Barstow to See New Two Story Hotel Bid Call
Barstow plans a two story hotel project with fifty rooms near Rich field beacon station. A. L. Doran handles cellar excavation and ground prep using a steam shovel two tractors and several trucks. General bids due by March 10 for a Spanish style hotel with basement, baths cafe and staff quarters costing about 80000 dollars.
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A. L. Doran
Richfield Beacon Station
Highway Communities, Inc
Sun Set Inns, Ltd
Groun
Barstow
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Barstow Dry Cleaners To Get New O J Finke Home
Gravel is hauled to the O J Finke property opposite Barstow Printer as groundwork for the new Barstow Dry Cleaners building. The Mission style block will feature colored tile front, center show windows, two entrances, and two store rooms one for the cleaners. Main 40 by 45 foot reinforced concrete block with a rear 20 by 27 foot cleaning room. steam heat and compliance with state cleaning laws. Set ten feet back with a front grass and flower space.
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O. J. Finke
Barstow
Barstow Dry Cleaners
1St Street
Pioneer Butchers of District Form Partnership
A. H. Pendleton and Frank Ryerse announce a partnership in Pendleton's Market and Grocery. Ryerse, with shops in Daggett and Yerma, joins Pendleton, who moved his modern shop between San Bernardino and Salt Lake City after relocating the town. Ryerse will handle stock purchases, benefiting local farmers and cattle growth.
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A. H. Pendleton
Frank Ryerse
Ryerse
Pendleton
Las Vegas
San Bernardino
Salt Lake City
Mr. Ryerse
Santa Fe Revenue Rises by 63000 at Barstow
The Santa Fe railroad shows a net revenue increase of 63000 in Barstow for the year ending last month, marking more business than the prior year and contributing to higher Santa Fe local payroll.
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Santa Fe
Barstow
Mojave Valley Creamery Stockholders Meet In Barstow
A meeting of Mojave Valley Creamery stockholders was held in the Boy Scout building on Tuesday. Director BH Hoensen reported favorable finances and now manages affairs. Merchants of Barstow back the creamery to boost valley dairy industry, urging property owners to support the venture.
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Mojave Valley
Boy Scout
BH. Hoensen
Barstow
$145 000 Viaduct to Open Across Santa Fe Tracks
The last steel span was installed on the Santa Fe viaduct stretching 1960 feet between end sills. About 1.25 million pounds of steel used, concrete sidewalk and roadway, three stair flights, 50 workers, and completion expected by mid May. State engineer W E Piper oversees as inspector. The viaduct links National Old Trails Arrowhead route with Bakersfield route at Barstow and ties into Barstow Yermo highway work.
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Santa Fe
Supt
W. Kelly
Barstow
Yermo
Bakersfield
W. E. Piper
Cement Block Making Machine Ordered by Local Contractors
Lacey and Jay, local building contractors, have ordered a new cement block making machine. It will operate on the lot owned by Chas. E. Williams at Third and Main. A sample of their work is shown at the cement brick residence in Lenwood. An advertisement for the contractors appears in the Printer.
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Lacey & Jay
Chas. E. Williams
Third
Main Streets
Lenwood
Hart Starts New Five Room Residence On Hutchison Street
Fred Hart began building a five room residence adjacent to his home on Hutchison Street this week. The foundation is in, and the new dwelling should show soon. Hutchison Street has been graded and sidewalks will be installed along its full length.
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Harts
Hutchison ST
Fred Hart
Hutchison Street
Miss Waterman to Receive Part of Brother's Estate
Dr James Sears Waterman died in Riverside at about 95 leaving a barstow sister Abbie Louise Waterman a $2500 bequest. The will filed in Kings County New York also earmarks $5000 to each of two sisters and Miss Helen Waterman of Berkeley along with three nieces from his late wife receiving $5000, plus annual income to Helen and the two sisters.
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Miss Waterman
Dr. Waterman
Miss Water
Barstow
Waterman
Waterman Ranch
Riverside
San Bernardino Sun
James Sears Waterman
California
Abbie Louise Waterman
Kings County
New York
Sarah B
Charlotte H
Theresa B. Brown
Helen Waterman
Berkeley
Harvey House Plans $40,000 East Wing Addition
A second $40,000 expansion is set to begin in March at the Harvey House east wing due to heavy tourist demand. Previously a similar cost addition was added to the west wing, as travelers from Southern California to Death Valley prompted frequent sold out signs and eight to sixty guests turned away seeking other lodging.
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Harvey House
California
Death Valley
Harvey Hotel
Bridge Near Wild Will Advance Property Value
The state highway department plans a new substantial steel bridge over the Mojave river between Victorville and Oro Grande. The project, costing over 150000 dollars, will realign the northerly approach to reduce frequent accidents at a sharp curve and may transfer the old bridge to San Bernardino County for use at Wild. Local residents petitioned for the bridge, listing names such as Ernest Jordan and Daisy B. Johnson among signers.
