Potash Discovery and Local Mining News Near Barstow
Mojave River Valley reports on borax and potash mining around Barstow and Trona, noting new potash deposits discovered by G. W. Rose, potential global impact, old Death Valley mines, and shifting production. Includes notes on meteor chasing, Goldfield tailings, Alaska copper, and liquor license tax issues.
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Barstow
Trona
Death Valley
Mexican Line
California
Germany
Rose
Young Boys Steal Small Articles at Local Five and Ten
Multiple youths helped themselves to toys lighters and candy at the Five and Ten Store while clerks watched. Manager Underwood has identified two of the boys and hopes to return items to owners without involving the constable. He recalls older times when parents inquired about new goods and promptly returned them if not theirs.
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Underwood
Constable Harris
Mrs True Hostess Luncheon Recalls Birthday Surprise
A three course noon luncheon with bridge followed at Mrs A A True's home Wednesday. Four members were away, so an extra table of friends joined. Mrs George Henderson won the regular club prize, while Mrs John Benson received a china tray sugar and creamer as a special gift and announced it was her birthday.
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Vridge
A. A. True
George Henderson
John Benson
Ridge Club at Mrs Morgan's Bridge Luncheon Honored
Mrs. A. D. Morgan entertained her bridge club with a one o'clock luncheon and an afternoon tournament. Mrs. Warry Hoskins held high score as the club awarded a grand prize for the highest series score and then adjourned for the summer.
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A. D. Morgan
Warry Hoskins
Farewell Party at the Boyce Home
Miss Margaret E Boyce hosted a lawn party on Williams Street to bid farewell to family members preparing an extended trip to the east starting July 25. Guests included Ethel Campbell Violet Cox Hilda Handke Marge Lee Reba Jordan Louise Bourib Addie Parks Jessie Parks Mabel Snell Kay Dunbar Dick Hall Stanley Wilson Ray Hutchins Frank Mallory Joe Ernst Miles Duncan Frank Bassett Orville Lewis George Callaway and families of EB Bruns on Edward Beahan and daughter Dorothy.
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Margaret E. Boyce
Williams Street
Ethel Campbell
Violet Cox
Hilda Handke
Marge Lee
Reba Jordan
Louise Bourib
Addie Parks
Jessie Parks
Mabel Snell
Kay Dunbar
Dick Hall
Stanley Wilson
Ray Hutchins
Frank Mallory
Joe Ernst
Miles Duncan
Frank Basset
Orville Lewis
Geo. Callaway
EB. A. Brunson
Edward T. Beahan
Dorothy
Seven Weeks of Sight Seeing by Wrights
Fred D. Wright and his daughter Virginia returned Friday night from a seven weeks automobile trip. They visited Alabama Indiana Illinois Nebraska and Utah as well as the Grand Canyon Mammoth Cave Estes Park Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon across sixteen states. Virginia says California and the desert were greeted heartily.
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Fred D. Wright
Virginia
Alabama
Indiana
Ilinois
Nebraska
Utah
Grand Canyon
Mammoth Cave
Estes Park
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon
California
Desert
Birthday Surprise for Homer Clevenger at Santa Fe Agent Home
A birthday gathering honored Homer Clevenger of Helendale with a late night party at his ranch home hosted by Mr and Mrs Warren Smithson. Guests including Mrs Clevenger and several friends arrived as music, conversation, and a midnight supper followed the lawn welcome.
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Homer Clevenger
Helendale
Santa Fe
Clevenger
Robert Rhilander
Barr
Barstow
News Of Friends In Barstow And The Vicinity
Mr and Mrs Otto Christensen visited Los Angeles at the week's start. Otto Bruhn left for Los Angeles on Tuesday for a change of climate. Mrs Bruhn plans to spend the summer in the city.
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Barstow
Otto Christensen
Los Angeles
Otto Bruhn
Mrs. Bruhn
Mrs Carter Visits Los Angeles and Barstow Reliefer
Mrs T. O. Carter travels in Los Angeles this week visiting Mrs Reece Dillingham while Glenn Fenner, stationed in Barstow, serves as relief engineer on a switch engine for a period.
