Barstow Friends News Highlights Local Travel Veterans
Engineer Harry Martin and wife returned from Catalina for a rest. H ll Miller vacationed in Long Beach for a month. Mrs Buckley and daughter head to Huntington Beach for August. Lazenby family weekend in Monrovia. Beacon Tavern boss Wilson back from Santa Barbara. Copeland couple at the beach during Lowe State program. Local travel includes Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, and San Francisco trips by Leak pair. Dr John Graham leaves for two weeks in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wilson
Beacon Tavern
Santa Barbara
Henderson Nicklin Offer Reduced Prices on Bar Stow Property
Henderson and Nicklin advertise business and residential property in Bar Stow at lowered prices. Seek more information and act quickly to buy while market prices stay down.
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Henderson & Nicklin
Barstow
Chain stores reassure readers with local ads
The Blue & White grocery chain in Barstow and nearby towns defends its market share by highlighting weekly prices in the Printer. Advertisers say chain stores face no real worry as Blue & White grocers in Yermo Daggett Hinkley Helendale and Barstow emphasize lower prices and buying power.
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Blue & White
Barstow
Yermo
Daggett, Hinkley
Helendale
Palms Man Returns Home With Mortensen Family
Roy Wade of Palms returned home Sunday, accompanied by Mr and Mrs Pete Mortensen who had visited him at relatives’ home during the past week. The Mortensens spent part of the day at the beach.
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Roy Wade
Palms
Pete Mortensen
Mortensen
Mortensens
Wittmeyer Nieces Visit Daggett Relatives This Week
Alice and Harriette Wittmeyer of San Bernardino, nieces of Mrs. Imel, are visiting this week in Daggett with relatives.
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Alice
Harriette Wittmeyer
San Bernardino
Imel
Daggett
Barstow Printer Ad Cites Local Printing Cost Inquiry
A Los Angeles job shop is not drawing customers to Barstow or the Mojave River Valley. Miss Elizabeth Collins, who has lived at the Willard Wright home for a year, left last week for Birmingham Alabama to visit her father and relatives. She expects to return before school opens.
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Barstow
Los Angeles
Mojave River Valley
Elizabeth Collins
Willard Wright
Birmingham
Alabama
Miss Virginia Wright Visits Palm Springs on Hot Sunday
Miss Virginia Wright toured the famed Palm Springs resort on Sunday noting the heat in the desert retreat.
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Virginia Wright
Palm Springs
Langworthy Attends USC Summer School Session
Roy S. Langworthy of Barstow attends the 26th annual Summer School at the University of Southern California which ends August 28. The term total registration reaches 7397, with summer class enrollment up more than 1000 from last year across USC schools and colleges.
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Roy S. Langworthy
Barstow
University of Southern California
Trojan
Weekend visits and travels around California families
Mr and Mrs R B Hardesty of Culver City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Pitcher at Big Bear and returned to Barstow. Mrs Hardesty, known as Miss Mary Connor, is a niece of Mrs Pitcher and sister of Mrs Steen. Mrs Amelia Perez and niece Thelma McCarty visited from Oklahoma en route to Los Angeles. Mrs Perez is Curtis's second cousin. Mrs Pitcher knew Vice President Curtis in Kansas. Mr and Mrs Ira Ramsey and children Marianne and Kenneth returned from a ten day Bishop country trip, fishing and Yosemite, joined by Brady and Mr and Mrs Salisbury of Los Angeles. Mrs Salisbury is Ramsey's daughter. Brady will coach in Oceanside this year.
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R. B. Hardesty
Culver City
Pitcher
Big Bear
Barstow
Amelia Perez
Thelma McCarty
Oklahoma
Los Angeles
Ed Pitcher
Perez
Curtis
Kansas
Congress
Ira Ramsey
Marianne
Kenneth
Bishop Country
Yosemite Valley
Brady
Salisbury
Ramsey
Oceanside
Heavy Highway Traffic Through Barstow Spurs Growth
Daily dawn observations show heavy truck traffic passing Barstow, exceeding rail freight. Los Angeles hauled machinery and lumber toward Boulder Dam, Las Vegas, Salt Lake, Needles, and the east. Highway Commissioner Be Sullivan earns credit for durable roads funded by gas tax, signaling a new era of highway building and Barstow’s growth.