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State Highway Department
Mojave River
Victorville
Oro Grande
San Bernardino
Wild
Helendale
Board Off Supervisors
Ernest Jordan
Daisy B. Johnson
J. A. Deerow
J. B. Woodan
James Beard
M. L. Rutledge
C. W. Weer
Scoble
Charles F. Nickerson
F. Welch
H. O. Lord
S. F. Bangle
William H. Hall
FE. O. Kline
C. C. Burden
E. Stromberg
Robert B. Hodge
Obituary and local notices from Barstow region
Zetty Graham mother of Dr. Lyle Graham of Newberry dies after short pneumonia illness at age nearly 81. Buried in Selma. I. F. Hannum of San Bernardino to organize Boy Scout Club among Mexican boys in Barstow, return next Monday. Pete Jordan leaves for Canada March 10 for ninety days. Mrs. Jordan now in Canada. Santa Fe baggage agent H. Isaac dies of heart attack in Los Angeles. Julian Smith building new cement residence on First Street. Mrs. George Deskins hosts bridge club. dinner then bridge. Mrs. McGrath wins high score.
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Zetty Graham
Lyle Graham
Newberry
Barstow
Pete Jordan
Canada
George Deskins
McGrath
Pilot Kelly in Utah crash kin of local man
Fred Kelly, a Western Air Express pilot and cousin of St. George resident Engineer Harry Kelly, crashed in a mountain storm near St. George. He escaped death after being thrown from the plane, walked five miles, then rode to St. George and later to Los Angeles. Hospitalization expected two to three months for a cracked vertebra and injuries to his arms and neck. Mrs. Kelly met him at the field in Los Angeles.
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Fred Kelly
Western Air Express
St. George
Utah
Harry Kelly
Kelly
Los Angeles
Half Million Gallons of Oil for Highway
Fifty cars each carrying 10 000 gallons are arriving over the Santa Fe at Barstow for oiling the Barstow to Yermo state highway. The Standard Oil Company ships the oil from Martha station in the Bakersfield district.
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Santa Fe
Barstow
Yermo
Standard Oil Company
Martha
Bakersfield
Local Businesses Boost Barstow Payrolls
Support for Barstow Home Laundry and Barstow Home Bakery keeps money in town. Mojave Valley Creamery and Barstow Printer also contribute to a larger local payroll, aiding farmers and attracting people and capital since 1910.
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Barstow Home Laundry
Barstow Home Bakery
Mojave
New interlocking tower starts operations in Barstow
Last Monday the west Barstow Santa Fe interlocking tower, built over the past year, went into service. Contractors finished the tower last May and handed it to signal crews who installed new wires to the Santa Fe power house. The unit can handle twelve tracks branching to sixteen, secures west and main passenger tracks, and operates at the press of a button. Operators are Chas M Springer Oscar Lewis and Earl Gates on three eight hour shifts.
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Barstow-Santa Fe
Santa Fe Power House
Chas. M. Springer
Oscar Lewis
Earl Gates
Melrose Hotel Adds $5000 In Improvements
H L Miller proprietor of the Melrose hotel and Annex reports over five thousand dollars in upgrades including a heating and an air cooling system. The Melrose hotel claims to be the only desert hotel with air cooling, promising enhanced comfort for patrons. Barstow aims to attract travelers on national highways as a city of good hotels and tourist stops.
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H. L. Miller
Melrose Hotel and Annex
Melrose Hotel
Desert
Barstow
Van Aman Plans Seven Room Residence on Frederick Street
Mr and Mrs A V Van Aman plan a new seven room old English style residence on Frederick Street for Barstow. If the deal closes, construction will begin the first part of March.
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A. V. van Aman
Frederick Street
Barstow
Mudgetts Spend Weekend in Barstow Los Angeles Couple
Mr and Mrs Walter Mudgett of Los Angeles spent the week end in Barstow visiting friends and enjoying a brief stay in the desert locale.
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Walter Mudgett
Los Angeles
Barstow
Diverting Mojave Water Sparks Local Opposition
A Los Angeles hydraulic engineer Fred C. Finkle proposed diverting Mojave River water to augment the Colorado River supply, but San Bernardino county residents united against the idea. The Mojave River Valley, rich in water and alfalfa, would benefit from publicity if the plan faded.
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Fred C. Finkle
Los Angeles
Metropolitan Water District
Mojave River
Colorado River
Finkle
Owens Valley
San Bernardino County
Mojave River Valley
Turtle Valley
New State Road From Yermo To Barstow Reaches Paving Stage
Grading on the Arrowhead route between Yermo and Barstow is finished under a $169,965 contract. The oil surfaced highway will cut two miles off the Daggett route, link Barstow to Las Vegas, and complete by July 17. Quarantine stations at Yermo and Daggett aid officials as paving proceeds.
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Yermo
Barstow
Boulder Dam
Daggett
Victorville
Las Vegas
Needles
Arrowhead
Barstow- Vermo
Barstow Union High School Seeks Bond Election
Barstow Union High School plans a bond election set for March 28 to fund remodeling and new furniture and equipment as enrollment exceeds capacity. Eighth grade enrollment is 62, with many prospective High school students next year. district seeks twenty year funding with minimal per taxpayer impact.
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Barstow Union High School
Manuel
Barstow Union High School Board Candidates Declared
C L Garver and Leon P Whitney announce candidacy for re election to Barstow Union High School Board of Trustees as their terms expire this year.
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C. L. Garver
Leon P. Whitney
Barstow Union High School Board of Trustees
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