Barstow High Defeats Victorville In Tight 22-20 Victory
The Barstow Union High School boys basketball team edged Victorville 22-20 in a close contest last Saturday. Trenkle and Gliebe led Barstow with multiple baskets as defense tightened in the second half and Wetenhall and Melton anchored the guards. The win followed a strong start with Barstow scoring early and ending the half 14-11. The Barstow seniors, guided by Miss Thomas, plan commencement week activities, and the team headlines a March 5 rematch at Needles with Miller taking six top players by train.
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Barstow Union
Victorville
Trenkle
Barstow
Gliebe
Melton
Wadleigh
Kerr
Wetenhall
Needles
Miller
Fifty Thousand Chevrolets Sold On Pacific Coast In 1925
The text notes that fifty thousand Chevrolets were built and sold on the Pacific Coast in 1925 and mentions the Central Garage of Barstow briskly selling their quota while hinting at newspaper advertisements in the printer.
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Pacific Coast
Barstow
Santa Fe seeks license to lease Fresno Interurban Railway
The Santa Fe company applied to the Railroad Commission for permission to lease and acquire by stock control the Fresno Interurban Railway Company, which operates a freight rope easterly from Fresno city, a distance of 17 miles.
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Santa Fe Company
The
Railroad Commission
Fresno Interurban Railway Company
Fresno
The Absolute Truth farcial play delights Barstow crowd
A full house welcomed the farcial comedy The Absolute Truth presented by Barstow Men’s Union at the Congregational church. Clinton McKinnon starred with Kathryn Drumm, Wm. A. Knaggs, Roberta Arnett and others in a tale of truth telling. About 250 attended and the group hopes to raise at least $100 for the parsonage debt.
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Clinton McKinnon
Kathryn Drumm
Gwen
Wm. A. Knaggs
McKinnon
Roberta Arnett
Mrs. Ralston
W. W. Warren
Francis Walton
Ethel
L. E. Brext
Ralston and Bennett
Clifton Sims
van Dusen
Nancy Gilham
Florence
Marie Tumblin
Leon Pp. Whitney
Barstow
Mrrs
Weld
Messrs. Weld
Whitney
Brass
Wettenhall
Johnson
Desert Wild Flowers For Flower Show
The California Spring Blossom and Wild Flower Show will run April 7 and 8 in the Auditorium of the Women's City Club building at 465 Post Street San Francisco. Proceeds aid the Shakespeare Garden fund in Golden Gate Park. Katherine Chandler invites local residents to contribute flowers for the exhibit.
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California
Women's City Club of
San Francisco
Post Street
Golden Gate Park
Katherine Chandler
Duncan Street
Platt Couple Welcome New Daughter At Home
A baby girl was born recently at Dr. B. C. Anderson's residence to Mr. and Mrs. A. Platt. The infant weighed ten pounds and has an unnamed middle name or identifier recorded by the parents.
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Platt
B. C. Anderson
Doreece
Mrs
White's Car Again Figures In Accident
Mrs. E L White and daughter Ber nice along with Miss Ruth Burden escaped injury when their auto was struck by a freight train at the west end of the freight yards. The collision sent both cars past the crossing and required towing to a garage. The Santa Fe adjuster investigated the incident.
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Mrrs
The
Santa Fe
Petition to form Barstow fire district and appoint commissioners
A petition in Barstow asks the Board of Supervisors to form a fire district and to appoint a Board of Fire Commissioners. Names E. L. White Dr. Pratt and R. M. Dillingham appear as recommended fire commissioners to hold office until the second Monday in April and until successors are elected.
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Barstow
Board of Supervisors
Board of Fire Commissioners
E. L. White
Dr. Pratt
R. M. Dillingham
Santa Fe Prepares for Biggest Year in Travel
The annual meeting of Passenger Traffic officials and agents of the Santa Fe Coast Lines at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco discussed a strong tourist influx to California. Summer travel is being ramped up with Back East tickets offered at slightly above one-way fare. Plans to improve service from San Francisco Oakland Fresno and Los Angeles to all system gateways were outlined. fifty six representatives attended the session.
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California
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Oakland
Fresno
Los Angeles
Favor Farm Loan for Ex-Service Men
Campaign plans by California ex service men through the American Legion and allied groups aim to secure voter approval this November for a 20 million dollar farm and home loan bond issue. Legion education efforts emphasize helping veterans obtain farms and homes via state loans. secretary George B. Stout reports eighty men recently purchased farms and homes, urging voters to fund the program.
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San Francisco
California
American Legion
Legion
George B. Stout
State Veterans’ Welfare Board
Stout
Barstow Woman's Club Meets Next Tuesday
The Barstow Woman's Club holds its next regular meeting on Tuesday March 9 with Mrs. George Henderson and Mrs. A C Pratt on the program committee. The day’s topic is Conservation.
