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Barstow’s Future Tied to Aviation and Roads
Barstow lies five miles from a field in Lenwood with a second field three blocks south of the main street. Aviators fly daily, pilots claim three motor planes land on the field owned by C. E. Williams. Officials stress costly runway oiling and grading as a county or community project. Aviation advances, BAT investments, and expansions like a Barstow depot and a new highway network promise growth, linking Barstow with Ludlow Needles and the Nevada line. Local figures include Chas E. Fries of Burgess Aeronautical and Engr Corp, with ties to Curtice Co in China. April 1820 marks the Barstow Municipal field layout. multiple fields followed as air transport reshapes the desert town.
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Miles
C. EB. Williams
Barstow
Eveled
Chas E. Fries
Burgess Aeronautical and Engeering Corporaion
Fries’ Brother
Curtice Company
China
Twon
Santa Fe
Esult
Nevada State Line
Ludlow
Inter
Needles
Arizona State Line