Bankers Drive Chicago Role In Two Billion Reconstruction Plan
Chicago figures lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation created by Congress. Charles G. Dawes will head the $2,000,000,000 federal entity, with Melvin A. Traylor of First National Bank of Chicago shaping its ability to aid closed banks and depositors harmed by bank failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicago
Middle West
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Congress
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Presidential Timber
Reconstruction Corporation
Melvin A. Traylor
First National Bank of Chicago
Traylor
Senate
The
New Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Chicago Ranker
Officer Boone To Give ately Talk At PTA Meeting
The PTA meeting featured Miss Calaway's 8th graders presenting civics work and attorney J. W. Whicker recounting John S. Fremont. Refreshments were provided by the committee. On March 16 the PTA observes Fathers Night with a talk on safety by County and State Traffic officer J. Boone for the school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officer Boone
Ately
PTA
Parent Teachers Association
Boone
Barstow Players to Raise Funds for Charity
Barstow Community Players debut with two one act plays The Razor Edge and The Ace Is Trumped at the grammar school auditorium on Tuesday March 15 at 8:30 pm under Kiwanis Club auspices. Proceeds aid underprivileged children. Kiwanis quartet to entertain. Tickets from Kiwanis members. Cast list includes Mrs Algie Falconer Barbara Mary Buckley and others. Local real estate man T G Nielkin returned from Los Angeles after ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Barstow
Kiwanis Club
Razor Edge
Algie Falconer
Park Barbara
Mary Buckley Ogeee
Alfred Henderson
Gleason
Gordon Park
Ree Lacoue
Fred Buckley Eddy Reilly
Dave Morey
San Bernardino Kiwanis Club
Pete Ring
Escondido Club
Barstow Club
Dr. Chapin
Robt. Jardine
S Compton
Herb Manson
Ed Seymour
George McDonald
Victor Valley Lions
Lancaster Kiwanians
Ed Blankenship
Kiwanis
Henderson
Ed Sterns
New election law changes alter school and primary voting rules
The County Clerk announces a new permanent registration system allowing voting without recent re registration if voters stay in their precinct. Registrations must be up by March 24 for the May 3 presidential primary and party affiliation must be declared. Republican and other party ballots list their electors. non partisans vote in November only.
Las Vegas Engineer Assigned to Yermo Run
Charley Damrow, veteran U. P. engineer based in Las Vegas, is reassigned to Yermo to relieve 8S. B. Wengert. Damrow will handle the 9 a.m. switch at Yermo as listed in Las Vegas Age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Damrow
U. P
Las Vegas
Yermo
B. Wengert
Damrow
Santa Fe Drops Two Passenger Trains this Week
Santa Fe will drop two passenger trains No 8 east bound and No 21 west bound with their last runs on the morning of the 5th and March 6. Trains 23 and 24 will carry locals without pullman seats. A reduction of three engine crews and three passenger crews follows, with workers based in Needles and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
A. J. Morgan
Morgan
Needles
Los Angeles
Charley Willis Reels From Loss Of Texas Father
Charley Willis returned home from Godley Texas after his father R J Willis died in an auto accident near the rain swept street. The elder Willis nearly reached eighty and was Texas pioneer and long time Mason with sixty year membership. He left five sons and four daughters along with a widow. Charley Willis of Barstow is the youngest, with a sister among twelve children. The extended family counts thirty two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Willis
Godley
Texas
R. J. Willis
Richard Jefferson Willis
Barstow
Union Pacific Buys Pickwick Franchise Rail Lines
Union Pacific has purchased the Pickwick franchise of the Pacific Greyhound Lines serving Los Angeles Barstow Vermo Salt Lake Chicago. Tickets will be sold from Los Angeles to North Yermo and back. A rate schedule is under development by the Railway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Stages
Pacific Greyhound Lines
Los Angeles
Barstow
Vermo
Salt Lake
Chicago
R. E. Hicks
North Yermo
Railway Commission
Elks Dinner Dance at Arrowhead Hotel March 17
Charley Demetrings of San Bernardino notes San Bernardino Elks plan a St Patrick's social at Arrowhead Springs hotel with a dinner dance. An afternoon bridge party for Elks wives and relatives is set for Friday March 11 at the Elks clubhouse on Fourth Street with prizes and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Demetrings
San Bernardino
Barstow
Elkhom
St. Patrick
Pioneer George Rose Opens Cave Springs Gold Mill
George Rose, pioneer miner, now operates a small gold mill near Cave Springs. He visited Barstow Tuesday with friend P. J. Williams, who is interested in gold property northwest of Silver Lake. Spring weather spurs mining activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cave Springs
George Rose
Barstow
P. J. Williams
Silver Lake
Barstow Bridge Project Survey and Link Planned
