Power Companies Face Desert Water and Power Fight
A League of the Southwest meeting in Ontario on November 25 planned a December 8 Riverside conference about the Boulder Canyon Dam. Delegates warned power companies broke contracts as Southern California farms faced high costs. Pasadena’s water woes and costly Mojave litigation were noted, with Needles’ Joe McCue attending the Loss and Damage gathering and a push for government construction to aid irrigation and desert development.
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Dix van Dyke
League of the South West
Ontario
California
Riverside
Boulder Canyon
Porter
Perris
San Jacinto
Scatterwood
Los Angeles Light and Power
Ireanu
Owens River
Soda Lake
Silver Valley
Daggett
San Bernardino Valley
Cajon Pass
Mojave Desert
San Diego
Fall of
New Mexico
Harding
Southwest
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Owens Valley
Mulholland
Mojave River
Mojave
Thanksgiving Break Ends With Plans For Armenia Aid
High school resumes after the holiday with Miss Farrington visiting to urge relief for Armenia and surrounding areas. Students sign up to join a fundraiser, while The FEI Desierto monthly paper is distributed. A basketball game between Banning and Barstow may be at Victorville next Saturday, and the Farm Bureau meeting is scheduled at the high school on Friday, December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Farrington
Armenia
Banning
Barstow
Victorville
Farm Bureau
Southern California boys win livestock judging team trip
A team of Southern California high school boys with Herman Darling Ralph Stokes Wilder McCullough and Rupert Myers as alternate won top scores in the livestock judging contest at the Southern California Fair in Riverside with 167 entrants. They left Nov 21 for Chicago to compete in the International Livestock Show under coach Rupert Myers from Long Beach and H A Miller of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Department.
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Southern California
Riverside
Chicago
Herman Darling
Franklin High School
Los Angeles
Ralph Stokes
Long Beach High School
Wilder McCullough
van Nuys
Rupert Myers
Long Beach
H. A. Miller
Agricultural Department
The
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Christmas Tree Aid for Barstow Kids Festive Fund Drive
Barstow fraternal groups organize a Christmas Eve festival at the Grammar School auditorium to provide a tree and celebration for local children. Donation boxes will be placed around town for voluntary contributions to ensure a joyful holiday event and small keepsakes for the youngsters.
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Barstow
Grammar School
Santa Claus
Waycott Florist Promotes Fresh Christmas Flowers
H. L. Waycott of San Bernardino urges timely orders for Christmas decorations. His florist ad has appeared in the Printer for a year, noting strong desert business and flowers delivered fresh as when picked.
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H. L. Waycott
San Bernardino
Hl. M. Henning
Hinkley
Local Pastor Called to Lemon Grove Church San Diego County
The Rev. Arthur E. Paterson and Mrs. Paterson have accepted a call to pastor the Lemon Grove Congregational Church near eight miles from central San Diego. The church, well equipped with class and assembly rooms, serves a large parish and supports Boy Scout work. The Patersons will reside in the two story parsonage near the church. They thank Barstow friends and plan to stay in touch.
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Arthur E. Paterson
Lemon Grove
Barstow
Paterson
San Diego
Patersons
Near East Relief Film Shown At Congregational Church
Miss Farrington a relief worker presented an educational motion picture on Near East Relief activities at the Congregational church Thanksgiving evening. The show covered industrial plants hospitals orphanages rescue feeding stations and more. She spoke to seven Barstow groups during four days and volunteers were recruited including Miss Colby Miss Cook Rey McRea Mrs Farrington George Deskins Mary Connor Lewis Haynes Leslie Pries Lillian Milletts Manuel Martines and Willard Wright. Contributions invited through these or any local teachers.
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Alice In
Stungerland
Near East Relief Organization
Miss Farrington
Congregational Church
Miss Colby
Miss Cook
Rey, McRea
Barstow Labor Ball Postponed Over New Year’s Eve Conflict
Barstow Central Labor Council postponed its annual ball planned for New Year’s Eve due to a date clash with another local group. Rail roles shift as W. D. Hartley becomes master mechanic at Ton Ton Ra ton New Mexico and E. E. McCarthy moves from Arizona division to San Bernardino to lead the Albuquerque division. A. G. Armstrong visits en route to Oakland for the Loss and Damage meeting, accompanied by Master Mechanic Puller and Road Foreman Lent.
