State Highway Commission at Work on Desert Road
The State Highway Commission will improve the National Old Trail Highway with equipment sent to Barstow. Five Fordson tractors arrived, larger units to follow, Belmont crew to Newberry Camp, and Bear Valley crew to transfer by December. J. E. Stanton leads as engineer in charge. work aims to better condition the road though hard surfacing is not yet planned.
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Desert
State Highway Commission
Barstow
Belmont
Newberry
Bear Valley
J. E. Stanton
Newberry Camp
Commission
Court to hear civil suits in Needles next February
Superior Judge Benjamin F. Warmer will relocate his court to Needles for two civil cases weekly starting February 26, with his clerk James Kilian Court Reporter J E Rich and Bailiff W W Holcomb accompanying. The move follows a state law requiring courts to sit in litigants home communities if they live more than 200 miles away, enacted two years ago after Blythe residents complained of travel costs to Riverside.
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Needles
Benjamin F. Warmer
Railroad worker earnings rise in first half of 1923
Salaries and wages for railroad employes of all classes in the first six months of 1923 averaged 136 dollars per month, about four dollars higher than the same period in 1922. The total in service reached 1,850,000, up from 1,600,000 the previous year.
GE Plant Value and Space Grow Dramatically Since 1893
The General Electric Co. reports value of manufacturing plants rising from about 4,000,000 in 1893 to 167,000,000 in 1923, factory floor space expanding from 400,00 to over 25,000,000 square feet by end of 1922, and employment increasing from 4,000 to over 74,000.
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General Electric Co
Congregational Church Notes and Events Summary
Sixteen present at Sunday School last Sunday morning. Red and Blue Contest. Sunday prayer and preaching at 9 45 in Grammar School Auditorium. Prayer meeting 7 30 Thursday evenings with choir practice at the parsonage on the hill. Ladies Aid meets at Dr Platt residence for December Bazaar prep. Rev Mobrey of San Bernardino to represent at parsonage Friday. An Every Member Canvass set for December 2 to support church work in Barstow. Thanksgiving preaching service this Sunday the 25th.
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Grammar School
Ladies’ Aid
Dr. Platt
Congregational Fellowship
Mobrey
San Bernardino
Friends of the
Barstow
Jack Thoma Joins Arand's Cash Grocery Force
Jack Thoma becomes the newest member of the Arand's Cash Grocery crew. He is noted as always on the job and a popular salesman with customers and staff.
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Jack Thoma
Arand
Cash Grocery
Jack
New President Presides At Barstow Woman's Club
The Barstow Women's Club met with new president Mrs Dr Pratt presiding. Four officers resigned. Mrs Elmer Johnson and Mrs George Henderson replaced, plus new corresponding secretary. Three new members admitted. local visits and business notes on advertising and merchants featured.
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Barstow Women’s Club
Dr. Pratt
Elmer Johnson
L. J. Henderson
George Henderson
Geo. Leahy
Phillip John
Deskins
F. G. Dresse
Los Angeles
Barstow District News Highlights Local Travel and Accidents
The Barstow area reports a busy week with many residents traveling to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Bernardino. marriages injuries car purchases and plant updates plus a fatal auto crash near New Hampshire's university town. A new transformer signals system upgrades on the Santa Fe line and local residents relocate or buy vehicles.
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Round House
Santa Fe
Daggett
Bagdad
Harper Lake Valley Union Officers Named
Harper Lake Valley Union reveals its officers with A. Davis as S S Superintendent B Barton as Secretary and Treasurer C F Pomeroy Bullock and Miss Myers as teachers Attendance reached twenty one with one visitor Dr Bell of Long Beach who preached a brief sermon and will return for the next two Sundays at 11 30.
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Harper Lake Valley Union U. S
A. Davis
S. S
B. Barton
C. F. Pomeroy
Bullock
Miss Myers
Bell
Long Beach
Barstow Bank to Close All Day on Thanksgiving Day
Barstow Bank announces closure for the entire day next Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. Customers are advised to plan deposits and withdrawals accordingly and note that normal operations resume the following business day.
