Barstow Union High School Plans Open for Pupils
Barstow Union High School will open September 20 in the former Mr. Flint residence. The board aims to provide free transportation for distant pupils, with English Latin science Spanish algebra bookkeeping and ancient history offered in ninth grade. Parents are urged to attend, bring report cards if possible, and contact Mr A H Pendleton for more information.
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Barstow Union High School
Flint
Barstow
A. H Pendleton
Union High School Board
Secretaries Plan To Ship Government Money By Mail
Secretary McAdoo announces that starting August 16 the government will transport public moneys and securities by registered mail instead of express. The Post Office Department will insure and register funds, saving banks and government revenue while handling the new service from a Treasury Branch Post Office in the Treasury Building.
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McAdoo
Nue
Post Office Department
Treasury
The Easiest Money to Earn and Save
A concise adage from an exchange notes the paradox of wealth as money you have not earned. It suggests restraint and prudent spending come from unearned income.
Barstow Should Have Dairy Say Hess
Mr. F. M. Hess of the Interstate Telegraph Co visits Barstow and urges local farmers to enter the dairy business. He believes a first class dairy and creamery in Barstow would provide steady monthly income and commercial opportunity for the Mojave River country. The idea will be presented at the Mojave River and Valley Improvement Assn meeting.
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F. M. Hess
Interstate Telegraph Co
Barstow
Hess
Iis
Mojave
Mojave River
Death of an Unknown Man Near Barstow
Under sheriff McLain traced a mangled body found along the Salt Lake railroad to Lyons where the unidentified man Chambers, a hobo, was buried. No foul play is indicated. Deputy DA Warmer of San Bernardino gathered evidence for the Juanita Dowdy murder case. a preliminary hearing is planned in Barstow this week.
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McLain
Barstow
Lyons
Salt Lake
Chambers
Warmer
San Bernardino
Bartsow
Juanita Dowdy
Reclamation Projects and Local Water Solutions
The writer argues for expanding irrigation in the desert and starting a Deep Creek canal if war delays end. A large canal could service apple valley to 15 mile point, with pumped water forming a reservoir for 40 to 80 acres. He notes government backing could extend flood water irrigation and reduce local lift. He also advises installing a well with a small motor or windmill, citing low pumping costs and a cement reservoir with a 56 foot well for about 175 dollars.
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Deep Creek
Apple Valley
15 Mile Point
Arrangements Made for Barstow Union High School Opens
Barstow Union high school trustees met to elect Miss A. L. Waterman president and A. H. Pendleton clerk. Harry L. Thomas hired as principal with Miss L. S. Paxton as teacher. The Flint building leased. School to open Sept 20 with 30 students enrolled.
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Barstow Union High School
A. L. Waterman
A. H. Pendleton
Harry L. Thomas
Chino High School
L.S. Paxton
Redland
Flint
Grading for Santa Fe Spur to Start Tomorrow
The grading outfit for the spur from the Santa Fe main line at Victorville to the Carl Leonardt Cement Co was unloaded yesterday and active grading of the five mile stretch will begin tomorrow with rush to complete.
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Santa Fe
Victorville
Carl Leonardt Cement Co
Norrow
Tehachapi Dedicates Municipal Electric Light System
Tehachapi officially dedicated its municipal electric light and power system amid a community celebration. Residents from Tehachapi and nearby districts gathered as the band played and games were held to honor the permanent improvement.
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Tehachapi
Desert Empire Fair set for Barstow October boost urged
G. Compton, vice president of the Mojave River and Valley Improvement Association in Barstow California, calls for broad support for an anticipated Desert Empire agricultural fair in late October. He asks ranchers, business leaders and clubs to send plans, departments, accommodations and premium ideas to make the first fair a success. The event highlights mining and minerals and aims to educate visitors with exhibits and speakers showing Desert Empire production potential.
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Barstow
Barstowe
Desert Empire
Thieves Loot Hinkley Home During Seaside Stay
Mrs A M McManus and family found their Hinkley homestead ransacked on return from a seaside stay. Police in San Bernardino report missing jewelry clothing linens and trinkets likely hauled away by burglars using a dray and may have moved the loot to second hand stores or pawn shops.
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A. M. McManus
Hinkley
San Bernardino
Land ruling reversed in Keeth Raymond irrigation contest
The General Land Office reversed a local land office decision in a government contest against Arthur M. Keeth and Charles W. Raymond over a Victorville quarter section. The dispute centered on whether the entrymen had performed the proper irrigation.
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General Land Office
Local Land Office
Arthur M. Keeth
Charles W. Raymond
Victorville
Register Roche
Mitchell
California counties to fix tax rates on Labor Day
Attorney General Webb issues an opinion directing county supervisors in California to set tax rates on the first Monday in September which falls on Labor Day. The ruling follows a request from the state controller and applies to each county's tax schedule.
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Sacramento
Webb
California
Long Hike Over Rim of World At San Bernardino
Dr and Mrs Arnold Bode of Long Beach Archdeacon and Mrs T Marshall of Los Angeles and Rev and Mrs C B Mook of Corona are on a week long vacation in the San Bernardino mountains. They left Arrowhead Springs for a ten day walk carrying camping gear for a 101 mile rim of world route hike.
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Arnold Bode
Long Beach
Archdeacon
T. ©. Marshall
Los Angeles
C. 8. Mook
Corona
San Bernardino Mountains
Arrowhead Springs
No Phoenix Race This Year Declared End of Desert Classic
Prominent Los Angeles automobile men and city officials say the desert classic is a race of the past. The Cactus Derby no longer serves as a major demonstration of auto travel from Los Angeles to Phoenix. Hundreds of motorists now traverse the route monthly.
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Phoenix
Los Angeles
Great Southwest
Arizona Capital
Santa Fe Engineer Loses House Treated in Needles
Santa Fe engineer Markam traveling from Needles to Barstow returned to Needles to find his home entered and more than 250 dollars in articles missing.
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Santa FE
Needles
Mr. Markam
Barstow
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