Party at Burnside Home for Eighth Grade Pupils
A Friday class supper honoring grammar school graduates was hosted by Mesdames Danielson Johnson Burnsides Meek and Erwin at the Burnside home. Decorations followed class colors yellow and green with a three course meal, favors, and toasts to mothers teachers and classmates. The event ended with rides home by Mrs Burnside and playful rose-swiping apologies to the Ray O’Briens. Eighth graders present included Eva Danielson Lilian Burnside Kathryn Drumm Edith Richie Helen McDonald Francis Walton Jennie Kirkham Myrtle Meek Phyllis Arends Earl Johnson Milo Erwin Gerald Strohm Jack Milton Walter Upton Jack Wetenhall John Peterson Frank Topping Jack Cooper.
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Grammar School
Mesdames Danielson
Johnson
Burnsides
Meek
Erwin
Mr. Pierce
Burnside
Ray O'Briens
Jack Milton
Walter Upton
Jack Wetenhall
John Peterson
Frank Topping
Jack Cooper
Barstow Women's Club installs new officers
The Barstow Womans Club met last Saturday. Mrs. Pitcher, the club's first president, introduced the new officers and Mrs. Dresse, the new president presided. A program featured a poem by Mrs. A. True, piano solo by Miss Florence Stutsberry, a song by Louise Richey, and a piano solo by Mrs. Welds. Cook presented a paper on modern composers. The club planned a luncheon picnic on the closing day at Casa del Deserto with each member allowed a guest.
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Barstow
Casa del Deserto
Former Night Clerk at Santa Fe Reading Room Dies
T. R. Smith, past three years night clerk in Barstow for the Santa Fe reading room and dormitory, died May 2 at Santa Fe hospital in Los Angeles. Cause listed as intestinal fever. Age 67. Body shipped to Bakersfield for burial. Son T. L. Smith living in Bakersfield works as a Santa Fe breakman between Bakersfield and Barstow.
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Santa FE Reading Room
T. R. Smith
Barstow
Santa Fe Hospital
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
McMullen
Smith
California assembly blocks capital punishment repeal
Sacramento May 9 another biennial bid to abolish capital punishment in California failed as the Assembly refused to take the measure from the committee that has no plan to report it.
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Sacramento
California
Santa Fe Train Schedule Starts Sunday
Santa Fe lines will roll out many improvements next Sunday May 13 including a new Pullman Standard Sleeper car and faster connections. Jas B Duffy general passenger agent announces Los Angeles Division trains No 18 The Phoenix and No 22 The Missionary adjust departure times and stops to provide faster service between Los Angeles Barstow Phoenix San Francisco and Denver with improved cafe observation car service and closer connections at Barstow and Bakersfield.
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Phoenix District
California
Santa Fe
Jas
B. Duffy
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Barstow
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
Chicago
San Bernardino
Needles
Kingman
Ash Fork
Albuerque
San Francisco
Oakland
al Tho
Flagstaff
Hanford
Corcoran
Visalia
Fresno
Bakersfield
Local Barstow News Roundup Highlights Social Ties
A burst of Barstow activity features Dr A C Pratt and wife in Los Angeles for the weekend, visits from C T Cleland and others to San Bernardino Vic Torrville, new telephone at Walter Mudgett residence, and numerous trips among regional residents. Notable notes include Riverside color game talk, Basston joining San Bernardino baseball group, and major relocations as the Bothwells move to El Vista while starting a new house.
Representatives Seated From State and Federal Roads Tour Barstow
A Barstow report notes a tour by state and federal road officials returning from a southern route via Yuma and a road inspection along the Arizona highways and the National Old Trail Ashfork to Barstow. Participants include C H Sweetson of San Francisco FE Stanton assistant state highway engineer T FE Stanton Sr Los Angeles W W Patch and V Cortelyou highway engineers who have visited Barstow previously.
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Yuma
Ashfork
Barstow
Harvey House
C. H. Sweetson
San Francisco
Western Roads Division
FE. Stanton
T. FE. Stanton Sr
Los Angeles
W. W. Patch
V. Cortelyou
American Legion Dance in Victorville May 12th
Visitors from many points are expected for the American Legion's first annual May frolic in Victorville at the high school auditorium. Joe Daugherty's jazz orchestra will perform and R P Turner promises a punchy program for the event.
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Victorville
American Legion
Joe Daugherty
R. P
Bob) Turner
Mercury In Riverside Reaches 163 Degrees
Unusually warm weather reported in Riverside with the thermometer at 103 degrees. Barstow reached 99 degrees, noting Barstow is 1200 feet higher in elevation than Riverside.
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Riverside
Barstow
Mother's Day Observance and Sunday School Picnic
Congregational Church hosts a Mother's Day program next Sunday at 11 A M and 1 P M with sermons and music. The annual Sunday school picnic will be held Saturday at Barstow Swimming Pool with basket lunch and treeside seating.
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Congregational Church
Barstow
National Old Trail Meeting in Barstow This Friday
A meeting in Barstow is set for Friday for those interested in the National Old Trail route in California. About 100 people are expected to attend to push the route's promotion and urge state action to improve the Victorville to Needles segment.
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Barstow
California
Victorville
Needles
Tax collections and delinquencies reported by county tax office
County tax collector C Fulton Jones announced April collections reached 931348.90 with second half totaling 1 05 000. Delinquency stands at 115000 of 2824000 year total for county school district and cities, about 80 percent of delinquency on desert property.
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C. Fulton Jones
Barstow Hears Residents On Water Shortage And Plans
State Highway engineer John Spencer met Barstow residents on Saturday to hear complaints about the local water system and gather improvement suggestions. Water shortages affect Williams addition and Mexican quarters. Imperial Utilities Corporation leaders promised ample supply, considering a new well and a reservoir on offered land while noting current wells sit in the town’s drainage path. A reservoir is seen as the proper solution to the water shortage.
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John Spencer
State Highway Commission
Barstow
Williams Addition
Spencer
Imperial Utilities Corporation
Death Valley Scotty’s Run Eclipsed Last Monday
David Benton Jones of Lake Forest Michigan operated a special train Los Angeles to Chicago in 47 hours 17 minutes including fuel and engine changes, reducing the prior Death Valley Scotty record of 44 hours 54 minutes. The trip faced a 50 minute Barstow delay but arrived ahead of schedule at Needles and Seligman. Jones, a Princeton trustee, bought the locomotive for 11000 dollars due to illness and attended a conference with his daughter Gyendolyn and two nurses accompanying him.
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Death Valley
Scotty
Los Angeles
Barstow
Lake Forest
Gyendolyn
Princeton University
Ford Weekly Purchase Plan Offered in Barstow and Randsburg
Barstow Garage manager A L Doran and Rand District House White and Ames at Randsburg advertise a five dollar start to own a Ford. They urge inquiries about the weekly purchase plan and announce availability in both Barstow and Rand District locations.
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FORD
Barstow
A. L. Doran
Rand
White & Ames
Randsburg
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C. T. Cleland
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ScHeman
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John Chambers
Elen
Anaheim
A. J. Feaver
Pricay
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Hugh Burnside
Salt Laks City
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Santa Ana
Mra. M. Benedict
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J. A. Evans
W. E. Henry
Trilot
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True
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Coronado Beach
F. R. Boyce
Rielto
H. GC. Hackler
Hacklers
Albuquerque
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Geo. Drumm
Wall
Herbert Wall
Round House
San Bernardino Baseball Managers Association
Dr. Nesbit
W. H. Survant
Parker
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S. H. Mountford
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Railroad Commission
Grant Bothwell
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