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T. O. Carter
Los Angeles
Reece Dillingham
Glenn Fenner
Barstow
Progress Bulletin Plans for New Pomona Building
Architects draft plans for a Pomona newspaper building to house the Progress Bulletin. Estimated cost set at about 250000 dollars. Weld notes mishearing of a farmhand remark as a joke about a vice president in charge of cows by Compton.
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Progress Bulletin
Pomona
Marriage License Issued in Las Vegas to Robin son and Hall
A marriage license was issued this week in Las Vegas to John Robinson, 47, Cajon California, and Gertrude Hall, 45, San Bernardino.
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Las Vegas
John Robinson
Cajon
Calif
Gertrude Hall
San Bernardino
Brooks Tabor
Mrs. Tabor
Cahill Family Builds New Home in Hollywood Hills
W. W. Cahill of Ludlow is spending a few days at his new residence in the Hollywood district. The Cahills recently completed a new house atop the Hollywood hills overlooking the city.
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W. W. Cahill
Ludlow
Hollywood District
Cahills
Hollywood Hills
City
Marguerite Tiernan Returns Home This Summer
Miss Marguerite Tiernan arrives from Los Angeles and comes home for summer, traveling with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Tiernan on Monday, details indicate a family visit from the West Coast.
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Marguerite Tiernan
Los Angeles
Lloyd Tiernan
Nevin Couple Ends LA Beach Week Return Home
Mr and Mrs Fred Nevin finished a week at Los Angeles and its beaches and returned home Sunday. Mr Nevin is a pharmacist at Cunningham drug store.
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Fred Nevin
Los Angeles
Beaches
Mr. Nevin
Cunningham Drug Store
Insurance firm advertises on Barstow back page
One Barstow business specializes in insurance and places an advertisement on the issue's back page, drawing reader attention to local coverage options.
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Barstow
Dietz Café Upgrades With Southwest Gas Installation
Mr Dietz proprietor of the Dietz Coffee Shop in the Paramount Furniture Company building is having the Southwest Gas Corporation Limited install gas ranges in his restaurant today.
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Dietz
Paramount Furniture Company
Southwest Gas Corporation, Ltd
Barstow Summer Roadster Delights Youthful Onlookers
Young George Henderson Jr. enjoys a stylish car seen in Barstow this summer as locals remark on its class and appeal.
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George Henderson, Jr
Barstow
Mrs Gilham Returns from Oakland With Family Visitors
Mrs A Gilham and her daughter Nancy came home last week from Oakland. This week she hosts her brother W A McCrary and his Bakersfield wife along with I L McCrary, another brother, both from Portland Oregon.
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A. Gilham
Nancy
Oakland
Train safety chatter shifts to car accident stats
In a colloquial exchange, Steve notes higher automobile accident rates versus rail incidents, while Ed retorts by recalling a train crew image with the engineer’s arm around the fireman. The dialogue highlights contrasting views on transport risks.
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Steve
Visitor Burt Heinly and Brother-In-Law Tour Barstow
Burt A Heinly and his brother in law Mr Webster from New Mexico are visiting Barstow this week. Webster is spending a California summer vacation.
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Burt A. Heinly
Mr. Webster
Barstow
Beacon Tavern
New Mexico
California
Sprouse-Reitz Manager Praises Printer Ad Results
C. J. Underwood, local manager of Sprouse-Reitz Co. Inc., says he is exceptionally well pleased with the results from opening announcement advertisement in the Printer last week.
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C. J. Underwood
Sprouse-Reitz Co. Inc
Legion Convenes in New Long Beach Auditorium
The American Legion plans a three day convention in Long Beach starting August 31. It will be the first meeting held in the new municipal auditorium as it nears completion, announced H W Funke, chairman of the general convention committee.
