Barstow 20-30 Club Hosts May 3 Convention Visit
The Barstow 20-80 Club will host on Saturday May 3 all 20-30 clubs in the 6th district, thirteen clubs total. A Main Street banner will welcome visitors, with members meeting at 5 PM to finalize dinner and dance plans at the Rose Inn. Dinner at 6:30 followed by a dance for 20-30 members and their ladies. George Patton of Barstow Beauty Service Shop attended Tuesday’s meeting.
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Barstow
Pat Garrett
Rose Inn
George Patton
Arizona Doctor Dies En Route To Los Angeles Hospital
Dr T Gregg of Winslow Arizona was removed from train No 21 after dying between Needles and Barstow. He was aiding a railroad man’s wife and a nurse named Miss Berry to a Los Angeles hospital. He was 55 and died of heart trouble. Body taken to White and Platt funeral parlor.
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T. Gregg
Winslow
Arizona
Barstow
Miss Berry
Los Angeles
White & Platt Funeral Parlor
Forsythe visits Barstow. retied engineer enjoying California
Ed L. Forsythe formerly of Needles spent a week in Barstow visiting former associates. He retired as an engineer last year and now resides in Fallbrook, California, yet continues to enjoy coming out to reconnect with colleagues.
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Ed. L. Forsythe
Needles
Barstow
Fallbrook
California
Red Cross Meeting in Barstow May 9
A Red Cross meeting is set for Barstow Auditorium at 7 30 p m on May 9 to decide if Barstow remains a chapter or becomes a branch of the Bernardino chapter A San Francisco headquarters representative will discuss Red Cross work A reorganization will occur May 9 with officer elections Mojave River Valley Chapter aims to preserve local identity.
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Red Cross
Barstow
San Francisco
Bernardino
Sanemanatea
Mojave River Valley
American Red Cross
Parachute stunts and prizes at Dry Lake Sunday May 11
Pilot Jim Robson and Billie Brown perform parachute stunts over the Dry Lake north of Daggett on Sunday afternoon May 11 with tickets 2.50 for riders and 0.50 admission. Prizes announced by Barstow merchants on 20 tickets and one free ride. Betty Brown to drop from 5000 feet. Also notice of 1930 land claim filing by Helen Agnes Wilson near Yermo with final proof June 6. Insurance rep ad and local listings follow.
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Jim Robson
Billie Brown
Daggett
B. Frank Butts
Robson
Barstow
Betty Brown
Williams’ Field
Hhis
Department OF the Interior General Land Office
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Agnes Wilson
Yermo
California
Meridian
Orville QO. Jonas
Newberry
A. B. Brown
Chino
Hich
Adelanto Spring Ranch
Final Reports Sent For Desert Census Surprises Expected
Final census reports are arriving from desert towns with population shifts possible. Fifteen men camped at Burstow since September moved to Daggett and were counted there, not Barstow, while a Los Angeles wintering circus crew credited Ludlow with thirty more residents. If missed, notify the census enumerator or Barstow Printer.
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Tle
Burstow
Daggett
Barstow
Los Angeles
Ludlow
Home prettily decorated from own garden
Mrs Clyde Orr hosted a Friday night Bunko party for guests Mrs Donaldson Mrs Reynolds and her mother Mrs Hatch. High score went to Mrs Tiernan with ties for second. Prizes included compact cards and desert pictures. Refreshments featured ice cream strawberries angel food cake and coffee.
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Clyde Orr
Donaldson
Reynolds
Hatch
Bunko
Altho
L. E. ‘Ternan
Ralph Haan
Otto Christianson
Christianson
Tiernan
San Bernardino
BE. L. White
Robert Forrest
Pomona Resident Visits Cousin in City
Miss Ethel Smith of Pomona travels to visit her cousin Miss Francis Wilson, spending time together and making no notable events to report.
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Ethel Smith
Pomona
Francis Wilson
Baby Georgette Delong Born to Redman Family
A baby girl named Georgette, weighing 8½ pounds, was born Sunday April 27 at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Redman who are now grandparents. Her mother Mrs G L Delong has been staying with her parents while Mr Delong serves in the Navy.
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Wm. Redman
Mrs. Redman
Georgette
G. L. Delong
Mr. Delong
Navy
Huntington Park men visit the Mojave mining venture
T G DellOsso of Huntington Park and his associate Joe Coyle of Sheriff Treager's Los Angeles force spent the weekend here. DellOsso is president of the American Paint Products Co. of Huntington Park and holds a strong interest in a Mojave Desert mining property.
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T. G. Dell’Osso
Huntington Park
Joe Coyle
Miss Marguerite Gibson New Operator At Barstow Beauty
Miss Marguerite Gibson of San Bernardino becomes the Barstow Beauty Service operator as the shop, opened a little over a month ago by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Patton, handles a booming crowd with customers turned away. Gibson’s experience was sought to manage the extra trade.
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Miss Marguerite Gibson
San Bernardino
Barstow
Geo. Patton
Miss Gibson
Christian Science Services in Elk Hall Sunday
Sunday services held at 11 A M in Elk hall corner of 3rd and Hutchison. Next Sunday subject Everlasting Punishment.
