Barstow Booms as Mojave River District Prospers
Barstow and the Mojave River Basin emerge as a progressive California district with strong tourist trade. Rail hubs Santa Fe Union Pacific and Tonopah Tidewater feed traffic to Death Valley and Boulder Dam, while new businesses and construction projects reshape Main Street. Donor investors and affordable property fuel a growing Barstow economy with rising rental activity and planned additions through July.
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Barstow
Mojave River Basin
California
West
Middle West
United States
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Yermo
Tonopah & Tidewater
Ludlow
Barstow Union High
Death Valley
Boulder Dam
Canyons
Kineleyside
Riverside
Mojave
Kingleyside
Thos. M. Nabora
R. C. Kinley
Main Street
March of Progress
John Gliebe
Fourth
Main
Southern Sierras Power Company
Daggett
H. G. Laub
Arbor Day Observance Calls for Mass Tree Planting
Next Saturday March 7 Arbor Day in California honors Luther Burbank on his 82nd birth anniversary. Governor Rolph urges a state wide tree planting and every class in Mojave River Basin should plant a tree this Friday. Barstow families urged to plant one tree per member and many groups invited to participate with a goal of 500 trees in Barstow.
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Rolph
Luther Burbank
California
Mojave River Basin
Barstow
Chambers of Commerce
Bostow
Joint Club Meeting Attracts 40 Members And Guests
A biannual gathering of about 40 members and Kiwanians was held Tuesday evening to foster fellowship. Everett Williams ceded the gavel to Alfred Henderson as chair. San Bernardino attorney Stanley Mussell spoke on current laws and enforcement, with Judge Jerome Kava haugh explaining how laws are made. Local guests included Bernard Merrill Watha Justice and H G Laub.
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Everett Williams
Alfred Henderson
Stanley Mussell
San Bernardino
Jerome Kava Haugh
Bernard Merrill
Watha Justice
H. G. Laub
Mrs Groot Teaches Hodge School with Nineteen Pupils
Mrs Carl B Groot who has taught the Hodge school for months says she enjoys it. She has nineteen pupils and recently taught Isabel Cruz a boy who attended thirty seven schools last year and moved often with his railroad worker father. Emily Brisbane, ten, daughter of Arthur Bris bane and his wife, is another pupil who attends part time due to health.
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Carl B. Groot
Hodge
Isabel Cruz
Isabel
Hodge School
Hinkley notes and regional farming at York and Harper Lake
Hinkley news covers illness and substitute teaching at the local school and visits among residents. It highlights Stecking Farms on York Ranch expanding alfalfa, water, and sheep activity, plus desert tourism encouragement and nearby ranch interests in Shasta County and Los Angeles markets.
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Baecht
Hinkley School
Ed Seymour
Joseph F. Quigley
Los Angeles
A. A. Sproule
Quigley
Vida Sproule
M. J. Palmer
Pitman
Whittier
Palmer
Hinkley
Harry Foye
Johnson
News of Friends In Barstow And District
Barstow notes include visits by Mrs. Happy McDonald Needles and Mrs. M A Beimer Bakersfield. Lucile Price case clarified. local beauty parlors pricing vs San Bernardino. several hospital stays and operations in Los Angeles. residents travel to Long Beach Ludlow and Rochester for health and work. theft warnings and Mayo Brothers consult. Poppy display trip to Tehachapi Arvin. local basketball loss to Pomona. Barstow to Los Angeles family visits. probation case of Alexander Clark. Rio Grande owner Max Stevens meets sister in LA. social visits from Pittsburgh Yuma and Enlgewood. Bob Walker auto theft warrant issued. paintwork for new gas company in Barstow.
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Happy” McDonald
Needles
Barstow
M. A. Beimer
Bakersfield
Ll. P. Haney
Lucile Price
Cottonwood Falls
Kansas
San Bernardino
A. J. Morgan
Richard
Micarovia
Mr. Morgan
Santa Fe Hospital
Los Angeles
E. O
Dad
Santa Fe
Agent Morgan
Alien Floyd
Leavin
Ludlow
Floyd
Tom Murphy
Rochester
Minnesota
Mayo Brothers
Fred Awerback
Hazel Ryerson
B. F. Butts
Tehachapi
Arvin
Fred Wheeler
Beacon Tavern
Nancy Gilham
Wrightwood
Ira Ramsey
Kenneth
Knaggs
John Cullenan
Redman
Pomona
Geo. Larmore
Clark
Superior Court
Max Stevens
Rio Grande
Theister
Yuma
Arizona
Frank West
Inglewood
Leonard Bush
Murphy
Walker
Bob Walker
B. Frank Butts
New Gas Company
Butts
L. G. Laub
County Assessor to Visit District For Tax Exemption Claims
Deputy County Assessor James M. Holloway will start district assessments next Monday. He will be in Barstow Tuesday and in the American Legion building that evening. Soldiers and sailors should bring discharge papers legal property descriptions and auto registration blanks to claim exemptions. Residents with new property improvements since March 1 1930 or patented mining claims must declare values. Schedule: Barstow afternoons 1 to 5 March 9 12 18 Yermo March 10 11 Barstow March 16 20 Victorville March 23 27.
