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    I are' “ flowering 'on Parisian frocks I where onc^ 'only artififei^.1 blooms Kew; ? '? -. If One of .the newest' dancing frocks lof white- chiffon has a basket of fcrilliants embroidered ten! the.-',}gft Isidcf into which real roses or or- fchids may toe tucked when milady steps otit o’ nights." GIVEN OF AIR ILEGAL NOTICES NOTICE CALLING FOR BIDS ... QN AUTOMOBILE Notice Is Hereby Giron, .that, 'pd'r--‘ Isuant to a resolution adopted by j-Jic -Board of County Commissioners mk Clark County, Nevada, at a'i-eg- lular meeting held on the G:h day Ihf Alpril, 1931, bidk will be received Iby'flie County Clerk of said County, l&|*‘tto 10 a. m. the Twentieth day oPkilay, 1931, for the furnishing to |fae; said County of Clark, one new |&u'tdmobile. ’•“Said automobile must weigh no: [i'eSs than three thousand five hun­dred pburids and, have a canacity Ibf ‘.t'n'ot less than)- ,'five passengers, ?Said automobile must'also have ir>- rw-lled thereon, the following equip- Ihient: Six eight ply heavy dljty tires, Isix puncture proof tire tubes, one Isiren driven by. friction from crank Ishalt, one :S, & M. eight, inch left- feyifid M, leighf 'inch spot ..light. I .vAil: bids .must toe delivered to the lsai(§: Clerk before "the time mention- leltpterein and; must be sealed in lo|pgUe envelopes and marked. “Bid IpM^bjompoiTe&F^ * eriyejppes Ihjjpf be |Cterk of Claaw: County, L^sr Vegas, ?levqda. m ipSi IPids will be^opsne'd,- by said Board bljwCburity Cofriinissioriers at ’aV re- p$|s|d regular, m-eetingv-do .ire held bn the said 20th day of May. 1531, fcn.; t.he C'omirii&ionesV .room in the ICbuhty Court7 House at Las Vegas, iNeywla. ” Said Board 'Of County Commis­sioners expressly reserves the, right to reject any and all bids, r Dated at Las. Vegas. Nevada, this 13th day of April, 1931. W.tf. L. SCOTT, County Clerk and Ex-Official Clerk of the Board bf County Commission­ers of Clark County, Nevada. (Seal! : apl4 to m 19 inch NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Bids Wanted for Highway Im­provement Sealed proposals will be received |jy the undersigned at 2:30 p. m., lay |20, 193L" for "the .(constriction If a reinforced, concrete; bridge' ap- |roxim'ateiy 1,000 feet iorigb includ- ig .approaches: This structure will- toss the Virgin River at a point |etwoen Mesquite and Bunkervill’e, TisdClark county.- [ Hians and specifications may be Xa^ried-.-at -the office of the under- |§ried; the County Clerk’s Office at las Vegas; the Highway Depart- Jenit Division Offices at Reno and |as Vegas; and at. the district office the Bureau’ of Public Roads, 461 Sarket Street, San Francisco. Plans, prm of proposal, contract and spec- ^cations may toe secured through Sc office of the undersigned. A de- Ibsit of .fifteen dollars ($15.00) is Squired for ’each copy of, ilie plans Kith specifications, ’ ten dollars $10.00) of which ’will be refunded bon return of the plans in good phdition within thirty (30) days liter the opening of bids. Bids must le on the proposal form of the Jighway Department' and must be Ipecmpanled by a certified check in Se amount of five per cent’ (.5%) t>id. Is-Each bidder most accompany his (P with certificate from a surety Impahy duly authorized to do bus- Bess in Nevada, stating that such Rrety company ' will provide said lidder with bond in such sum as i,? "squired .in and in accordance, with fie' provisions of said specifications, bnditioned1. for faithful perforrh- "ice '^f the contract and1 specifica- lons. S. C. DURKEE, 'State. Highway Engineer, Carson City, Nevada. ml to 21 inc SUMMONS No. 27SG Ip the Eighth Judicial District IlCourt of the State