Conditions in Los Angeles as Viewed by a Desert Visitor
John C Wray reports from Los Angeles praising crowded hotels while warning of reform era crime and vice. He notes jail populations of drunks, rising burglary and holdups, and a police warning for women and girls after 9 pm, condemning reform as a facade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Metropolitan Press
Barstow
Denver
Colorado
Arizona
Main Street
Pendergast
Desert
Barstow Man Furnishes Iron for L A Steel Works
Official figures from the Sill Grady lease on the Kelly Mine Uranium Claim show the first ore car netting 4900 dollars and three more cars averaging 172 ounces per ton. Grady left for San Francisco December 18, while Ernie Blanck reports plans to sink 500 feet on the Kelly extension. A tentative plant for desert ore reduction is discussed, with a secret gas electric smelting process touted as transformative for Los Angeles and San Bernardino County.
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Sill & Grady
Kelly Mine
Grady
San Francisco
Ernie Blanck
Nevada
Kelly Extension
Kelly
Jamieson
Rand
San Bernardino County
Llewellyn Iron Works
Los Angeles
Porlance
Arthur Doran
Parstow
Ron Cladimines
New Cutlez
Abr. Doran
Mr. Armstrone
Doran
Llewellyn
Llewellyn Tron
Rail Way Commission
Tin West
Llewellyn Tron Works
Torrance
Jim Doran-Armstreng Ming
Pacific Coast
Mining Men Predict Kelly Mine Will Forge Big Camps
A week of talks with veteran miners yields a consensus that the Kelly mine, having produced about 1.94 million dollars in eighteen months, will spur the development of large permanent mining camps on the Pacific Coast within fifty years. Experts promise a technical ore-body description to follow,with more figures to come.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Local Shops Stock More Varieties This Year
Patrons who support home merchants help merchants expand inventories and offer wider ranges. This year loci stores promise a broader selection of Christmas gifts for shoppers.
Barstow Grand Jury Draws 1921 Panel Foreman Named
Nineteen men were drawn for the county grand jury with JL Wenderson not among the final panel. Judge Goodceil chose Hugh W Thomas of Cucamonga as foreman and the jury elected Frank L Helcomb of Highland as secretary. No one from the fir supervisorial district made the final cut. Barstow and Needles had representation in the first drawing.
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JL. J. Wenderson
Goodceil
Huch WH Thomas
Cucamonga
Frank TL. Helcomb
Highland
Tanstow
Needles
W. S. Boges
George N. Haven
Thomas Wilson
Rh. C. Harbison
John Anderson
San Bernarno
John Atwood
J. S&s. Armstronz
W A. Freemire
J. D. Merryweather
Ontario
W. T Bill
Jesse &Impsoen
Redlands
Frank de Chin
Frank L. Folcomb
C. T Tlenslee
O. G. Crawford
Colion
Mewin A. Bemis
Rtalio
A. Puffer
Mission
R. C. Norton
Upland
Lineh H H. Thomas
Valdemar Schmidt Weds Miss Mabel Wilson at South Pasadena
Valdemar Schmidt and Miss Mabel Wilson will marry at the bride’s parents home in South Pasadena on Christmas Day. They will honeymoon in Santa Barbara and nearby stops. Only family members invited, lest Randsburg, Pasadena, and Los Angeles be depopulated. John W. Kelly’s fortunes rose then perilous accident leaves him confined for months. Mrs. Keily remains seriously ill in Los Angeles.
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John C. Wray
Los Angeles
South
Alderson and Wray
Randsburg
Valdemar Schmidt
Mabel Wilson
South Pasadena
Santa Barbara
Way Stations
Pasadena
John W. Kelly
California Hospital
Keily
Moonlight Party At Old Sharp Mine During Christmas Break
Moonlight festivities began Saturday as Moonlight Party School students enjoyed Christmas break. A group chaperoned by Mrs. Riche gathered at the old Sharp mine location for games and hot welsh rare treats, featuring Vivian Massa Leila Thompson Elsie Riche Leilla Duncan Helen Jones Ruby Wilson Alfred Henderson Robert White William Kein Dick Lowman Lewis Haynes Murray Tripp.
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Old
Sharp Mine
Riche
Vivian Massa
Leila Thompson
Elsie Riche
Leilla Duncan
Helen Jones
Ruby Wilson
Messrs
Alfred Henderson
Robert White
William Kein
Dick Lowman
Lewis Haynes
Murray Tripp
Jailer Orders Stove After Cold Night in New Jail
Norman Green, held Monday night, calls the jail the coldest he has known. He helped build the new jail last month. The judge reminded him to consider prisoners’ comforts and ordered a stove purchased to heat the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Green
Mr. Green
Town Topics Mayhem and Merry Christmas in Barstow
Barstow community notes include Chamber of Commerce meeting set for January first at 8 p m in Blender son's tailor shop. Local events cover holidays, travel, sports plans, slot machine removals, mineral claims, Harvey House development, and a Christmas race at Paradise Lake.
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Chamber of Commerce
Blenderson
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Barstow Man
L. A. Steel Works
Board of Supervisors
Trona
Trova
San Bermerdino
Crain
George Parks
Mr. Parks
Frank Tilton
San Pedro
Mr. Tilton
Oscar Anderson
Tandsburg
Anderson
Tilton
Florence Colby
Lois Colby
Woody
San Bernardino
Berkeley
Mary Sloan
Pauline Carter
Mary Hillis
Brother Bud
Wallice Miller
Albert Henderson
R. E. Richards
O. S. Plottner
H.S
Fallers Earth
B. M. She
Uinkley
QO. 8
Plattner
Harvey House
Santa Fe
East
Paradise Lake
Auburn
Wash
George Edward Capps, Jr
G. I. Capps
Mr. Capps
Washington
Imperial Utilities Orporation
Muadgett
George Deckins
Bridge
Nels Anderson
Avigonn
I. Rifex
John Storey
Santa Chaus
Mr. Collins
Riverside
Chas. Willits
Youngstown Sheer and Tube Company
Youngstown
Oho
Sadie Pence
Superior Valley
Seathers
Alice Brady
Victory Theatre
FP. J. Paine
Standard Oil Company
W. E. Thompson
C Company
Vocal Grammar School
Liberty Theatre
Gloria Swanson
Elliott Dexter
Monte Bine
Julia Fay
Eupreme
Lothrop
Duckworth
Pete Ring
Amboy
Menil
Americana
Wated States Gypsum Company
Marcus Plath
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