Yermo Sees New Era as Power Line Opens Night Event
The district plans a Monday night celebration for Yermo to mark the completion of the Southern Sierras Power Company electric line and lights. Speakers include C B Crain, a UP manager from Los Angeles, and a Power Company representative. Refreshments follow and the tour operates through May 15, highlighting Yermo as a year round scenic stop for eastern tourism and See America First.
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Yermo
Southern Sierras Power Company
The
Power Company
C. 8. Crain
Union Pacific General Managers
Los Angeles
Yermo to Welcome Neighbors With Dance and Rail Line Prospects
Yermo Athletic and Amusement Club to host a Monday night celebration with music dancing and community invites. The town on the Union Pacific main line near Calico hills aims to attract mining and farming growth aided by new power lines and water resources along the Mojave River Valley. Links to Death Valley tours and a new Union Pacific depot and recreation hall highlight ongoing development and prosperity for Yermo and surrounding regions.
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Yermo
Barstow
Isan Bee
Las Vegas
Union Pacific Railroad
Calico Hills
Mojave River
Union Pacific
Death Valley
Crucoro
Pullhaus
Tonopah
Widewater
Ludlow
Copper Wire Extension Ties Barstow to Daggett and Yermo
The Southern Sierras Power Company extended a 33 000 volt line from Barstow to Daggett and Yermo and built a new Yermo sub station. The 12.98 mile route involved 307 poles and 84 000 pounds of copper wire with 1320 insulators. Union Pacific Railroad aided the project significantly. Harvey Mosier, local superintendent, has led the effort for the extension to Yermo.
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Southern Sierras Power Company
Barstow
Daggett and
Yermo
Sixth Street
Daggett
Union Pacific Railroad
Harvey Mosier
The
Power Company
Yerma Amusement Club Attracts Wide Regional Crowds
The Yerma Athletic and Amusement Club thrives with Saturday night dances drawing large crowds from nearby towns. Its expansive swimming pool, likely the desert’s largest, also draws many members from surrounding communities.
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Yerma
Desert
Yermo Postmaster Bell Remains Town Merchant Leader
Yermo’s postmaster Lucian Bell, who years ago purchased Harry Haynes’s store, continues to run the business and serve as town postmaster. Bell is described as a successful and established merchant in the community.
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Yermo
Lucian Bell
Harry Haynes
Bell
Tom Williams Named Yermo Town Constable and Beneficent Booster
Tom Williams is celebrated as Yermo’s premier booster and a longstanding property holder in Yermo and nearby areas. He serves as town constable and chief information contact for travelers, guiding them through local conditions and news.
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Tom Williams
Yermos
Yermo
Tom
Meat market leaders Joe McCue and Frank Ryerse in district
Happy Joe McCue and Frank Ryerse operate a meat market for the district. Joe and his attractive wife own a fine home in the new residence district of Yernvo.
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Happy Joe McCue
Frank Ryerse
Joe
Yernvo
La Meda Lunch Room Opens In New Concrete Home
A couple months after opening a small lunch room opposite the grammar school, O A Seaberg and wife relocate to a reinforced concrete building on Hutchison and Second streets. The new site overlooks the post office and will operate as La Meda Lunch Room with Mrs. Bud Rush assisting in pies and pastries.
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O. A. Seaberg
Grammar
Yermo Celebrates Power On at Southern Sierras Company
After several years of effort a local project reaches fruition as Yermo marks the turning on of power in the Southern Sierras Company facility on Monday. Community pride is high as workers and officials attend the ceremony.
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Yermo
Southern
Sierras Company
Did you read the classified odds this week
Classified odds for this week cover local races, games, and events with brief betting lines and point spreads. The listing highlights notable matches, team names, and suggested bets. Readers are invited to compare odds across outlets and place bets accordingly.
Barstow Kiwanis Campaign For Boy Scout Building
At a May meeting the Barstow Kiwanis Club launched a $6000 building fund for Boy Scouts ground and building. Assoy Trustee named to form a committee with Henry L. Miller Harvey Mosier Leon Whitney Even Byenssen and Albert Weld as Treasurer. Subscriptions via Barstow Branch San Bernardino Valley Bank. open records, two-member approval for disbursements. A 90 by 300 foot site in Weld & Brooks Subdivision near Williams and Fredericks Streets to house a 60 by 115 foot building with gym space, showers, and two basketball courts for about 200 spectators. Donations may be in cash or labor, with quarterly payments accepted.