of Nevada, in liand Tor the County of Clark Plaintiff, tEDJ. brooks; vs. - , LANCH M. BROOKS, Defendant. fhe State of Nevada* Sends Greet­ings to Said Defendant, Blanch JM. Brooks: ||fou are hereby summoned to ap- |ar within ten days after the serv- || upon you of this Summons if prved in said County, or within jgenty days if served out of said Ibunty but within said Judicial. J {Strict, "and in all. other cases jffhin forty days (exclusive of the lay of. service), and defend the prove entitled action. This ..action is brought to dissolve I® bonds of matrimony now and (J-etofore existing between yourself bid this Plaintiff and is based oh pparation of the. parties' for a per- Of more than five years. $fou are hereby informed that un- you make an appearance as ?stove provided default' judgment |i|l toe taken, against you as pro- ed toy law. I Dated this' 12th- day of May, A. D. 131. l(Seal) WM. L. SCOTT, Clerk of tiro Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Clark County, Nevada. By Dorothy Keeler, Deputy, y E. Baker,* attorney, tor Plaintiff, jj ml3-20-27 JU3-10-17 According to a bulletin recently ( issued by the. bureau of the census, showing bo:h state and county statistics, the. number of farms in Nevada increased from 3,163 in 1920 to 3,883 in 1925, but decreased to 3,422 in 1930, The total number of farms in Nevada includes 579 having from 10O to 174 acres, 538 from 50 to 99 acres, and 409 of from: 260 to 499 acres. There were 8Q9 farms having. 500,' acres: arid over. < OPERATOR-OWNERS Of the 3,442 farms in the state in 1930, as reported in the census, ,2,770 were “operated by owners,- 227 by managers, and '445 by tenants. The land in farms increased from 2,357,163 acres in 1920 to 4,090,586 acres in 1925, but decreased in 1930. The value of farm land and build­ings increased- -from $66,255,214 Sji 1920 to $67,997,492 in 1925, but de­creased to $64,111,000 in 1930. -The value of farm- implements arid ma­chinery in 1930 Was $4,218,855 as compared with $3,715,338 in 1925 and $3,630,927 in 1920; The total number cf. horses and colts on farms on April 1, 1930 was 40,559. Tiie total, exclusive of colts born after January 1, 1930, was 39,- 704. Horses’, and- ? colts1' on farms numbered 50,222 on January 1, 1925 and 50,486 on January 1, 1920. The ,total number: cf. cattle on farms on April 1, 1930 was 308,482. The total, exclusive' of calves born after1! January 1-, 1930, was 286,137. Cattle on farms numbered 419,275] on January 1, 1925; and 356,390 on -January 1, 1920. SWINE ON FARMS The total number of swine on farms April 1, 1930 was 22,746. The total, exclusive of; pigs born after January 1, 1930, was 13,783. Swine on farms numbered 25,455 on Jan­uary 1, 1925 and 26,645 on January 1, "1920, The total! number of chickens over throe months old on farms April 1. 1930 was 243,874. Chickens of all ages numbered 225,300 on January 1, 1925 and 155,197 on January 1, 1920, CROPS HARVESTED Crops were harvested in • Nevada, from 397,504 acres in 1929, as com- j pared with 362,552 acres in 1924. | The total -for -1929 includes 363,- 923 acres of hay cut with a pro­duction cf 544,737 tons; 13,529, acres cf wheat harvested with a produc-| lion of 355,890 bushels;. 5,440 acres of barley harvested with a produc­tion of 196,823 bushels and 3,692 acres of potatoes harvested with a production ' of 541,559 . bushels. In 1929, :ho vegetables grown in the open for sale, with' a value of $236,- 644 were harvested from 1555; acres. 1 The three most important: vege­tables were cantaloupes and musk- melons, valued at $102,589, harvest­ed from 553 acres; dry opions, val­ued at $20,340, harvested from 151 acres and -asparagus, valued at $19,134, harvested from 173 acres. SAN FRANCISCOTMay 11 CU.P.)