Old Trail Highway Improvement Assured by New Commission
The Governor and State Highway Commissioners pledged to take over the Old Trail route, making it a state highway. County Supervisor Crain reported the promise, while Mecca-Blythe road plans were shelved. Toy emphasized no budgets or promises, aiming to reestablish public confidence and fund more roads. Officials signaled support for a 2 cent per gallon gasoline tax and continuing motor vehicle taxes for county highway needs.
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Harvey M. Toy
C.S. Crain
Los Angeles
State Highway Commission
Commission
California
Mecca-Blythe
Riverside
San Bernardino
Barstow
Needles
Arizona
Toy
Crain
Nels Edwards
Orange County
Louis H. Everding
Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Supervisor Crain
San Bernardino County
Ludlow Hobo Camp Raid Sparks Sheriff Deputy In San Bernardino
In Ludlow three officers now patrol the town after J D Bagley was named deputy to Sheriff Walter A Shay of San Bernardino. Hoboes burglarized Mrs. Dave Rooks’ house, cooked meals, laundered clothing with gasoline, and claimed they fled jail pests while wearing clothes from operator Scott of the Santa Fe. Local social life includes dances, gatherings, and prizes at the Five Hundred Club, with residents noting plantings and weekend visits from auditors.
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Ludlow
J. D. Bagley
Walter A. Shay
San Bernardino County
Dave Rooks
Scott
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Standard Oil Company
Ludlow Yards
Dorothy Perkins
W. E. Guerber
Murphy Brothers
C. A. Whitlow
Topeka
Kansas
E. A. Reinerth
T. L. Locke
Dr. McCall
Mr. Locke
Whitlow
George Trenkle
Barstow
C. N. Gordon
Minneola Locals Dressed Turkeys Being Shipped
Minneola community notes a social season with a farewell party for H G Tienken in Newberry and plans for Ladies Afternoon hosted by Mrs H L Mellon. Residents report Annie Smith visiting Los Angeles and Shebel Hamut shipping dressed turkeys to the Los Angeles market.
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Minneola
Newberry
Osborne
H. G. Tienken
Los Angeles
H. L. Mellon
Ben Nicholas
Annie Smith
Patrick Flynn
Yerma
Lucka Haimut
Shebel
Hamut
Amy Webber
Ruth Burden
Miss Burden
Jack Richardson
van Dyke Ranch
Depreciation Rates for Income Tax Returns
A concise guide lists standard depreciation rates for tax purposes. Machinery is 1 percent, furniture 10 to 15 percent, automobiles 20 to 25 percent, frame buildings 3.5 to 5 percent, brick buildings 2.5 to 3.5 percent, concrete and wood buildings 2 percent, and concrete and iron buildings 1 percent.
Barstow Daily Happenings and Local Notes
Barstow items report a growing Orange Show, a Palliser Sunday school organized, and visits by Mrs. Butts and Mrs. Melton. Local business ads highlight real estate, a 25 cent room rental, and Ford car availability. Social news covers a 500 card party, bridge, birthday luncheon for Miss Mable White, and Barstow garage plans. Loa Angeles dispatch notes Southern Pacific paid guards $400000 monthly during the railway strike.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific Railway
Orville J. Taylor
Federated Shopcraft
Chicago
Scientists Will Not Disturb Ancient King's Treasures
In Luxor Egypt on February 21 authorities said Tat Ankh Amen’s tomb will not be disturbed this season. The sealed door aperture will be screened with wadding on a wood framework and debris piled into the shaft to deter theft. A police guard remains through the summer as crowds seeking admittance to the fourth chamber were large and access was halted.
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Luxor
Egypt
Tat-Ankh- Amen
Armored French Air Service Receives Steel Plane
Paris Feb 22 A remarkable airship joins the French air service described as an armored car in the skies. The 10 ton steel craft belts two machine guns and a 75 mm field gun with 50 shells. It has passed builder’s test and is delivered to Villa Courblay airdrome.
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Paris
Villa Courblay
Dr Mapes Pyorrhea Specialist Ad
Classified ad for Dr Mapes a pyorrhea specialist located at Dillingham Apartment 1 seeks patients for dental health services. concise notice emphasizes specialty and address for contact.
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Dr. Mapes
Dillingham
Hospitality Day at the Womans Club Draws Fifty Ladies
Saturday's Hospitality Day at the Womans Club featured fifty attendees. Miss Jessie Metzger organized a musical program in the high school music room with performances by Nancy Gilham, Mrs. Keys, John McCormick, and Miss Metzger, including pieces like Song of India and Carmen. Afterward, guests enjoyed a buffet in the domestic science room supervised by Mrs. George Deskins and socialized during a final hour before departure.
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the Womens Club
Jessie Metzger
Song of India
Rimsky-Karsakaw
Nancy Gilham
Gilham
Miss Metzger
Zampa
John McCormick
Victrola
Shubert
Herfitz
Eta Paderewski
Simple Ague
Carmen”Dulet
Ccec
Bizet
Miss Smitheram
Wagner
George Deskins
City Meat Market Special Sale Ad Notice
Attention is called to the advertisement of the City Meat Market announcing a special sale Saturday.
High School Notes Sees Girls Rally For Public Games
Miss Epstein is on the sick list again this week. Girls take up basketball and anticipate public games soon. Miss Paul owns a new Durant. Ground behind the high school is cleared for new tennis and basketball courts, with boys aiding the work.
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Ruby Wilson
Miss Epstein
Miss Paul
Telephones tied to police fire links cut insurance costs
An insurance man told a women's club that telephones cost residents nothing because they keep the community in close touch with police and fire departments. Without such lines fire and burglary insurance rates would rise.
Smoking ban clampdown hits Salt Lake violators
Salt Lake City deputy sheriffs arrest violators of the state anti cigarette law prohibiting smoking in restaurants and public buildings as authorities intensify enforcement.
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Salt Lake City
Operation Restores Life To Baby After Birth
New York report details a twin birth at Borough Park Hospital in which a baby boy, declared dead seconds after birth, was revived by injecting adrenalin directly into the heart. Dr. Philip Mininberg performed the chest-wall puncture and the infant began to breathe and gain weight in an incubator alongside his twin sister.
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New York
Borough Park Hospital
Maurice Isaacson
Philip Mininberg
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Rooks House
Palliser
Mable White
Long Beach
The
Barstow Real Estate Co
Mrs. Melton
Son
Pee Boutakes
Trana
Trana Co
Pete
B. F. Butts
Desert
Antlers Club
Xme
Pendleton
Bakersfield
Union Pacific
Yosemite
Bridge Club
H.S. Martin
Gauldin
Key
Deskins
Bueholz
Paul Martin
Hattie Paul
Irene Sleuman
Leona Paxton
Esther Ireland
Joan Epstein
Ruth Crilly
Messrs
Wallace Miller
Clarence Pearce
Fred Stream
Dr. Pratt
Robert White
Bob
U. S. C. Dental College
Chas Brass
Santa Monica
Mr. Brass
Lenwood
Walt Willhelm
Western Pacific Oil Co
Womans Club
Mrs. Keys
Thorne
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