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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1931
Page
2
Lloyd D.B. Tiernan serves as owner and publisher, leading state press and national editorial associations in a notable media leadership role. He holds influence in organizational direction and industry-wide advocacy.
Unusually hot interior valleys and southern California reduce fruit yields led by a grape crop drop to 1 522 000 tons from 2 182 000 last year. Prospects may fall further though high quality fruit could still bring profit. Citrus demand rises with heavy lemon shipments and strong orange outlook, while fall and winter vegetable acreage shrinks amid dry weather and weak market prices. Range conditions nationwide are poor with feed and water shortages acute in many areas.
Deaths on California roads during the first half of 1931 reached 1,216, a 14 percent rise from 1930, with 22,614 injuries and 16,509 accidents reported by the California Highway Patrol Bureau of Statistics. The toll involved 25,461 vehicles in crashes that left many permanently disabled.
The bureau reports thousands in property damage and 4,732 pedestrians injured in the period, with excessive speed as the main factor in over half the cases. June saw 244 deaths and 4,154 injuries, marking a peak month in the record.
The State Fish and Game Commission plans a short open season on Chinese pheasants in Owens Valley after rapid wild growth and reports of birds killed by motorists. Breeding flocks near Independence have increased, with releases by C. R. Bell cited as a cause. Dates to be announced soon.
Mrs. W H Ross owns a new Buick sedan while Mr. Ross buys a Chevrolet truck. The Rosses operate the Do Drop Inn on First Street, signaling a growing family business and new vehicle acquisitions.
Kim Overton, Daggett quarantine station inspector, received delivery of a new Ford coupe on Saturday. Harry Britt and others returned from Inyo county with ten days of cool weather and fishing near Independence. Stanley Ford and Mrs Ford visited Daggett, Calico Hills, and Van Dyke ranch. An Independent movie crew led by Jack Nelson spent days in Daggett and returned to Hollywood. Shoville family left for Jacksonville after a two week visit with Mrs Shoville’s mother in Daggett.
The regular session of the Supreme Council 33 Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Southern Jurisdiction will convene at the House of the Temple Washington D C beginning with the third Monday in October 1931. Distinguished Masons from around the world will attend and Masonry’s attention will center on Washington during that week.
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