Local Barstow News Briefs Highlight Auction and Visits
Barstow and district note Jacobson's auction sale begins Monday May 26. Fire chief Gene White says a new siren will soon equip the fire engine. High School Student Body and Nellie Cooper offer school annuals off press next week. Local residents, including Forrest and Eugene Miller, visit family and play in the Biltmore orchestra in Los Angeles. Visitors from San Bernardino and Alameda are noted, with house guests Margaret Goellner and Richard Schumn. Lacey and Jay install roofing on the Postal Telegraph building. A luncheon honors Mrs Ginn with prizes for Goellner and Benson.
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Nellie Cooper
Forrest Miller
Eugene Miller
Miss Fitzgerald
H. L. Miller
Forrest
Eugene
Biltmore Orchestra
Los Angeles
Margaret Goellner
New York
Richard Schumn
Alameda
Fred Goellner
Auction Daily Opens May 26 at Jacobson's
A daily auction begins at 2 30 p m starting May 26 at Jacobson's featuring a selection of goods. The event runs every afternoon with bidders welcome.
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Jacobson’s
Woman's Club Banquet Set for May 27 at Harvey House
The Woman's Club of Barstow invites members to its annual banquet at the Harvey House on Tuesday evening May 27. Reservations are being taken through Mrs. Deskins with the event starting promptly at 6 o'clock.
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The
Woman’s Club of
Barstow
Harvey House
Deskins
Millions for Highway Improvements Plan Expanded
States and counties will cooperate with President Hoover to enlarge construction programs and spend at least 250 million dollars more on road building in 1930 than 1929. State and local authorities anticipate 1.601 billion dollars for highway improvement in 1930 per Bureau of Public Roads reports.
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Hoover
Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Night driving speed standard set by supreme court ruling
The Mississippi supreme court overturned a lower court ruling and held that at night a driver should be able to stop within the headlights’ range. This safety standard, relayed by the Automobile Club of Southern California, is proposed as a precedent for future cases. A local project, Lacey & Jay finished a four room residence for the Jim Leonards near Wild in four days, featuring a cement floor and concrete block walls.
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Missippi Supreme Court
Legal Department
The
Automobile Club of Southern California
Lacey & Jay
Jim Leonards
Wild
Leonards
Mrs Ginn Hosts Bridge Evening for Barstow Lodge
Mrs Julia C Ginn state regional director of the Woman's Benefit Association aided Barstow lodge organization and was guest of honor at a Bridge evening hosted by Mrs Charley Williams. Mrs Fred Goellner won high with a pink crystal sandwich plate set while Mrs Forrest received correspondence cards for low score. The guest was given a picture titled Desert Road as cake coffee and ice cream were served.
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A. W. Smith
Ginn
Goellner
High
John Benson
Low
Julia C. Ginn
Woman’s Benefit Association
Barstow
Charley Williams
Fred Goellner
Forrest
Plastering Underway At Hodge School House
The school house at Hodge is receiving a fresh plaster coat by the firm of Lacey and Jay. The work aims to improve the building’s exterior and resilience, with authorities noting steady progress and expected completion soon.
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Hodge
Firm
Lacey & Jay
Building Oil Derrick At Kramer District 182 Foot Structure
Building oil derrick erected by P A Belliveau of Harper Lake stands 182 feet tall, the third derrick in Kramer district, with fifteen men at work 500 feet west of the old well. Also offered for sale Rhode Island Red chicks and an Oldsmobile Sedan sale with May 31 deadline.
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P. A. Belliveau
Harper Lake
Kramer
Rhode Island
Kings Ranch
Lenwood
Itp
Notice of Sale by Lien Holder at Cliff House Garage
Public auction Friday June 6 1930 at 10 o clock a m for a Chevrolet Coach engine 2277661 California license 1929 Num 811513. Owner Jack Snead 185 S Vernon Ave Pasadena California. Sale to recover storage repairs and advertising costs under California Civil Code sections 3051 3052. Notice published by Mrs Kittie F Sischo Newberry Calif Kirst pub 5-22-30 last pub 6-5-30.
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Cliff House Resort
Newberry
County of
San Bernardino
California
Jack Snead
Vernon Ave
Pasadena
State of
Kittie F. Sischo
Calif
Kirst
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Bank and Post Office
Barstow Printer Bldg
Jacobson
Gene White
A. Craig
Walter Leitch
Gladys Almond
Donald
Walter Reinhart
Albert
Palo Alto
Postal Telegraph
Margaret. Beimer
Beverly Barandon
M. A. Beimer
Campbell
Daggett
Hercules
C. J. Darrell
Lénp
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