Southern California highway association urged to secure bond funding
Assemblyman Avey of Riverside proposes a seven-county Southern California highway association to push a 15 million dollar state highway bond issue and to connect the Lincoln and Old Trails highways. Counties seek representation from boards, commissioners, legislators, and press to ensure the south gains its due share and boosts regional development.
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Southern California Highway Association
Inyo
San Bernardino
Riverside
Imperial
Orange
San Diego
Los Angeles
Assemblyman
Avey
Southern California
Southland
California
Yuma
Inyo County
Barstow
Mojave
Boards of
Ambitions for Yellow Aster Chief Spark Court Battle
Ward Chapman and Mrs. Singleton allege De Pauw lacks temperament and experience to run Yellow Aster Co. Mme De Pauw counters Chapman is incompetent as executor. The dispute precedes the annual meeting as Corne lia De Pauw and her husband appear in Judge Houser's court to push removal proceedings.
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John Singleton
Madame de Pauw
Yellow Aster Company
Ward Chapman
Singleton
de Pauw
Mme. de Pauw
Chapman
Yellow Aster Corporation
Mme. Cornelia G. A. M. de Pauw
Surprise Party Honoring Mrs White At Home of W R White
A delightful surprise party was hosted for Mrs. White at W R White's home Friday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs J H Sloan Max Church and J Harold Wilson. About twenty young people attended at eight thirty with dancing singing grape juice punch and cake. Everyone reported an enjoyable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. White
Electric Power Campaign Aims for Victor Valley Ranchers
Southern Sierras Power Company launches a valley wide education tour to promote electric pumping methods. W M Bryson, W F Ergenbright, and C Remschel will visit Apple and Lucerne Valleys then remaining areas to compare pumping costs and advantages. The effort marks a new era as electric power spreads quickly in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Sierras
Victor Valley
Barstow Union High Announces Local Registration Clerks
Barstow and surrounding districts list registration clerks to sign up voters before the May 29 closing books. Clerks include E. L. White at Barstow drug store and R. H. Bailey in Newberry, with several others named across Raser Ludlow Daggett and nearby hamlets. Election set for June 26.
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Newberry
R. H. Bailey
Raser
Alfred Kent
Todd
Hill
Ludlow
F. W. Settles
Daggett
Homer Reverse
Hinkley
W. M. Raitery
Judson
Corra Scullin
Yerma
Thomas Williams
Kramer
E. O. Butler
Local Notes From Ludlow Residents And Visitors
Mr Murphy suffers injuries after a street accident when a vehicle struck a hole in the road. Barstow visitors include Mr Thornton and Mr Thursby while Miss Gay McNeill saves Orange wrappers for free spoons. Pacific Mines Corps chief Nordenholt is present and Dr Yager with Mrs Burnett plan eastward travel. Barstow and Bay area residents discuss a new high school and ongoing community aid.
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T.c.murphy
Yager
Flivver
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Thornton
Barstow
Gay McNeill
Mr. Thursby
George Nordenholt
Pacific Mines Corps
Ludlow
British Empire Day at Panama-Pacific Exposition May 24
Thousands of British subjects plan to attend the Empire Day events at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on May 24. The program features an Empire Pageant with divisions for England Scotland Ireland Wales and Overseas Dominions, a parade reviewed by state and city leaders, and night illuminations with British flags, fireworks, and a potential float on the theme of a Hundred Years of Peace.
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California
Scotland
England
Ireland
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Ross
Festival Hall
Johnson
Rolph
Canadian Palace
Hutchinson
Clifton
Alfred Deakin
M. P
North Gardens
Marina
British Columbia
Britain
America
Drake
Golden Gate Avenue
Barton
Turk Street
L. Cook
Buena Vista Avenue
Alameda
Oakland
Buckingham Palace
San Francisco
U S Aid Sought for Irrigation West Side Campaign
California moves to secure federal irrigation under the 1902 Newlands Act. The plan targets 500000 acres from Pleasanton to Coalinga with a $10 million system. Local chambers, the American Irrigation Association, and ten thousand landowners back the drive featuring speeches by leading city and state figures.
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Newlands
California
Uncle Sam
West Side Country
Pleasanton
Livermore
Tracy
Carnegie
Tesla
Newman
Los Banos
Dos Palos
Volta
Coalinga
Chambers of Commerce
Merced
Enterprise
American Irrigation Association
Barnes Plans New Libel Suit Against Roosevelt
In Syracuse William Barnes signals intent to file a fresh libel suit against Colonel Roosevelt if the current trial jury disagrees. Estimated cost of the first hearing nears $30,000 for each side. Barnes vows to press the fight regardless of outcome, while a small verdict or a disagreement could mark a victory for Roosevelt.
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Syracuse
N. Y
William Barnes
Roosevelt
Barnes
Westinghouse to Buy Stevens Arm and Tool Plants
L. A. Osborne of Westinghouse announced that negotiations nearly complete for the purchase of the J. Stevens Arm and Tool Company in Chicopee Falls and the Stevens-Duryea plants in Chicopee Falls and East Springfield. The facilities will produce rifles for a belligerent power, with about 8000 workers to be employed.
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L. A. Osborne
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
J. Stevens Arm and Tool Company
Chicopee Falls
Stevens-Duryea Company
Springfield
St Paul Arrives New York From Liverpool With 323 Passengers
The steamship St Paul of the American line arrives in New York from Liverpool carrying 217 cabin and 106 steerage passengers. Captain Passow reports sighting the Lusitania disaster scene off the Irish coast and rescuing bodies from life rafts. The ship did not stop to aid as many small boats crowded the area. The St Paul also brings the body of Captain Alfred Gunter of the Gulflight torpedoed by a German submarine.
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St. Paul
American Line
New York
Liverpool
Passow
Lusitania
Alfred Gunter
Gulflight
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Barstow Union High School
E. L. White
G. E. Burnett
Lineman
East
Stella Houck
Mr. Baylor
Mr. Settles
Dr. Yager
Siberia
Dominions
South Africa
India
U. S
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