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Noyes, Billie Mott, 1914-2014
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lvrj/name/wilma-noyes-obituary?id=19446520
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Ladd, active mid 20th century (Costume designer)
Costume designer active in the United States in the mid 20th century. First name unknown.
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Wiener, Louis, Jr., 1915-1996
Louis Wiener, Jr. was born on March 28, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931 and graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1932. He attended the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley School of Law. When Wiener was admitted to the Clark County Bar Association, there were only 16 other attorneys in Las Vegas.
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Wiener, Louis, Sr., 1877-1946
Louis Wiener, Sr. ( -1946) was a tailor and prominent community member in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1930s and 1940s. He moved to Las Vegas from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1931 and established a tailor shop on Fremont Street. Wiener died of a heart attack in 1946. His son was prominent attorney Louis Wiener, Jr.
Wiener, Jr., Louis. Interview, 1990 February 23. Transcript. OH-01974. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Kimball, Dale
"Dale Kimball" is a pseudonym assigned by the oral history interviewee to protect their identity during the interview. Their identity is not disclosed.
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Broudy, Pat, 1923-2017
Radiation survivors advocate "Pat" Broudy was born Alice Patricia Sutton in Overland, Kansas in 1923 at the home of her grandparents. She spent her formative years in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1948, she ventured with friends to San Francisco, California where she met Marine Major Charles A. Broudy. Major Broudy was attending radiological school there. After a whirlwind courtship they were married in 1949. Major Broudy had already served in WWII as a pilot in the Pacific theater.
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Broudy, Charles A. (-1977)
United States Marine Major Charles A. Broudy served in WWII as a pilot in the Pacific theater. He was among the first to land in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after the atomic bombs were dropped. He was attending radiological school in San Francisco, California when he met his future wife, Alice Patricia "Pat" Sutton. After a whirlwind courtship, they married in 1949. Major Broudy served in the Korean War and then was stationed at El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, California.
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Brooks, Jewel, 1925-2015
Jewel Brooks came to Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband Bob Brooks and opened the Nevada Biltmore. She was involved in the community for many years and passed away in 2015.
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http://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?pid=176786633
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