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Early, Helen R., 1919-2008

Helen Early was born September 03, 1919 in Des Moines, Iowa. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1948 after marrying her husband and moving with his business in the city. Her career spanned in secretary work, managing shops and theatres, and being an elementary school teacher’s aide. Early passed away October 15, 2008.

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Wesley, Saul

Saul Wesley grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and attended the Las Vegas Business College before getting into the gaming industry in an accounting role at the original MGM Grand, even after it became Bally’s. Wesley later worked in slot operations as both a manager and director at the Monte Carlo and is currently vice president of slot operations at Luxor Hotel and Casino.

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Blake, Elaina

Elaina Blake grew up in Port Orchard, Washington. She married at seventeen years old and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada that same year. She started in positions at the Sahara Hotel and Casino, and then the Thunderbird. She eventually started working in real estate and became a developer. Blake was president elect for the Chamber of Commerce in 1984, and served on the Clark County Planning Commission.

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Warner, Paul W., 1900-1980

Paul William Warner was born May 22, 1900. He later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked in mining and ranching. He served four terms in the Nevada State Assembly (1945, 1947, 1949, and 1951). He relocated to Mountain Springs, on the road to Pahrump, and helped to create the town. Warner died on January 31, 1980.

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Thompson, Dorothy, 1894-1981

Dorothy Loheding was born to Bertina Shoemaker and Fred Lohrding on January 16, 1894 in Kansas. She married Claude W. Thompson (1890-1973) in 1919. They later lived in Caliente in Lincoln County, Nevada. By 1940, the couple lived in Las Vegas where Claude worked as a brakeman for the railroad. Dorothy Thompson died in Las Vegas on October 9, 1981.

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Jones, Essie Lee

Essie Lee Jones got married to Charles Jones in 1969 in Tallulah, Louisiana. Jones came to Las Vegas in 1969, and held positions at several hotels on the Strip. She went to the Culinary Union hall and procured a job as a maid at the Stardust during graveyard shift, and eventually as a bus girl in the Palm Room. Jones then worked at the Frontier for fourteen years.

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Clark County School District superintendent research files, Peabody Governor's Study of Education in Nevada, "The Urbanization of the Clark County School District" dissertation, 1999-2007

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Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
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Collection Number: MS-00829
Collection Name: Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
Box/Folder: Box 04

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Clark County School District study interviews, The History of Clark County Schools, "The Condition of Education for Hispanic Americans in the Clark County School District", 1982-2005

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Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
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Collection Number: MS-00829
Collection Name: Patrick W. Carlton Papers on the Oral History of the Public School Principalship Project
Box/Folder: Box 05

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Von Tobel, Ed: video interview and transcript, 2004 to 2005

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<em render="italic">The Story of Classic Las Vegas</em> Oral History Interviews
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Collection Number: MS-01075
Collection Name: The Story of Classic Las Vegas Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Wiener, Valerie: video interview and transcript, 2004 to 2005

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<em render="italic">The Story of Classic Las Vegas</em> Oral History Interviews
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Collection Number: MS-01075
Collection Name: The Story of Classic Las Vegas Oral History Interviews
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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