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Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 9

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Reno, Nevada
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9
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AUG Li ST 24 1555 NEVADA STATE JOURNAL RENO NEVADA PAGE NINE State Weather mafia State 3mintalB News of Nevada And Nearby California Phones Operate Sirens at Wells enjoy flic whiskey tnnSKET Vi you need the Big Plus where in gasoline fly fast Comfortable CONVAIRS MA1NLINER New Power UNITED: CALIORNIA AIR LINES STANDARD STATIONS rich smooth an cl fiavorfui Maximum minimum tempera tures and precipitation data from Nevada yeather station observa tion points during last 24 hours tight mild and mellow' discussing such matters as print ing television publication of a monthly newsletter and other rou tine business matters Next meeting of the board will be held prior to the first of next year in Winnemucca Exact date was left to the discretion of Kel ley and Darwin Lambert of Ely board chairman notice new on steep grades smoother pick up in traffic because of the new power in Chevron Gasolines the highest octane in Chevron history! And you get exclu sive thaJt cleans your carburetor while you drive to end the biggest cause of engine trou ble In addition Chevron Gasolines Police and ire Calls To Be Automatic down and is a great deal of uncertainty which is not Williston and Nelson who are co chairmen of a western gov ernors mineral conference to be held here November 7 8 said there are six possible solutions to current mining difficulties: A tariff on imported minerals establishment of import quotas subsidies from tariffs to be paid WELLS Aug 23 A 50 foot steel tower set in ce ment has been erected behind Wells city hall to carry police and fire sirens and signal lights The fire signal now in the yard at the telephone office and the police at the corner of Lake Ave nue and Main Street will be in stalled on the high tower before the new dial telephone system is cut in Smith Wells City Councilman in charge of police and fire departments says Installation of the dial phone system meant finding a new method of operating the signals which have been managed by the telephone switchboard operators in the past Present plans call for installation of a phone for the police and one for the volunteer fire department in the fire house at city hall Dialing either num ber will automatically set off the proper signal Said signal will sound intermittently until the phone is answered or until the caller hangs up The siren will hot continue to blow unceasingly until answered but will sound at timed intervals A red light atop the tower will be visible from any part of the city and it is planned to cut off the siren in favor of the light for police calls during the night Convenient departures ast connections for all coastal cities and Hawaii Served All Day WINNEMUCCA Aug 23 Sale of the Utter ranching prop erty located on the Little Hum boldt River was announced by Mr and Mrs Jack Utter the Hum boldt Star reports The new owners were Mr and Mrs I Stearns of Long Beach Calif who plan to establish their home on the ranch September 10 The property consists of 2400 acres of land range and water rights ranch equipment and buildings Stearns a Southern California ranch owner and real tor has sold out his California interests The Stearns are presently en gaged in having a 300 foot well dug which currently is down 145 feet with good indications of volume water production which will be used for irrigation pur poses The Utter property was pur chased from Elmer Cathcart who currently owns a part interest in the land The sale price on the property was not announced Bakery Counter WINNEMUCCA Aug An open hearing sponsored by the Humboldt County Chamber of Commerce the county commis sioners and representatives of the three major Winnemucca service clubs' on the proposed expansion of the Black Rock gun nery range has tentatively been set for September 2 in Nixon hall Richard Campbell chamber secretary said all ranchers in the area affected have been invited to attend Under the program the gunnery range will be expanded to approximately 2500000 acres covering Humboldt Pershing and Washoe counties Campbell stressed thefact that the chamber had not taken any official stand to date the Hum boldt Star notes we hold the Campbell added controver sial land grab issue will be aired completely We have issued invi tations to the proper Naval au thorities whom I understand will be on hand for the SACRAMENTO Aug 23 Every mining industry in the western states is in except the copper in dustry two natural resources ex perts said today Williston Palo Alto and DeWitt Nelson state natural re sources director said stock piling of strategic metals is slowing WELLS Aug 23 Three sleepy weekend motorists escaped without injury from wrecks that demolished their automobiles according to reports made to Nevada Highway Patrol men stationed in Wells Robert Strickling 24 and Ron ald Enering 21 both of Buhl Idaho told officers they early Saturday morning 39 miles north of Wells on High way 93 while Idaho bound The wreckage of their 1951 sedan prompted a number of passing motorists to stop and search sur rounding sagebrush for bodies be fore continuing to Wells to re port The men uninjured had caught a ride to Contact Lewis Jones 25 Elko also was uninjured when he apparently went to sleep at the wheel of the 1955 sedan he had borrowed from his uncle Pat McDermott of Wells The sedan southbound on Highway 93 near Currie rolled over and was totally wrecked HERE COMES WINTER CARSON CITY Aug 23 another reminder that the all and Winter months are just around the corner: The state purchasing department an nounced today it will open bids Sept 8 for 1072000 gallons of furnace oil to be used by various state agencies and institutions throughout Nevada during the coming year domestic producers across the board subsidies per pound pro duced reinstatement of the pre mium price plan of World War II and stock pile purchases to be paid for by the taxpayer The tiger beetle of the tropics exudes the fragrance of attar of roses attracting bees which it devours We take better care of your car Action LAS VEGAS Aug Reli able reports here indicate that the Royal Nevada Hotel will be the third new Strip hotel to be taken over by another established hotel corporation The Las Vegas Review Journal says that there has been discus sion along this line between offi cials of the Royal Nevada and the Desert Inn Desert Inn officials when con tacted would only say com Al Moll Royal Nevada presi dent was for com ment on reports that his hotel will be