Barstow Town Topics Highlights Local News
Mrs. Barney Robles is quite ill. Fred Bauer made a business trip to Los Angeles Tuesday. Mary Pickford plans Faust film with her as Marguerite. The Soap Ranch near Daggett changes hands. R. E. Richards farms 20 acres near Todd. Mr. O. R. Murphy buys a Chevrolet through Central Garage. Barstow community notes include visitors, club reports, and local farm plans. Basketball practices continue as Blythe and Needles games approach.
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Fred Bauer
Los Angeles
Birthday Party For Joseph Chambers At Age Four
Joseph Chambers celebrated his fourth birthday with a party on January 11 attended by young friends Bernice White Adah Flenniken Ruth Burden Katheryn Druimin frances eee Mina Conaway Sarah Higgins Edith Riche Florence Stuchberry Helen McDonald Jack Melton Frank McDonald Walter Upton Wayne King Forest Vance Howard Pendleton Robert Woods Jobin Peterson and Lewis Thompson. Refreshments were served and everyone enjoyed the celebration.
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Joseph Chambers
Bernice White
Adah Flenniken
Ruth Burden
Katheryn Druimin
Frances Eee
Mina Conaway
Sarah Higgins
Edith Riche
Florence Stuchberry
Helen McDonald
Jack Melton
Frank McDonald
Walter Upton
Wayne King
Forest Vance
Howard Pendleton
Robert Woods
Jobin Peterson
Lewis Thompson
Women Club Presidents Condemn Arbuckle Screen Return
In Los Angeles on January 12, presidents of 150 Southern California women's clubs with 75,000 members endorsed the general federation's resolution from Washington condemning Roscoe C Arbuckle's return to the screen.
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Los Angeles
Southern California
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Washington, D. C
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
Antlers Club Elect Officers for 1923
Last Monday night the Antlers Club elected a full new set of officers for 1923 as the prior year’s leaders declined renomination. L. P. Whitney was chosen President, C. E. Wallace Vice-President, H. C. S. Arends Secretary, George Des ikins Treasurer, with Ralph Haan, Arthur Doran, and Forst Dillingham on the House Committee and W. B. Walker on the Entertaining Committee. Last Friday the colored orchestra from the Harry Carey Company performed for the club, and tonight the same orchestra will play for a club dance in the Auditorium.
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Antlers Club
L. P. Whitney
C. E. Wallace
Ic. S. Arends
George Desikins
Ralph Haan
Arthur Doran
Forst Dillingham
House
W. B. Walker
Antlers Club Dance At Barstow Auditorium Tonight
The Antlers Club hosts a dance at Barstow Auditorium this Thursday. The Harry Carey colored orchestra will provide the music and is praised as superior to the previous ensembles. Dancing runs from 9 to 12 with a large expected turnout.
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Antlers Club
Barstow
Harry Carey
A Fine Up-to-Date Mojave Desert Ranch and Dairy
A Barstow reader visits the S. S. Hill ranch to learn orchard pruning and farm practices. The visit covers an alfalfa field, a large irrigation pond powered by a 15 horsepower motor pumping 1200 gallons per minute, an asparagus crop ready for market in six weeks, a cement milk house and electrically operated milking system, a 100 ton silo, and a dairy producing milk shipped to Barstow and Needles. The tour also notes chickens, calves, and canned fruit from homegrown trees, arguing desert farming is viable.
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S. S. Hill Ranch
Barstow
Needles
Will
Imperial Valley Lettuce Ships Rise To Eastern Markets
Record shipments of Imperial Valley iceberg lettuce exceed early forecasts as Southern Pacific runs special vegetable trains to distribute winter crops to New York, Chicago and other eastern markets. Revised figures show about 15,300 acres planted with expected season shipments totaling around 7,650 cars, up from 6,624.
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Imperial Valley
J. T. Saunders
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Mr. Saunders
New York
Chicago
Alfalfa Market Surplus Marketing Progress in 1922
A U S D A survey shows more than half of the marketable 1922 alfalfa surplus sold by mid December. The September 15 report put the 1922 surplus about 15 percent below 1921, with roughly 65 percent of the surplus marketed by December 15 compared with 45 percent in 1921.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hunting season closes Monday at sundown
Quail and duck hunting seasons along with labbit restrictions end Monday at sundown. Authorities remind hunters to comply with local regulations and bag limits.
Santa Fe officer shoots Harvey House employee
A Santa Fe special officer fired at an Harvey House employee during a Tuesday incident. J H McGinnis was wounded in the side and hospitalized. officer C C Cash was said to have drawn his weapon after declaring an arrest. McGinnis is described as recovering with nurses attending. Cash was arrested by Constable Pitcher amid growing reports of threats and prior trouble.
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Santa Fe
Harvey System
J. H. McGinnis
McGinnis
Harvey House
C. C. Cash
Cash
Harry Carey Birthday Banquet With The Harry Carey Company
The Harry Carey Company marked the star's birthday with a banquet in the Barstow Harvey House dining room. Twenty four guests attended as a la Harry Carey cake crowned the table while the colored orchestra played and speeches followed. The party included HH Peterson, the Harvey House manager, Mrs. Peterson, and other company members. The group had spent two days in the Eri Gay district, enjoying good weather before two weeks more of filming.