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Elk
Hall
3Rd and
Hutchison
Congregational Church social and meetings report Barstow
The Congregational Church notes a successful church social with a Boy Scout fashion show, refreshments, and a well attended Ladies Aid. A prayer meeting at Mr. McMullen's home is praised, and evening services now start at 8 PM with music and a sermon titled What the New Viaduct Said for Barstow business people and citizens.
Barstow District News Highlights Local Home and Transport Plans
Mr and Mrs Everett Williams choose an English cottage style for their Frederick Street home. San Bernardino officials Donald E Van Luren and Clyde B H Bailey visit Barstow to view local improvements. Victorville Motor Express seeks a certificate to extend auto trucking service freight and express to Needles beyond Daggett and toward the Nevada line with intermediate points including Yerme.
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Everett Williams
Frederick's
First Street
Donald E. van Luren
San Bernardino
Clyde BH. Bailey
Barstow
N. FP. Platt
White & Platt Drug Store
E. M. Stevenson
Paul Shafer
Victorville Motor Express
Railroad Commission
Needles
Daggett
Nevada State Line
Yerme
Lenwood Welcomes New Residents Morris Fletcher Family
Newcomers in Lenwood are Mr and Mrs Morris BE Fletcher. Morris is A W Fletcher’s son and has lived in the Lenwood district seven years. He previously stayed in Barstow and served four years in the Marines in Kansas where he learned the machinist trade.
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Lenwood
Morris BE. Fletcher
Morris
A. W. Fletcher
Barstow
Marines
Kansas
Paul Sullivan Married in Albuquerque Last Weekend
Santa Fe fireman Paul Sullivan, formerly of Barstow, wed in Albuquerque N M last weekend. Our informant says the bride is sister of Mrs Perkins of Needles, detailing a family connection in the ceremony.
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Paul Sullivan
Santa Fe
Barstow
Albuquerque
N. M
Perkins
Needles
Mrs Newt Henderson Undergoes Surgery In Los Angeles
Mrs Newt Henderson underwent an operation today at Santa Fe hospital in Los Angeles. A telegram reports she is doing nicely and recovering.
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Newt Henderson
Los Angeles Santa Fe Hospital
Mrs. Benson Captures High Score In Rainy Bridge
Mrs. Even Evenson hosted her Wednesday bridge club with rain pattering all afternoon. Place cards and a two course luncheon set the scene as players hurried through the drizzle. Substitute Mrs. John Benson won the high score award.
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Even Evenson
John Benson
Brasses welcome baby daughter in Del Mar
Mr and Mrs Charley Brass of Del Mar announce the birth of a baby girl. The Brass couple, previously residents and with Mrs Brass having served as a high school teacher, are now proud parents to two sons and a daughter.
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Charley Brass
del Mar
Mrs H L Miller Returns From Southland Vacation
Mrs H L Miller came back early in the week from a vacation spent in Southland cities. Mr Miller enjoyed part of the trip with her. A member of the household staff left in Melrose, forcing an earlier return than planned.
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H. L. Miller
Southland
Texaco agent returns from Council Bluffs trip
M G Stevens of Texaco Service Station returned Monday from Council Bluffs Iowa after being called east by his seriously ill father aged 82. He reports his father is recovering. He was accompanied east by his brother Will Stevens and sister Mrs Mignon Knowles of Los Angeles.
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M. G. Stevens
Texaco
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Stevens
East
Will Stevens
Mignon Knowles
Los Angeles
Reinhart Visit Highlights Palo Alto Family Ties
Albert Reinhart of Palo Alto is visiting his brother Walter Reinhart, manager of Holmes Supply of Barstow, for a week, reflecting family business ties across California.
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Albert Reinhart
Palo Alto
Walter Reinhart
Holmes Supply
Barstow
Gray Family Visits Old Des Moines Home After 35 Years
Mr. and Mrs. George Gray and sister-in-law Mrs. Amy Gray paused Monday to chat with Mrs. Katherine McGrath while returning to their former home in Des Moines Iowa. They had been away for 35 years.
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George Gray
Amy Gray
Katherine McGrath
Grays
Des Moines
Iowa
Billy the Tailor Builds 14 Story Apartment
An advertisement notes Billy the Tailor received by phone that he has erected a 14 story apartment. He does not specify its purpose, leading the paper to joke it may house thoroughbred pigeons after his earlier venture with pigeons.
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Billy
Minneola and Newberry Schools Meet for Wiener Bake
The Minneola and Newberry schools met on a dry lake near Newberry Tuesday afternoon and enjoyed a wiener bake from 4 to 7 o'clock. Mr and Mrs F M Molby of Bell were visiting from Saturday evening to Sunday afternoon accompanied by M A Webber who returned to town with them. Molby finished this year's land assessment work noting a substantial amount of fencing. Rt R Reed's cement block house at the Minneola service station is nearing completion with Reed having manufactured the blocks.
