Galvin Players Open Week Long Engagement at Barstow
The Galvin Players led by Johnny Galvin bring a twenty-strong company to Barstow for a week starting Tuesday night with The Brat. The troupe features Miss Tootsie and Mr McAdam, plus vaudeville acts and scenery. Special reserved seats available, ladies admitted free on Tuesday.
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Galvin
Johnny Galvin
Johnny
Emerald Isle
Cosmo
Barstow
Toottsie
McAdam
Johnny and
Mary Galvin
Orpheum
Mrs Leslie Curtis and Betty Visit Barstow Home
Mrs Leslie Curtis and her daughter Betty are spending a few days in Barstow at the L. J. Henderson home, the residence of Mrs Curtis' parents.
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Leslie Curtis
Little Betty
Barstow
L. J
Grammar School Notes Surges at Mother Goose Island Event
Students prep the operetta Mother Goose Island for March 23 with a PTA dance to follow. Seventh and Eighth grades held a high jinks afternoon with an impromptu orchestra including Helen McDonald and Clyde Meikle. Eight grade officers named Kathryn Drum president Milo Erwin VP John Peterson secretary Jack Melton treasurer.
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Mother Goose Island
P.T.A
Helen McDonald
Clyde Meikle
Jack Wetenhall
John Peterson
Milo Erwin
Kathryn Drum
Jack Melton
Eigth
Kathryn Drumin
Edith Riche
Eva Danielson
Phyllis Arends
John Strobm
Forst Dillingham
Eva Dell Edwards
Miss Donnelly
Goldstone Mining District Poised for Boom
Prospectors in Goldstone CG report extensive development with Sides and Dernell advancing their claims. Freely and partners explore 80 feet while Drumm group reaches 250 feet with a two foot free gold ledge. Locals expect a camp rivaling Rand as milling runs loom and capital hesitates due to prior publicity.
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Messrs Sides
Dernell
Goldstone
San Francisco
CG. D. Freeborn
Barstow
EF. Perley
J. KR. Lane
George Drumm and Associates
Dr. Ramsey
Stockton
Drumm
Rand
Becom
Upkeep of California Roads Budget Hit Millions
Sacramento March 12 The California highway commission says maintaining and preserving the state's 53 million dollar road investment will cost 18,272,763 for 1923 and 1924. Chairman Harvey M Toy notes 8,401,268 is needed for 1923 and 9,871,485 for 1924. State engineer R M Morton prepared the estimate and it was sent to the motor vehicle conference backing the motor vehicle act and fuel tax bills in the Senate by Senator Arthur M Breed of Piedmont.
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Sacramento
California
State Highway Commission
Harvey M. Toy
Toy
R. M. Morton
Motor Vehicle Conference
Senate
Aurthur M. Breed
Piedmont
Wells in the Mojave River Valley
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that well tables for the Mojave River Valley are filed at the Los Angeles district office for public consultation. The tables show depth to water and yield for about 650 wells, with chemical analyses from around 45 wells and springs, plus logs of selected wells.
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San Bernardino Mountains
Silver Lake
Cronise
Harper Valleys
Mojave River
Office of the Geological Survey
Los Angeles
Mojave Desert
Santa Fe Plans $5.6 Million Bakersfield Terminal
J. W. Walker, Santa Fe valley division superintendent in Bakersfield, announced a plan to build a terminal valued at no less than $5,600,000 within five years. The railroad may run a line to Los Angeles via Tejon Canyon pass, with a boosted Bakersfield program of $1,500,000 for new shop facilities and a building south of the roundhouse to accommodate 16 to 20 engines.
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J. W. Walker
Valley Division
Santa Fe Veilroad
Bakersfield
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Tejon Canyon Pass
Barstow Peopled Notes Paint and Power Up Local Buildings
Barstow has fresh paint on the Central Garage building the ice truck and its $450 gasoline pump An electric stove was installed at the Antlers Club by the Barstow Phubing and Electrical Shop The power company is extending an electric line to the Roth mill property west of town
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Antler’s Club
Barstow Phubing and Electrical Shop
The
Roth Mill
Barstow School Pupils Put On Mother Goose Island Operetta
The Barstow grammar school group presents an operetta next week. Miss Bright invites pupils to Journey to Mother Goose Island where they meet Mother Goose and her famous family. Ruth plays Mother Goose and Katherine Drouinm acts as the teacher.
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Barstow Grammar School
Miss Bright
Mother Goose Island
Mother Goose
Miss Ruth
Katherine Drouinm
Painted Hills Oil Pact Signals Big Win
Telegram from J J Murphy reports strong interest in the Painted Hills Oil Association and confidence of a big win. A second telegram states thirty five hundred barrels and rising, indicating ongoing production growth.
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J. J. Murphy
Doli
Painted Hills Oil Association
Farmers to Benefit From Government Aid
The Federal Farm Loan Board guarantees farmers will gain from the new rural credits laws before spring planting. Intermediate credit banks will accept applications and issue loans within about two weeks, pending possible additional legislation to smooth rough spots. Commissioner Lebte of the farm loan board said the board and land banks are pushing to set up the necessary machinery.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Farm Loan Board
Lebte
Grand Jury Adjourns With No New Indictments
San Bernardino reports the grand jury in session adjourned without any new indictments from the auditor’s office amid ongoing probes. Two grand juries since last November uncovered misappropriation of county funds totaling about $22,000. No date was set for a further session.
