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Sources: In Las Vegas, Coloradan Becomes U.S.’ First Female Casino Owner

Find A Grave Index.

Fuller’s Index Plus: A Compilation of State, County, and City Gaming Records 1927-2013, LFB Enterprises LLC, CreateSpace, 2015.

Las Vegas Age (Nev.), “Hit-Runner Kills Two Vegans,” Aug. 23, 1931.

Las Vegas Age (Nev.), “Alton Silcox Pleads Guilty,” Sept. 25, 1931.

Las Vegas Age (Nev.), “Silcox Given 90-Day Term,” Oct. 2, 1931.

Las Vegas Age (Nev.), “Las Vegas Woman is Sole Owner of Gambling Casino,” Nov. 20, 1931.

Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.), “Las Vegas Limits Gambling to 7 Places,” April 13, 1931.

Reno Evening Gazette (Nev.), “Vegas Motorist Free on Bonds,” Sept. 8, 1931.

San Bernardino Daily Sun (Calif.), “Three Killed by Hit-Runner at Las Vegas,” Aug. 26, 1931.

The Bismarck Tribune (N.D.), “Former N.D. Men Hit-Run Victims,” Aug. 24, 1931.

United States Census, 1930.

Utah Marriages, 1887-1935.