Charter Night For Kiwanis In Barstow
The Jiwanis Club of Barstow holds Charter Night Saturday October ninth at Casa del Desierto Huda program to receive its charter. President Leon P. Whitney will give welcome. Leslie Menry of Pasadena speaks. Lt. Gov. William O. Harris of the California Nevada Kiwanis District presents the charter. Guests from San Bernardino Pasadena Riverside and other cities attend. Barstow Club has thirty four members.
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Jiwanis Club of
Barstow
Casa del Desierto Huda
San Bernardino
Pasadena
Riverside
San Bernardino Mountains
Leon P.whitney
Leslie Menry
William O. Harris
California
Nevada
Kiwanis District
Kiwanis Club
George Cunningham
George
Kiwanis
Kramer Hills Mining Boom Expands In Barstow Area
Barstow reports show Kramer Hills mining district employing about 150 men as cooler weather brings renewed activity. Ames property at the cross roads yields a four foot ore vein with large tonnage potential. plans include a compressor mill and loading spur. A school opens at Kramer Hills under Miss Higsby as the trade hub pushes for better road conditions and transport to ship ore by truck.
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Martin
Kramer Hills
Barstow
Mull
Kramer Hills Mining Co
Ames
Cross Roads
Kramer ‘Lls
Miss Higsby
Pepe of
Jim Grey
Santa Fe
Mulcahy Family Vacationing in Big Bear Valley
Joe Mulcahy and his family are spending a few days in Big Bear Valley enjoying a quiet retreat.
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Joe Mulcahy
Big Bear Valley
Assessor Inspects Desert Mines and Valley Wells District
County Assessor A E Allen and Deputy McIntyre traveled to Ludlow to inspect the Pacific Mines and to the Yermo Las Vegas route to review the Valley Wells property. The visit marks Allen’s first mining district tour in years and hints at deputy Topping’s forthcoming appointment to assist McIntyre in covering the desert district.
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A. E. Allen
McIntyre
Ludlow
Valley Wells
Yermo-Las Vegas
Mr. Allen
Topping
Lights for Planes Will Be At Daggett
Government arrangements with Mr. Fix of Yucca Grove Service Station Daggett place a powerful beacon wind indicators for aviators. J B Thayer of Appleton Land and Water Company notes a lease to the government for a beacon on the Hesperia road south of Victorville high school.
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Fix
Yucca Grove
Daggett
Thayer
Appleton Land and Water Company
Hesperia Road
Victorville High School
Barstow Woman's Club Opens Year Tuesday Meeting
The Barstow Woman's Club will hold its opening meeting for the year on Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. in the Antlers Club room headquarters. President Mrs E L White will preside and Mrs Louis Gleibe will lead the opening program. All members are urged to attend and assist for a successful start.
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Barstow Woman's Club
Antlers Club
E. L. White
Louis Gleibe
Barstow Fire Dept Tests New Chemical Engine
Fred Bauer led a Barstow Fire Department practice Sunday as the new chemical engine, housed at Central Garage, conducted a tryout on the hill behind the Santa Fe houses. The engine, crewed by about a dozen citizens, responded to a mock blaze, with the exercise aimed at familiarizing the men with the equipment and procedures.
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Fred Bauer
Barstow
Santa Fe
Santa Fe May Improve Third Street Crossing and Drain
Surveyor Brooks surveys the Third street drainage ditch and an estimated cost will be prepared for a concrete catch basin and bridge. A concrete ditch may extend through Sonora town if costs permit. Charles Leak levels lots on the highway near Fifth as a petition to open Fifth street awaits action by the Board of Supervisors.
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Brooks
Third Street
Third
Sonora
Charles Leak
Louis Glebe
Fifth
Board of Supervisors
Fifth Street
Miss Clara Belle Plans Cottage on Third Street This Fall
Miss Clara Belle, stenographer in the Division Foreman's office, states she plans to build a cottage on her property on Third Street this fall.
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Clara Belle
Third Street
Barstow Visitors Meet Santa Fe Right of Way Man
Georgie Mattos joined by Mr. Faulkner and Herbert Lapham of the Pacific Land Development Co as they visited Barstow to discuss land matters and the Santa Fe right of way inquiry.
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Georgie. Mattos
The
Santa Fe
Mr. Faulkner
Herbert Lapham
Pacific Land Development Co
Barstow
Crooks Wins Hassayaimpai Golf Final at Prescott
J. I. Crooks, noted local golfer, defeated Russ Jones yesterday afternoon in a brilliant match seven up with six to play to claim the Hassayaimpai Country club tournament. The victory earns Crooks the silver and bronze humidor prize. Crooks formerly worked as a car foreman in Barstow and now is with the Santa Fe in Prescott, Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frescott Courier
J. I. Crooks
Hassayaimpai Country Club
Russ Jones
Crooks
Barstow
The
Santa Fe
Prescott
Arizona
Minneola Visitors Report The Allen and Riley Trips
Mr and Mrs Frank Allen drove from Pasadena to visit their son Nolan at his homestead near imre and returned on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Riley of Newport Beach visited the Skobel ranch for a few days last week. Mrs Espy Krey and her children stopped at their desert home while en route from Indiana to Hollywood.
