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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
1
Barstow prepares for a record July fourth celebration with thousands expected. Victorville baseball team arrives to challenge locals on the new diamond. Miners and racehorse owners from across the desert travel to view the rebuilt town and prize events. Local drivers practice Ford backward races as part of the festivities.
John and William McCelland of Barstow head north after the Waymeyer brothers accused of stealing their wives and four children. Sheriff Winter A Shay holds the Waymeyers may be hiding in a northern city and the McCellands seek to capture them and restore their families. Ollie and Bessie McCelland are charged with contributing to the delinquency of their minor children.
A new moving picture theatre owned by Chas. Wallace opens at 11 am on July Fourth with continuous shows. Capacity 190, ventilating air every two minutes, fireproof projection room, two modern projectors, stereoptician, electric rewinder, gold gauze curtain, black framed screen. Griffiths American starring as attraction. Name not yet chosen. a free month of entertainment for the winning submission.
Federal aid funds are drawn from the Old Trails highway as the Good Roads Bureau urges a northward Colorado River crossing to connect the Arrowhead route near Verme Las Vegas midway between Barstow and the Nevada line. If approved the desert south California and Needles economy would shift with a shorter Kingman Needles route saving about 50 miles to fund a new bridge. Southern California waits for proper transcontinental routes.
C T Cleland received the contract Wednesday for the erection of two bungalows and an addition to the building. Work started on the improvements Wednesday afternoon. The two bungalows will be used for classrooms and the improvements total $8,000. A 20x50 foot addition is being added to the grammar school housing sanitary toilets.
Local dispatches report Miss Flake King visiting San Bernardino on Thursday. A new five piece orchestra forms in Barstow led by the Sullivans. Hugh Thursby returns to Needles after surgery in Los Angeles. C. S. Crooks comes back from Stockton with his family. E. M. Kinslow returns from a business trip to Los Angeles. J. Muegett drives a new Ford from Barstow Garage. Mrs. FE. BE. West enjoys the Grand Canyon this week. Mr. and Mrs. Stone with Miss Sell motor to Big Bear and Lake Arrowhead. Young Witty arrives from school to stay with his parents at Casa del Desierto. Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Teague plan a three-month visit to eastern and southern states. Flooring on the Highway garage will be laid by July 4 for dancing. Herbert Gouldin and Willard Wright depart for Portland to attend the Christian Endeavor Convention.
Dr Leslie Curtis arrived in Barstow this week after graduating from a Los Angeles dental college this year He has rented an office and laboratory in the White and Platt building and will open in the same waiting room used by Dr Benson
Two slight quakes shook Barstow on Wednesday night with the first at 10 30 p m and a second around 2 a m Local authorities noted no damage and no injuries as residents reported tremors rattling buildings and streets.
Mrs Hillis came back Wednesday night after traveling by automobile in the northern part of the state.
Josey toured his mining property in the Goldstone district on Wednesday and returned to San Francisco that night, details suggest a routine inspection of active claims and containment area status.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hart and family left for Girard Ohio after receiving a telegram that Mrs W H Hart Hart's mother is ill Distant sister Mrs M T Fisher of Santa Anna joined them at Barstow on their way back to mother’s bedside.
Miss Mildren Wester of San Francisco is visiting Barstow at the home of her cousins, the C. O. Westers.
Marty Allen resumes work after a two week vacation in Salt Lake City accompanied by his wife and daughter who reside in San Bernadino.
Crohn's Four-piece Orchestra plays a dance at Barstow Auditorium. A moving picture shows at the new picture house on Monday June 29. Masquerade Dance in Yermo on July 4. Big celebration all day in Barstow.
Mrs Faulkner and two children of Redondo Beach and Mrs GC Mc Intyre with daughter Betty of San Bernardino are house guests of Mr and Mrs George Deskins.
Mrs J J Chambers and her children travel to Montana for a family visit. A reunion with Mrs Chambers sisters is planned in that state.
Santa Fe special officer Ed Harris is the proud owner of a new Dodge sedan. Speeders on the highways will face a shrill siren if caught, a warning from the officer who now enforces safer driving behavior.
Mr and Mrs BE Rochette prepare for a sixty day trip starting from Barstow and heading through the eastern states. They will depart for the east next week from Barstow aiming to visit multiple eastern locales.
Excavation has begun for a new hotel to be built by Mr. and Mrs. George Drumm on the Highway east of the Barstow Produce Market. The project marks a new development for the area and sets the stage for anticipated growth near the market district.
A massive rock slide in the Teton mountains western Wyoming toppled into the Gros Ventre River creating a 200 foot deep reservoir. A horse rider escaped by leaping onto his mount, cattle herds were swept away, buildings shattered, and tourists halted. No injuries or deaths reported. plans to drain the reservoir were not disclosed.
The Angels Flight Railway in Los Angeles reports 1924 passengers paid 35 795 for rides on its 100 yard incline. Net operating revenue reached 9 792 for the year, showing the line can be financially viable according to the state railroad commission release.
The Santa Fe Apprentice team visits Barstow Sunday to play the local nine on the new diamond located across the hill west of town near the state highway. On July 4 Victorville team comes to Barstow to face the locals in another afternoon game.
Dr W W Ramsey of Stockton and partners Drumm and Clancy of Barstow say the Goldstone Belmont Mining Co has never looked better since breaking ore on lower levels. Active at the Goldstone camp north of Barstow since 1916, they hope to develop a large mine of low grade ore.
The California State Highway Commission invites bids for grading and rock surfacing of 25.70 miles from Victorville to Hicks along the National Old Trail Highway. The project aims to reach within ten miles of Barstow and connects Yermo and Daggett with improved roads benefiting daily travel to Barstow.
Carl Arends sustained a badly bruised head arm and back after his stripped Ford struck an unlit machine on the Barstow highway near Senora town. He was knocked unconscious when he hit a rock and was thrown from his vehicle but no serious injuries developed.
Dr. McKinsey longtime Union Pacific physician at Yermo and resident of Daggett was seriously hurt Saturday when his car struck a telegraph pole and rolled over. Passersby freed him, he was treated at Barstow and then transported to a San Bernardino hospital.
Oldtimers report the heaviest dust storm in memory sweeping Barstow and across the Arizona line. Railroad men from Parker describe the event as among the worst ever seen. Rumors pleaded of a volcanic eruption near Amboy and two earthquakes in Barstow sparked telegraph inquiries.
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