- The San Franiiscc bay region was pictured today as the base of Am- erican-Hawaiian air lines and the “air cross roads of the, west.” The prediction was made byl Capt. F. M. Bartlett of the Cu. .1. -I Wright flying service in a surveyl at the request, of the Crocker First! National Batik cf San Francisco, to! determine possibilities of air devel-l opment. in the bay region andl northern -Califcrni-a, I Citing establishment of the naval! dirigible bkse at ; Sunnydale and! the army bases in Marin and Ala-1 meda counties. Capt. .Bartlett Said! they were indica ive of the trend.! He said it is only logical that! San Francisco should become the! easterp. -teripinal ! for Hawaiian-! Philippine-Asiatie diri-fible lines of! the future as San Francisco is 2001 miies. nearer Honolulu than apy| other port on the Pacific coast. “When Califerhia. celebrates the ceritennial 'celebration of the dis­covery of gold in 1849,” Capt.I Bartlett said, “the San Francisco| region will rank’ as ' 'one of the great aviation centers of the world. I “Nowhere is there a community.l serving such a rich territory morel centrally located than the bay ci­ties. Within a Short time commer­cial air travel, between the bay re- I gion -and Stockton, Sacramento and Fresno should be a commonplace, j “The trend in,-this direction is ; clearly indicated- -by ..the fact that j there are more registered planes in | .California: than in any other state'] in the Union,” DOG DEFIES GAS .PUYALLUP, Wash., May 11. (U.R) j —A mongrel dog was picked up on ! the streets here, and put in a lethal ( gas chamber. Removed for dead, - the dog revived, A rancher, who-] heard -the story from a -policeman, | took the canine home, with'’him. Helping The Homemakers By LOUISE -BENNETT WEAVER CRABMEAT HOLLANDATSE Breakfast Fresh Strawberries ? Cooked Wheat Cereal and Cream Poached Eggs ' Buttered ToarC Coffee Luncheon Cheese Relish [Sandwiches Hot Chocolate \ Apple Sauce ; Sugar Cookies Dinner Crabmeat Hollandaise Buttered New -Potatoes Puttered Green Beans Bread Butter Head Lettuce Tomato Dressing Orange Trifle Coffee Cheese Relish filling (For 3 Sandwiches) % cup cottage* cheese- . 4 tablespdons chopped ripe olvies, 4 tablespoons chopped . pimentos stuffed olives 2 tablespoons chopped sweet' pickles , 2 -tablespoons finely chopped celery 1-3 cup- salad; dressing Mix ingredients and spread upon buttered slices of white bread. Top with other slices. Serve plain or toasted. Crabmeat Hollandaise 6 pieces- liot itoast 5 4 tablespoons butter 6 tablespoons flour ’ 2 cups milk 2 eggs, beaten 1 -hard cooked egg, diced 2. tablespoons chopped green peppers 1% cups crabmeat % teaspoon salt % teaspoon paprika 2 tablespoons lemon juice Melt the butter and add the flour. Blend and add the milk. Cook until a creamy- sauce forms. Stir con­stantly. Add eggs, peppers, crab­meat, salt and paprika. Mix well and cook one minute. Add lemon juice and pour over toast. Garnish With parsley and serve at once. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE AGE Tomato Dressing 1 teaspoon salt '- ’ 1 teaspoon sugar % teaspoon paprika % .teaspoon celery seed % teaspoon dry mustard 4 tablespoons vinegar Vs cup salad- oil 3 tablespoons catsup 2 tablespoons chiii sauce j ? .tablespoons, pjckle. relish ---Mtx--OTd“'-r®itr“'the1 ingredients." Beat well and serve on head, lettuce or tomato salads. . ADVERTISE IN THE AGE Straight From Paris Or^o Patou rtd la vd 111 Desi£, iVel lovd (Tulle. RuPPIets. a is. d ypQ-fc.e-ryt^Leobker Belt ^ Jodo, —lA*]- te - Dcsi^r Le.i or\^ PI old Ta-ffota Jaclcet \ Black Woole-rv. Skirt , Bei&k-Silk Blouse. « ’’- loarv.