Barstow Area Sees Growth In Alfalfa And Mining
In the Mohave River Valley farmers expand alfalfa acreage for steady profits. Barstow hosts new mills near the old lead mine and Goldstone as mining revival grows. Surveys for a Boulder Dam aqueduct route favor the Barstow corridor, linking to Los Angeles, with broader regional water and transport prospects.
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Mohave River Valley
Barstow Bridge
Harland
Boulder Dam
Colorado River
Los Angeles
L. A
Barstow
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Barstow City Park
Victorville
Chamber of Commerce
Daggett and
Yerma
Mormon
Daggett
Smith & Parks
Congressman Swing
South America
Italy
Drumm
Waterman Ranch
Doc” Smith and Associates
Tragic Maines Family Face Botulism Deaths and Child Welfare Plan
John Maines of Hodge dies from botulism after home canned meat. Myrtle, eldest daughter, dies Friday. Mrs Maines dies in hospital Sunday. Father signs will and arranges for five children to enter Elgin childhood home. others cared for by neighbors. Young John Jr. and remaining siblings face care as Barstow mourns.
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John. Maines
Hodge
Myrtle
Elgin
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Maines
James Leonard
John Maines
Everett Williams
Hodge Grammar School
Medford
Oregon
Hodge School
San Bernardino
Lady Rowena Circle
John Jr
Margaret
Pearl
Ralph
Barstow
Imperial Utilities adds to local improvements in Barstow
The Imperial Utilities Corp expanding Barstow water services completed about 6000 feet of new cast iron pipe in residential and business areas. A new reservoir planned above Main Street on Big Bear Valley Road will replace the current tank, with work delayed until a booster pump arrives. The 200,000 gallon existing tank will be replaced by a 500,000 gallon reservoir.
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Imperial Utilities Corporation
Barstow
Main Street
Big Bear Valley
John Benson
Benson
Power Company Warns Of Copper Theft Rise
Power company warns of copper price increases attracting thieves. Junk men and others hunt copper and may seize it by any means. Two single phase transformers serving a ranch in Perris district were stolen from poles. Thieves took transformer cores, service wires, and starting box insoles. W S Copeland of Hinkley reports a motor stolen from his ranch on January 1.
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Perris
Power Company
W. S. Copeland
Hinkley
Ludlow couple visits Lancaster relatives for weekend
Mr and Mrs Sidney S Uebele of Ludlow drove to Lancaster Saturday evening to stay with Mrs Uebeles parents over Sunday.
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Sidney
Barstow News Highlights Local Inquiries and Social Events
Interstate Telegraph lineman Dick Ferber lists newly installed phones in town including Nash Chambers Co. and Mitchell Garage. Antler's Club plans St Patrick dance March 16 at Rose Inn. James Burnside arrives from Oregon after injuring fingers on icy porch. Founders Day Father’s Night program set February 16 at Grammar School auditorium. Several local residents and guests noted with small business updates and hospital recovery news.
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Dick Ferber
Interstate Telegraph Company
Nash Chambers Co
Mitchell Garage
May Howson
Leon P. Whitney Automotive Electrician
The
Antler’s Club
Rose Inn
James Burnside
Oregon
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Grammar School
Auto Crash Near Victorville Kills One Injures Several
A Sunday drive near Victorville turned tragic as a collision between two cars killed Gladys Thies of San Bernardino and badly injured Edward Kinsey of Los Angeles. Twelve people were involved. Kinsey is in critical condition, others treated and discharged at Victorville and San Bernardino hospitals.
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San Bernardino
Victorville
Gladys Thies
Twentieth Street
Edward Kinsey
EF. Street
Kinsey
Clarence N. Hastings
South FE
Adeline
Alvin Bailey
Hastings
Bailey
Big Bear
Big Bear Road
Thies
Paige Electric Co
Easley
Carl Jordan
Barstow
Jordan
B. F. Gauldin
Herbert Gauldin
FE. V. Easley
John Graham
Powel
Alvin Pocock
James Fergus
Los Angeles
Victorville Hospital
Mrs Hebert Dies At 72 After Heart Failure
Mrs Hebert mother of Erwin B. Hebert division trainmaster Santa Fe died at her son’s home Saturday night at seven from heart failure. She had cared for him since his wife’s death last spring and died under doctor’s care. Funeral services were held in Los Angeles on Wednesday from W A Brown parlors.
