Randsburg Alerts and Will Rogers in Los Angeles Visit
Randsburg correspondent reports from Los Angeles May 24 noting crowded streets and slim mining business, warns about oil stock peddlers and wall street schemes. Highlights Will Rogers as film star roping laughs, with quips on Prohibition and a claim about legal wine purchase for Israelites under Amendment No 18.
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John C. Wray
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Wallingford
Davis
Hollywood
Long Beach
P. T. Barnum
Los Angels
Will Rogers
Roper
Jess
Jim
Barstow
Randsburg
Chuckawalla Society
Rogers
Will
Kelly
Thermometer Records 89 in Printer Office Afternoon
The office thermometer showed 89 this afternoon, following a 95 reading last Thursday. Temperatures fell Friday evening and stayed cool through the week, marking a notable drop from the prior high.
Daggett News Briefs: Robbery, residents, and ranch notes
Sam Clark returned from a stock ranch trip to find his house robbed. He followed leads into Yermo, with three Hoboes seen with his belongings but two days ahead and unrecovered. Miss Selina Johnson, a former Dagger girl, recuperating at Mrs. Joe Goodrich’s. Scobel and Haimit advancing concrete irrigation pipe. Soap Ranch planting Indian corn. Supervisor Mulvane en route to Parker for a good roads meeting with Arizona interests.
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Sam Clark
Yermo
Selina Johnson
Joe Goodrich
Scobel
Haimit
Soap
Mulvane
Parker
Arizona
Farming News: Hay Shortage and Retail Prices Rise
Regional notes report hay shortages across Southwestern states with prices likely to stay high. California faces grain hay abundance but alfalfa demand remains strong. Frost harms peach and apricot crops while eelworms hit potatoes and sugar beets. Livestock prices drop as consumer demand weakens. The Printer seeks reader items and subscriptions at two dollars yearly.
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California
Another Oil Company Formed West of Barstow to Bore
The Kramer district near Barstow sees new oil activity as another company plans to drill west of the town. Los Angeles Times reports 50 county road department workers have leased four desert sections in San Bernardino County about 18 miles west of Barstow. Ralph F. Beegan, LA county right of way agent, leads the push and believes geologists back a profitable pocket at roughly 1900 feet depth.
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Kramer
Barstow
Kramer Consolidated
Los Angeles Times
Road Department
San Bernardino County
Ralph F. Beegan
Los Angeles County
Wave of Low Prices Due to Buy and Buy Arrival
A notice notes a surge of affordable goods as a new price wave arrives under the "buy and buy" banner. Shoppers are urged to act quickly to take advantage of the anticipated savings.
Barstow Union High to Produce Rare 100 Copy Yearbook
The Barstow Union High School aims for its best annual with a sage Castellan cover in purple and gold printing. Twilit Aladin fly leaf complements the sage cover. About fifteen pupil cuts planned. only 100 copies will be printed for one dollar each. Advertising and the school play fund the rest. order from business manager Robert White.
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Barstow Union High School
Robert White
When Will the 9 Duty Become Operative on Tungsten
Landsburg May 26. A question repeats about when the nine dollar tungsten duty will take effect. The only answer is that passage depends on Senator Phelan pushing the bill after his favorable Senate Finance committee report on March 22. The writer details prior publicity by the Barstow Printer and urging civic bodies to press Phelan, warning that without energetic action the bill may stay stalled.
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Landsburg
Phelan
Senate Finance Committee
Barstow
San Bernardino
Inyo
Kern
California
Mina, Mineral Co
Nevada
Boulder Co
Colorado
Arizona
Chuckawalla Society
Washington
Senate
San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Committee
Town Topics at Fletcher and Barstow notices
Highlights include Mary Miles Minter in Yvonne from Paris and double bills Tin Pan Alley and The Web of Chance. Memorial Day services in the Congregational church and a Queen of May coronation by the Catholic congregation. Barstow events feature a big Santa Fe barbecue, Mission Play at San Gabriel and local notices on gas, construction, and visitors.
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the Fletcher
Mary Miles Minter
Yvonne
Paris
Albert Ray
Elinor Fair
Peggy Hyland
Jas. McCue
Beatrice Hann
Florence Stutsbury
Hann
Grady
Bernece Bolsoni
Santa Fe Track Department
Camp Cajon
Sun
Congregational
Rev
Ray
France
American Legion
Obituary: Mrs Mary Mann of Barstow Dies in Dallas
Mrs Mary Mann aged 56, formerly of Barstow, died in Dallas Texas on April 28 1920. She leaves three daughters and two sons including G A Mann who served as Santa Fe store keeper for 2 or 3 years. A devout Christian and kind neighbor, she awaits the resurrection.
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Mary Mann
Barstow
Dallas
Texas
Birth Record For C W Husted Jr May 26 1920
Born C W Husted Jr on May 26 1920 at 6 35 p m weighing 8 pounds ? detailed time and weight recorded in birth entry.
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C. W. Husted, Jr
Johnson leads Hoover in California May 4 primary
Sacramento May 25. United States Senator Hiram W. Johnson's Republican majority over Herbert Hoover in the California presidential preference primary on May 4 was 161,207. Official figures were announced today by Secretary of State Frank C. Jordan.
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Sacramento
United States
Hiram W. Johnson
Herbert Hoover
California
Frank C. Jordan
Edwards Favored in Democratic Nomination Odds
New York on May 26 reports the first Wall Street odds for the presidential nomination showing Governor Edwards of New Jersey as the Democratic favorite and Senator Hiram Johnson as the Republican.
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New York
Wall Street
Edwards
New Jersey
Hiram Johnson
Mexican assassins push Carranza toward Madero era
A report notes that Carranza faces assassination risk as factions in Mexico press toward a political realignment, while a proclaimed president is said to have been elected, signaling shifts in leadership and power dynamics.
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Carranza
Madero
Barstow Declares Clean-Up Day Arriving Saturday
Health officer designates next Saturday May 29 as Barstow cleanup day. Citizens urged to gather refuse and place it out for wagons to haul away. Clean yards by Friday to ensure trash is ready when the wagon comes. those who neglect risk special orders.
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Barstow
H. C. L. Keeps Deck as Firofitters Remain On Call
H. C. L. retains readiness as the firofitters stay on deck awaiting the next assignment. The unnamed team continues to stand by, maintaining preparation and vigilance amid ongoing activities.
Marriage license issued to Weinstock and Mason
The San Bernardino paper notes the issuance of a marriage license for Harry Weinstock and Miss Juanita Mason on Tuesday. It mentions Weinstock did not appear in office to confirm details and that the couple were seen on the street this morning, now seeking housekeeping apartments. Weinstock, an operator at Bairstow Western Union, is urged to check the classified ads for a dove core and to advertise weekly in the post office.
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Harry Weinstock
Juanita Mason
San Bernardino
Harry
Weinstock
Bairstow
Treasury to loan 746800 for farmer loans via new bill
Washington announced by Senator James D. Phelan that about 746800 will soon be available for farmer loans. The funds come from treasury purchases of farm loan bank bonds lacking a market, after the bill passed both House and Senate with Phelan's urgent support.
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Washington
James D. Phelan
Congress
Treasury
House
Senate
Phelan
Johnson leads Oregon GOP primary by about 2500 votes
Portland May 26 election returns show Hiram Johnson leading Leonard Wood in the Oregon Republican presidential primary by an estimated 1991 votes with Johnson at 44,808 and Wood 42,817 nearly complete totals. Johnson’s plurality is projected around 2500.
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Portland
Ore
Hiram Johnson
Oregon
Leonard Wood
Johnson
Wood
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