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San Bernardino
M. EB. Dimock
Desert sheriff raid brings nine bootleggers to court
The roaming dry squad from the San Bernardino sheriff's office captured nine bootleggers this month. Deputies Jack Brown and Otto Kyrkendall led the roundup, targeting desert bootlegging operations.
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Sheriff’s Office
San Bernardino
Court of Justice
Jack Brown
Otto Kyrkendall
Birthday Party in Honor of Miss Frederica Dreste
Mrs. F G Dreste hosted at her home on Saturday for her daughter Frederica's birthday with five tables of 500. Carnations and orange blossoms brightened the rooms as guests included Mesdames Henderson Shotwell Mudgett Roberts Slayton Benedict White Forst Dillingham Rankin Craig Martin Birch Sanders Pratt Metzger and the guest of honor Frederica. Myriel Smitheram won first honors with Mrs. Shotwell second and Mrs. White won low score. A one course luncheon ended the afternoon.
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F. G. Dreste
Frederica
Forst Dillingham
Joe Rankin
Amanda Craig
Paul Martin
W. A. Birch
E. C. Sanders
A. C. Pratt Metzger
Myriel Smitheram
Surprise Party for Lenwood Residents at Willets
A group hosted a surprise party for Mr. and Mrs. Willet in Lenwood. Guests traveled from Barstow, arriving around eight, with a late lunch at 11 30 featuring pies and cakes. Mrs Willet led at the piano, Mrs Sickner sang, and guests departed at 1 30 with well wishes for the Willets in their home in the Wonderful Garden of Sand.
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Mrs. Willet
Mount Lowe Observatory Spared As Sierra Madre Fire Abates
Partial abatement of a forest fire in the Sierra Madre Mountains near Pasadena saved Mount Lowe Observatory and Alpine Tavern. Rangers and hundreds of volunteers battled flames driven by violent winds. Butch Crickett and Hugh Nelson, volunteers from the Pasadena high school ROTC, were burned escaping flames as the wind veered, with Crickett carried down the mountain due to severe burns.
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Pasadena
Sierra Madre Mountains
Mount Lowe Observatory
Beho Mountain
Alpine Tavern
Butch Crickett
Ifugh Nelson
R.O. T.C
Crickett
New Clerking Duo in Barstow Grocery Report
A new face behind the Marvin Grocery counter this week. Mrs J J Sullivan greets customers and handles orders while the Sullivan family settles in Barstow since arriving from the north on the seventeenth of last month. Majority Hall, Marvin’s daughter, is in Los Angeles to manage books. Mrs Holt visits Barstow for the first time since last spring.
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Marvin Grocery
J. J. Sullivan
Sullivans
Barstow
U. S
Marvin
Los Angeles
Lecture on Clouds and Weather at Santa Fe Reading Room
Prof. Ford Ashman Carpenter, consulting meteorologist of the Government at Washington, delivered an illustrated lecture on Clouds and Weather in the Santa Fe reading room Sunday evening. The talk was both interesting and instructive, and attendees felt highly entertained.
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Ford Ashman Carpenter
Washington
Santa Fe
Mrs Gilham Entertaining Guests From Oakland
Mr and Mrs G C Fisher of Oakland are Barstow visitors and guests of Mrs A Gilham. Mr Fisher came to the desert seeking better health and if weather stays favorable Barstow may gain two residents. Work begins this week on a garage for the Gilham residence where Mr Fisher will spend time assisting with irrigation on the ranch.
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G. C. Fisher
Oakland
Barstow
A. Gilham
Cosmo Players Tour Stops Tonight At Ludlow Needles This Week
The Cosmo Players bring a vaudeville show to Ludlow this evening following Barstow performances on Tuesday and Wednesday. They then travel to Needles for two more shows Friday and Saturday nights hoping for larger crowds.
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Ludlow
Needles
Cosmo Players
Barstow
Completing New Santa Fe Water Tank Near Harvey House
The Santa Fe water tank behind the Harvey House nears completion. It will stand about 69 1/2 feet high and 2 feet wide when finished. Water pipes are laid, with standpipes at the west and east ends of the depot platform. Once done, engines will take water at Barstow instead of Victorville.
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Santa Fe
Harvey House
Barstow
Victorville
Mrs Betterly of Bear Valley Seeks Divorce
Margaret E Betterly, Big Bear Valley resort owner, filed for divorce claiming desertion by her husband William H Betterly. She says they wed in Jersey City on January 23, 1895 and she was deserted November 27, 1909.
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William H. Betterly
Margaret BE. Betterly
Big Bear Valley
Work on Deschler home foundation near baseball park
W. W. Clark begins laying the foundation for a new residence for Mrs. Deschler located just north of the baseball park, marking a step in the project timeline.
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W. W. Clark
Mrs. Deschler
Hermes and Eagle Navy aircraft carriers joining fleet
London reports two new carriers the Hermes and Eagle ready for service. Hermes carries 20 planes with starboard deck design and electric lifts. Eagle, formerly a battleship, weighs 26 200 tons. Flooded land near Amsterdam alters air routes between London and Amsterdam requiring compass navigation. Air taxis charge two shillings a mile, about 35 dollars for three passengers London to Paris.
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London
Royal Navy
Admiralty
Eagle
Amsterdam
Paris
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MGGM
Txgn Mollovs
Mojave
RMERS
Frederica Dreste
New Lenwood
BiGge
Mount Lowe
Mrs. Gilham
Mrs. Betterly
Bear Valley
Sehes
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