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Frank Allen
Pasadena
Nolan
Imre
Ralph Riley
Newport Beach
Skobel Ranch
Espy Krey
Desert
Indiana
Hollywood
Powerful lights planned for summit with Barstow area link
A Barstow vicinity note reports that one of the strong lights will be set up at the summit linking the region. The mention of Mr. Fix notes a recent Las Vegas Nevada visit.
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Fix
Las Vegas
Nevada
Williamses Return From Three Month Vacation Tour
Mr and Mrs Charley Williams returned to Barstow Sunday after a three months vacation visiting Lake Tahoe Yosemite Valley Sequoia National Park Lassen Park and a short trip into southern Oregon and Reno Nevada Mrs Williams says the Nevada visit was sightseeing only Charley brought back souvenirs to add to his collection.
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Charley Williams
Barstow
Lake”ffabee
Yosemite Valley
Sequoia National Park
Lassen Park
Oregon
Reno
Nevada
Williams
Charley
Mrs Thornberg Visits Barstow On Property Boom
Mrs Thornberg of Newberry visited Barstow on Monday to handle business and notes a surge of people taking up property in the Newberry district.
Garver Hosts Los Angeles aunts in weekend visit
Airs L Garver invited her aunt Mrs Hutchison and great aunt Mrs Cairns from Los Angeles. Mr Hutchison drove out last weekend and returned home Sunday.
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L. Garver
G. D Hutchison
Cairns
Los Angeles
Hutchison
Freshmen Bernice White Visits Home With Adele Beckwith
Miss Bernice White a USC freshman spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs E L White accompanied by Miss Adele Beckwith a senior friend. The outing reflects a social visit during the period with notable student connections.
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Bernice White
U.S.C
Adele Beckwith
Mrs. E. L. White
Family Visit to Grand Canyon Sparks First-Time Tour
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wetenhall and their son Jack visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona, joined by Miss Mildred Wester. Mr. Wetenhall had prior familiarity with the canyon, while the others were touring it for the first time.
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Jack Wetenhall
Jack
Mildred Wester
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Wetenhall
Canyon
Beauty Shoppe Owners Return From Los Angeles Convention
Mrs. Abel and MM Ehlert, owners of the Beauty Shoppe, returned from Los Angeles on Wednesday after attending a convention of beauty parlor specialists.
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Abel
Ehlert
the Beauty Shoppe
Los Angeles
Women Missionary Society Meets at Bethel Mission
A notice states the Women’s Missionary Society will host an all day meeting on Thursday October 14 at the Bethel Mission on Second Street with lunch served at noon.
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Women’s Missionary Society
Bethel Mission
Second Street
Mrs EE I Pitcher Visits County Seat With Welfare Nurse
Mrs EE I Pitcher went to the county seat this Thursday accompanied by Miss Bell, a county welfare nurse.
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EE. I. Pitcher
Miss Bell
Constable Harris Visits San Bernardino This Thursday
Constable Ed Harris traveled to San Bernardino this Thursday on official business. He met with local officials and discussed regional law enforcement topics affecting the city and surrounding areas.
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Ed. Harris
San Bernardino
Barstow visitor reports doubling business this year
Lelian Swisher of San Bernardino visited Barstow this week and noted her business is nearly twice what it was at the same time last year.
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Lelian Swisher
San Bernardino
Barstow
Barstow Namers Nephew Visits Creamery Patron
A patron at the Barstow creamery claimed to be the nephew of Major J. A. Barstow, after which he and his son were driving eastward.
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E. L. Mudgett
Barstow
J. A. Barstow
Adah Flenniken Ill in Ramona Hospital
Adah Flenniken is seriously ill at Ramona hospital after visiting Ruth Burden in Anaheim. She was stricken with acute appendicitis and the appendix burst before she reached medical care.
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Adah Flenniken
Ramona Hospital
Miss Flenniken
Ruth Burden
Anaheim
Whitlow Purchases Nash Car Through Santa Fe Agent
Santa Fe agent CC A Whitlow recently bought a Nash automobile. The purchase highlights activity in local auto trade and underscores Whitlow’s role in facilitating regional car sales.
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CC. A. Whitlow
Santa Fe
Nash
Barstow Visit By County Welfare Secretary
Mrs Maud 8 Bell secretary of the County Welfare Commission traveled to Barstow on Wednesday to discuss a county case.
