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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1914
Page
4
Floreng Ziegfeld Jr famed for The Follies and Miss Billie Burke, star of Frohman shows, wed in Hoboken. A Sofia cable confirms Queen Eleanor will sail to New York May 21.
The first box of California cherries for the New York auction market was sent from Ernest A. Gammon’s Sacramento River orchards near Courtland. San Francisco hosts May day festivities as 50 member committee responds to invitation from Thornwell Mullally.
Victorville hosts Barbecue Day on May 9 to honor the Victor Valley Chamber of Commerce. The event features entertainment, music, and an old fashioned noon barbecue followed by an evening dance. Arrangements include reduced rates and a special train from Los Angeles. Arthur I. Hull chairs the chamber. executive committee members include F A Fletcher W W Richardson Louis Evans F M Ackley C A Richardson Prof BE Isaacs Dr John S Miller John D Reavis.
In the Mojave desert, Hinkley Valley blossoms as irrigation brings plows, mowing, and gas engines to life. Alfalfa yields reach nine tons per acre on the Morrison ranch, apples and pears thrive, bees produce honey, and over 25 families have moved in. A cooperative grows, schools educate 23 pupils, a Sunday church counts 60 members, and the valley showcases resilient growth despite naysayers.
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