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Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.), “Pittman Assails Ickes Charges on State Park Again,” March 9, 1939.
Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.), “Bills Passed,” March 16, 1939.
Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.), “Park Board Bans Liquor and Gambling,” April 12, 1939.
Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.), “$35,000 Approved for Vegas Park,” April 14, 1939.