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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
3
The Barstow grammar school Christmas Eve program, organized by the 2030 Club, brought joy to youngsters who gathered to meet Santa Claus. About 100 dollars was collected to cover expenses as children received candy fruit and nuts from festive sacks tied with candy canes.
Christmas Eve happiness filled the Harvey House dining room as employees gathered around a decorated tree. Mr. Bradford of Buick, acting as Santa, and J. L. McKenna distributed gifts after a social hour. The staff presented a day bed to Mr. and Mrs. McCron, their manager and wife, and also gifted Mr. and Mrs. Bradford. Town guests included Miss Dorothy Steinberg and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Tiernan. Cunningham Pharmacy sent chocolates. telegraphic greetings were read.
The Boulder Dam signing boosts Southwest prosperity with sharp property price gains. Las Vegas values double and some plots triple in value, Barstow eyes rising land values and more travel activity. Lloyd E Tiernan offers 1000 feet frontage at $10 per foot on State Highway in Barstow while nearby Las Vegas property commands far higher prices. A .50 by 170 lot near the Drumm hotel offers $2,500 with potential ten year lease on a building.
Walker Jones of Victorville writes that Victorville remains active in the Mojave Valley cooperative creamery project. Following a chamber of commerce meeting with Barstow representatives, clarity improves and a joint drive begins January 1 to enlist support from Victorville and nearby communities. The plan is viewed as logical and essential to secure financial backing for the regional effort.
Willis Cooper, a Barstow boy, remains a Santa believer. Seventeen months earlier his dog Duke was lost or stolen. Christmas Eve Nellie Cooper located the dog near the Rose Inn and brought him back to her grateful brother.
Increasing Barstow property values over the past two years boost a spring outlook for 1929 with promises to double investments in residences or business lots. Kramer Consolidated Oil Company notifies an assessment of one half cent per share levied on capital stock, payable immediately, with delinquent shares to be sold at public auction on January 21, 1929 if unpaid by December 31, 1928. J J Morris secretary, Los Angeles office at Room 414 H W Hellman Building. First publication date November 22 1928.
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