Mojave River Flood Dims Barstow Area Traffic and Power
Torrential April Showers flood Barstow and the Mojave River area. Water at the river bridge rose above cement supports while a 33 000 volt line was jeopardized by high flow. Bear Valley, Mill Creek Canyon, and Rinbow trout hatchery areas suffered washouts and road damage. San Bernardino reports 3.85 inches of rain in 24 hours with extensive property losses.
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Barstow
Mojave
Mosier
Southern Sierras Power Company
Victorville
Big Bear Valley
Bear Valley Utility Cor
Mojave River
Hinkley
Mill Creek
Hoison
Gregg
San Gabriel River
Mill Creek Canyon
Forest Home
Edison Company
Rinbow
Inland Empire
Needles
Canyon
San Bernardino
High School Student Body Spring Entertainment Summary
Barstow Auditorium hosts a two play and vaudeville program by the high school Student Body on Friday April 16. First play Who Kissed Barbara a light comedy leads to Foiled By Heck a rural melodrama travesty. Vaudeville features orchestra overture scenes from Firefly Thanks for the Buggy Ride Baby Sister Blues Ice Skating Dance Musical pieces and Pickaninny Wand. Tickets 25 and 50 cents to aid the school annual El Desierto.
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Heck
el Desierto
Barstow Auditorium
Easter sunrise services and church events at Congregational Church
Rev. McRae attended the Ministers' Retreat in Catalina and led five services on Sunday including a sunrise hill service. Easter activities featured a large attendance, Cantatas, choir work, and a Sunday school with 150 children. Mrs Farrington and Miss Cook joined Barstow visitors for the holiday observances.
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McRae Hs
Catalina
Miss Cook
van Dyke
Venus
Farrington
Whitney Orchestra
Hill
Raftery
Hinkley
Congregational
Prof. Farrington
Mesdames Knaggs
Fissel
Pigman
Palmer
Reginald Knaggs
Kenneth S’amsey
Harper Lake
McRae
Barstow
Miss Cobb
Methodist Mission
Mary A. Cook
Los Angeles
Elizabeth Forrest
Walter
Mrs. Wixom
Yermo Sunday School Notes Bright Easter Programs Held
Over fifty attended the sunrise service at the Tom William ranch and nearly all present joined the Sunday school. Easter evening program filled the auditorium with two violin duets by Calloway and Murphy and two piano duets from Liszt. Children recited, pantomimes depicted Resurrection scenes, and flowers and Easter chicks were distributed. Saturday night at 7 Rev Hardman preached with Imogene Fisher leading the Christian Endeavor meeting.
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Tom William Ranch
Christ
Chamber of Commerce Banquet Postponed to May 1st
The banquet date is moved to May 1. The program preview mentions a three piece orchestra a dancing and singing girl a ballad singer a solo dancer and two colored boys performing snappy songs and dances, promising an entertaining show for attendees.
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Altho
Chamber of Commerce
Barstow News Briefs Include Move Of Building And Local Loss
The column reports several Barstow items, including dog poisonings affecting the Hart family and A H Pendleton, J P Francis selling and moving the old telephone building to the highway for a rooming house, Santa Fe land issues, a hotel front project by Mrs Pitcher, a Farm Bureau meeting at Barton Ravch Harper Lake, visitors from Bakersfield and Pomona, a newborn eight pound daughter Dorothy to Mr and Mrs Barton Leak, and C E Dailey in Mortom Hospital for ankle treatment with Mrs Dailey and daughter Margaret noting his improving condition. The community notes highlight local movements, visits, and civic concerns.
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J. P. Frances
RB. M. Haws
J. P. Francis
The
Santa Fe
Pitcher
San Gorgonia
C. E. Dailey
Mortom
Barstow
Dailey
Margaret
Mrs Reece Dillingham Visits Fredericks in Ludlow
Mrs Reece Dillingham traveled to Ludlow on Thursday to visit the Fredericks, sharing a brief local social note about the trip.
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Reece Dillingham
Ludlow
the Fredericks
Silver Bell No. 2 assay shows rich ore strike near Troy
George Ladd reports assay returns from Silver Bell No. 2 six miles east of Newberry. Ore from 20 feet down shows silver 35.2 oz per ton copper 7.2 oz per ton lead 32.3 oz per ton. Ladd controls four claims in the Silver Bell group as drilling and equipment are ordered to advance the prospect. Three men currently work claim No. 2.