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Barstow Central Labor Council
W. D. Hartley
Raton
New Mexico
A. G. Armstrong
San Bernardino
Oakland
Santa Fe
Barstow Town Notes On Mining Interests and Local Events
Barstow visitors astern Capital ee We Whicker and Edwin Frease from Attica Tud Indiana, eye the Mitchell graphite property as the richest in the United States. Booster Whicker credits Mitchell and Joe Lord. La Platte mine interest noted. Thanksgiving guests included John Chambers family from Anaheim. County taxes due by December 5 at 6 p.m. A motor line prospect is filed with the Railroad Commission linking Lancaster and Randburg via Redmond Roosevelt and Marcourl. Ellison-White Cha t auto duo coming next week, with festival dates December 12 to 16 at Barstow Grammar auditorium.
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Ee We Whicker
Attica
Tud
Edwin
Frease
Los Angeles
Barstow
E.G. Mitchell
United States
Satta Fe Promotions Trainmaster and Divison Changes
Satta Fe promotes Trainmaster 1 McCully of the Los Angeles division to succeed the late Wi Mattie as Albuquerque division superintendent. W W Kelly moves from Los Angeles division to become assistant chief engineer of the Santa Fe Coast Lines. McCarthy named trainmaster Arizona division, appointed trainmaster on Los Angeles division. M B Clark transfers from Needles to San Bernardino, succeeding W W Kelly. R B Goodrich moves from Albuquerque division to Needles as trainmaster.
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E. E. McCarthy
Arizona
Barstow
M. J. McCully
San Bernardino
Winslow
Albuquerque
McCully
Los Angeles
Wi. Mattie
W. W. Kelly
W. H. Oliver
Santa Fe Coast Lines
McCarthy
M. B. Clark
Needles
Advance Notice Helps Find Room in Randsburg
Travelers to Randsburg are advised to send advance notice to hotels. Thanks to Mr and Mrs Dinsmore and Mr Bill Anderson and Stewart Frazer, Mr and Mrs Tiernan secured a room Thanksgiving night in the Sierras Power Company house, where the Dinsmores live and Mr Dinsmore oversees local business.
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Randsburg
Dinsmore
Harmony of Thoughts Is Essential Harmony of Thoughts Is Essential
A reflection on symmetry and harmony extending from architecture to mental order. It argues that orderly mind structure mirrors the balanced design seen in offices and homes, stressing internal symmetry as crucial as external balance. The piece uses repeated phrases to emphasize mental discipline and harmonious thinking.
Unemployed Grow as Railroads Report Hobo Influx
J H Dyer of Southern Pacific discloses in October 20 634 "undesirable persons" removed from trains and premises, bringing January 1 to October 31 total to 158 286. He warns California is the mecca for hobos, worsening the winter unemployment problem with many unwilling to work.
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Southern Pacific Company
J. H. Dyer
Dyer
California
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Pasalena
Joe McCue
Tg Church
San Diego County
Near East Relief
Angeal
C. E. Furlow
Slugh Thursby
Barstow Mining District
Astern Capital
John Chambers
Wm. Chambers
Anaheim
David LeBette
Railroad Commission
Lancaster
Los Angeles County
Redmond, Roosevelt and
Marco
Url Nott
Portland
Oregon
HT. C. Beedall
Dan Green- Walt
Death Valley
Randeburg
Landsburg
George Bethune
Gouldin
Herbert
Matthie and
Oliver
Barstow Grammar School
Mrs. A. Breese
Fresno
Mr. Breese
W. HE
Jimmy) Keim
Kansas City
Jimmy
Ralph Haan
Harvey House
Elks Lodge
Antlers Club
Mesdames Pendleton
C. K. Green
EB. L. Mudgett
Harry Meek
Harold Wilson
Mrs. Whitney
Dr. Benson
Mesdames Doolittle
Harry Haynes
Steve Weihl
Forst Dillingham
L. EB. Tiernan
Satta Fe Promotions
V. S. Shepherd
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