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Barstow Kiwanis Club
Boy Scouts
Assoy
Henry L. Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey Mosier
Leon Whitney
Kiwanis Club
Byensen
Albert Weld
Barstow
San Bernardino Valley Bank
Weld & Brooks
Williams Street
Fredericks Street
Bear Valley Road
Williams St
A. A
Calico District Shaft Progress by Zenda Mining Company
In Calico mining district the Zenda Mining Company reports a three compartment shaft to 500 feet, now at 200 feet with three shifts. The work runs day and night after core drilling revealed strong gold values below, shifting focus from the district’s silver reputation.
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Calico
Zenda Mining Company
Messrs Vaylor and Jackson
Coy and baby visit grandmother in Daggett this week
Mrs. C. B. Coy and her infant are staying with grandmother Mrs. Falconer in Daggett this week. The visit highlights family ties as the Coy party spends time in the rural community.
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Mrs. C. 8. Coy
Baby
Highland
Mrs. Falconer
Dagzett
Barstow Viaduct Project Clears Way for Start
Barstow residents and travelers welcome rapid action on a new viaduct over freight and passenger tracks linking the north and south sections. Santa Fe officials County State Public Works and Barstow citizens signed an agreement last week assigning location west of the Harvey House with contract expected to be let next month for immediate construction.
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Barstow
Santa Fe
State Department of Public Works
First Street
Harvey House
Barstow Viaduct Agreement Between Santa Fe Railway and California and San Bernardino County
A 1928 agreement among the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company the California Department of Public Works and San Bernardino County to construct a viaduct over the railway station grounds at Barstow and abandon two grade crossings. The state to pay 25 percent, the county 25 percent, and the railway 50 percent of the costs, with specific provisions on future abandonment of highway crossings and maintenance.
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THE
Santa ‘Ee
Department OF Public Works
State OF California
County OF
San Bernardino
Atchison, Topekas and Santa Fe RailWay Company
Railway Company
Barstow
Maude
Wiht
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
County of San Bernardino
A. B. Wall
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Kiwanis Club Hosts Sixteen Visitors at Rose Inn
Sixteen Kiwanis members from the County Seat welcomed visiting Kiwanis guests at Rose Inn on Thursday evening. Ruth Grinnell and Ross Y Kennedy provided solos, Geo. W. Hellyer spoke on Kiwanis Service, and Joe Rensch led a song with fifteen visitors at the piano. The Barstow club aims to sponsor Boy Scouts and build a club house with grounds and financial support.
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Kiwanis Club
Rose Inn
Ruth Grinnell
Ross Y. Kennedy
Miss Grinnell
RK. R. Burke
Joe Rensch
Joe
San Bernardino
Geo. W. Hellyer
Kiwanis
Timothy Sheehan
George Hellyer
Boy Scout Movement
Barstow
Barstow Woman's Club Adds Twenty Members
The Barstow Woman's Club held its final meeting of the year at Mrs. L. J. Wenderson’s home. Reginald Knaggs performed saxophone with Mrs. Weld on piano, followed by a piano duet by Jimmie and Nathel Weld. About twenty new members have joined since Christmas, bringing the total to 49. An annual banquet is planned for May 22 at 6:30 P. M. at the Rose Inn.
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Barstow
New Rose Inn
Page buys Golden Rule Garage on Main Street
C M Page buys the Golden Rule Garage on Main between 3rd and 4th streets from J and R V Seaman and plans day and night service. Advertisement valued at $6,000 notes the venture. Local club backs the Chamber of Commerce program with San Bernardino visitors including Joe Rensch and many other figures.
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C. M. Page
Golden Rule
Main Street
R. V. Seaman
Chamber of Commerce
San Bernardino
Joe Rensch
George Hellyer
Lyman M. Rich
Carl W. Adams
John Pierce
Timothy Sheehan
Fred Dredge
Bob Whyte
Howard Scott
John M. Oakey
George Seager
Claude Lashler
Russell Owen
Ross XY. Kennedy
Ansel Lillibridge
Elton
Goble
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Vermo
Yermo, Daggett
Laleda
Boy Scout
Barstow Kiwanians
SOO
Santa FE Railway
California
Sixtee County
Kiwalal
Womans Club
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