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George Ladd
Troy
Newberry
Mbai Ladd
Silver Bell
Ladd
Houston
Major O P Sloat to be Buried in San Bernardino
Major O P Sloat will be laid to rest in San Bernardino Sunday after a stay in Chicago with his sister Mrs J Joseph Wright. The Elks and Antlers Club of Barstow mourn a friend as services at the Elks club Saturday afternoon feature a ritual conducted by past exalted rulers. Interment is at City Cemetery beside his father and sister.
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O. P. Sloat
San Bernardino
J. Joseph Wright
Chicago
Antlers Club
Barstow
the Elks
Major Sloat
The
Elks Club
Jast
San Bernardino Lodge
Elks
Charles L. Allison
Fred C. Drew
William Neilson
John C. Ralphs, Jr
E. M. Calder
H. M. Hays
Harry 8S. Webster
William Cullen Bryamnt
Hays
Taxes Call at Postal Telegraph Building Pay Your Taxes
E M Kinslow Deputy Assessor directs residents to settle personal taxes at the Postal Telegraph building to avoid penalties.
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Postal Telegraph Building
E.m.kinslow
Knight Ready for Action After Flooded Los Angeles Return
E. L. White returned Monday night with his Willys Knight from a business trip to Los Angeles. Gene considered the next stunt for the unlucky car might be a swimming act. The streets and roads were flooded but no bridges were washed out.
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E. L. White
Willys Knight
Los Angeles
Gene
California Council of Education Meeting in Oakland
The annual California Council of Education meeting will be held at the Hotel Oakland on April 10 with more than 90 delegates from across the state. Proposed legislative measures for the public school system will be discussed before the conference.
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California Council of Education
Hotel
Oakland
California
Van Dorn Makes Deal Over Death Valley Claims
Mr. Van Dorn of the Newberry district holds lead and gold properties near the Rose mine in Death Valley. Reports say he arranged a deal with parties from Salt Lake who were brought to the property at the start of the week.
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van Dorn
Newberry District
Death Valley
Rose Mine
Salt Lake
Six Men at Silver Cliff Work on Silver Lead Ore
Six men are employed at the Silver Cliff property owned by a stock company with Frank Humphrey in charge. The ore carries silver with some lead and a mill is to be erected soon. Twohy Brothers also have six men at work developing the old Burcham property in the West Calico district.
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Silver Cliff
Frank Humphrey
Twohy Brothers
Burcham
West Calico
Burcham who found Yellow Aster also linked to Kramer district
The Burcham who discovered this property previously located the Yellow Aster at Randsburg and would have struck rich ore in the Kramer Hills if he had gone a few feet further, a discovery now drawing much attention to the Kramer district west of Barstow.
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Randsburg
Kramer Hills
Kramer District
Barstow
Six To Graduate And Examinations End
Examinations for the third quarter are over and six students were excused for high scholarship two quarters running. Marie White Fred Shorey Kathryn Drumm Viola Jensen Lilias Peermatt Eva Danielson Bernard McCoy Mary Frances Melvin Twitchell.
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Scholarship Federation
Marie White
Fred Shorey
Kathryn Drumm
Viola Jensen
Lilias Peermatt
Eva Danielson
Bernard McCoy
Mary Frances
Melvin Twitchell
el Desirio
Bernice White
Joe Chambers
Pfau
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Barbara
Congregational Church
Yermo Sunday School
Mr. Calloway
Mr. Murphy
Fred Hart
A. H. Pendleton
Farm Bureau
Barton Ravch
W. M. McFayden
Bakersfield
Walter Connor
Pomona
Connor
Ed. Pitcher
Mr. Jones
Gladden
Barton Leak
Dorthy
Mrs. Leak
State Council OF Education
High School News
Henry J%. Miller
Joan Epstein
Miss Epstein
B.U.H
Eileen Moore
Grace Millett
Manter
Virginia Wright
Miss. Brass
Jack Wetenhall
Jack Melton
Jack Topping
James Kerr
George
Lillian Millett
University of California Southern Branch
Charles Topping
U. C
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