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James A. Moore
Grace Dix
Hollywood
N. K. Millett
Daggett
Loma Linda Hospital
Millett
G. C. Compton
River Bridge
North Carolina
Barstow
R. H. Deuchras
Fordor
Walter Alf
Robert J. Tate
Dr. S. L. Benson
W. D. Thompson
E. M. Ripple
Vermo
R.S. Langworthy
H. C. Ryerson
American Potash and Chemical Co
Trona
Hatfield
Kathryn Topping
A. A. Sproule
Hinkley
Hemet
S. J. Goodrich
Sproule
Clark Downs
Bauer & Slaton
McNulty
Los Angeles
Wright
Leon P. Whitney
Main Street
Bear Valley Road
Whitney
Fred Bates
Henderson Building
First Street
Bill Bossard
Bates
Needles
Stanley Ford
Lillian Millett
Hebert
Erwin B. Hebert
The
Santa Fe
W. A. Brown
California Stockholders Liability Law Treated in Detail
Courtesy of Attorney Gregory M. Creutz, the Printer receives a copy of California's Stockholder Liability Law. The document outlines the unique statutory liability of a stockholder under California law.
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Gregory M. Creutz
Los Angeles
California
Harry Kelly Buys Corner Lot at First and White Sts
Harry Kelly has purchased the lot and residence at the corner of First Street and White Street, receiving clear title and plans to relocate his family this month.
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Harry Kelly
First and
White Sts
White Elected President of Barstow Chamber of Commerce
E L White was elected Barstow Chamber of Commerce president for 1929 at a Monday night Antler's Club meeting. Twelve new members joined, dues set at 10 dollars for businesses and 5 for individuals, with Lubin Henderson as vice president and A A True as treasurer. The board includes Frank Putts and others, and the group plans a new landing field to accommodate large planes.
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Barstow Chamber of Commerce
Antler’s
Chamber of Commerce
E. L. White
White
Eore
Barstow
Chamber
New Blood
Lubin J. Henderson
A. A. True
Frank Butts
Frank Putts
J. H. Benson
H. W. Mosier
A. I. Doran
H. L. Miller
W. H. Sides
C. 3. Williams
Miss Waterman
Auto Club To Change Color Of Signs In Southland
The Automobile Club of Southern California will replace the familiar blue and white highway signs with the national standard road markers adopted by the American Association of State Highway Officials and the U S Bureau of Public Roads. The change, costing the club much effort, starts on United States routes including Route 66 from San Bernardino to Needles and Route 101 from the Mexican border at Tijuana to Monterey County. Warning signs will be black letters on yellow, direction signs black on white, and boulevard stop signs red with white lettering.
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Miorists
California
American Association of State Highway Officials
Bureau of Public Roads
White Angels
Automobile Club of
Southern California
United States
San Bernardino
Needles
San Diego
Arizona
Monterey County
Santa Fe Earns $18 Per Common Share in 1928
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway reports preliminary estimates showing 1928 earnings of $18.05 per common share after charges taxes and preferred dividends on year end shares. 1927 net was $18.26 per common share. Net income before interest ranged from $60.6 to $61.0 million.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Catholic church card party brings prizes and music
The ladies sponsored card parity attracted a large crowd on Monday evening. Bridge and 500 were played with prizes awarded: Mrs FE L White won high in bridge, Geo Deskins won a pin seal billfold, Mortensen took a green vase for low. in 500 Mabel Deskins earned water glasses, O J Finke won a fountain pen and pencil, Tiernan received a green vase for low, Crouch claimed three little negro dolls for low. Refreshments were served. entertainment included an acrobatic dance by Conductor Cardwell’s daughter, songs by Mary Francis and Nellie Cooper, and piano with Miss Mary Lynn. Sam Steinberg departed Friday for Phoenix, Arizona, for a week.
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FE. L. White
Geo. Deskins
Mortensen
Mabel Deskins
O. J. Finke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mojave River Valley
T. G. Nicklin
Imperial Utilities
Audihistrict
HL. White
Auto Club
Sam Steinberg
Phoenix
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