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Malone, Theresa, 1951-

Educator Theresa Malone was the wife of State Senator Mike Malone. She served on the Nevada State Board of Education as chair of various committees. No other information is available.

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Henderson, Ena Francis, 1897-1992

Ena Russell Henderson was born on December 16, 1897. In 1941, she married Albert S. Henderson, whom she outlived after his death in 1961. Ena Russell Henderson passed away on November 23, 1992.

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Albert S. Henderson Papers, 1879-1962. MS-00191. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Henderson, Betty, 1923-1985

Betty Henderson was a private music teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada and dedicated member of the Nevada Music Teachers Association. She was born on January 23, 1923 in Portland, Indiana. She wanted to pursue a career in music and enrolled at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, but was forced to drop out after she started to become deaf. She married Charles B. Henderson, a civil engineer, in 1948 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She had many different jobs in the city including secretary and company auditor.

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Marshall, Gladys Boggs, 1896-1978

Poet Gladys Boggs Marshall (1896-1978) was born in Victor, Colorado on December 15, 1896, and came to Las Vegas in 1910. She graduated from Las Vegas High School and married Edward B. Marshall in 1915. During the 1940s, she lived in San Diego, California, and published a few of her poems. By 1972, Marshall authored seven books (five of which were published), had written for national women's magazines, and was a recognized poet and artist. She died in San Diego on August 30, 1978.

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Cassella, Danny

Danny Cassella was a Las Vegas, Nevada big band performer and orchestra leader from the 1940s to the 1960s. Cassella grew up in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, where he studied violin and drums. It was shortly after he graduated from Newcastle High School that a traveling musical show gave him the opportunity to fulfill his dreams. After gaining experience with the traveling production, Cassella's musical ability was noticed by a number of orchestras. He decided to go to Hollywood. He appeared in the 1933 movie Flying Down to Rio with Fred Astaire.

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Bielski, Stanislaus J., Prince, 1908-1979

Prince Stanislaus J. Bielski was born in 1908 in Bielsk, Poland, the son of Jan-Edward and Maria Bielski. He was, by his account, a Prince of one of Poland's pre-war noble families, and had inherited great wealth from his father.

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