Work To Start At Once On Victorville Barstow Highway
A Barstow visitor says work will start immediately on the Victorville to Hicks segment of the highway. California Highway Commission let contracts totaling 275,915 for Southern California roads, funded with federal aid. A 25.74 mile grading contract from Victorville to Hicks in San Bernardino County went for 156,196 with another 37,495 bid for a bridge on the Imperial Valley Trunk line in Riverside. Riverside County also awarded an 80,222 contract to place flush concrete shoulders widening pavement from Edom to two miles north of India, a 9.11 mile stretch.
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Victorville
Hicks
Barstow
California
California Highway Commission
Engineering Department
The
Automobile Club of
San Bernardino County
Coachella
Imperial Valley
Riverside County
Edom
India
Newberry J I Hannan Leaves for Michigan Visit
Newberry rancher Newberry J I Hannan departed last week for his old home in Michigan, planning a month away. Elizabeth Henderson returned from Los Angeles where she spent the summer months. Mr and Mrs L T Jonas head to Los Angeles for a weekend with his mother. Mrs N H Henderson travels to Huntington Park for a few weeks with daughters Ollie Fossom and husband who recently homesteaded in the district. J Partch, former Cliff House leaser, visited. Marvin McCoy, relief pumper at Bagdad, spent Saturday with his parents.
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J. I. Hannan
Michigan
Elizabeth Henderson
Los Angeles
T.los Angeles
Mr. Jonas
N. H. Henderson
Huntington Park
Ollie Fossom
Wisconsin
Mr. Fossom
J. Partch
Cliff House
Marvin McCoy
Bagdad
Parks and Harris Close Clay Deposit Deal Near Barstow
George B Parks and J W Harris have sold their clay bank deposits of potash and horite to the Non Metallic Company of New York. An engineer covered plans for a spur track from the Santa Fe to the property near Lenwood station. Extraction will begin within thirty days at a rate of 100 tons daily.
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George B. Parks
J. W. Harris
Non Metallc Company
New York
Harris
Barstow
El Segunda Mayor Binder Visits J Fisher Ranch
El Segunda mayor Yermo P. J. Binder and his family visited the J Fisher ranch last week. Binder commented that desert alfalfa looks like an encouraging crop for local farmers. TL A Ward will move to a ranch east of Yermo to grow alfalfa extensively.
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J. Binder
el Segunda
J. (. Fisher
Kemper Appointed Transportation Inspector at Windslow Arizona
Roy H. Kemper, employed in the Santa Fe division superintendent's offices in San Bernardino, has been appointed transportation inspector with headquarters at Windslow, Arizona. Kemper was formerly a Barstow office clerk who later became chief clerk in San Bernardino.
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Roy H. Kemper
Santa Fe
San Bernardino
Windslow
Ariz
Kemper
Barstow
American soldiers may get packages sent in France
American Expeditionary Force members in France may receive previously undelivered keepsakes from California friends. Washington reports thousands of items turned over by the War Department to the dead letter office to locate owners or, failing that, to sell. Included are $311 in U.S. currency, jewelry, manicure sets, razors, pipes, and various other items.
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France
California
James K. Fisk
American Legion
Washington
War Department
County Hospital to Receive Interns
San Bernardino County's General Hospital has been approved for internships by the American Medical Association. The recognition cites the efficiency of the superintendent and staff, as only well run hospitals are listed as training sites for interns.
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San Bernardino County
General Hospital
American Medical
Tri State Colorado River Conference Date Set in Phoenix
Phoenix announces August 17 as the meeting date for the tri state Colorado river conference. Governor Hunt of Arizona states that Governors Scrug nam of Nevada and Rich ardson of California have agreed to the date. California and Nevada delegations will meet with a committee led by Governor Hunt.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Hunt
Arizona
Scrugnam
Nevada
Richardson
California
Tribesmen Revolt in Tangier region Ouezzan area
Reliable native sources report widespread dissension among rebel tribesmen centered in the Ouezzan region of Tangier in Spanish Morocco. The unrest appears to be growing with tensions surrounding the uprising.
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Tangier
Spanish Morocco
Ouezzan
Japan Admits Reds Tokio
Japan informs Russia that seventy commercial commissioners will be admitted to Japan from Russia under a Soviet government request, signaling renewed economic exchange and official contact between the2 nations.
