Barstow Area Friends and Local Visitors Report
Mr and Mrs O J Finke were busy visitors in Los Angeles on Monday. G E Haggerty car foreman begins a two week vacation June 1. He and family plan an outing in Long Beach. Mr and Mrs Harry LaMarsh spent Monday in Redlands with Mrs A Craig. Mr and Mrs Ed Seymour of Hinckley hosted son Laurence and family from Los Angeles, and Mr and Mrs Gunderman of San Bernardino. Ed Seymour added 15 acres to reach 73 acres of alfalfa and plans seven more. Mrs Ed Seymour suffered burns stepping with hot water to the washing machine. Mr and Mrs George E Boyce will spend months in Ivan and expect to return to Barstow about the first.
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O. J. Finke
Los Angeles
Monay
G. E. Haggerty
Harry LaMarsh
Redlands
A. Craig
San Bernardino
Ed Seymour
Hinkley
Laurence E. Seymour
Gunderman
George E. Boyce
Secon
Ivan
Walter
Orstow
Painter redecorates Cunningham's store with official rug color
Eleven painters redecorate Cunningham's store using the official rug store color scheme. The work aims to refresh the interior and align with brand standards.
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Cunningham’s
Mansfield dies at Glendale after Barstow-1918 move
Edith F. Manfield wife of O D Mansfield died May 15 at 137 South Belmont Street Glendale. The Mansfields resided in Glendale moved from Barstow to Randsburg about 1918. Mr Manfield was involved in mining.
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Edith F. Manfield
O. D. Mansfield
Barstow
Randsburg
Mansfields
Belmont Street
Glendale
Mansfield
Annual church party honors milestone with music and tea
The Ladies Aid Society hosted the Congregational Church birthday party in the church social hall Monday night. A program of music and songs filled the evening, tea and cake were served, and the silver offering totaled $29.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Ladies Aid Society
The New Art of Society Make Up by Max Factor
Max Factor offers Barstow women pamphlet on beauty secrets. Make-up applied artistically for a unified, lovely look including face eyes lips neck arms hands and hair. Factor cites collaboration with Hollywood stars to advance makeup craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Factor
Cunningham
Barstow
Memorial Urges Immediate Liquidation Of Adjusted Certificates
W A Richardson of San Francisco injured by a cut while fixing his car. Hon Smith W Brookhart presents a memorial by the Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion urging Congress to retire all adjusted compensation certificates promptly, noting loans and defaults under the 1924 act and calling for treasury certificates to redeem the debt. The memorial, dated February 22 1929, advocates swift action to honor veterans obligations.
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W. A. Richardson
San Francisco
John Graham
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Brookhart
Washington, D. C
Congress
United States
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Treasury
Treasury Department
Birthday Party at Lois Platt's Home
Twenty young folks gathered at Lois Platt's home on Friday afternoon to celebrate Lois May's eighth birthday from 2 30 to five. They played games then enjoyed ice cream cake candy and punch prepared by Mrs Platt and Mrs Robert White. Gifts were exchanged among the children in a cheerful party atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Platt
Lois May
Lost Elks tooth emblem reward offered
A Liberal notice offers a reward to the finder of a missing Elks tooth emblem. George Deskins is identified as the contact for returning the emblem. The ad requests its return to the listed issuer.
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Elks Tooth
George Deskins
Name Bear at Melrose Hotel
Melrose Hotel adopts a wooden carved polar bear as its trademark displayed in front of the hotel. The bear on a cake of ice symbolizes cooling and will appear on ads and signs. A five dollar prize will be awarded for the best name proposed by June 30. Florence Topping is the contact at P O Box 173 Barstow. entries may be left at the Melrose. Public invited to inspect Washed Air cooling system available weekdays 1 to 4 PM.
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Melrose
Florence Topping
P. O. Box
Barstow
Miller
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
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District
D. Mansfield
Cunningham Pharmacy
Platts Home
Melrose Hotel
George Cunningham
al Malaikah
B.C. Anderson
A. L. Doran
John A. Graham
Santa Fe
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