Estate Closing May Bring Capital to Barstow Mining
Covington attorney Courtney W. Dice visiting Barstow with John W. Whicker. Dice represents the Wm. C. Clapham estate unsettled in San Bernardino County for two years. Closing will release Copper Butte mining claims and Section 29 near Mitchell and Compton ranches. Whicker has overseen Barstow area consolidations including Waterman mine, Calico near Zenda mine, and the non metallic mill at Barstow assuming products from these claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtney W. Dice
Covington
Indiana
Barstow
John W. Whicker
Dice
Wm. C. Clapham
San Bernardino County
Whicker
Copper Butte
Section 29
Mitchell and
Compton
Mr. Whicker
Waterman
Calico
Zenda
Pacific Coast Highway project advances across continents
Aggressive work on the proposed International Pacific Highway is underway at both ends of the Americas. A U S field office opens in Managua to cooperate with Central American nations on surveys for the world’s longest highway. Canada United States Mexico and Central American countries push ahead with the plan while Argentina funds a Buenos Aires to Santiago Chile route across the Andes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazelton
British Columbia
Alaska
Washington
United States
Manama
Governip
Argentine Republic
Andes
Buenos Aires
Santiago
Chile
Pacific Ocean
South America
Body of Air Mail Pilot Graham Found
Maurice Graham, World War hero and air mail pilot for Western Air Express, was found in a Kanarra mountains canyon in western Utah. His body passed over Barstow en route to Los Angeles for burial. A January 11 search began after his mail plane failed to reach Salt Lake City following Las Vegas departure. Lost in a blizzard, he landed on foot seeking aid but perished. The plane was found months later by sheep herders. Graham was a top pilot, with nearly 200,000 miles flown and no missed schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Graham
Western Air Express
Utah
Kanarra Mountains
Barstow
Los Angeles
Graham
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Nevada
Engineer Ferguson Leaves Barstow for Los Angeles Project
Engineer K. B. Ferguson and his family departed Barstow at week’s end to relocate to Los Angeles. He supervised Highway Communities construction of the Beacon Tavern Cafe and service station and will proceed to Castac where a fourth Beacon Cafe is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. B. Ferguson
Los Angeles
Barstow
Ferguson
Castac
Harbor Commission OKs Lindy Airport Two Story Admin Building
Lindberg airport plans a two story administration building and immediate work will begin on a radio beacon for the field as approved by the harbor commission.
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San Diego
Lindberg Airport
Harbor Commission
Resigns After 28 Years With Santa Fe
Charley Raftery of Hinkley leaves a long Santa Fe career to take a four year mail delivery contract from Hinkley to Kramer and the Borax plants. He started as Santa Fe agent twenty years ago and chose Uncle Sam service for Sundays and holidays off. He kept most pay intact aside from a travel pass or transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Raftery
Hinkley
Kramer
Borax
Charley
The
Santa Fe
Sam
Mr Raftery
Frank Pinto expands on Main Street by renting adjoining room
Frank Pinto, who recently built on Main Street and opened a barber shop, rents the adjoining room to the Japanese proprietor running La Meda restaurant at Second and Hutchison. The Coca Cola Bottling Works adds the former LaMeda space to its plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pinto
Main Street
Second
Hutchison Streets
Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Mrs Sue Hobb Celebrates Eighty-Eighth Birthday
Mrs Sue Hobb marked her eighty eighth birthday with relatives including Mr and Mrs Arthur Johnson Miss Minnie Terry of Blomington Mr D O Johnson of Van Nuys Mrs Gus sie Dyer of Hayden Arizona and Miss Lelia Burns Johnson of Berkeley guests of Mr J T McMullen and Mrs Sue Hobb last week A few town guests joined in the celebration Mrs Gussie Dyer and Miss Johnson departed for the Grand Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
Minnie Terry
Blomington
D. O. Johnson
van Nuys
Gussie Dyer
Hayden
Arizona
Lelia Burns Johnson
Berkeley
Sue Hobb
J. T. McMullen
Boulder Dam Bill Celebration Draws San Bernardino Welcome
On Monday July 28 a San Bernardino celebration marks the Boulder Dam Bill signing and homecoming of Congressman Phil Swing. The Pickwick Greyhound line will stage through Barstow and Victorville to bring Mojave River Valley residents to the event and back home afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Boulder Dam
Phil Swing
Pickwick-Greyhound
Barstow
Victorville
Mojave River
Weick Former Barstow Native Dies in Yerma
Henry P. Weick aged 44 of Yerma died shortly after retiring Sunday morning from hem orrhage of the brain coroner U Ren of San Bernardino ruled. He was born in McCook Nebraska and lived in the county twenty years. He leaves Velma his wife Patrick their four year old son and four brothers and two sisters. Funeral services were held in San Bernardino with Mountain View cemetery interment.
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Henry P. Weick
Yermo
U’ren
San Bernardino
Weick
Union Pacific
Barstow
McCook
Nebraska
Velma Weick
Patrick
G. P. Weick
May Bellamy
R. E. Stone
Tustin
Louis
Ernest
William
Rialto
Bert
Olinda
Mountain View Cemetery
Riverside engineer visits Barstow in power firm tour
W. B. Loper of Riverside, an engineer in the distribution department of the Southern Sierras Power Company, is a Barstow visitor today. He toured local facilities and met with Barstow officials to discuss power distribution plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Loper
Riverside Engineer
Southern Sierras Power Company
Barstow
Mrs Van Aman Receives Ford Coupe as Birthday Gift
Mrs. Van Aman is presented with a Ford coupe de luxe by her husband as an advance birthday surprise. The couple anticipates her upcoming birthday in a couple of weeks.