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Barstow
Santa Fe
U. P
Boulder Dam
Las Vegas
Salt Lake
Needles
Los Angeles
BE. Q. Sullivan
Vermo man fined for assaulting officer
B FP Lilliard of Vermo received a $50 fine and six months probation on a high misdemeanor charge of assaulting Officer Stanley Snedigar. The incident occurred a couple of weeks ago.
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B. FP
Lilliard
Vermo
Stanley Snedigar
Storm causes peculiar accident near Yermo
Frank B. Woods of Yermo drove to inspect flood damage on the highway east of town. Returning home three miles east, the rear end of his car sank through washed pavement at a bridge approach, tipping the vehicle into a hole. The front cleared, but the rear wheels dropped in. None of the occupants were hurt while the uninsured car is being repaired after damage.
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Frank B. Woods
Yermo
Woods
Barstow Finance Company
Bauer & Slaton
Mrs Willetts Sings Before Kiwanis Club
Henry Miller president of the Barstow Kiwanis Club presided at the Thursday meeting after a month away at the beach. Arthur Farrar served as chairman. Mrs P W Willett performed several songs and led the singing with Mrs Weld at the piano.
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Mrs. Willetts
Kiwanis Club
Henry Miller
Barstow
P. W. Willett
Real estate agent claims commission dodged in Barstow deal
T G Nicklin reports he connected Los Angeles parties with Barstow owners for a business site but the owners refused to sell through him. After showing several locations they chose a site, then sold directly to the parties, bypassing Nicklin’s commission.
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T. G. Nicklin
Barstow
Los Angeles
Nicklin
Mr. Nicklin
Greystone camp reports Goellners in New York State
Mrs. Grey from the Greystone camp says the Goellners have moved to New York State. Fred Goellner was formerly Barstow power company superintendent. Mr and Mrs Otto Christensen returned Thursday from a Pacific highway vacation. Albert Wilson ten year old son of Mr and Mrs T H Wilson fell on an ice pick this afternoon. the point pierced his chest narrowly missing his heart. Dr Curryhouse treated him and he is back to playing.
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Mrs. Grey
Greystone Camp
Goellners
New York State
Fred Goellner
Barstow
The
Power Company
Otto Christensen
Pacific Highway
Boy
Albert Wilson
T. H.wilson
Ben Redfield Married To Los Angeles Widow
Ben Redfield of Goldstone and Barstow wed Mrs A Thurston of Los Angeles on August 4 1931 in a ceremony conducted by Rev Elliott of the First Presbyterian church. The bride is a former registered nurse with ties to Los Angeles. The couple planned a motor honeymoon and will reside in Los Angeles. They were in Barstow after visiting Goldstone where Ben is a Goldstone pioneer and owner of a productive gold mine.
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Wm. B. Redfield
Goldstone
Barstow
A. Thurston
Los Angeles
Elliott
First Presbyterian Church
Ben
Lost Police Dog Pete Seeks Return Reward
Greyish black year old police dog named Pete is lost or stolen. Collar bears a large ring with the name Pete. Reward of $5 offered for safe return to James Redman in Par stow. &i3ltp.
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Pete
James Redman
Parstow
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Harry Martin
Catalina
Fred Buckley
Huntington Beach
Ed Lazenby
Harriett
Monrovia
Mrs. Lazenby
Walter Copeland
Lowe
Joe Grey
Daggett Station
Lloyd Mordis
Dallas Hebert
George Leak
Lake Tahoe
San Francisco
John Graham
Kathra Frank
Jane Frank
Kathro Frank
Mike Ochoa
Little Son
George Henderson
Big Bear Valley
Glen Stewart
Beacon Cafe
Shrumi
A. Speth
Lester Sample
Sample
Steem
Ethel Arends
Pitcher Cabin
Kathryn Drumm
Claremont College
Miss Drumm
Dr. Nixon
London
Cunningham Pharmacy
Ben Redfield
Honolulu
Jim’s
Lenwood
Dru
City Cleaners
E. Main Street
Bar
Stow
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