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Minneola
Newberry
F. M. Molby
Bell
M. A. Webber
Molby
Rt. R. Reed
Minneola Service Station
Mr. Reed
Hinkley Discusses School Bonds Meeting Draws Crowd
About 140 people attended the Hinkley-Harper Lake Center Farm Bureau special meeting on High School Bonds. The event featured performances by the High School orchestra and Glee Club, with input from Board Clerk Mr. Whitney, Principal Prof. Hurst, and Farm Center spokesman Mr. A R Davis. May 16 vote will decide the bond issue.
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Hinkley-Harper Lake
San Bernardino
Hurst
A. R. Davis
Termite expert visits California schools in bite of interest
Alfred Ansell Jr a termite authority remains at his Hinkley ranch for a week noting growing concern among Southern California school boards about termite damage to school buildings as efforts to control the pest gain momentum. Other residents meanwhile guests and travelers are noted including Mrs Homstead at Mrs Hawks and Mr Triplett at his ranch with visits to Los Angeles Bakersfield and San Bernardino.
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Homstead
G. Hawks
Alfred Ansell Jr
Hinkley
Ansell
California
BK. Triplett
L. Givens
Los Angeles
Local Merchants and Mechanics Advertisers in Barstow
Local carpenters painters plumbers and electricians urge readers to hire them for nearby building projects. They say supporting local payroll helps Barstow grow and keeps business in town rather than in towns south of the San Bernardino mountains. Local merchants welcome a chance to supply building materials.
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Barstow
San Bernardino Mountains
Fishing Season Opens at Lake Arrow with L Jacobson
The fishing season starts today May 1 at Lake Arrowhead with local jeweler L Jacobson among the attendees.
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Lake Arrowhead
L. Jacobson
County Endeavorers Rally at First Presbyterian Church
The San Bernardino County Christian Endeavorers meet Sunday afternoon May 4 at 2 30 for a major rally in San Bernardino at the First Presbyterian Church. County President Miss Margaret Miles of San Bernardino arranged a splendid program for this year’s event.
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San Bernardino County
Most Air Traveled Woman in Barstow
Mrs Charley Williams returned from San Francisco after her son’s severe accident left him improved and out of danger. The Western Air flight to Los Angeles took three hours from the northern city, with an altitude of 13000 feet over Bakersfield, and included coffee and cookies and a display of local spots for thirty passengers, two pilots, and two mechanics aboard the Alhambra field landing.
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Charley Williams
San Francisco
Western Air
Los Angeles
Alhambra
Another Whittier Family to Grow Alfalfa
The L. C. Safford family moved from Whittier to the Hinkley district and purchased 40 acres from F. G. Simmons. The ranch includes 35 acres in alfalfa and was originally homesteaded by Mr. Philpot.
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Whittier
L. C. Safford
Hinkley
Mr. Safford
F. G. Simmons
Philpot
Forming Merchants Collection Agency in Mojave River Valley
Ira Taylor of Paramount Furniture Co has joined a national organization and is establishing a merchants collection agency in the Mojave River Valley. He will convene local merchants to discuss credit conditions and how to improve collections.
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Ira Taylor
Paramount Furniture Co
Mojave River Valley
Barstow Opens Steel Viaduct Over Railroad Crossing
Civic leaders from San Bernardino county gathered in Barstow to celebrate the completion of a new concrete and steel viaduct that eliminates the dangerous crossing over freight and passenger tracks. About 150 visitors heard talks from county officials and Barstow representatives, watched a ribbon cut by eight year old Helen Whitney, and toured the new span connecting Mojave Las Vegas Needles and San Bernardino highways.
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San Bernardino County
Barstow
Rose Inn
Mojave River Valley
Chamber of Commerce
J. L. Miller
Barstow C. of C. Board of Directors
A. L. Doran
John Andreson
M. P. Cheney
C. E. Greer
Greer
Amng
Trona
Needles
C. J. Boone
State Motor Patrol
Fire Department
American Legion
Harvey House
Stroms
Daggett Station
Board of Supervisors
C. E. Crain
Helen Whitney
Leon P. Whitney
Mojave
Las Vegas
San Bernardino
Bur Belden
The
San Bernardino Sun
Betty Clever
Junior Marvin
Judge Olney
Adelanto
Miss Tommy Cook Returns From Vacation as Head Waitress
Miss Tommy Cook head waitress at Casa del Deserto returns from a two week vacation spent in Los Angeles and Needles.
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Tommy
Casa del Deserto
Los Angeles
Needles
Sidewalks and Curbs Invested on Hutchison Street
Contractor Carl DeWolt began work this morning installing sidewalks and curbs the full length of Hutchison Street. City officials anticipate property owners on adjacent streets will petition the Board of Supervisors to install sidewalks and curbs soon.
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Carl DeWolt
Hutchison Street
Board of Supervisors
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RED Cross Meeting
Dry Lake
Third Street
A. A. True
Foghorn
Win. King
Adeorns
Wmelanto
Minneola News
Merchants Collection Agency
Tate
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