News Of Friends In Barstow And The Vicinity
Mrs C M King leaves for Long Beach to spend the remainder of the week with her aunt. Mr and Mrs Frank West weekend in Los Angeles for the auto show and Tejuana. Mr and Mrs A W Smith motor to Bakersfield Sunday and spend the day. Mr and Mrs George Patton Sunday in San Bernardino at Mrs T A Norcop's home. John Benson visits in San Bernardino Tuesday and Wednesday. A B Barret of Hollywood visiting at Robert Jardine's in Hinkley. Miss Leah Chapin, former Los Angeles college student, at home in Hinkley. Russell Riley travels to Los Angeles for a Westinghouse meeting to view 1982 products. Mr and Mrs Homer Clevenger entertain four friends at Helendale Do Drow Inn before visiting Mrs Daisy B Johnson and her son Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. King
Long Beach
Frank West
Los Angeles
Tejuana
George Patton
San Bernardino
T. A. Norcop
Patton
A. B. Barret
Hollywood
Robert Jardine
Hinkley
Homer Clevenger
Helendale
Daisy B. Johnson
Francis
Riverside visitors tour Barstow borax fields and stone collection
Ms. god Mrs. McWilliams and two daughters Mr. and Mrs. Connell and Arlis Thotyson of Riverside visited Barstow Sunday. Mr. McWilliams manages Sperry Flour Mill in Riverside and Mr. Cornell is a field man. They toured borax fields with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Mortesen, then viewed a private collection of precious and semiprecious stones owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charley Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
McWilliams
Connell
Arlis ‘Thotyson
Riverside
Barstow
Sperry
Cornell
Pete Mortesen
Charley Willams
Kiwanis and Lions Club Exchange Visit in Victorville
Barstow Kiwanis members joined Victorville Lions Club for a joint meeting, with talks by Lubin Henderson and others. Plans for monthly joint meetings and a future Barstow Victorville exchange were discussed, plus efforts to aid cement plant and rail shop workers with checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Ed. Sterns
Thomas Wilson
San Bernardino
Mofere
Victorville
Adelanto
Mountain Desert
Clff Moon
The
Lions Club
I. W. Gilliand
W. J. Hawks
Mary Lynn
Bastow High School
John Benson
Ed Sterns
Cory Groot
B. BE. Barr
Tgo
W. E. Lee Returns to Barstow Purchases Shoe Shop
W E Lee, former Barstow shoe repair shop owner, returns to town and buys the Barstow Shoe Repair Shop. He had aided Pete Ring in Escondido and previously ran the Barstow shop before leaving. He also takes over the shop opened by A Talia on East Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Lee
Barstow
Bud Rush
Pete Ring
Rush
Mr. Lee
Escondido
A. Talia
East Main Street
Lee
Lions and Wildcats clash in rebounding fund drive
The Lions lead the clash to replenish the Student Body Fund as the Varsity basketball team shut down Needles 33 to 11 on Friday at the local court. Armand Stewart led scoring amid a week ending with a cool Monday assembly featuring Gordon Park on Traditions, orchestra, glee club songs, and readings by Clair Seymour and Alma Braunzweig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions
Wildcats
Armand Stewart
Gordon Park
Glee Club
Clair Seymour
Alma Braunzweig
Mrs McKenna Visits Barstow As House Guest
Mrs L J McKenna of San Francisco arrives in Barstow to stay with Mr and Mrs Charley Wallace. Known as Dorothy Steinberg, she left Barstow three years ago after her father ran a dry goods store here. Her reunion includes Miss Ann Steinberg of Salt Lake City and Mr and Mrs Steinberg in Wickenburg, Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. McKenna
San Francisco
Barstow
Charley Wallace
McKenna
Dorothy Steinberg
Wickenbureg
Arizona
Steinberg
William
Wickenberg
Barstow notes on industry and infrastructure
Agricultural and industrial notes discuss home industries around Barstow and Mojave River Valley, a Denver to Los Angeles short line railroad via Barstow, poultry markets, highway improvements, a new Mojave River bridge, and road work west of Barstow. Also covered are a silver coinage bill in Congress, clay shipments to Los Angeles, Nevada slot machine taxes, and calls to revise California license laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Los Angeles
Barstow
Mojave River Valley
F. Q. Sullivan
San Bernardino
Mojave River
Uncle Sam
Congress
J. H. Stone
Nevada
Age of
Las Vegas
California
Wiley Henderson and Verna Compton couple noted
Roy O Wiley Henderson aged 21 and Verna O 27 both of Compton California are recorded in a local notice. The entry lists names ages and place without further details or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WILEY
Catholic Ladies Sponsor Another Delightful Party
Mrs. B H Long and Mrs. Harry EB Foglesong hosted a Catholic Church card party at the Antler's Club. About fifty attended, playing Bridge and 500 with prizes including kitchen sets, a silver bon bon dish, and a cigarette box. Next event will be hosted by Mrs Edward Beahan and Mrs Ed Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Long
Harry EB. Foglesong
Antler
Potter
O. J. Underwood
Andes Edward Evans
Irvin Lillie
H. J. Jackson
Fred Nevins
Gordon Park
Street
Curtin
Annie Dolan
Tulla Sauer
Arthur Brisbane Ranch
Barstow
Edward Beahan
Ed. Evans
Former Barstow Ladies Visit Here This Week
Former Barstow residents Mrs. B. F. Gouldin of Fullerton and Miss Tecla Dalman of San Bernardino left today for home after five days visiting friends as house guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Beimer. They attended breakfasts, bridge parties, and a supper hosted by Mrs. Charley Williams. The group included Mrs. Elizabeth Forrest and other local friends. Mr. Williams displayed a gems and minerals collection, noting petrified tracks from southern Utah and bluish marbles slated for analysis, with a hailstorm of similar marbles once reported in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Gouldin
