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Ellington, A.B.
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Vice President and General Manager of Windsor Park Enterprises. A.B. participated in the Windsor Park Ground Breaking Ceremony.
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Stocker, Oscar Wellington, 1872-1941
Oscar Wellington Stocker was born on April 1, 1872 in Easton, Pennsylvannia. Oscar married Mayme Virgina Clifton on December 26, 1891 in Reading, Pennsylvania, who would later become the first person to hold a legal casino license. He and his wife had three sons, Clarence, Harold, and Lester. The family left Pennsylvania in 1904, eventually settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Oscar worked as an engine foreman for the railroad yards in Las Vegas and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainsmen. He passed away on September 10, 1941.
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Stocker, Lester Wellington, 1892-1934
Lester Stocker was born on November 16, 1892 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Lester was a charter member of the Las Vegas Elks Lodge. Lester Stocker died in Las Vegas on December 17, 1934.
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Stocker, Harold J., 1900-1983
Harold Stocker was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on March 8, 1900. He and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Harold Stocker operated Nevada Silica Sand Company in Overton, Nevada, from 1932 to 1940. He was elected to the Clark County Commission in 1938. In 1939, he built the Chief Hotel Court, and in 1948, the Desert Plaza Apartments. Stocker was state GOP chairman in the 1950s. Harold died January 9, 1983 in Las Vegas.
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Stocker, Clarence Clifton, 1894-1951
Clarence Stocker was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1894. He and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. He was a charter member of the Las Vegas Elks Lodge. Clarence Stocker died June 5, 1951 in Las Vegas.
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Stocker, Mayme V., 1875-1972
Mary Virginia Clifton was born to Annie May Richards and George William Clifton on September 5, 1875. She married Oscar Wellington Stocker on December 26, 1891 in Pennsylvania. The couple had three sons, Lester, Clarence, and Harold. The family moved west and settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1910. Mayme Stocker operated the Northern Club on Fremont Street. She later sold the property to Wilbur Clark and it was renamed the Monte Carlo Club. She died at her home in Las Vegas on December 12, 1972.
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