Legion Post Votes to Postpone Meetings to August 24
R A Griffith Post 324 of the American Legion voted to discontinue meetings until August 24 due to heat and ball games. At the August 24 meeting, officers for 1931 32 will be nominated and delegates elected for the State Convention in Long Beach August 31 to September 2. Barstow Post gains four delegates. San Bernardino County expands to 16 posts with towns Trona Bear Valley Rialto and Beaumont added. San Bernardino membership reaches 685 with national total over a million.
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R. A. Griffith Post
American Legion
Long Beach
Barstow
Barstow Post
San Bernardino
Riverside
Orange Counties
San Bernardino County
Trona
Bear Valley
Rialto
Beaumont
Legion of Lance
Ill Exhausted Man Hit by Auto Near Greystone Station
A. Llewellyn of Chicago, ill and exhausted, was found beside the road near Greystone Service station after a hit by car. Constable Ed Harris took him to Melrose Hotel annex for care with nurse Palmer from Los Angeles assisting. Llewellyn, a pressman, carries a Chicago union tie to a printer, while Palmer, once in Los Angeles printing, traveled with him from Barstow seeking work. He has a wife and daughter in Hammond Indiana. Harold L. Wessel aided with a supporting check. He is to be moved to county hospital if condition allows Friday morning.
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Ed Harris
Greystone
Harris
A. Llewellyn
Barry Avenue
Chicago
J. R. Palmer
Los Angeles
Benson
Melrose Hotel
Mr. Palmer
Constable Harris
Llewellyn
Palmer
San Bernardino
Barstow
Chicago Printing Pressman Union No. 3
Ilinois
Harold L. Wessel
American Loose Leaf Mfg. Co
Ill
California
Liewellyn
Trueman Street
Hammond
Indiana
Clarence Pool
Lenwood Citizens Seek New Grammar School and Road Link
Lenwood Chamber of Commerce members met July 15 at the Mose Tufts home. They heard J. A. Sickner report on a Hinkley visit July 3 with a warm welcome, a dance, and sandwiches. Hinkley endorsed a Mojave river crossing road and a Los Angeles bus link. A committee was formed to push school access for Lenwood’s eighteen children, and thanks were given to Hinkley for hospitality.
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Lenwood Chamber of Commerce
Radio Camp
Mose Tufts
J. A. Sickner
Hinkley
Lenwood
Hinkley Chamber
Los Angeles
Summer Heat Preference in Barstow Described as Cool
Coast residents visiting Barstow complain of heat while engineer and Mrs. Wilbur from Needles enjoy the cooler summer climate. The note contrasts Barstow with other desert towns and the San Joaquin Valley, advising against comparing Barstow to San Francisco.
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Barstow
Wilbur
Needles
Desert
San Joaquin Valley
San Francisco
Barstow Adds Neon Lights Merchants Boost Night Glow
Barstow merchants install new neon lighting to enhance the town at night. The Richfield Company is expected to reactivate beacon lights on the Richfield station tower once ready.
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Barstow
Richfield Company
Richfield Station
Section Foreman Laid to Rest in Local Cemetery
Richard Heathcote section foreman at Bolo station east of Amboy was found dead on Sunday. Death certificate cites natural causes and old age. Aged 73 he was buried in Barstow Mountain View Cemetery by White and Platt morticians. A sister Mrs Bertha Taylor lives in Sacramento.
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Richard Heathcote
Bolo Station
Amboy
A. W. U’ren
Barstow
Mountain View
White & Platt
Bertha Taylor
Sacramento
Tourist Dies From Food Poisoning At Auto Camp
Cosmo Sablenza age 28 died at an auto camp last week from food poisoning after a brief illness. He traveled with J. M. Casaro of Detroit to California. His body was sent to a sister in St Louis and White & Platt prepared the body for shipment.
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Cosmo Sablenza
J. M. Casaro
Detroit
California
St Louis
White & Platt
Palmer’s Traveling Companion Averts Tragedy
A traveling companion who befriended a sick man mere days ago is credited with keeping him alive tonight. If the man recovers, it will be attributed to the quick, selfless aid shown during the crisis.
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Mr. Palmer
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