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Japan
Russia
Vwo Plans Two 4 Story Factories in Manila Philippines
The Golden Gate iron Works prepares plans to erect two four story steel frame factory buildings at Manila Philippines Islands. Estimated total cost is about $97000.
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Vwo
Philippines
San Francisco
Golden Gateron Works
Manila
Islands
Social notes from Harper Lake to Santa Ana travels
Residents and visitors from Harper Lake and nearby towns are described. Mrs. F. FE McClean and Mrs. W. A. Davis spend days in Santa Ana with Miss Glayds Newman. Miss Barrow returns to Los Angeles with J M Thatcher. Captain and Mrs Machachlan stay in Los Angeles. F E McClean tours Los Angeles. Wetherald Ranch pumping plant tested. Miss Virginia Flint and Mrs Wallick visit Bartons. I R Yeary heads to Santa Ana for a Pacific northwest tour with a new partner. Nelsons join Kramer Oil Co. in Saugus. Fe H Depue and Cook and Smith families visit Thatcher weekend.
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F. FE. McClean
W. A. Davis
Santa Ana
Glayds Newman
MecCleans
Miss Barrow
F. J. Moore
Moores
Los Angeles
J.M Thatcher
Wetherald Ranch
Virginia Flint
Walnut Park
Wallick
Ontario
Bartons
Barton
I. R. Yeary
Pacific Northwest
Robert Nelton
Kramer Oil Co
Ccuity
Saugus
Nelton
FE. H. Depue
Mrs. Cook
Mrs. Smith
Thatchers
Quota Set for Santa Barbara District in Earthquake Relief
The Barstow Union High School district area quotas for Santa Barbara relief are $660 for Santa Barbara itself, $480 for Victorville, and $1,350 for Needles. County totals reach $26,200 for San Bernardino County. Residents in Yermo Daggett Hinkley Ludlow Lenwood Palliser Barstow and nearby areas are urged to donate 50 cents to 1 dollar per family to the Relief Committee care of the Barstow Printer. Receipts will be published next week and Cucamonga reported a full quota reached yesterday.
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San Bernardino County
Santa Barbara
Barstow Union High
Victorville
Needles
Yermo
Daggett
Hinkley
Ludlow
Lenawood
Palliser
Barstow
Relief Committee
Desert caves near Newberry eyed as national monument
Three hundred caves of desert land near Newberry eight miles from town may become a national monument. Field secretary Phillip S. Hough will report to President Coolidge urging designation for recreational use. He calls the site a blackboard of ancient hieroglyphs and notes California already has Palm Springs the Pinnacles and Muir Woods as monuments.
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Newberry
United States
Phillip S. Hough
National Conference of Outdoor Recreation
Coolidge
Hough
California
Palm Springs
San Benito County
Muir Woods
Mt. Tamalpais
Marine County
Improvements Added to New Chevrolets by Bauer & Slaton
Fred Bauer of Bauer & Slaton announced Chevrolet’s entire model lineup has been upgraded with refinements after a recent price cut. Notable changes include new interchangeable headlights mounted on a heavy tie-bar, a front license plate rack, balloon tires on all closed models, a motor driven Klaxon horn, and indestructible Duco finishes in aqua blue, sage green, gun metal grey, with matching stripe and interior colors.
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Chevrolet
Fred Bauer
Bauer & Slaton
Chevrolet Motor Company
Mesdames Carter Return From Venice Weekend Visit
Mrs. T. O. and Mrs. Vernon Carter returned from Venice after visiting over the week end at the home of Mrs. W. R. White.
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T. O
Vernon Carter
Venice
Narrow escape in highway auto crash injures Mrs Feil
Mrs White, at the wheel, and J L White were injured when their car overturned between Devare and Verdemont on the way to San Bernardino. Mrs White suffered a five inch head gash and a long arm cut. Mr White had a scalp wound and bruises. The car was a total wreck and turned over to the insurance company.
