Robert was the Lake Mead National Recreation Area superintendent from 5-09-1942 until 4-22-1946.In 1938 he was a naturalist for the U.S. Park Service at Lake Mead.
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William Marvin "Marv" Swena was born on January 8, 1938, in Frances, Utah. Marv married Uelda Kay Giles on May 11, 1959, and they had three children: William K. Swena, Lloyd Brent, and Mark G.
Swena was employed as an assistant superintendent at Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Company (REECo).
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William George Hanson was born on September 25, 1937 in Huntington Park, California. Hanson's parents are Harry and Nola Hanson. Hanson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1938. While in Las Vegas he worked as a Title Insurance agent.
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Oral history interview with Jerry Herbst conducted by Stefani Evans on August 16, 2016 for the Building Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Herbst discusses his early life in Chicago, Illinois, and his father’s chain of service stations, Terrible Herbst. He remembers moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1959, taking ownership of his father’s company, and expanding the business to California and Arizona. Herbst recalls a shortage of fuel during the early 1970s, how service station owners dealt with the shortage, and converting service stations to be self-serve. Lastly, Herbst discusses the ideal location for service stations, and adjusting fuel prices.
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