The State surveying crew measures three miles for the Mojave lateral from the new Barstow bridge to be built this spring. A sum of $176,000 will be spent for the bridge and the connecting three miles. The highway marking crew operates in the district to mark the route from San Bernardino to Needles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mojave
Barstow
Whben
San Bernardino
Needles
Barstow A B C squads top Victorville in league Games
Barstow high school basketball teams A B and C defeated Victorville high school last Tuesday. A team won 31 to 14 tying for first place with Lancaster in the Desert league. B team finished 25 to 20 and won its game 18 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Victorville High School
Lancaster
Death by Self Inflicted Shotgun Weds San Bernardino Case
Mrs Emily DeLor DeWitt 47, wife of W Henry DeWitt, died by her own hand at home in San Bernardino on Monday. In ill health she shot herself while the family was away, found by her son. W H DeWitt, brother of Mrs Ed Harris of Barstow, attended the funeral services with Mrs Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily DeLor DeWitt
W. Henry DeWitt
San Bernardino
Judge Olney Speaks at Kiwanis Meeting on Freedom of the Air
Barstow Kiwanis heard Judge Jesse Olney of Adelanto discuss The Freedom of the Air and how air highways were preempted by a few. he urged members to study upcoming bills to prevent continued concentration of air control by wealthy interests. The meeting featured a varied program, including songs by a quartet and reports from committee chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Olney
Kiwanis
Lubin Henderson
Chester
Carl Groot
John Benson
Ed Sterns
Harl Barr
Ed Seymour
Seymour
Gordon Park
Henry Miller
Barstow Park
Chamber of Commerce
O. J. Finke
Miller
Santa Fe
Gardiner Taylor
Jesse Olney
Adelanto
Contol
Newberry PTA Hosts Barstow Children Program
The Newberry Parent Teachers Association met February 23 with Barstow Grammar School pupils supervised by Mr Lindsley performing speeches dances and readings from the 6th to 8th grades. Mr Clooney Desert schools superintendent spoke on changes in teaching and nearer pupil teacher ties. A card party was set for March 5 and the next meeting was scheduled for March 4 at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teachers Association of
Newberry
Barstow Grammar School
Lindsley
Clooney
Kelso official visits Las Vegas on a yesterday trip
Kelso California postmaster and storekeeper I Packard spent yesterday in Las Vegas visiting friends. The Las Vegas Age notes the brief outing of the Kelso official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. I. Packard
Kelso
California
Las Vegas
Fred Miller Jr dies of meningitis at 16
Fred Miller Jr., 16, son of Fred Miller, a Santa Fe employee of Needles, died today from cerebro spinal meningitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Miller Jr
Fred Miller
Santa Fe
Needles
Falls Under Train In Desert Accident Severs Hand
Garry Booth, about 30, fell beneath a train at Cadiz and had his right hand severed and upper arm split. He was taken to Needles hospital while en route to Parker, Arizona for a job awaiting. Booth is Roy Steffenson’s brother in law, well known on the desert at Daggett and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Booth
Cadiz
Needles
Booth
Parker
Arizona
Roy Steffenson
Troy
Desert
Daggett
Points Fast
W E A Installation Slated at Rose Inn Friday
The postponed W E A installation will occur at the Rose Inn on Friday evening March 11. Mrs. Julia C. Ginn Stael Field Director will preside. A top state drill team will perform a Fancy Drill during the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Inn
Julia C. Ginn
Stael
Halfway Commission Weighs Yermo Water Meters
Walter Bracken a Las Vegas resident and Union Pacific state agent was in Barstow yesterday en route to Yermo. The meeting with Union Pacific officials and the State Railroad Commission aimed to decide on installing water meters in Yermo. Union Pacific has supplied water at $1.50 monthly and seeks meters to cover operating losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Braken
Union Pacific
Las Vegas
Barstow
Yermo
State Railroad Commission
Union Pacific Company
Bracken
Desert Route Open to Big Bear Lake
The desert route remains the sole passable road to Big Bear Lake with chains required on muddy Cushenbury and Johnson grades. The nine mile Baldwin Lake segment is soft and muddy and largely one way, making travel difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bear Lake
Cushenbury
Johnson
Baldwin Lake
Big Bearr Lake
Four new minerals added to earths crust list
Washington reports four new minerals identified by the Smithsonian Institution for mining circles. Clarkeite is a uranium oxide mineral with minor lead water and sodium, dark brown to orange with a waxy luster. Bervanite is an iron, water and vanadium bearing mineral, nearly transparent and brown to yellowish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. G. Nielkin
Union Pacific Stage
Pickwick
Saee
Pacific Greyhound
ELKS
Arrowhead Hotel
Halfway Commission
A. Lindbergh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!