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Slavin, Hale Burgher, 1906-1965
Dr. Hale Burgher Slavin practiced medicine in Las Vegas, Nevada for more than thirty years between 1933, when he first arrived, until his death in 1965. During this time, he held a number of positions in the state's medical society while working in a large private practice.
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Slavin, Ruth, 1909-1993
Ruth M. Slavin was born on September 8th, 1909 in Iowa. She married Dr. Hale Slavin and they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1933. She is the mother of Thomas and Sarah Slavin and lived in Las Vegas until her death on May 4th, 1993.
Source:
“Ruth Martin Slavin (1909-1993)" July 10, 2008. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28178220/ruth-slavin.
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Spicer, Jim, 1929-1985
Jim Spicer was a rancher and miner in Nye County, Nevada. James Ray Spicer was born in 1929 in Kennie Mill, Florida. He was a co-owner of the Boiling Pot Outfit ranch near Beatty, Nevada. James Ray Spicer passed away on September 17, 1985 at the age of 56.
Source:
McCracken, Robert D. "Interview with James C. Weeks." Beatty Museum. Accessed June 18, 2020. https://www.beattymuseum.org/oral/weeksjames/weeks.pdf.
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Spicer, Effie
Effie Siedentopf Spicer was the co-owner of the Boiling Pot Outfit Ranch with her husband, Jim Spicer. In 1987, she recieved a length of service award from the Western Region of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) for her work recording weather patterns in Beatty, Nevada.
Sources:
McCracken, Robert D. "Interview with James C. Weeks." Beatty Museum. Accessed June 18, 2020. https://www.beattymuseum.org/oral/weeksjames/weeks.pdf.
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