Voter Registration Totals in County Reach 88 238
County Clerk Harry L Allison reports 88 238 registered voters in the county as August primaries approach the largest county wide vote in history expected August 31. Local figures include Barstow 405 and Trona 127 with many smaller listings across communities.
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Harry L Allison
Thifteen Hundred
Barstow
Allison
Kinkley
Atolia
Daggett
Yerma
Newberry
Ludlow
Cima
Fenner
Goffs
Kelso
Bagdad
Trona
Santa Fe
Dailey
Plans for world’s greatest botanical garden near Santa Monica
Arthur S. Bent, president of the Southern California Botanical foundation, announces plans for a vast garden complex in Mandeville canyon north of Grentwood Country Club. About 1000 acres will be used for gardens with 3500 more acres in the canyon and nearby. A $10,000,060 development fund is assured.
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Botanical Garden
Santa Monica
Mandeville Canyon
Grentwood Country Club
Arthur S. Bent
Southern California Botanical Foundation
Bent
Santa Fe Line to Coast Connects Harbor District
Harbor department authorizes purchase of a 50-foot right of way for a permanent Santa Fe railroad harbor connection. Cost set at 861,720 for 2.75 acres to be bought from the California Petroleum Corp.
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Santa Fe
Harbor District
Harbor Department
The
California Petrolium Corp
New Chef At Charley's Waffle House
G L Hudson formerly in Barstow bakery buys Charley's Waffle House. He hires Joe Curwen as chef and Harry Whyman as waiter to boost service, food quality, and moderate prices. Menu ad promises customer satisfaction and appealing offerings. School opens September 13 with three new teachers including Principal C S Pearce and staff for grades one through seven.
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G. L. Hudson
Barstow
Charley’s
Hudson
Joe Curwen
Harry Whyman
Band Boys To Take Vacation After Saturday Night Concert
The Band Boys, led by L. P. Whitney, will perform Saturday night then disband for a month while members go on vacation. The group has delighted the town all summer, with a new medley Memories of Stephen Foster on tap. Members listed include Whitney, Burke, Johnson, Gliebe, Weld, McKinnon, Knagg, Doran, Earl Johnson, and Martinez, among others.
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L. P. Whitney
Existance
Stephen Foster
R. R. Burke
Robert Burke
J. P. Johnson
John Gliebe
A. J. Weld
Clinton McKinnon
Mr. Knagg
Donald Doran
Earl Johnson
Mr. Martinez
Knagg
Dentists: Dr Robert White Passes State Exam
Dr Robert White a USC Dental College graduate receives word from the State Dental Board that he has passed the state examinations. He is in Los Angeles this week buying equipment and will open his office next week in rooms vacated by Dr Leslie Curtis whose family moved to Inglewood earlier this month.
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Robert White
University of Southern California Dental College
State Dental Board
White
Los Angeles
Leslie Curtis
Inglewood
Barstow Chamber Discusses Library Move and Fire Hydrants
The Barstow Chamber of Commerce met at the Antler Club to discuss moving the county library from the grammar school before school starts. A Santa Fe official announced a 20000 expenditure to standardize water hose and hydrants, with hydrant work to proceed soon. The town may align with Santa Fe on hydrant standards and a 10000 project to replace old water mains was noted along with future power needs. The group reaffirmed meetings on the first Monday each month.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Antler Club
Interstate Telephone Company
Santa Fe
Barstow
$5,000 Offered For American Girl to Swim Catalina
William Wrigley Jr offers Gertrude Ederle $5,000 to swim the Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to the mainland. The roughly 28 mile Pacific route would pay $5,000 for success, with all expenses for coast training and travel covered.
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Catalina
William Wrigley, Jr
Gertrude Ederle
Catalina Island
California
Pacific Channel
Harvey House in Barstow to Receive Improvements
Riley Witty, manager of the Harvey House in Barstow, says $5,000 will be spent on repairs and improvements. A tile kitchen floor will be laid and the kitchen will be white enameled. A new pantry work table and coffee urns will be added. Employee dormitories will be repainted and some guest rooms redecorated.
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Riley Witty
Barstow
Barstow House
Mrs. Jim Mudgett Welcomes Sister Visitors This Week
Mrs. Jim Mudgett has her sister Mrs. W H release of Las Vegas visiting this week. Mrs. McCall and daughter of Los Angeles are visiting at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. C A Whitlow. Remi Connell of Yermo owns a Ford given by his father. The auto was delivered Saturday.
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Jim Mudgett
W. H. Release
Las Vegas, Nevada
Remi Connell
Yermo
Freight house staff head abroad for several weeks
Deuchrass the freight house foreman and his family are in Canada visiting relatives and will be away for several weeks. Ralph Haan serves as relief cashier at the freight house during the absence.
