Friends News From Barstow and Vicinity
Local notes report visitors and travels among Barstow area residents. Nevera Munn of Needles visits C B E Pray home this week. Violet De Witt of San Bernardino visits cousin Joy Harris. Ernest Culey and mother from San Bernardino visit Walter and Mrs Culey. Mrs. Robert Jardine returns from Del Monte San Francisco and Oroville. James Kelly recovers from a swimming pool injury after trip from Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet de Witt
San Bernardino
Joy Harris
Robert Jardine
del Monte
San Francisco
Oroville
Ernest Culey
Walter Culey
Fifth Felicita performance scheduled for June 28 at Escondido
With many unable to see Felicita over the past two weekends a fifth presentation will be staged this season. Officials of the out door play plan to present it again next Sunday June 28 at Escondido. A rain Thursday afternoon cooled temperatures. C M King in the local yards was bumped and left today for Aquila Arizona to relieve a vacationing agent. Mrs King plans a lengthy eastern trip soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escondido
C. M. King
Aquila
Arizona
Mrs. King
Mrs Boggs and daughter return to Las Vegas from the north
Mrs. oO. C. Boggs and her daughter Jean Fayle arrived back in Las Vegas this week after visiting in the north. On the way home they called on Mrs. L. J. Henderson, sister of Mrs. Boggs, who resides nearby.
Yermo Visit Noted by Deputy Assessor Jim Holloway
Deputy assessor Jim Holloway visited Yermo on Tuesday and did not indicate when he would return. Residents seeking assessment information should write to the County Assessor in San Bernardino. St. Joan of Arc church held its fourth annual Old California Fiesta on Saturday June 20 near Victorville with a program and beef or tamale dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Holloway
San Bernardino
St. Joan of Arc Church
Osler Ranch
Victorville
Hospital Visit For Tabor Recovery After Surgery
William Brooks Tabor is recovering from an operation last week after a period of serious illness. Mrs Tabor has spent much time at the hospital in San Bernardino. Barstow hosts arrivals from Medford and Portland as relatives visit Henderson home. Tom Williams and Grace Meriam visited from Yermo yesterday. Grace weighs fourteen and a half pounds at two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brooks Tabor
Tom Williams
Grace Meriam
Barstow
Yermo
Tom
San Bernardino
Mrs. Curtis and Betty Visit Henderson Family Inglewood
Mrs Leslie Curtis and her daughter Betty arrived last Thursday to visit L J Henderson home in Inglewood. They returned home Wednesday with Mr and Mrs L J Henderson and cousins Maxine and George Jr. Mrs Henderson and grandchildren will stay for several weeks. Henderson will return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Curtis
Betty
Inglewood
L. J. Henderson
Curtis
Bioth Maxine and
George Jr
Barstow Land Prices Highlight Desert Hub Growth
The ad notes prime business lots on Barstow’s main highways with prices from $1000 to $40,000 for a 50 foot corner plot. It cites heavy eastbound tourist traffic in May and Barstow’s role as a central desert junction linked to Las Vegas Needles Victorville and major attractions drawing millions of visitors annually. It lists local property options near the post office and west of town by Henderson and Tiernan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Carroll
Las Vegas
Barstow
Needles
Victorville
Grand Canyon
Boulder Dam
Death Valley
California
Mountain Ranges
Lubin Henderson
Lloyd Tiernan
Los Angeles man builds service station at Daggett
Homer Townsend has leased land opposite the Inspection station at Daggett and is constructing a service station and camp. Riley Electric is wiring the facility and Townsend expects to open for business by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Townsend
Los Angeles
Daggett
Riley
Townsend
Lumirisa Returns From New York Visit To Ill Father
Lumirisa traveled from New York where his father’s illness prompted the trip. He notes his father’s condition was about the same on departure. In New York he visited the Empire State Building which stands 102 stories tall, houses 25 600 people, and handles 46 000 daily visitors with 62 elevators and capacity for 80 000 in emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lumirisa
New York
Empire State Building
Mrs A Luminosa Plans NYC Visit with Family
Mrs A Luminosa and her children are set to depart early next week for New York City to visit relatives they have not seen in three years.
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A. Luminosa
New York City
Mr and Mrs John Benson and family visit Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs John Benson and family spent Sunday in Los Angeles and returned home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Benson
Los Angeles
New York Firm Secures Judgment Over California Property
J F Wait, president of Inter City Development Corp of New York, reports a superior court judgment in Los Angeles against Sid Barber for clay removed from a state property north of Silver Lake. Barber must return 2800 dollars. counter suit by Barber was dismissed. The firm and partners claim about 30000 dollars invested and 30 carloads of clay shipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wait
Inter- City Development Corp
New York
Los Angeles
Sid Barber
Silver Lake
Barber
Wait
Aviator Miles Plans Pacific Northwest South America Trip
Lieut Leland Miles San Bernardino aviator will leave Friday for a 10 day flight over the Pacific Northwest and Canada with employer Harry Bannister and wife Ann Harding. Bannister hunts and fishes on the trip Miles has headed Bannister's aviation work from Hollywood. Harding will not join the northern voyage but plans a future Central and South America tour with Miles after her film work. O C Gilson visits Oakland after a San Bernardino trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bannister
Hollywood
Leland
Miles
San Bernardino
Pacific Northwest
Canada
Bannister
Ann Harding
Central
South America
Death Valley Borax Mill Employs Twenty Men
W S Huston, master mechanic for the old Borax mill at Death Valley Junction, visited Barstow during a brief vacation. The mill grinds 2,000 tons of clay from Ash Meadows monthly and employs about twenty men, with ten more loading clay at Ash Meadows. A steam shovel is used in operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Huston
Old Borax Smith Company
Barstow
Death Valley Junction
Ash Meadows
Miss Gilham Heads Oakland Visit to Ill Mother
Miss Nancy Gilham left Wednesday for Oakland to visit her mother who is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy
Gilham
Oakland
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al Mudgett
A. C. Zimmerman
Mojave
Hinkley Garage
Second St
Berkeley Ave
Guernsey Bull Service
H. C. Bailey’s
Hinkley
A. J. Weld
John Grover
Brucer & Slaton
Hinkley Valley
Riley Electric Shop
Elmer A. Riley
Flower
Smithson Stock Ranch
Helendale
Fairbanks Morse
McGowan Dairy
Henry Dodd
Cunningham Pharmacy
Waycott’s Flower Shop
Nevera Munn
C.be. Pray Home
J. C. Isham
Yermo Oil Company
Harry Kelly
Harry
James
Long Beach
M. O. Kurtz
Medford
Oregon
George Henderson
W. A. Crawford
Portland
Henderson
Henderson Home
NEW York Corporation
Aviator Miles
O. C. Gilson
Louis Glebe
Hodge
Hodge Depot
H. I. Jay
Murphy Bros
Ludlow
Beacon Cafe
Frigidaire
Ensign Electric Service
Postal Tele
Auburn
Dodge
West Main ST
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