May Bond District For New Bridge At Helendale
At Helendale school house residents discussed a Mojave river bridge location with James J. Cole Arthur L. Doran and Howard L. Way present. Merrell urged Helendale crossing as the best path to serve the region blueprints by Newcomb and county aid discussed with bonds and district funds.
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May
Helendale
James J. Cole
Arthur L. Doran
Howard L. Way
Wild and
Mojave River
Robinson
Oro Grande
A. E. Hubbard
F. H. Merrell
Wild
Cole
Merrell
Doran
Gordon Wyllie
San Bernardino
Mojave Marl Company
Way
W. J. Smithson
R. Rikalo
Sister Locates Brother After Thirty Years
The Death Valley district recalls the old 20 Mule Teams era as Ed Pitcher and Frank Tilton, two surviving drivers, are remembered on a national radio broadcast. Tilton’s sister in Wichita heard the program, traced him to Amboy and Ludlow, and visited Daggett with the Alf family to reunite. They toured Death Valley and Barstow’s Santa Fe depot displays before she returned home.
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Death Valley
Ed Pitcher
Frank Tilton
Tilton
Wichita
Kansas
California
Amboy
Ludlow
Daggett
Alf
State to Seek Out in School Expense
Sacramento report by Rolland A. Vandegrift, director of finance, calls for cutting duplication between universities and colleges and notes the state trains too many teachers. Proposes eliminating duplicated educational service and slashing fixed charges from 25 million to 40 million, signaling broad government function curtailment for the 1933-35 biennial budget.
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Sacramento
Rolland A. Vandegrift
Vandegrift
Local talent play earns Kiwanis fundraiser
Barstow audiences enjoyed two one act plays The Razor Edge and The Ace is Trumped presented by local players and sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. The event raised about sixty dollars for underprivileged children as performers delivered well sustained characters under careful direction.
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Kiwanis Club
Barstow
County Supervisors Set Day At State Fair
Sacramento County Supervisors pick Friday September 9 as their day at the California State Fair with a luncheon honoring Governor James Rolph Jr. as guest of honor.
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Sacramento
California
James Rolph, Jr
Kiwanis meeting showcases 100 percent attendance and music
Kiwanis and ladies filled the social evening as Ed Sterns chaired a 100 percent attendance meeting with a musical program featuring Irish songs. Earl Barr John Benson Carl Groot and Sterns performed solos and combined numbers. Judge Olney of Adelanta praised a local tailor judge, while Rollin Mills described his goat training for golf balls. Community Players profits reached about $62 for underprivileged children. Rollin Mills announced his new Los Angeles–recruited girl and the crowd responded to his nickname Bob.
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Ed Sterns
Earl Barr
John Benson
Carl Groot
Henry Miller
Rollin Mills
Lenwood
Olney
Adelanta
Barstow
Los Angeles
Fred Buckley
Rollin Mill
Rollin
Bob
Warning To Walk on Right Side Of The Road
John Hogman sustained a broken left arm body bruises and concussion of the brain Saturday evening when struck by a car driven by Mrs T O Carter near the Hinkley Barstow road when Hogman was walking along the road carrying water to his camp on the northeast side. Mrs Carter dimmed lights but the courtesy lights failed and the car was in darkness before the collision. They took Hogman to Dr John Graham then to a hospital near Victorville. Hogman, about forty five, is a miner prospecting near his camp and was returning from a nearby ranch with water.
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John Hogman
T. O. Carter
Barstow
Hinkley Barstow
Hogman
Collie saved from noose by insanity verdict
Gilbert F. Collie. 52. had been sentenced to hang for murder near Yermo and another killing near Carbon Canyon. He was adjudged insane this week and sent to Ukiah state hospital for the criminally insane. If he regains sanity he will be returned to San Quentin for a new execution date.
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Gilbert F. Collie
Dale Slater
Ukiah
Collie
San Quentin
Yermo
Slater
Boulder Dam
George Walker
Carbon Canyon
Chino
J. B. Holohan
Sherriff
Ernest T. Shay
The
Law
Late Rains Bring Out Beautiful Wild Flowers
The desert sections including Barstow enjoyed a bountiful shower on Tuesday. Mrs. L. EB. Tiernan and nephew Lorin D. Benton, returning from Hanford, said the San Joaquin Valley received rain Monday night and Tuesday. Wild flowers bloomed in the Arvin district and golden poppies grew along the highway north of Bakersfield. Mrs. Tiernan, visiting her ill mother at Sacred Heart hospital in Hanford, noted her mother’s condition remains serious.
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Desert
Barstow
L. EB. Tiernan
Lorin D. Benton
Hanford
San Joaquin Valley
Arvin
Bakersfield
County Fair More Lavish Than Ever This Year
The Los Angeles County Fair project, led by Secy-Manager C B Afflerbugh, plans a lavish 1932 exposition and harvest fiesta Sept 16 25. News coverage has exploded nationwide and abroad, with rotogravure features circulating at about 25 million copies, highlighting agricultural and industrial potential of the Southland.
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Pomona
Los Angeles County
Southland
C. B. Afflerbugh
West
Southern
California
America
England
France
Germany
Spain
South Africa
South America
New York State
Pennsylvania
Local Merchants Tie Up With International Organization
The Smart and Final Co announces Blue and White Stores will affiliate with The Red and White Stores International. The arrangement links Southern California retailers with a national network, enabling joint advertising and access to a national line of foods under the Red and White brand endorsed by Good Housekeeping Institute.
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California
Smart & Final Co., Ltd
Chicago
East
Blue & White
Red & White Stores International
Middle West
Eastern States
Canada
Red & White
Good Housekeeping Institute
George Searle Takes Indefinite Leave From Needles Rail Yard
George Searle master mechanic at Needles and Santa Fe official leaves without definite return. He plans travel to Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest then New York and Europe for the summer. Upon return next fall he may not resume duties in Needles, intending to settle near Los Angeles. Searle’s career included roles in San Bernardino, Winslow, Prescott and Needles since 1920. His health prompted retirement, and his wife Mrs. Searle died last year.
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George Searle
Machanic
Needles
The
Santa Fe Limes
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
New York
Europe
Searle
San Bernardino
Union Pacific
Winslow
Prescott
Searles
Seventy Five Railway Employees Attend Meeting
Seventy five members of the Railway Employees club met Monday night at the Shop Craft Hall. A lengthy business session was held with a social hour afterwards. Music was an enjoyable part of the program.
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Railway Employees Club
Lone Star Meets Hualapai Brother After Separation
Lone Star, a Santa Fe Indian trumpet soloist, reunites with Charley Willetts of the Hualapai tribe after discovery through Santa Fe agent A. J. Morgan. Willetts recalls Lone Star’s baby removal to Los Angeles, linking Lone Star to his wife’s sister’s son. The reunion includes meeting Lone Star’s aunt and cousins.
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Lone Star
Santa Fe
A. J. Morgan
Beacon Cafe
Barstow
Charley Willetts
Morgan
Willetts
Mr. Morgan
Dr. Bartlett
Los Angeles
William Hunter Bartlett
Charley
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Kiwanis
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