Committee Forms Sanitary District in Barstow
A Barstow effort to create a sanitary district gains momentum as a Chamber of Commerce committee led by J H Benson and including R J Mills J L White and Mrs E L Pitcher canvasses residents. Sentiment favors moving toward an election to form the district and elect five directors to seek funds for a sewerage system. Burt A Heinly pledges his firm’s cooperation with Highway Communities on local improvements.
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Miller
White
Barstow
Chamber of Commerce
J HE Benson
R J. Mills
J. L. White
E. L. Pitcher
Tiernan
Miratti
Burt A. Heinly
Barstow Beacon Effort Faces Rejection and Delays
The Barstow Printer reports on 1928 correspondence with a proposed aeronautical beacon service station, a hotel, and cafe. Initial refusals give way to tentative hope near Cajon Pass, but later officials and Richfield Oil turn down Barstow citing route adjustments reducing beacon value. Further negotiations extend into the following months.
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Barstow
Burt A. Heinly
Mojave River Valley
Heinly
Cajon Pass
Lloyd E. Tiernan
California
Tiernan
Miller
House
Richfield Oil
Preview of Beacon Tavern opening in Barstow
Frank Miratti, lessee, invites 200 friends to preview the Beacon Tavern and Beacon Cafes in Barstow Saturday evening, with limited visiting. Sunday open for general inspection as an unveiled highway tavern with Spanish orchestra. Mr. Wilson says no room rental Saturday. hotel register opens Sunday.
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Barstow
Frank Miratti
Miratti
Picle
Old
Mexico
Thomas R. Wilson
Hotel stockholders plan Friday visit to Beacon properties
Report states Highway Communities Corp Ltd stockholders owners of Beacon Tavern and Beacon Cafe and Richfield Oil officials will arrive Friday afternoon in two Fokker planes to inspect the new buildings. Guests include Frank Miratti K C Sanders and Mr Mrs Thos R Wilson. Expected arrivals list Paul D House John B Miller Henry M Robinson George S Cochran M M Kauffman Burt A Heinly Morris B Miller Henry Schulthels and others.
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Highway Communities Corp. Ltd
Beacon Tavern
Beacon Cafe
Richfield Oil Company
Fokker
Frank Miratti
K. C. Sanders
Thos. R. Wilson
Paul D. House
Highways Communities, Ltd
Electrical Products Corp
John B
Zenda Employing 45 Men On King Vein Work
Zenda mine operators currently employ forty five workers on the 530 foot level with drifts cut toward the King vein. Production shipments await a silver price rise.
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ZENDA
Barstow and Needles to Meet in San Bernardino
Barstow Chamber accepts Needles Chamber invitation to attend a goodwill party next Wednesday July 2 in San Bernardino. Bert B. Meek state director of the Highway Commission will join county representatives to discuss highway routing. Needles citizens want routing changed through Needles.
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Barstow
Daggett Yermo Barstow Taxpayers Demand Highway Maintenance
Daggett residents petition county Supervisors to maintain the Daggett Yermo Barstow highway. Taxpayers from Yermo Newberry and Barstow join, stressing Barstow’s tourist traffic and regional travel needs.
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Daggett
Yermo
Barstow
Newberry
Richfield Beacon Tower and Hotel Plan At Barstow
Barstow wins a strategic site between Seventh and Eighth streets for the Richfield Aeronautical Beacon Tower and a 50 room two story hotel with baths. The project promises heavy visitor influx, outside capital, and future expansion while highlighting Barstow as a transcontinental travel hub.
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High Communities Corporation Ltd
Pacific Coast
Canada
Mexico
Highway Communities
Barstow
Richfield Aeronautical
Trafffic
Beacon Tower
Seventh and
Eighth Street
Ylans
Burt A. Heinly
Ighway
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Chicago
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Depot
Transcontinental Air Transport
Pennsylvania Railroads
Pickwick-Greyhound
Bakersfield
Richfield
Visions of old Spain in Beacon Tavern and Cafe opening
A long two story Beacon complex presents a Tavern and Cafe with over three hundred feet of rooms, each with adjoining baths, varied tile schemes, and luxe furnishings. Fifty rooms include balconies, a grand foyer, archways, beamed ceilings, tapestries, art objects, and a non intrusive office, inviting visitors for a weekend open house and local guests.
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Spain
Beacon
Lisbon
St. Porchaire
Kiwanians Bound for Atlantic City
Barstow Kiwanians met at the Santa Fe depot to greet Southern California delegates en route to the Kiwanis International convention in Atlantic City. North members arrived on Train 21 and transferred to the Kiwanis special from the south, traveling by Santa Fe.
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Barstow
Santa Fe
Southern California
Kiwanis Clubs
Atlantic City
Interstate To Install a Thousand Line Switchboard
The Interstate Telegraph Company expands from a 160 line to a 1000 line system in Barstow, with an average of two telephones per user, after boosting capacity to meet rapid growth. A Beacon Tavern installation supports ten trunk lines, with wiring concealed throughout the building and upgrades by H. M. Strousnider, R. F. Ferber, and L. W. Fullerton.
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Inter- State Telegraph Company
Barstow
Beacon Tavern
First Street
H. M. Strousnider
Bishop
R. F. Ferber
L. W. Fullerton
Senate OK for Boulder Dam funding boosts Barstow
The Senate approved a 10.6 million dollar Boulder Dam appropriation in the second deficiency bill, signaling the start of construction. The move promises prosperity for Barstow and Southern California as the giant project proceeds.
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Barstow
Senate
Boulder Dam
California
Promoted to Los Angeles Wire Chief for Behrens
Robert Behrens, after 17 years with the Santa Fe at Needles including 10 as wire chief, received word yesterday of his promotion to a similar wire chief position in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Robert Behrens
The
Santa Fe
Needles
Bids to Open for 29 Mile National Old Trails Route
Construction firms inspect the 29 mile stretch between Amboy and Essex as state highway officials prepare to open bids in Sacramento on July 2.
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Amboy
Essex
State Highway Department
Sacramento
County Gains in Help for Tax Funds Measure Endorsed
San Bernardino county supervisors backed a campaign to reimburse counties hit by utility taxes. The state association of supervisors, meeting at Yosemite Valley, endorsed assembly bill No 21 and predicted strong voter support in the fall election. Supervisor A L Doran reported growing backing for the measure.
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San Bernardino County
State Association of Supervisors
Yosemite Valley
A. L. Doran
Barstow
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Washington D. C
Wm. H. Cottel
Richfield Oil Co
Dev
Interstate
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