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Maud 8. Bell
County Welfare Commission
Barstow
Cunningham family weekend trip to Pomona and LA
George Cunningham and his family spent the weekend in Pomona and Los Angeles. In Pomona they attended the Los Angeles County Fair. Little Marion Steen, a first grader, has been absent from school the past week on account of chicken pox.
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George Cunningham
Pomona
Los Angeles
Little Marion Steen
Mrs Wealand and party visit Barstow patron in beauty shop
Mrs Wealand Miss Newton and Dick Ferber drove from Victorville to Barstow on Wednesday evening to see Miss Newton's mother Ethel M Ehlert who runs the Beauty Shoppe.
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Mrs. Wealand
Miss Newton
Dick Ferber
Barstow
Victorville
Ethel M. Ehlert
Grammar School Gains Enrollment
Enrollment at present is 268, up twenty from opening day three weeks ago, with 258 last year at this time. Motorists are urged to slow down near school grounds, part of the street being needed for recess. Junior Red Cross work continues with Miss Smitherar as chairwoman overseeing desert region booklets to be exchanged with foreign countries. Examinations were conducted for grades five and up to inform possible readjustments. Minor registration for ages 5 to 18 in Barstow district extended for a week. An eighth grade orchestra under Mrs. Robinson with Reginald Knaggs, Charles Davis, and Kenneth Ramsey rehearses for performances.
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Red Cross
Smitherar
Canada
Barstow
Barstow Couple Wed Quietly in San Bernardino
Arthur H. Staley born in Ohio and Miss Mattie M. Nobles of Oklahoma were quietly married in San Bernardino on Monday. Nobles, a Bartow resident for years, is relation to Mrs. James Honey. Staley works at the Santa Fe puzzle switch in Barstow yards with long service. The couple returned to Barstow Tuesday to a noisy, celebratory welcome with a large bonfire and a wiener roast near their home.
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Arthur H. Staley
Ohio
Mattie M. Nobles
Oklahoma
San Bernardino
Miss Nobles
James Honey
Bartow
Mr. Staley
Santa Fe
Barstow
Installing Automatic Telephones in Barstow
Work started today on the installation of automatic telephones by the Interstate Telegraph Co. It will take several weeks before the service is ready. Those wanting new telephones are requested to make an application at once. When the automatic is installed it will give the local patrons twenty four hour service.
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Interstate Telegraph Co
Barstow Athletic Club Formed for Wrestling and Boxing
The Barstow Athletic Club has been formed to sponsor wrestling boxing and similar sports. A building is engaged and a membership drive will start. Promoter A E Henderson announced plans. Ludlow sent a letter about two boxers seeking a match both weighing 180 pounds.
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Barstow
Local Theatre Installs Pipe Organ at Forum Theatre
The Forum Theatre installs a Santa Monica built pipe organ by Artcraft Organ Co. It is suspended from the ceiling with the console where the piano stood and a large blower in the back yard. Remote control and thousands of electrical connections enable the organ to rival a twenty piece orchestra. First public concert scheduled next Sunday evening with pipe organ solos and concert music prior to the pictures.
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Santa Monica
California
Artcraft Organ Co
Forum Theatre
Wallace
Surprise Birthday Party At McClean Home Harper Lake
Last Saturday evening about five friends joined Horner Take to surprise F. E. McClean at his Harper Lake home. The group played 500 with Mrs. Michew and Howard Pomeroy at top scores. Refreshments of fruit salad and coffee followed as guests wished many happy returns and hoped for another birthday.
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Horner Take
F. E. McClean
Harper Lake
Interesting program at teachers reception
The teachers reception hosted by the Parent Teachers Association drew a large crowd and featured a musical program. L. P. Whitney opened with remarks. The lineup included duets by Charles Garver and P. Johnson, steel guitar by Mr. Guinor, a trombone solo by P. Johnson, piano by Miss Pfau, readings by Mrs. Welsh, solos by Mrs. Davies, and a male quartet Johnson Van Aman Knaggs and Garver. Refreshments followed with social time.
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Parent Teachers Association
L. P. Whitney
Charles Garver
P. Johnson
Guinor
John Gleibe
Miss Pfau
Davies
Welsh
P T A Names Committees for Year at October Meeting
The P T A held its regular meeting on October 5 at the Auditorium. About 150 dollars was raised for the Red Cross Florida Relief Fund in Barstow. Committees for the year were appointed and a house to house canvass for new members planned. Monthly meeting time moved to 2 o'clock on the first Tuesday. A high class entertainment is planned for next month. Refreshments followed.
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P T. A
Red Cross Florida Relief Fund
Barstow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Womans Club
Minneola
Friends
Barstow and Vicinity
Junior Red Cross
McClean
P.T.A
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