sold and that the trans action was to take place this week Other new hotels whose opera tions have been taken over by more established hotel operations here are the Riviera by Gus Greenbaum formerly of the la mingo Hotel and Dunes hose casino operations have been taken over by the Sands and Eddie Lev inson The Royal Nevada currently producing a pcr week show and reported ly has been in casino wise ever since the opening last May THE OLD $UNNY BROOK COM PANY DIVISION 0 f' NATIONAL DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPORATION LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY BOTH 86 0 0 0 WHISKEY CONTAINS 65X GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS now control a major cause of harmful combustion acids can extend the life and power of your engine up to 135 longer All this adds up to the Big Plus in gasolines not just 1 or 2 fea tures but a balance of every quality your car needs Put the Big Plus in your car today with one of these great gasolines LOS ANGELES 23i hrs one stop efforts of Thomas Hanley former international representative of the union to regain recognition as a member of the union Hanley was ousted from his international union job and from the union fol lowing a hearing last year Cops Quell Battle ists flew briefly at the en trance to the union hall as Hanley and John Porteous tried to force their way into the meeting Police officers who had been standing by in anticipation of vio lence broke up the disturbance before it assumed serious propor tions Hanley' and Porteous were ar rested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest but were released on bail later Han 16 year old son who also joined in the melee was also taken into custody and turned ovex' to juvenile authorities KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY COMPARE THE ARE AND YOU'U GO BY AIR Call 2 3437 or on authorized travel agent Utter Ranchi ng Property Sold Bids Are Sought or Eureka Road CARSON CITY Aug 23 The state highway board will open bids Aug 8 at 1:30 pm for a major road project in Eureka county It consists of reconstruction of 133 miles of highway 50 part of the primary highway system be tween 24 miles and 11 miles west of Eureka SAN fRANCISCO 70 min nonstop Nevada Industry Gets Attention Navy's Expansion Program Will Be Aired September 2 At Winnemucca Meeting KENTUCKY BLENDED WHISKEY ive Elko Girls Enter County Queen Contest ELKO Aug Miss Deanna Toothman 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Toothman of Elko is the fifth candidate in the contest for Miss Elko County contest chairman Wally White an nounced this week the Elko ree Press reports Miss Toothman is being spon sored in the contest by the Elko Chapter of the Soroptimists In ternational She joins Miss Donna Woods (Jayqees) Connie Rucker (Spur Drive In) Miss Mary Ann LaRocca (Elko County Art Club) and Miss Phyllis Montrose (Amer ican Legion Auxiliary 36 of Moun tain City) Winner of the contest will be chosen September 4 at the Elko county fairgrounds and will be come Miss Elko County for the following year State Economic Board Plans Program CARSON CITY Aug 23 An ambitious program of promoting and publicizing all phases of Ne vada from recreational to was outlined and endorsed at a recent meeting here of the state board of economic de velopment Members met jointly with the state planning board and ap proved a form designed to give a complete analysis of Nevada and its potential for industrial devel opment Simultaneously board members met with the state park commis sion and mutual cooperation to ward improving designated state parks was assured And the economic development board approved a plan to publish at least 300000 colorful folders heralding Nevada ghost towns its mining and agriculture skiing the state capitol and other subjects of general interest Pete Kelley director of the de partment said that the second meeting of the group was: most productive and that there defi nitely has been developed a state wide general feeling of goodwill state improvement and mutual as sistance and cooperation among the counties All Present have 17 members on our board one member from each of the counties of Kelley said "All 17 were present from all parts of the state for the meet ing which in itself indicates that all are vitally interested in im proving their communities and the In the meeting between the planning board and economic de velopment board members at tended by Gov Charles Russell general approval was given to the form designed to provide much information on Nevada and its industrial development potential Suggestions made toward im proving the form will be included and it is hoped that early in Sep tember steps can be made to com pile information sought The plan ning board will be in charge of compiling the information with George Bissell engineer man ager spearheading the drive General and lively discussion between members of the two boards as to the development of natural resources in the state oc cupied most of the morning ses sion presided over by Prof I Sandorf chairman of the state planning board Parks to Benefit During the meeting with the park commission state' economic development members heard from Chairman Thomas Miller and Di rector Howard Squires They told of the plans to build system' of pafks into first rate tourist attractions so that travelers and visitors to this state would be induced to spend more time in Nevada Both said that the commission wants to work with the economic develop ment department because both boards have the same objective in mind Cooperation of the two groups was pledged Economic development mem bers worked until 5 pm Saturday and Lunch 1035 So Virginia resh Baked Goods Also at 22 Commercial Row Ousted Representative Attempts To orce Way Into Session LAS VEGAS Aug 23 Members of Local 88 of the Sheet Metal Workers Union elected Walter Vickers as business agent and financial secretary last night at a meeting marked by a flurry of violence Members of the union ousted Vaughn from the post after he was ordered out of the job last week by in ternational officials of the union The action climaxed a lengthy dispute involving Drivers Doze Cars Wrecked Third Hew Strip Hotel Rumored Changing Hands Desert Inn May Take Royal Nevada Interest Uncertainty in Mining Industry Cited By Mineral Conference Authorities ists ly As Vegas Union Members Meet BREAKAST SPECIALS CHEVRON CMVROM SUPREME GASOLINE A r' 1 if iff ''X 1 Eg I I A :2 al NMkf MHMr Pfl VW v9 I rm ana 1 BOB Ml MSHKBH Sr 1 i I Ji A Reno 92 41 Beatty 99 70 Elko 94 45 Ely 87 50 14 allon 97 57 Las Vegas 101 75 Lovelock 100 48 Tonopah i 91 58 04 Winnemucca 97 40 MH 'if.

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