Borax Mines and River Valley Industry Surge near Barstow
Article highlights the Mojave River Valley's booming borax production west of Barstow with 200 workers, a new short railway spur, and daily shipments. It surveys local mining projects, underground water courses, building materials, and calls for expanding dairy, small factories, and regional crafts while noting transportation and infrastructure debates.
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Barstow
Senator Shortridge
Congress
Uncle Sam
California
Little Mexico
Buzzard Rock
River Valley
Hederson & Nicklin
Goldstone
Drumm
Goldstone Mine
Barstow News Highlights Local Crime and Growth
A bootlegger fight ends with a 22 year old woman injured and two men plus a still detained by Barstow and San Bernardino authorities. The issue also touts river valley farm lands, rising Barstow growth, and a new stone cottage on Main Street as June Lake trip details and local fishing anecdotes wrap the piece.
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Barstow
Personal Items Of Friends In District
Mr and Mrs A Pendleton traveled to Pomona on Sunday in their new steamer to visit Pendleton s mother Mrs Tone Fernan mother of L F Tiernan returned to Long Beach after a week in Barstow Miss Ethel Sell visited Santa Ana Sunday Mr and Mrs J L Tiernan and Mother Tiernan drove to Los Angeles for a family Mother s Day reunion at Mrs Laura Wagsoner s home eighteen relatives enjoyed a turkey dinner Kiwanis bulletin urges Las Vegas caravan May 18 with Side Boulder Dam site fifteen signed up Local club plans Las Vegas Barstow trip to strengthen ties between towns and communities
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Mrs. A. Pendleton
Pomona
Mr. Pendleton
Tone ‘“Ernan
L. FE. Tiernan
Long Beach
Barstow
JL. &. Tiernan
Mother Tiernan
Los Angeles
Laura Wagsoner
Tiernan
Kiwanis Club
Las Vegas
Nevada
Boulder Dam
Ing State
Scaffold collapse injures two carpenters after fall
Two carpenters were slightly injured on Friday when the scaffold they were working on broke, causing a thirty foot fall. Authorities reported no serious injuries and the incident is under investigation.
Fishing trip tale and family visits in Barstow area
Mir and Mrs Backman traveled to Deep Creek last Thursday and met the Hary Kelly family the next day. Fishermen reported poor catches this winter. The Kellys visited Beamount over Sunday with relatives, while the Buckmans aimed for Big Bear. Mr and Mrs Al Imelli and daughter from Los Angeles visited Barstow at E I White’s home. Edna Treasier and Adele Beckwith joined Bernice White for a two weekend stay from college.
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Mir
Backman
Deep Creek
Hary Kelly
Kelly
Beamount
Big Bear
Crout
al Imelli
Los Angeles
Barstow
E. I. White
Edna Treasier
Adele Beckwith
Bernice White
E. L. White
Los Angeles Visitors Mr and Mrs Miller Travel
Mr and Mrs E L Miller were in Los Angeles area from Friday to Monday with Mrs Miller stopping at Pomona to visit while Mr Miller headed back to Barstow on Tuesday.
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Mrs. E. L. Miller
Los Angeles
Road Project Underway On First Street By Nicklin And Henderson
Nicklin and Henderson began a new scenic road on their property on First Street. The route will climb toward the hill northwest of the Printer office, marking a small local access improvement.
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Nicklin and Henderson
First Street
George Olson laid to rest
George Olson sixteen year old brother of Mrs WWG Crawford died at the Daggett Sanitarium after three weeks there and a year with Mr. and Mrs. Olson in Barstow under his sister’s legal care. He grew worse last month and passed away Thursday night burial is set for Barstow cemetery Friday at five oclock.
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George Olson
WW. G. Crawford
Daggett
Charley’s Waffle House Announces Night Service
Mrs Kinsey proprietor of Charley s Waffle House announces in this week s Printer that her place will be open all night. Beulah Kinsey Janie Herring Mrs Downs Mrs Campbell Frank Turley and Pat Turley will be on duty on the day force.