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San Bernardo
Mrs. White
Mr. White
Suit Filed Over Rand Silver Lodes Near Kelly Mine
California Silver Reef corporation filed in superior court Monday against California Rand Silver corporation over ownership of the Silver Reef No. 1 and No. 2 Lodes amid tithe disputes in the Rand district adjacent to the Kelly mine. The Reef directors seek nullification of Rand Silver claims and an injunction restraining further assertion of rights in the property.
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Rand Distriet
Big Kelly
California Silver Reef Corporation
California Rand Silver Corporation
Kelly
California Silver Reef
Ford Runs Off Grade Pins Owner Underneath
Albert Lofgren steered off an embankment on a new highway east of Barstow as bright lights blinded him. The car overturned, pinning him beneath with the engine running and gasoline nearby. Passersby shut off the motor and dug him free with a shovel, leaving him only with facial scratches and shoulder bruises.
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Albert Lofgren
Barstow
Lofgren
Loferen
Mining Men to Meet in Randsb urg Saturday
Progressive mining men gather in Randsburg to organize the Kern San Bernardino Section of The American Mining Congress. The first meeting is set for Saturday August 15 at 8 PM to adopt by laws and discuss industry concerns. Charter membership rosters open until that date with monthly meetings to follow on the third Saturday.
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Highard
Randshburg
Kern San Bernardino
American Mining Congress
Randsburg
Mrs Agnes Wight and daughter Virginia trip east
Mrs Agnes Wight and her daughter Virginia returned Thursday from a four to two months trip through the east. They visited Mrs Wiright s parents in Indianapolis Chicago Ottawa and Garnett Kansas.
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Agnes Wight
Virginia
East
Wiright
Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Ottawa
Garnett Kansas
McClelland Bros Seek Bail to Free Wives in Twist
McClelland brothers in Barstow on Monday to raise bail for their wives held in county jail after leaving home with the Waymire brothers. In San Bernardino court, John and William McClelland urged dismissal of charges for their wives, who faced conspiracy to neglect with the Waymire group. The women and Waymire men were bound over to the superior court. emotional scenes followed as the mothers left the courtroom and children cried. Harold, age two, clung to his mother as Matron Martha Scott escorted Bessie McClelland back to jail. William McClelland said he would forget the affair and try to rebuild with his wife. The case moved to the superior court after the preliminary hearing.
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Wohn
William McClelland
Barstow
San Bernard
Yei Lusbands
Bessie
Ollie McCleland
Tromer
Cecil Waymire
Jerome B. Kyrvanaugh
Waymire Brothers
McClelland
John
Harold
Martha Scott
Bessie McClelland
Ollie
Cecil Waynmire
Superior Court
Randsburg Mine Incorporation Filed in Los Angeles
Articles of Incorporation for the Randsburg Development Company seek a $300 000 mining venture. Directors include W J Quackenbush HTH Smith John H Hefferlin Jessie Elliot and A J Wilson. The firm will operate a general mining business in the Randsburg field.
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Randsburg Development Company
Los Angeles
Harry L. Allison
W. J. Quackenbush
Hth. Smith
John H. Hefferlin
Jessie Elliot
A. J. Wilson
Randsburg
Crystal Cafe Run by Warren Couple for Owners Ffarris and Keller
Mr and Mrs W W Warren manage the Crystal Cafe on behalf of owners Messrs Ffarris and Keller. The arrangement names the Warrens as operators while Ffarris and Keller retain ownership and supervision.
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W. W. Warren
Crystal Cafe
Messrs. Ffarris and
Keller
George Hart Not Guilty in Bootleg Whiskey Case
George Hart formerly in Barstow saloon business with John Sloan was acquitted in Barstow justice court of violating the Wright act. He was charged with selling bootleg liquor. The crime was sworn in Daggett and supposed to occur in Needles. trial held in Barstow with testimony from Reynolds who claimed Hart sold moonshine. Lacked evidence. case dismissed.
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Eorge Hart
Barstow
John Sloan
Justice Court of
Wright Nct
Hart
Daggett
Needles
Harrison
San Bernardino
Reynolds
Harts
Thompson
Jack Brown
Reynold
Justice of the Peace
Henderson
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Parks and Harris
Harper Lake
Ness
Captain
Mrs. Machachlan
F. E. McClean
Busi
Yerma, Daggett, Stagg Hinkley, Lenwood Palliser
RAND
FORD
McClelland Bros
George Hart
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