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Harry Carey Company
Carey
Barstow Harvey House
Harry Carey
Eri- Gay
Peterson
Trarvey Vounse
Stillman alimony dispute eyed at $120000 yearly
Poughkeepsie New York Supreme Court Justice Morschauser reversed a decision on a motion for 120000 two year alimony and 20000 counsel fees for Mrs Anne A Stillman pending the appeal of the divorce action by James A Stillman. Counsel for Stillman opposed the request as excessive while Mrs Stillman says she needs 123000 for maintenance and children's support.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Anne A. Stillman
James A. Stillman
Stillman
Hindus Meet Across Northern California in Sacramento
Hindus from Northern and Central California held Mussulman Association meetings in Sacramento to settle differences without courts. Robert Wilson Stevenson, relative of Robert Louis Stevenson, is visiting San Francisco, while Arthur Doran sustains a foot injury from stepping on a nail. A Mexican laborer Jose Beltram fell from a fast freight train near Daggett, died on arrival, as coroner Han na opens an inquest at Barstow Undertaking Parlors.
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Central
California
Mussulman Association
Sacramento
Robert Wilson Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
San Francisco
That
City
Arthur Doran
Barstow
Jose Beltram
Daggett Yards
Hanna
Death of D McFadden Ex-Army Sergeant at 24
Samuel Davis McFadden aged 24 ex Sergeant in World War I died Monday at Ramona Hospital after a three year tuberculosis battle. The Arkansas native and Barstow, California resident had lived in San Bernardino. Funeral services were held at San Bernardino Mountain View Cemetery with San Bernardino Post No. 14 American Legion conducting.
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Samuel Davis McFadden
Ramona Hospital
PD. S
Greeny’) McFadden
Barstow
Sante Fe
Mcfaddens
D. S
McFadden
The
Railroad Company
D. S. McFadden, Jr
U. S. Army
Victorville
Arkansas
San Bernardino
Alaska
Dorothy McFadden
Dorothy Chambers
aLys
George Chambers
Tualto Avenue
American Legion
Fir Mountain View Cemetery
Hardy couple visit ends with business trip onward
Mr and Mrs Hardy visited Los Angeles this week. Upon returning he left for a business trip with the A R E through parts of the southern states.
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Mrs. Hardy
Los Angeles
Mr. Hardy
The
Prohibition Movement Sees Fast Fall, Says Slayton
Washington on January 16 W H Slayton founder of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment declares the dry law is rapidly tottering toward a fall. He says daily improvement in sentiment is evident on the eve of the three year reign and notes encouraging signs of change in attitudes toward prohibition.
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Washington
W. H. Slayton
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Berlin to Expel French Civilians and Declare War State
Berlin announces expulsion of all French civilians from Germany and a de facto wartime posture toward France besides ongoing hostilities. The move, reported via a Berlin dispatch to the Daily Express, signals heightened tension between the two nations.
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London
Berlin
Germany
France
Daily Express
Mrs Leahy Returns From West Coast Visit
Mrs George Leahy came back Wednesday night after a short trip to Los Angeles and Victorville where she visited the Bert Kerr family formerly of Barstow.
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George Leahy
Los Angeles
Victorville
Bert Kerr
Barstow
Shoppers Return Home From Los Angeles Trip
Mrs. Max Smith and Mrs. H J Dellett were Los Angeles shoppers the first of the week returning home Wednesday night.
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Max Smith
H. J. Dellett
Los Angeles
For Sale 80 Acres Between Yermo and Daggett
80 acre plots offered at 15 dollars per acre between Yermo and Daggett. Barstow Real Estate Company handles inquiries for particulars and details.
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Yermo and
Daggett
Barstow Real Estate Company
For Sale Lot in North Barstow Addition
Barstow Real Estate Company advertises a sale of a 50 by 60 foot lot in North Barstow with a weekly sale target. The ad offers 100 dollars down and mentions guaranteed dentistry and a Dr Mapes at Dillingham Apartment 1 as contact or related reference.
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Dr. Mapes
Barstow
Mapes
Dillingham
North
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Barney Robles
Dillingham Apt
E. 0. Griffith
Mary Pickford
Faust
Marguerite
B. F. Gouldin
Herbert
Ludlow
George Santhu
Mrs. L. Bee
San Joaquin Valley
R. E. Richards
Todd
O. R. Murphy
M. FE. Cook
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas City
Mrs. Furlow
Oregon
Venice
Womens Club
F. G. Mitchell
KE. I. White
Homer Humble
Grandma Fletcher
Charley
Crooks Brothers
Liberty Theater
West Coast Amusement Company
Elks Hall
H. P. Weick
White & Platt, Druggists
White & Platt Drug Store
Jack Paulson
Lyceum Bureau
Little Players Company
Erma Riche
Wisconsin
Fhgh
Blythe and Needles
Women’s Club
Fatty” Arbuckle
Mojave Desert
Nanta Fe
TS Lady
D. McFadden
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