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Well, I Quit My Job at the Dam
Castle, Victor | August 26, 1931 issue

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The article focuses on the conditions and efforts of the workers in Las Vegas. The life of Las Vegas, Nevada, all centers around the courthouse park, the little strength of green grass it front of the depot, and the main street, where one finds a solid lineup of gambling houses acid drinking joints. There are just two endurable spots in town-the court house lawn, and the depot lawn. The City Fathers of Las Vegas are entitled to at least one vote of thanks, for they never turn the water off, and so the grass is constantly sprinkled. Men, women, and children sleep on the lawn at all hours of day and night, and sometimes an exhausted sleeper gets a good soaking.

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WORKING class; LABOR; QUALITY of life; LABOR unions; LAS Vegas (Nev.); NEVADA; UNITED States
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