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Barstow Bank
High School Notes From Barstow Division Event
The Desert Section of the San Bernardino County Institute meets December 14 and 16 in Barstow. Music pupils rehearse under Miss Mills for a county program. Miss Koehring plans with Miss Paxton for the new quarter. Alumni updates include Leak touring Davis and California, Hill in Berkeley, Haws in oil work near Los Angeles, Duncan in Ludlow, Miller on an east tour.
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Miss Koehring
Miss Paxton
George Leak
Davis
Stanford
Berkeley
Mabel Hill
Our
State University
College of Commerce
Floyd Haws
Standard Oil
Los Angeles
Lelia Duncan
Murphy Bros
Ludlow
Eugene Miller
California
Miss Epstein
Miss Curry
Grace Toennies
Leta Thompson
San Bernardino
Leonard Soules
Frederica Dresse
Los Angeles California Music House
Manuel Mertini
Boyce Phillips
Jack Wentenhall
Los Matadores
Grapes Crated Near Barstow Express Office
A half dozen crates of grapes were staged on a truck outside Barstow express office. The label reads From G P Ohlinger Lodie Cal to Piggiey- Wiggley Carlsbad New York. Barstow claims proximity to the New York market and ideal desert land for vine culture. Mrs O E Griffith and daughter Mrs Harry Schmitt have been ill at their homes this week.
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Barstow Express
G. P. Ohlinger
Lodie
Cal
Piggiey- Wiggley
Carlsbad
New York
Barstow
California
O. E. Griffith
Harry Schmitt
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Congregational Church Notes
Woman’s Club
Frank J. Veatch
California State Board of Health
Bostow
Veatch
Barstow Mercantile Company
Grant
H. J. Johnson
Hinkley
Yermo
Dagget
John McVicar
Melrose Hotel
Mr. McVicar
H. I. Miller
Canada
Robert
Melrose
John
Robert McVicar
Morro
San Louis Obispo County
City Meat Market
Marvins Grocery
Central Garage
Dillingham
White
Platt
Steve Videl
Williams Addition
Verda Haws
George Cunningham
Newkirk
Okla
Jean Dillingham
Sacramenta
Rex H. Thompson, Jr
J. B. Laney
Vermo
A. Starr
Studebaker
C. Holt
Ernst Rose
BE. L. Pitcher
Harry Lauder
Pitcher
Ed. Doran
E. L. Reilly
W. M. Steen
Ithaca, New York
Fred Harper
H. C. Heckler
Post Office
Heckler
San Bernandino
F. B. Boyce
Almer Johnson
Colton
Almer
Hill
Helendale Sunday School
Desert Missionary
Esau Taylor
Whiteside Music Co
N. F. Platt
Hutchison Street
H. J. Dellett
Grace Toennis
8. L. Myers
San Bernardio
C. G. Shinn
H. G. Clearhope
C. Zimmerman
San Francisco
A. R. Stewart
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Mr. Diessl
E. B. Gilbert
Wall
Ed. Harris
Edith Riche
Victorville
Walter Riche
Miss Edith
Marlenee
Glendale
True’s
J. E. Walker
Walker Jewelry Company
H. G. Hargis
Antlers
George Deskins
Illustrated Daily News
Steve Kovich
Pleasant Avenue
Alex Kiss
A. Torrez
Torrezzi
Barstow Round House
Archie de Rochemont
Harry
Harry de Rochemont
University of New Hampshire
Newington
N. H
A. A. True
A. Roy
True
Los Angeles Railway and
Pacific Electric Railway Company
The
Railroad Commission
Autmobile
Los Angees Motor Bus Company
Harper Lake Valley
San
Bernardino County Institute
Music
Partment
Miss Mills
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