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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
2
The piece mocks an overall drive while noting risk of higher clothing costs for workers. It questions sugar and potatoes as luxury items, cites sugar shortages paired with large exports, and urges halting profiteers to release hoarded essentials. It argues relief awaits only after profiteers are restrained and punished.
Director R. C. Cholmeley-Jones of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance announces settlement of 127 151 insurance claims for death and total permanent disability with a total value of 1 135 552 173 45 dollars. Six thousand two hundred forty acres of State school lands in counties intersected by the Mother Lode Miners Belt will be sold by W S Kingsbury surveyor general in June 1920. Terms 10 percent cash and 6 percent interest on the balance. Proceeds go to the school fund. For list of lands contact State Surveyor General Sacramento. Governor Stephens, when he
District Forever Paul G. Redington notes the heavy fire losses among city and farm dwellers in California for the year. He cites that fires burned timber sufficient to build 2750 new five room houses on National forests in the state last season and that 55 million feet of timber worth over 123000 dollars on the stump was consumed in a few months.
Union Directory B of R C of A lists meetings on the first and third Mondays monthly with S W Grady as President and A C Meikle as Secretary. U of N A No 235 meets first and on a second page T J Connelly as President and Q P Williams as Secretary. B of A and S C No 872 meets second and fourth Tuesdays with S A Shotwell as President and E C Rochette as Secretary. Machinists Local No 1288 meets first and third Tuesdays with H Husted as President and Geo Myer as Secretary.
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