Sal Duties and Desert Dances Highlight Newberry Notes
Sal writes from Newberry noting varied local humor and a dig at the Woman's Club, while highlighting a recent dance with Dutch Dorrance’s seven in three orchestra and a suspenders anecdote. Mining in the southeast hills shows renewed activity with a carload of ore shipped from Hector, and local owners Mowry Tucker Cooper prepare for early mine work as Geaumans return from Los Angeles in a Chevy.
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Sal
Newberry
Dorrance
Amboy
Barstow
Hector
Imperial
Mowry
Nevada
Silver Cliff
Tucker
Cave Springs Mining Corporation
Mr. Cooper
Sunshine Mine
Geaumans
Los Angeles
Lucas
Sue
Guy
Watchmaker's Week Reflects Broad Repair Rush
Santa Fe Watch Inspector Landow in Barstow repairs timepieces for railroad crews and farmers alike. The busy week spans Union Pacific and Santa Fe employees seeking timely service, underscoring a surge in watch maintenance across trades.
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Santa Fe
Landow
Barstow
Union Pacific
Newberry Woman's Club Luncheon and Prizes
Mrs Van Doran hosted Newberry Woman's Club with a luncheon and card games. Prizes were awarded to the winner and loser. Guest Mrs Maxine Burton of Los Angeles visited Mrs Osborn. Rancho Larga Vida runs four miles east of Newberry, managed by Mrs A May Monroe and nephew J Pickel, focusing on turkeys and chickens with 800 of each being prepared for market.
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Newberry Woman's Club
van Doran
Midway Station
Newberry District
A. May Monroe
J. Pickel
Newberry
Town Improvement Hobby of White and Platt
One of Barstow's attractive homes, that of E. L. White, is noted for trees, lawn and flowers. The Printer features an ad for White and Platt, pioneer Barstow paint dealers, recalling when Sherwin Williams brightened desert buildings a generation ago.
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Barstow
E. L. White
Pioneer
White & Platt
Desert
Sherwin-Williams
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Sunland Dairy
Waterman Ranch Dairy
Mojave River Valley
Mojave
N. McCall
Cunningham Pharmacy
Motor Express
San Bernardino
Hewitt St
Mutual
Victorville
Kelly Springfield
Springfield Tires
Kelly
Barstow, California
WHITE
Iptal TV
Lappaav Erat Tal TV
AV Vhdy Saappray
Pat Pike
In Yan
Pontiac
Michigan
Oakland-Pontiac
Bill
Steen Barstow
General Motors
Ward
Sela
Imperial Utilities Corp
American States Public Service Company
San Bernardino Co
California
Tiernan
Fisher
Waiter
Simon le
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