Fullerton
Tecla Dalman
San Bernardi
Adles
M. A. Beimer
Elizabeth Forrest
A. R. Meek
Charley Williams
H. L. Miller
Gouldin
Miss Dalman
Williams
Bryan
Mr. Williams
Ohio
W. B. A. Elects Officers at Rose Run Meeting
The Womens' Benefit Association held a regular meeting at Rose Run with guests from California and local charter members. Officers elected include Mabel Palmer as president, Sarah Williams as vice president, Minnie Allen as past president, Anna Caley as financial secretary, Mytle Meek as recording secretary, Jennie Pendleton as treasurer, Janette Wilson as chaplin, Bessie Lazenby as press correspondent, and several district posts. A public installation will follow with visiting teams performing drills and Ginn to install. New members were welcomed and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens’ Benefit Association
Rose ‘Run
Bryan
San Francisco
B. F. Gouldin
Fullerton
John Benson
San Bernardino
Barstow
Treauher
Jennie Pendleton
Chaplin
Janette Wilson
Bessie Lazenby
Mabel Hill
Inez Beimer
Estella Merriman
Esther Ashby
Agnes Powell
Kathryn Morgan
W.E.A
Ethel Dillingham
Lillian Cooper
Francis Haan
Gladys Slaton
Zoe Vary
Kathryn Jordan
Ginn
Civic Pride plans terrace and sod at Reservoir Hill
The Civic Pride Association of Bar stow considers planting pines on Reservoir Hill slopes and shipping real sod from Kansas to cover the high school lawn. Local finances are tight since switching to cash accounting and visitors are short on money. The Do Drop smokestack remains active, signaling ongoing industry despite hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Civic Pride Association of
Barstow
Reservoir Hill
Kansas
Wall Street
Banana beer surge hints at national prosperity revival
The Blue and White stores see higher demand for bananas and yeast cakes as mixing them in a home still is said to yield good banana beer. Laundries report declining lines and less starch use, with speculation employees are using it on sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue & White
Wood price tops steel billets in west as demand stays firm
The note discusses eighteen dollar a cord wood costs, steady demand, and the unusual price lead where wood exceeds steel billets for the first time in history. It cites U S bonds dropping to under 34 affecting local buyers who purchased bonds at par last September. It mentions silver dollars trading at par for stamps and money orders at the post office and criticizes agricultural guidance favoring cabbage and lettuce due to oxygen dynamics in the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Mulligan Coffee Deal At Cafes Eases Hunger Rumor
A note praises a buy one get one offer on mulligans at cafes, claiming coffee helps the hungry as dwindling Brazilian Bond holdings by senators and banks are blamed. It extols coffee’s resilience against repeated boiling and the restorative power of hickory spoons in lumber camps.
Redmans Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Redman marked their silver wedding anniversary in St Louis Missouri on January 9 1982 with a family dinner. Attending were children Ethel Vivian Alberta James a married daughter Mrs G L De Long and husband and Mrs Do L Bay neighbors. Gifts included a silverware set a silver salt and pepper set a large clock and other presents. Mr Redman works as a switchman in the Santa Fe Barstow yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Redman
St. Louis
Missouri
William Redman
Ethel
Vivian
Alberta
James
G. L. de Long
Do. L. Bay
Redman
Bay
Mr. Redman
Sintchwan
Barstow
CURTAINS SOLD BY EXPERIENCED CURTAIN OPERATOR
A curtain finishing service advertises at 109 East Cottage Street by Mildred Webb. A purse left in Pete's Shoe Shop by a child was found and owners may claim it by paying for this advertisement and identifying the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Cottage Street
Mildred Webb
Pete
How Many of US REALLY THINK
Discussion explains two mental phases the conscious directing mentality and the subconscious reacting mentality. It argues personal responsibility rests with the individual for directed thoughts and actions, while signaling future installments will cover tapping subconscious thought to enhance life and magnetism.
Marriage Licenses Issued in Las Vegas Nevada
The Las Vegas Age reports licenses issued in Las Vegas January 12. Couples include John Riley Hughes 20 and Margaret C Lankford 18 of Yermo, Charles J Lankford 44 and Viola Alvenia Hughes 35 of Yermo, Charles P Cline 22 Mojave Calif and Reona Grant 18 Mojave Calif, Bailey McRoberts 21 and Doris Elizabeth Bright 19 Mojave Calif, Henry Dodson 49 and Addie Ualls 43 Mojave, Thomas Clyde Little 33 Los Angeles and Dorothy B Mairs 20 Independence Calif. For Rent Room inquire 108 West Cottage Street Mildred Webb. op
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes-Lankford
John Riley
Margaret C
Yermo
Lankford-Hughes
Charles J
Viola Alvenia
Las Vegas
Nevada
Barstow Fire District bids for First Street building
Notice to bidders from Barstow Fire District bids to construct a building on First Street Barstow with opening January 28 at 10 am Plans and specs available at BD L White office. Board may reject any or all bids. Signed by Commissioners H G Cunningham George Henderson Edwin Hill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Board of Fire Commissioners of
H. G. Cunningham
George Henderson Edwin Hill
H, White, Clee
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. W. Smith
Bakersfield
Leah Chapin
Olege
Russell Riley
Weestinghouse Electrical
Kiwanis
High School News
Eusephus
Department of Agriculture
Redmans
J. George Conner
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