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Sob Deuchrass
Canada
Ralph Haan
Carr Family Vacation At The Beaches This Month
The W. F. Carr family are spending their vacation this month at the beaches enjoying leisure time by the sea.
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W. F. Carr
Mrs Gouldin Returns From Los Angeles Visit
Mrs. Lb. F. Gouldin returned Monday from Los Angeles where she spent a pleasant week with relatives.
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Lb. F. Gouldin
Los Angeles
Berkeley Student Charles Topping Returns to Studies
Charles Topping, a sophomore, returned to the University of California Berkeley on Monday to resume his studies. Mrs. Meikle of San Bernardino, a former Barstow resident, visited here with her daughter Mrs. Carr Greer earlier in the week.
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Charles Topping
Sophmore
University At Berkeley
Prescott guest Miss Barbara Jaeger visits Dorothy Steinberg
Miss Barbara Jaeger of Prescott Arizona is house guest of Miss Dorothy Steinberg and Miss Ann Steinberg during her visit.
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Barbara Jaeger
Prescott, Arizona
Miss Dorthy
Ann Steinberg
Pete's Shoe Shop Owner to Attend Kiwanis Convention
PB Ring owner of Pete's Shoe Shop will attend the Kiwanis convention in Santa Monica this Saturday.
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A. PB. Ring
Pete
Santa Monica
Ice Cream Party Planned by Hinkley Scouts
The Boy Scouts of Hinkley will hold an ice cream party at the Hinkley school house on Saturday afternoon and evening August 21. Scout Master Riley says proceeds will benefit the troop fund.
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Boy Scouts of
Hinkley
Hinkley School
Riley
Barstow Visit By San Diego Pair Leaders Local Scene
Joe Parisia of San Diego travels to Barstow with his father J P Parisia owner of Blackies Pool Parlor. They are touring the area and meeting residents, with interest in local business and hospitality venues.
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Joe Parisia
San Diego
Barstow
J. P. Parisia
Blackie
Staley Returns From Two Month Eastern States Vacation
A. H. Staley has returned from a two months vacation spent in eastern states and is back on duty at the puzzle switch.
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A. H. Staley
Mr. Staley
Mrs Auerback Heads South to Visit Husband in Arkansas
Mrs. Fred Auerback left Tuesday for Arkansas where her husband is regaining his health at a hot spring. He is reported to be rapidly regaining his strength. Mrs. Auerback will join him and they plan to visit relatives in Oklahoma on their return trip home.
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Fred Auerback
Arkansas
Fred
Beales Welcomes Granddaughter Alberta Mary Beales
Mr and Mrs Wim King traveled to Long Beach to meet their new granddaughter Alberta Mary Beales who arrived on August 9. The parents are Mr and Mrs R E Beales of Long Beach.
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Wim. King
Long Beach
Alberta Mary Beales
R. E. Beales
Teaks Head to Big Bear Valley for Pines Recreation
Mr and Mrs George Teak travel Tuesday night to Big Bear Valley for recreation among the pines. The trip from Barstow is a three hour drive over two good roads with Big Bear at an elevation of 6500 feet.
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George Teak
Big Bear Valley
Tall Pines
Big Bear
Barstow
Osdick visitors stay with Green family over weekend
Mr and Mrs C FE Green hosted Mr and Mrs Fred Lake and Mr and Mrs Howard Gill with their three children for a weekend visit, traveling by car from Osdick to their home.
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C. FE. Green
Fred Lake
Howard
Gill
Osdick
Miss Hoagland Weds Paul Bianchi Jr in Gonzales
Miss Bessie Mildreg Hoagland daughter of Mr and Mrs Melvin A Hoagland married Paul Bianchi Jr in Gonzales California on the eleventh. She taught high school in Barstow eight years ago and has since served as vice principal of Gonzales high school.
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Bessie Mildreg Hoagland
Melvin .A. Hoagland
Gonzales
California
Paul Bianchi, Jr
Hoagland
Barstow
Gonzales High School
Falconer Family Completes Oregon Motor Trip Adventure
Mrs Alec Falconer and her son Frank returned from a motor trip to Oregon. They admired the scenery along the Columbia River and the northern drive. After a short visit with Morris in Oregon they traveled home via the San Joaquin valley.
