President Advocates Barstow School Bond Vote
The Barstow Union high school board president urges taxpayers to approve bonds for permanent improvements. He argues past bonds would have eased current needs, notes board unity on the issue, and emphasizes funding for athletic facilities, infrastructure, and safer grounds while highlighting the burden on desert-area taxpayers.
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Barstow
Union _. High School
Barstow Union High School
Gilham
Barstow Tag Day Effort Aids Local Home
Mrs Diana G Griffes VOA field director visited Barstow on Tuesday to organize tag day for the home with Miss Florence Colby leading the campaign. Volunteers of America Los Angeles operates at 451 South Boyle Avenue. Manuel Miranda, 20, suffered compound fractures of both legs below the knee after slipping under a Salt Lake freight car Monday evening. Train crew moved him to the emergency hospital where nurse Dahlman aided by Mrs N G Low treated him and he was sent to San Bernardino County Hospital that night. his father works at Mascot Copper Co in Dos Cabezas Arizona.
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Diana G. Griffes
Volunteers of America
Florence Colby
Los Angeles
South Boyle Avenue
Manuel Miranda
Salt Lake
Beautiful Marble Rock on Tonopah Tidewater Road
Out in the Amargossa Desert a towering marble deposit in southern Nevada is hailed by geologists as the finest marble in the world. P V Perkins and associates have spent years preparing for production and now operate a large, varied deposit. The American Carrara Marble Company claims thirty colors from white statuary to jet black, with production cost far lower than Italian quarries, potentially rivaling Italy's marble industry.
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Amargossa
Nevada
P. V. Perkins
American Carrara Marble Company
Italy
Christ
America
Kennedy Mine Showings At Barstow Ore Runs 300 Oz
John Kennedy displayed ore samples from Barstow Mining and Milling Company proving assays near 3804.56 dollars value per ton. The three to four foot wide ore body was struck this week and is being prepared for shipment as soon as a car load is ready. Mrs R H Greer Sr president urged women voters to support bonds in the March 18 election, noting the burden on taxpayers will be modest and temporary.
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Kennedy
John Kennedy
Barstow Mining and Milling Company
David Harum
R. H. Greer
Board of Tustees
Barstow Union High School
Desert Farmer Reviews Crop and Market Conditions
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce backs a Union Stock Yards plan in Los Angeles opposed by stockmen. Proponents claim central shipping to competitive buyers, while opponents warn of packer domination and a market glut. Cattle prices have fallen postwar. hay demand up. rains unusual. grain prices rise. R L Nougaret forecasts California grape crop doubling by 1924. Estimates highlight diversification needs and pest concerns as officials urge varied apple pollination. J H Burtner studies Pac rail farming prospects.
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Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
J. E. Robert
Southern
California Cattlemen’s Association
War Finance Corporation
Fresno
Irish Dance Planned Amid St Patrick’s Day Prep
The article notes a scarce number of young Irishmen on the streets and links this to Friday night’s dance advertised by the Antlers’ Club. It promises proper dancing lessons to avoid stepping on partners’ toes and asks patience from attendees. A nurse will staff a babies’ area to help keep children occupied during the celebration.
Local items and notices from Barstow paper
Neighborhood news covers local figures like Francis X Moore and M Kirkpatrick amid a warm spell and a prior snowstorm. Reports on school programs, ads, legals, and marriages mingle with town gossip, travel to Los Angeles, and tax timing as Barstow endures two snow events with three inches on the ground.
Farmer and Taxpayer With Children in School Favors Bond Issue
An appeal to Barstow Union High School voters by a farmer arguing for a school bond. He defends past building, cites civic value, and urges support for improved facilities and water, claiming it pays in citizenship and local growth while noting minor trustee errors and current tax concerns.
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Barstow Union High School
California
Hill
Mrs A Gillham Builds Modern Home In Bar Stow Area
Mrs A Gillham purchased north Bar stow property boosting town improvement and valuations. In a week her five acre tract shows swift progress with fruit trees planted, fencing completed, a driveway from the highway, and a modern bungalow planned within weeks. The forty foot well will be deepened to the third water stratum to ensure ample irrigation.
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A. Gillham
Barstow
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Tidewater Road
Imperial Valley
R. L
County Horticultural Commissioners
Washington Experiment Station
J. H. Burtner
Union Pacific Railroad
Dan
Francis X. Moore
M. Kirkpatrick
George Myers
Hinkley
Farstow
William Alen of
Needles
Allen
R. L. Teague
Jimmie Mullen
Leonwood
W. E. Thompson
Colton
Dora Gullicksen
A. Gilham
W. B. Hamilton
Hamilton
Dora
Miss Dora
Steve Hiler
Santa Fe
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