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Barstow Woman's Club
George Henderson
A. C. Pratt
Elks Special Train Arrives for Barstow Visit
A Santa Fe chartered Elks of San Bernardino train arrives in Barstow on Saturday night March 13. It departs San Bernardino at 3 00 p m and stops 15 minutes at Victorville for local Elks to board. About 200 Elks are expected for the Barstow district annual visit with the Elks band and drill team on the program.
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Santa Fe
The
Elks of
San Bernardino
Barstow
Victorville
Elks
New California License Plates Go Into Effect March 1
Starting Monday March 1 Sacramento motor officers will stop all cars on public highways not equipped with 1926 license plates. Will H Marsh chief of the division warns operators to show proof of application or face a misdemeanor under Section 51 with double plate penalties. Some applicants have yet to file due to address issues or technicalities but may proceed upon proper showing of effort to obtain plates.
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Sacramento
Division of Motor Vehicles
California
Will H. Marsh
Marsh
Betrothal of Miss Joan Epstein to Barstow Teacher Wallace Miller
Mr and Mrs Louis Archer Epstein of Los Angeles announce the engagement of their daughter Joan to Wallace Henry Miller son of Mr and Mrs H Y Miller prominent Barstow hotel people The couple plan a summer wedding A rumor notes a December Ventura secrecy Neither Epstein nor Miller taught at Barstow High School during all years mentioned Miss Epstein a USC graduate and Miller a Berkeley alumnus Both were teachers at Barstow High in prior years
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Louis Archer Epstein
Los Angeles
Joan
Wallace Henry Miller
H. Y. Miller
Barstow
Ventura
Miss Epsteins
Miller
Miss Epstein
U.S.C
Mr. Miller
University of California, At Berkeley
Big Girl Arrives at Johnson Home in San Bernardino
Albert Johnson has a baby girl born this week in San Bernardino eight pounds the mother and infant are doing nicely Mrs Johnson was formerly Miss Myrtle Smitheram a former local grammar school teacher Also a notice asks anyone with a bill against the new Barstow Printer building to notify L B Tiernan.
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Albert Johnson
San Bernardino
Johnson
Myrtle Smitheram
Barstow
L. B. Tiernan
Garver Declares Candidacy For Barstow High Trustee
C L Garver announces run for Barstow Union High School trustee. Election set for March 26. Current trustee Dix Van Dyke’s term ends. board members include A J Weld N F Pratt Dr Pratt E M Kinslow and Dix Van Dyke.
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C. L. Garver
Barstow Union High School
Dix van Dyke of
Daggett
A. J. Weld
N. F. Pratt
Dr. Pratt
EM. Kinslow
Dix van Dyke
Finishing touches to Hodge brothers home near Barstow
About ten miles south of Barstow on the National Old Trail Highway Robert B. and Gilbert Hodge are erecting a modern home. They were applying the finishing touches with paint and brushes last Sunday. They built the residence on the west side opposite the reservoir and west of Arthur Brisbane's under construction buildings. Fruit trees and grape vines have been planted in the yard, promising the lodge Brothers Ranch will be an attractive spot along the Ola Trail Highway this spring.
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Barstow
Robert B
Gilbert
Hodge
Arthur Brisbane
Lodge Brothers
Ola Trail
Camp Fire Girls Plan Waffle Supper at High School
On Tuesday March 2 Camp Fire Girls met at the home of Luellan with thirteen members present. They toured the old pool and enjoyed a hamburger supper. Officers were elected and plans laid for a waffle supper Friday March 5 at the high school. Mention of Roth swimming last Friday.
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Facy
Luellan
Roth
Osdick School District Union Plan Defeated
A proposed Osdick union school district merging Osdick, Randsburg and Johan Nesburg failed at a recent special election in Osdick. Eighty six votes were cast with 69 against and 17 in favor. Education authorities had endorsed the district.
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Union
Osdick
Randsburg
Johan Nesburg
Landscaping planned for Harper Lake and Hinkley schools
Plans for landscaping the Harper Lake and Hinkley school grounds were completed Tuesday by the assistant county farm advisor under UC extension service direction. Campbell laid paths and gardens and trees to be planted include date palms Arizona ash deodara cedrus Hirani pine species cypress elm and many more.
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Harper Lake
Hinkley
Varius Farm
University of California Extension Service
Ady
Campbell
Hinkley School
Mojave River Irrigation District Names New Director
C H Godshall resigns after years as board president and Dr Katherine Evans is appointed director by the Mojave River Irrigation District board of supervisors. Evans joined on motion of Victorville supervisor Crain. Lintner and Thomas supported the appointment amid local policy disputes. Directors anticipate bonds over 2 million dollars to fund a desert irrigation project with state approval for a Deep Creek dam.
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Mojave River
Victorville
C. H. Godshall
Katherine Evans
Board of Supervisors
Evans
C. §. Crain
F. J. Thomas
A. J. Lintner
Lintner
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Barstow High
Miss Thomas
Gilpinee
Desert
White
Womans Club
Big Girl
Johnson Home
Hodge Brothers Home
Mojave
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