Yermo Daggett highway debate prompts future meeting
A Bea con Tavern lobby gathering hosted by Yermo Daggett and Barstow to discuss maintaining the Daggett Yermo road drew limited attendance due to a night ball game. Daggett backers urged preserving the current route while Yermo supporters pushed a new northward link to connect with the state highway. A follow up meeting was scheduled for Friday night July 25 at the Yermo Athletic Club.
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Judge Henderson
Homer Ryerson
Daggett
Yermo
Barstow
Thos, Williams
Daggett Bridge
Calico
Dagget
Barstow Chamber Releases 16 Page Folder To Promote District
The Barstow Chamber of Commerce distributes a new 16 page folder featuring eighteen photos of local business houses and industries. It urges mailing the folder with correspondence to advertise Barstow and attract new industrial payrolls and settlers for rich agricultural lands. The Printer disputes the Mojave spelling with Mohave. T G Nicklin served as publicity agent coordinating photos and copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Mohave
California
T G. Nicklin
C. of C
Bitten by Dog Prompted Rabies Test and Serum
Mrs. Gregorio Guteriz was bitten on the left hand by a neighbor's dog. Despite initial hesitation, swelling led to medical care in Newberry with Dr. Lyle Graham. The dog was killed and its head sent to the State laboratory in Berkeley where rabies was confirmed. The couple then traveled to Los Angeles for serum treatment. The husband noted the dog had bitten others, names not known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregorio Guteriz
Scout Camp Trip In Barstow Flats With Ten Boys
James Kerr led James Weld Roger Kerr Joseph Parasia Edwin Wester and George Wagoner to a Boy Scout camp in Barstow Flats this week. The group includes five boys from Yermo and five from Barstow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kerr
James Weld
Roger Kerr
Joseph Parasia
Edwin Wester
George Wagoner
Barstow Flats
Yermo
Barstow
Grapes Move East as Workers Return to Santa Fe
Slowly more of the laid off Santa Fe crew are going back to work as fruit trains resume. This week two shipments of grapes passed through by Railway Express, eight cars in the first lot and nine in the second, shipped east from the Arvin district at Parlier in the San Joaquin Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Railway Express
Larsen
Arvin
Parlier
San Joaquin Valley
Doran Nominated For Trona Supervisor Seat
The Trona Potash urges Arthur L. Doran of Barstow for reelection as Trona district supervisor. He faces opponent R. B. Peters of Devore in the San Bernardino Valley. The paper calls Doran “a desert man” and argues the district needs his direct county representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trona
Trona Potash Corporation
Arthur L. Doran
Barstow
Iis
R. B. Peters
Devore
San Bernardino Valley
Mrs Ruby Rogers Found Dead in Needles Hotel Apartment
Mrs Ruby Rogers age 20 was found dead Sunday morning in her Cottage hotel apartment Needles by Glen Fuller. Death caused by a small caliber gunshot to the left chest entering the heart and lung. Fuller and Frank Beacher testified she showed no signs of despondency. Fuller last saw her between midnight and 1 am and later called between 8 and 9 am. A note reading No one to blame but me Ruby was found on a table. A gun lay at the foot of the bed. Fuller is held for preliminary examination as detectives and desert police investigate the case and handwriting will be compared to known samples. The gun fingerprints may have been damaged by handling. Investigators note hair near the doorway as possible evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Rogers
Cottage Hotel
Needles
Glen Fuller
Seiger
Rogers
Krobber Delicatessen
Topock
Los Angeles
Ruby
Desert City
Walter A. Shay
Fire destroys Dillingham Bros warehouse in town
A Monday blaze at the Dillingham Bros warehouse destroyed coal lumber grain and cement near the tracks. Santa Fe and city fire crews fought the fire saving adjacent homes with water from an adequate supply. Several firefighters were burned while battling the flames and a few residents aided the crew with water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillingham Bros
Santa Fe Fire Department
O. J. Finke
Fred Bauer
Eddy Hill
al Pocock
Charley Garver
John Benson at Barstow 20-36 Club Homer Record
John Benson addressed Barstow 20-30 Club on refrigeration and ice goals. He noted local ice shipments and a $75,000 reservoir project with $16,000 more spent this year. A ball game between Yermo and Laundry ended 10 to 8 for Yermo as Benson shortened his talk to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Record
Barstow
Newberry
Sischo
Olsen
John Benson
American States Water Service Company of California
Mr. Benson
Benson
Yermo
Hair match raised in Fuller's arraignment in Needles
Attorney Stanley Mussell of San Bernardino named chief defense counsel in Fuller's case. Investigator John G. Pennington traveled from San Bernardino to Needles to aid local police. District Attorney Johnson aims to attend the hearing before Judge C. H. Marks and prosecute for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers
Stanley Mussell
San Bernardino
Fuller
John G. Pennington
District Attorney’s Office
Needles
Johnson
C. H. Marks
Needles Justice Court
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Lindy
Thos. Wilson
Beacon Tavern
Yermo, Daggett and Barstow
Doran
Ruby Rodgers
Llingham
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