Local Barstow Merchants and Professionals Advertised
Barstow advertisers listed in the Printer include Tourist Garage Jimmy McKinley Imperial Utilities Gilhams Tiernan Radio and Electric Store Dr Anderson Dr Benson Dr Graham Dr White Lubin J Henderson Petes Shoe Shop Central Garage John Tierney National Old Trail Service Station City Meat Market Cunningham Pharmacy Charleys Waffle House and Henderson and Nicklin.
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Barstow
Jimmy McKinley
Imperial Utilities Corp
Gilhams
Tiernan Radio and Electric Store
Dr. Anderson
Dr. Benson
Graham
Dr. White
Lubin J. Henderson
Pete's Shoe Shop
Central Garage
John Tierney
National Old Trail
City Meat Market
Cunningham Pharmacy
Charley’s Waffle House
Henderson and Nicklin
High School Commencement Speaker Set For June Fourth
The board announces Mgr Geoffrey E F Morgan as commencement speaker for Saturday June 4. His talk titled Success with Ease follows his long career in education and public speaking. Seniors received gifts from Henderson and Son and San Bernardino Valley Bank memory books.
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Ditech
Eae
Vale
Mgr
Geoffrey EF. Morgan
Mer. Morgan
Ile
America
Morgan
California
Ohio University
Leland Stanford
Columbia University
W. Va
Chaffey Union
Redlands High
Pasadena High
David Starr Jordan
Lodi
Fresno Technical Hegh
Henderson and Son
Weld
San Bernardino Valley Bank
Calico Comeback Sparks Hope in Old Silver District
Jo P Carroll reports on Barstow area prospects as Herkel brothers plan to resume operations in sections 35 and 66 with offers for old milling plants, notably a Calico district mill pictured on site. Calico miners push prospecting under engineer Cleveland Taylor while Desert Mining’s Zen nr Mining restricts news. Daggett and Barstow benefit from new settlers, roads, and the Old Trails highway commerce.
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Randsburg
Herkel‘ath Brothers
Particwar
Calico
Daggett
Criente Creek
the Times
Thunderers
Burcham Group
O .O
Barstow
Union Pacific Official Makes Barstow Visit
B M Prescott travel service agent for Union Pacific called on local business firms in Barstow this week. He discussed the companys operation costs in Barstow yards and his share of local business. Prescott had recently visited Union Pacific offices in Los Angeles and viewed the new hotel and office there. A twenty mule team borax wagon display from Death Valley mines was shown, with the new Los Angeles office featuring road scene paintings.
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B. M. Prescott
Barstow
Union Pacific
Prescott
Los Angeles
Mr. Precott
Pacific Borax
Death Valley Country
Barstow Red Cross Seeks Flood Relief Donations
Barstow district has contributed 150.60 to the Mississippi valley flood relief and seeks 150.00 more. The Barstow Chapter of American Red Cross California reports 602999.75 sent to the relief committee. National HQ had estimated 10000.00 would suffice but the emergency now requires at least 15000000.
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Barstow
Red Coss Treasury
Mississippi Valley
Red Cross
E. J. White
American Red Cross of
California
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Mojave River Valley
T. G. Nicklin
Judge van Dyke
Southern Pacific
John Roth
Charley Williams
Bagdad Chase
Benson
San Bernardino
L. B
L. A
Santa Fe
U. P
Farm Bureau
Sareat River
W. H. Waltman
Needles
Harvey House
Carl de Wolf
Big Fish Stories
E. L. Mudgett
C. FY. Arends
Forst Dillingham
Joe Rankin
June Lake
Ethel Sell
Santa Ana
Charley Waffle House
Santa Femesizsue the Faith
Topeka
Kansas
Sycamore
Illinois
Jo. P. Carroll
Trip Barstow
Tiinkieg
Hinkley
Southern Sieeunes Power Company
Santa Fe Railway
Werkelrath
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