in the Thunderbird presently were engaged in gambling in Nevada and would operate the casino He said the original applica tion would carry only ten names but that approximately 35 peo ple would be involved in the deal if it gains approval All of the 35 would put up the necessary money accepting personal notes from those whose names would be listed on the application Bradford told the agency that none of the interested persons eventually would hold more than five per cent of the Thunderbird and that most of them would only a two per cent piece of the hotel The commission deferred ac tion until at least later this week Earlier two more applications for the Dunes Hotel another Las Vegas Strip resort hotel were licensed formally by the com mission They were Jason I Tarsey six and one half per cent and Alexander Barad three per cent Tire commission deferred ac tion on the application of Ben jamin Lassoff for a nine per cent You get the car that out performs all others in the low price field for less You get more for your old car because your Chevrolet man is a volume with the car that outsells COMPARED WITHany other low priced car only Chevrolet has the tough uni steel construction that solidly Integrates body and frame better weight distribution and 11 inch brake drums with bonded linings for NL 5 5 55 12 VOLT SYSTEM The lowest priced caron the market with a 12 volt electricar system That means quicker cold weather startsfaster get away at the stop lightquicker pick up for passingsmoother high speed driving 'Ihke tea at its best Canterbury Sip that vigorous full flavor notice the bright new sense of refreshment it brings the way it makes you feel alert Go refreshed with Canterbury the one fine tea that always costs you less CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS and hill climbingfigures for the Chevrolet are out "well above the aver age car in resistance to shake on rough "It is a truly fine handling ih Work on Sixth St Drain Now Going orward $26087Project Will Carry Off lood Wafer Alimited supply of After six enriching years Old Hermitage is the peak its flavor One and your good taste will tell you found the Kentucky bourbon always wanted 3 Texans Offer To Lease Big Hotel At Vegas 'inr'' kk a (CT A I I ATIAKJ of the Sixth St storm drain is advancing rapidly this week under a I IX i I I IX contract awarded awarded by the city council less than a month ago The $26087 drain which will extend from East St to Sierra St wall eventually carry off much of the storm water from the north central part of the city and will empty into the East St drain Contractor George Miller is installing the drain (Journal photo) ly BONANZA NEW TO LAS VEGAS! 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