Bell Telephone rushes line to Needles for transcontinental link
The Pacific Telephone Company known as the Bell Company rushes construction of a line toward Needles to connect Barstow and Kingman. The crew is over halfway from Barstow, with trucks daily bringing supplies. The project mirrors Las Vegas to Boulder Dam work and promises Needles premier phone and wire connections in the nation.
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Pacific Telephone Company
The
Bell Company
Needles
Barstow
Kingman
U. S
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Needles Nuggett
Barstow High School Alumni Banquet Events May 24 26
Barstow High School Juniors host a May 24 banquet at Casa del Desierto for the Class of 1929 followed by a dance at Rose Inn. Alumni banquet on May 25, Rev Isaac McRae preaches baccalaureate May 26, with glee club performances and senior events through June 3.
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Barstow High School
Miss Wickler
Langworthy
Needles to Topock oiling and resurfacing planned
BE Q Sullivan district engineer announced oiling will begin between Needles and Topock, creating a 20 foot wide highway like the Victorville to Daggett road. The governor's biennium budget allocates $63,000 for oiling and widening this stretch, Needles Nugget reports.
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Needles
Topock
BE. Q. Sullivan
Division of Highways
Victorville
Daggett
Needles Nuggett
Local merchants push ads to reach Barstow district shoppers
Following the census published weeks ago, Barstow district merchants intensify advertising to boost the area’s $2,437,500 annual income from about 4,800 residents. They believe proper newspaper promotion will better inform locals about stock and prices.
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Barstow
California Seeks indemnity land selection No 9879
Notice from the United States Land Office Los Angeles states the State of California has filed School Indemnity Land Selection No 9879 Serial No 047241 to select tracts described as S of SE of Sec 6 and N1/2 of NEY in Sec 7 Tp 10N R 4E B Meridian. Protests allowed during five weeks of publication. dated May 1 1929. First publication May 23 1929. Last publication June 20 1929. No withdrawals. Not coal land. B B Smith Register.
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Congress
United States Land Office
Los Angeles
State of California
General Land Office
California
B. B. Smith
Register
Suspension of Immigration for Five Years Proposed
Senate bill by Senator Hugo L Black urges a five year halt to all immigration as a substitute for repealing the 1924 National Origins Clause. Representative Albert Johnson also backs restriction urging the public wants less immigration amid rapid U S population growth. Seaberg, once a Superior Valley resident, now lives at 415 South Main Street Los Angeles after closing a local restaurant near the grammar school.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Albania
Albert Johnson
Washington
House of Representatives
O. A. Seaberg
Superior Valley
Main Street
Los Angeles
Valley
Kelly Inaugurates New Sales Idea for Registered Balloon
Barstow Garage promotes the Kelly Registered Balloon tire as a new sales approach. The company keeps a detailed record of each tire's performance by mailing a buyer card to the Cumberland factory, linking tire number size body type and purchaser name to ongoing service.
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A. I. Deran
Barstow
Kelly
Kelly Company
Cumberland
Mdi
Kelly Service Department
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Bell Telephone Company
Pontiac
Michigan
General Motors
Oakland-Pontiac
National Old Trails Service Station
Bill
Steen Barstow
SKK Mar Ney
Nash
Victoria
Nash Chambers Co
Barstow, California
Millett's Dining Room
Dr. Blanchard
University of California
Blanchard
Frank Wieler
Mary Francis
Hurst
Garver
Betty Lou
Albert W.wilson
Trenhone
Farstow
Nevada-California Electric Corporation
Southern Sierras
Nev-Calelectric Secures Company
West 8Th Street
Riverside, California
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