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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1927
Page
3
Letter from T G Nicklin now in Los Angeles argues Barstow should incorporate to gain waterworks from above the sewers and cesspools while lowering costs. Incorporation would place control over streets and railroad crossings, enabling home rule and county seat status, reducing influence of non resident politicians and speeding growth.
The Barstow Woman's Club will not meet November 22 as planned. The executive board will host a tea next Monday in the auditorium to honor teachers attending the institute. All members are urged to attend.
La Sociedad Nacional Mexicana announced a dance at Barstow Auditorium on Saturday evening November 26. The local Mexican colony will be accompanied by a good local orchestra. Mrs. Honey is critically ill and was moved to her son’s home for better care this week.
In a brief correspondence T. G. Nicklin argues for policies that elevate property values rather than small tax hikes. He emphasizes a broad, beneficial approach and signs the note sentimentally with sincerity.
Grammar School reports seventh and eighth grade girls combining athletics this year. Weekly plan lists baseball on Monday, decathlon on Tuesday, basketball on Wednesday, dancing on Thursday, and stunts with dancing on Friday. Captains for three stunt teams rotate November 29 and roughly every two months.
An intermediate orchestra of 4 5 6 players began in the grammar school under Miss Ramsay. The lineup includes Jimmy Weld and Karl Wagner on trumpets, Martin Flores on drums, Frank Duran on banjo, Quinto Rizzardin i on trombone, Margarita Cedella Joy Harris Lor raine Candles on ukuleles, Joe Simmons on steel guitar, Agnes Powell and Marjorie Ross on piano, and Bill Cooper on banjo ukulele and drums, guided by Miss Ramsay with Mrs Robison's help. Beverly Burke.
Eighth grade girls assisted Miss Garrett in cutting cloth pieces of different colors. They prepared scrap paper books intended for Mexican children in the first grade.
The United States Bureau of Public Roads developed a set of standard road sign drawings aimed at uniform meaning and driver familiarity. Signs include octagonal stop signs, diamond slow signs, circular railroad crossing warnings, square caution signs, rectangular directions, and white on green rest station signs, with states free to request nonstandard variants.
Mrs Stephen G Vihel of Barstow visited friends in Needles this week. The professional nurse with executive capacity assumed direction of the nurses and donated her services during the influenza era. She returned home Sunday after marking her wedding anniversary with her husband in Needles.
Donald Marvin captained the Teutons and Beverly Burke led the Trojans after choosing sides. They played a baseball game won by the Trojans five to four. The following week the teams played basketball and lost to the freshmen twenty two to three.
Williard Wright attended the San Bernardino County C E Convention at Fontana from November 11 to 18. The gathering concluded the year in which he has served as County President of the Christian Endeavor Union.
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