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Christ, Billy, 1930-
William "Billy" Christ was born on September 10, 1930 in Detroit. He is an accomplished double bass player who has played with big bands. He came to Las Vegas in 1960. Christ worked with Paul Anka, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra. As of 2007, he performed weekly at the College of Southern Nevada.
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Mills, Hughie E.
Hughie Mills, Jr. was born March 07, 1924 and raised in Charleston, West Virginia. He met Greta Mills in New York and got married in 1954. He achieved a better life through education and perseverance, becoming a library at Columbia University. In 1989, Mills relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, seeing the weather and retirement lifestyle there to his liking.
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Rivera, Lyle
Lyle Rivera was born November 22, 1942 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1943. He was raised as an only child of a single mother, who was a cocktail waitress at the Golden Nugget Hotel. Rivera distinguished himself within the community as a lawyer and activist. He also held professional careers in both the Attorney General’s and District Attorney’s office.
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Hawley, Lawrence Earl, 1929-
Lawrence Earl Hawley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 07, 1929 to Rollo Earl and Margaret Ella Hawley. His family moved to Ely, Nevada in 1931. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1941 and became an attorney. During his interview, he talks about the Hoover Dam and while it was being build.
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Erb, John Edwin, 1932-
John E. Erb was born July 16, 1932 in Denver, Colorado. He worked as a geologists in Florissant, Colorado. He also lived in Wyoming, where he and his wife managed a uranium exploration camp for A.E. Humphreys. Erb moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1959 because the construction workers’ conditions were better there than in Wyoming.
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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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