Barstow Chamber Pushes Flood Protections and Route Talks
Barstow Chamber of Commerce met at Antler’s Hall with citizens and owners urging river flood protections. Discussion covered highway routes, proposed changes, a Fourth of July plan, new industries, and potential county creation. George Byers of Seattle described a desert-stranding incident involving a Filipino passenger. Byers was injured, the assailant captured, and conditions cited as serious in Las Vegas hospitals.
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Cood
Barstow
Antler’s
True
Winslow
Miss Waterman
Chamber
T. G. Nicklin
Ately
Barstoy
A. A. Tune
Chamber of Commerce
George E. Byers
Seattle
Washington
Byers
Las Vegas
el Centro
Nevada
Pray Home Hosts San Bernardino Visitors
Mrs A C Meekle and her two children Minnie and Archie of San Bernardino were weekend guests at the Pray home.
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A. C. Meekle
Minnie
Archie
San Bernardino
Pray Home
H. Horton
J. Loucks
Thomas Graham
Esther Louise
Long Beach
C. E. Pray Home
Fire Protection Seeking Minimum County Funds
Representatives from several districts appeared before the board of supervisors seeking a minimum appropriation of 829,000 for mountain fire protection. Notables included Dr J N Baylis, G A Hansen, H H Thomas, County Forester R M Tuttle, and others. The supervisors prioritized watershed protection and postponed final action pending reaction from Riverside and Orange counties on potential aid.
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Board of Supervisors
Yesterdy
J. N. Baylis
G. A. Hansen
H. H. Thomas
R. M. Tuttle
William Knickerbaker
J. E. Dougherty
Jack Betterley
William Talmadge
Wynn Shay
Riverside
Orange
Hinkley District Promotes Publicity Effort in Printer
A live Chamber of Commerce initiative in the Hinkley district seeks publicity in every Printer issue. A drop box at the Hinkley post office collects news weekly, with contributors signing articles and consent required to publish names. Local visitors include Miss Cecil Umphries, Mr. and Mrs. Malone, and others at nearby ranches. Kinslow and Son receives 500 Barred Rock eggs from Park’s Best Pens of Pennsylvania.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hinkley
Hinkley Post Office
Cecil Umphries
Garden Grove
Barstow district sees more traffic squad visits
Chief County Traffic Officer Boone visited Barstow last weekend amid state highway improvements. The Barstow district reports increased visits from traffic squads as road conditions improve.
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Boone
Barstow
Local resident Mr Iveson dies on Hinkley road
Mr Iveson who lived a mile and a half from Barstow on the Hinkley road died this morning according to local reports.
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Iveson
Barstow
Hinkley Road
Mining man Bert Hall killed after fall at shaft
Bert Hall a mining man from Randsburg and Nevada districts and part owner of the Pen Hur in Rand district was instantly killed Sunday when he fell 200 feet into a shaft after emerging from underground to show a party the workings of the property.
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Bert Hall
Randsburg
Nevada
Pen Hur
Rand
Tax Payers Oppose Neel Bill 151 On School Budgets
Assemblyman Myron D. Witter of Imperial County launches a statewide push to publish each school district budget in newspapers. He argues public access prompts accountability, noting average San Bernardino County costs about 1650 dollars and that pamphlets would be more expensive. Opponents claim waste, but Witter says the measure simply informs taxpayers about education spending.
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Duffy
Amaias
San Bernardino
Harris
Byers
Martin Hospital
Las Vegas
Phillipino
Byer
Myron D. Witter
Imperial County
Assembly
Witter
Assembly Committee On Education
Chambers of Commerce
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Susan M. Dorsey
Los Angeles
TI Am
Barstow Printer Kite Contest Offers Prize for Best Tie
Barstow Printer distributes a hundred kites free to local boys with a one dollar prize for the boy tying the longest string. Measurements will be by the string length. Children warned not to use wire and to avoid power lines after a fatal Los Angeles kite incident.
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Los Angeles
Trail of Former Manager Cleaning Co On the Run
Last week a story reported W E Booker manager of Barsow Cleaning Works fled town with a Chevrolet Coupe owned by O J Winke six suits and $100. Some suits were unworn. A. Fe Carrol left a light suit at Fennes Garage as security for a Firestone tire claiming Ludlow delivery. Henderson Son alerted and telegrams continued to locate the fugitive. A reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.
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W .E. Booker
Barsow Cleaning Works
O. J. Winke
Henderson & Son
A. FE. Carrol
Fennes
Firestone
Ludlow
Needles
A. A. Jankowsky
Henderson and Son
Organize Ball Team Plans Meeting at Jimmy's Pool Hall
Bob Burke calls all baseball players and fans to meet at Jimmy's Pool Hall Monday night at 8. The gathering aims to organize a team. A new diamond north of the Harvey House is being prepared with clay soil, promising Barstow its best field yet. Santa Fe Apprentice team lost to Needles shop team 18 to 10 last Sunday.
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Bob Burke
Jimmy's
Harvey House
Barstow
Santa Fe
Needles
Needle’s Shop
Ballast for Borax Truck Work Begins Near Gale Station
Excavation of gravel at Gale station east of Barstow has started. The gravel will ballast the new branch to the borax property near Kramer and may be used to raise Barstow yards. Work in Barstow awaits Union Pacific approval, which will bear a large share of yard and track improvement costs.
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Gale Station
Barstow
Borax
Kramer
Union Pacific
Zenda Operates at Calico Under New Leadership
Cleveland Taylor, general manager of Zenda Gold Mining Co., runs a compressor at Calico on the 950 and 00 levels after recent purchase from Lane. SS. Greims becomes company president, noted as owner of a major New York department store.
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ZENDA
Calico
Cleveland Taylor
Zenda Gold Mining Co
Lane
SS. Greims
Greims
New York
Woman's Club Session Features China Topic
The Woman's Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. L. J. Trenderson presenting an engaging paper. Mrs. Tiernan read an article on China and Mrs. Gar ver discussed topics of the day.
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L. J. Trenderson
Tiernan
China
Garver
Barstow Holds Faster Sunrise Service on Sunday
For five years Barstow has celebrated Faster Sunday with a sunrise service on the hill behind the grammar school. The service will be held Sunday morning at 5 20.
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Barstow
Low Water Tank Bonds Authorized by Railroad Commission
Imperial Utilities Corporation operating in Barstow has been authorized to issue and sell at not less than 93 percent of face value plus interest on or before August 1, 1927, 125000 dollars of six percent twenty year bonds to fund 71500 dollars of notes and for additions and betterments.
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Imperial Utilities Corporation
Barstow
Railroad Commission
Barstow Trial Delivery Plan Outlined by Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club proposes street signs and Imperial Counties Corporation to supply numbers for Barstow mail delivery. A village or town must have 1500 residents, sidewalks, numbered houses and mail receptacles. Postmasters must enforce receptacle rules before carrier service begins. The plan notes salaries and mail handling metrics for the village office, including 45 lock pouches, 60 to 75 sacks of mail, and thousands of pieces of registered and money orders annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Imperial Counties Corporation
Cartier
O. D
Public invited to PTA card party at auditorium
The Parent Teachers Association hosts a card party in the auditorium next Tuesday night and invites the public to attend. The notice credits the ad to the Printer.
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Parent Teachers Association
No New Judge Provision for Third Superior Court
Governor C C Young signals administration opposition to adding new courts this session until the judicial council studies conditions statewide. He doubts any new judges will be provided this session. The council seeks two years to test a plan hiring judges for congested counties with limited full time work, asserting busy, efficient results at lower cost.
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Judical Council
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Ed. Harris
Sacramento Bee
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