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James M. Holloway
Barstow
American Legion
Boy Scout
Holloway
Yermo
Victorville
Fathers Night Planned By P T A For March Eighteenth
The P T A at the grammar school reports a carnival booth profit of 10.37 turned to the treasurer. A nominating committee was appointed to select contestants for next year's officers and the election will be held in April. Prizes for the oratorical contest will be paid. An open forum discussed proper ways to handle children's allowances.
Barstow Woman's Club Invited to Sunday Service
The Barstow Woman's Club will attend Sunday evening services March 8 at the church after an invitation from Rev. Reid. A section will be reserved for club members. The next regular meeting is Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Jamie Kelly as chairwoman and it will be Girl Scout Day.
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Barstow
Baby Specialist Clinic Opens Next Month in Barstow
Mrs. E. L. Hainsworth, baby specialist from the State Board of Health, will visit Barstow April 2 3 and 4 to examine children up to six years old. Free examinations are run by the Parent Teacher Association with appointments. Parents should call Mrs. Harry Kelly at 3307 to schedule. On April 3, round up day, parents with children ready for school should bring them for examination.
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E. L. Hainsworth
State Board of Health
Barstow
Parent Teacher Association
Kelly
Application for Water Permit to Appropriate Fenner Spring
An applicant, Mrs. Effel Rudy of Fenner California, seeks a permit to divert 0.2 cubic feet per second from Fenner Spring under San Bernardino County claim 6897. The intended use is domestic, with diversion to occur in Section 28, Township 8 North, Range 18 East, S.B.M. coordinates. The application is filed with the State Board of Examination and Regulation of Water in the Fenner area.
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San Bernardino County
Effel Rudy
Fenner
Cal
Fenner Spring
Judge Sentences Wilson and Delgardo to 180 Days Each
Judge Henderson orders Dave Wilson to 180 days and Marie Delgardo to a similar term. The sentences aim to protect society and the individuals involved by enforcing corrective confinement.
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Henderson
Dave Wilson
Marie Delgardo
Water main to serve Henderson subdivision project
A six inch water main will run to the west end of the Henderson subdivision improving the hill western area and ensuring a plentiful water supply for this ideal residential property. Many improvements are projected for this location during the early spring.
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Henderson
Women and escorts linked to stolen Denver car near Barstow
Officers Harris Snedigar and Jenkins stopped a neatly dressed woman with two male escorts around Barstow. Interrogation revealed the car they traveled in was stolen in Denver. The owner paid one member $10 to steal and drive it out of Colorado to claim theft insurance. They were taken to San Bernardino jail to await Denver officers.
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Harris
Snedigar
Jenkins
Barstow
Denver
Colorado
San Bernardino
Barstow Trustees Election Set for March 27 1931
Barstow Union High School and Barstow Grammar School announce a joint election to choose two high school trustees and one grammar school trustee. Terms of Krause and Phillips on the high school board and Johnson on the grammar board expire. Polls open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the district schoolhouse. Reports show election officers listed.
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Barstow Union High School
Barstow Grammar School
BE. J. Krause
C. G. Phillips
A. W. Johnson
C. L. Garver
Gertrude Northup
FE. J. Krause
Teen P. Whitney
Lec'y
Notice of Election for Barstow Elementary Trustee
Barstow Elementary School District voters in San Bernardino County California will elect one school trustee for a three year term at the Grammar School on March 27 1931 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The election will be conducted by Judge Kathryn Knaggs with Jennie O Whicker and A W Johnson serving as officers.
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Barstow
San Bernardino County
California
Barstow Union
Francis J. Smith
Edna M. Brinkerhoff
Kathryn Knages
Sloned
Red Buckley Holds Low Score for Golf Course
Bar stow adopts golf club as golf scene grows. Seeded players advance in tourney led by Joe Payne who defeats Lubin Henderson. Crooks Buckley Beahan and others win through to second round with finals due by April 5. Buckley shot 43 last Sunday, lowest on the course.
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Orlan Stander
United States
Barstow
Lubin Henderson
Joe Payne
Clarence Crooks
Fred Buckley
Ed Beahan
Geo. Henderson
Roland Mills
Scotty Henderson
Phil Hurst
Bob McMann
Paul DeWitt
Chas
Clark
Cash Darrell
A. Rizzardini
Henry Miller
Ivar Davies
R. Tate
Carl Groot
C. E. Pray
Jimmie Skilling
W. G. White
Geo. Brown
Buckley
Pray
Beahan
Crooks
Tate
Darrell
Groot
I. M. Henderson
Davies
Young
Smith
McMann
Miller
Payne
Fred Gardner
Homer Padgett
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Kathryn Knaggs
L. J. Henderson
Jennie O, Whicker
Barstow School
Red Buckley
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