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Alec Falconer
Frank
Oregon
Columbia River
Desert Highway Funds Boost Aged Arizona Route
The Arrowhead Highway corridor from Barstow through Daggett to Las Vegas and Salt Lake City gains state road funds under Governor Richardson. $32,640 finances 13.4 miles of Daggett to Field grading and surfacing, with $25,000 planned for work west from Running Springs Park. Oren Murphy reports fifteen state workers on site. A separate Needles arrest ties Phillip P Brown to multiple strangulation cases across California, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Monica areas, with claims of the so called dark stranger slaying four women. He admits to Mrs Russell’s Santa Barbara death and is linked to other murders, while officials describe him as insane and addicted to booze and drugs.
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Barstow
Daggett
Yermo
Las Vegas
Salt Lake City
Richardson
Daggett and
Field
Running Springs Park
Oren’ Murphy
Murphy
Creenese Lake
Brown
San Francisco
Clarice Ward
Lester Desgrand Shamp
Santa Barbara
Walter A. Shay
San Bernardino
Russell
California
Shay
Desgrandchamp
Archi Duncan
National City
Duncan
Paul Cameron
State Hospital
Patton
Los Angeles
Potatello
Ida
Idaho
Colorado
Lillian St. Mary
Clara Newman
Mrs Tennie McKinnon Leaves Barstow for Waco Visit
Mrs Tennie McKinnon traveled to Waco Texas on Saturday to visit her parents other relatives and friends and expects to be away from Barstow four months.
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Mrs. Tennie
McKinnon
Waco
Texas
Barstow
Riley's Return From Los Angeles To Family Ranch Visit
Russell Riley came home Wednesday from Los Angeles where he had been for a week. His father FE T Riley accompanied him to stay a few days at their ranch.
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Russel Riley
Los Angeles
FE. T. Riley
Hinkley Woman's Club selects coverlet winner
Friday evening the Hinkley Woman's Club gathered at the school house to draw the lucky number determining the future owner of the club’s coverlet. Mrs. Mahnk, a former valley resident now living in Los Angeles, won and is expected back this fall. Ice cream and cake were served as the crowd mingled in conversation.
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Hinkley
Governor Richardson Thanks Opponents For Advertising Support
In a California speech Governor Richardson commends his five opponents for their campaign literature which, he says, has provided free advertising for his administration. He states he has nothing derogatory to say about them and will refrain from insults.
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Richardson
California
Beatrice Haan Visiting Relatives in Santa Ana
Beatrice Haan travels to Santa Ana to visit relatives this week and will spend the weekend there with Mr and Mrs Haan also visiting. Mr S S Hill returns home after a weeklong pleasant visit with relatives in Pasadena. Mr Chapin and daughter visit Huntington Beach, while Dr Chapin has recently bought the Clarence King ranch in the Hinkley district.
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Beatrice Haan
Santa Ana
Mrs. Haan
S. S. Hill
Pasadena
Fred Harvey Improves Grand Canyon Campground
Improvements in the Fred Harvey system at Grand Canyon include McKee Co of San Bernardino winning contracts for a new laundry building 30 cottages and a rest lunch counter and delicatessen building to be run by the Harvey company. A 44 mile road network is maintained by crews from Victorville Barstow and Daggett after state gravelling at a cost of 350000 under the Richardson administration in San Bernardino county.
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Fred Harvey
Grand Canyon
McKee Co
San Bernardino
San Bernardino County
Richardson
Moving of Building Improves Grammar School Grounds
The grammar school building will be placed in a row along the north side to create more play space. New water lines and other improvements will be funded as finances permit. I. P. Whitney, longtime school board clerk, maintains meticulous records showing every district expense.
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Grammar School
I. P. Whitney
Fred Clemet Shot by Woman in Los Angeles
San Bernardino Sun reports Fred Clemet was shot and seriously wounded by Marie Leonidas a 21 year old former San Bernardino resident now living in Los Angeles where the shooting occurred Clemet previously ran a cafe in Barstow and faces renewed trouble from the incident.
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Fred Clemet
San Bernardino
Powell family and Miss McCue stay at Roseburg ranch
The L. C. Powell family and Miss Catharine McCue are spending a month at the Powell ranch in Roseburg Oregon.
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L. C. Powell Family
Miss Catharine McCue
Powell Ranch
Roseburg, Oregon
Foreman L. D. Fish Resigns and Leaves for Buffalo
L D Fish a road foreman located at Hinkley and employed by the State has resigned and is leaving Sunday for Buffalo New York. The state reports the road between Barstow and Mojave is in its best condition in years due to efforts on the project.
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L. D. Fish
Roa
Hinkley
Buffalo
N.Y
Barstow
Mojave
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Jessie Garrett
Pigman
Miss Longfellow
Band Boys
Bob White
Harvey House
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Highway Commission
Needles
Phillip P. Brown
H. E. Gaddie
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