Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 3

TUESDAY AUGUST 2 IS NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA PAGE THREE Probe Opens as Gambler Tony Cornero Stricken LAS VEGAS Nev Aug 1 (IP) The office opened an investigation today into alleged in the death of Tony Cornero big time gambler and one time prohibition boot legger An inquest into the death of the 54 year old Cornero who died of a heart attack following an argument with a croupier over money was scheduled for 5:30 pm (PDT Cornero head of the soon to open Stardust Hotel collapsed in the Desert Inn casino yes terday following a gambling bout' in which jie reportedly dropped $37000 It was shortly after he had exchanged heated words with a casino employe over a $25 check Deputy Coroner Bud Bodell ordered an investigation of events following the death Bo dell charged alleging that the Desert Inn op erators failed to inform the office of the death for four hours He also charged that the body was moved from the casino floor into a private room No Autopsy Bodell said Cornero was before he hit the There will be no autopsy said Coroner John Mendoza Cornero built the hotel but found himself unable to obtain a Nevada gambling license from the state tax commission which regarded his background as un favorable He subsequently leased the 1000 room resort hotel to a group of men headed by Milton Dr Ernest Holmer Optometrist Announces the removal of his offices from Sparks to 1006 Wells Avenue Reno Phone 3 4343 (armer) Page veteran Las Vegas gambler for the stagger ing monthly rental of $500000 Brother Elected The board of the ownership corporation of the tardust Hotel last night elected brother Louis Stralla mayor of St Helena Calif as general manager and president of the hotel Stralla who flew here when he learned of his death said he would resign his post as mayor and devote all his time to running the $6000000 hotel which is scheduled to open Labor Day Cornero also known as Tony Cornero Stralla re entered the casino hotel field here Ahis year In the early he and two brothers rank and Louie oper ated the first such resort hotel the Meadows He operated it Stealthy Thief Is Sought Here Police blame a very sly thief for stealing a wrist watch from the daughter of Bain 402 Ry land St who filed the theft re port Mr Bain said the yellow gold diamond 1 a ed watch was taken while the family was away from the house He explain how the house was entered The report indicated nothing else was missing The watch was a ladies Winston with a chip dia mond on each side of the time piece and had a black band Mount St Academy ully Accredited Conducted by The Sisters of Mercy A Day and Boarding Schoo! for Girls of Good Character Special Business Training Schoo! for High School Graduates Grass Valley California until about 1938 when he came to southern California where he operated gambling ships in coastal waters beyond he thought the legal reach of gov ernment Gambling Ship His first ship as the Rex which rode outside the three mile limit in 1939 The luxury gambling ship was anchored off Los Angeles harbor and was re ported doing a $6000000 yearly business until blockaded by law officers and put out of business Cornero dubbed The Ad had frequent and lengthy 'legal jousts with the law but lost the final decision to the United States Supreme Court which ruled the Rex was in California waters In 1946 the government shut down his second gambling ship the Lux to which he had carried patrons by water taxi from Long Beach figures indicat ed he made a $173000 profit for the first three days the con verted Navy ship operated as a luxury gambling ship The Lux was closed down when the government successfully re futed claim that the vessel was engaged in coastwise trade attorney was Sam Rummel underworld mouthpiece' who was killed by a single shot in 1950 in a gangland slaying still unsolved His clients included mobster Mickey Cohen troubled life includ ed several brushes with bullets One such incident in 1948 re sulted in his being asked to give up Beverly Hills as his residence The 1948 incident involved Cor being shot at when he opened his front door In 1924 he was wounded wjien he ex changed shots with state officers during alleged prohibition vio lations Edwin Strong 09 OPTOMETRIST has returned and resumed practice Phone 3 7801 Room 318 irst Virginia A Mackenzie Dies Suddenly Death Is Attributed To Heart Attack Death yesterday claimed vet eran state official Alexander Mackenzie Mr Mackenzie who had been secretary of the Nevada State Planning Board since 1941 died suddenly in Reno He was 57 years old and had lived in this community for 38 years Death was attributed to a heart attack Mr Mackenzie was pro nounced dead on arrival at a local hospital uneral arrangement are pending at the Ross Burke Co A native of Nova Scotia Mr Mackenzie came to Reno from Sacramento in about 1914 to at tend the University of Nevada where he was an engineering stu dent He played on university basketball and rugby teams dur ing his college career Mr Mackenzie was a veteran of World War I after which he returned to Reno and operated several businesses including Mac kenzie Leeper Clothing Store and a management consultant firm He became office engineer for the old Civil Works Administra tion in 1932 a post he held until 1934 when he was named as sistant state director of the proj ects division of the National Eco nomic Recovery Administration rom 1935 until 1941 he was as sistant director and acting di rector of the state works division of the Work Progress Admini stration Mr Mackenzie was a long time member of Reno Lodge No 597 BPOE the National Recrea tion Association Reno Chamber of Commerce and Nevada Alpha chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon He was a past president of the Reno 20 30 club Survivors include his widow Mrs Edna Mackenzie the former Edna Barbara risch whom he married May 29 1931 He also is survived by a daugh ter Miss Barbara Micol Macken zie three brothers Earl Macken zie of Sacramento Calif Don Mackenzie of Oakland and Jack Mackenzine of Alameda Calif two sisters Mrs Elsie Jeff and Mrs Jean Kent both of Alameda Calif and a number of nieces and nephews Choose Your Loon Pion as Carefully as Your Home Plan 4 9 xjr I PT hi S' 4 fljwi S' feme! 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