Barstown Union High School Prepares for Higher Attendance
Barstown Union High School opens Monday for a new year with Leona S. Paxton as principal and a faculty including E. A. Farrington, Dorothy Brass, Wallace Miller, Louisa Pfau, Marjorie Hitzler, and Melvin Ricks. The board anticipates a marked rise in enrollment, new senior and junior class members, and the largest freshman class in school history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstown Union High School
Leona S. Paxton
E. A. Farrington
Dorothy M. Brass
Wallace H. Miller
Louisa M. Pfau
Marjorie Hitzler
Melvin B. Ricks
Thomas
California
Crain
Inglewood
Board of Trustees
Miss Paxton
University of California, Southern Branch
Miss Pfau
U.S.C
Farrington
Miller
Lake Louise
Lake Tahoe
Brass
del Mar
Miss Hitzler
Colorado
Mr. Ricks
University of Wisconsin
Columbus
South America
Daggett Gossip Highlights Local Happenings
Myr and Mrs. Ross return from months long travels through several states. J. H. Lucas tops Daggett Newberry stable for con stable high score. Grammar school opens with Mrs. Bert Osborn teaching. Mr. Goodrich fixes the building for better schooling. Mrs. Duffy headed to Land fair to teach. sons to Needles for high school. S. M. Bush leaves Daggett for Blythe to take a new job. Lorraine Brock visits with Inez Crews returning after a year away. Bell family back from El Monte vacation. Santa Fe No. 2 strikes Standard Oil truck at Daggett crossing. driver unhurt. Daggett dance a success. town lighting project underway. Oil road improvements hoped to spur further town growth.
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Mickey
Myr
Needles
S. M. Bush
Blyth
Lorraine Brock
Inez Crews
F. S. Bell
el Monte
Santa Fe
Standard Oil
Daggett Highway
Minneola Ranch Guests Include City Visitors Over Weekend
Weekend guests at the Skobel and Haimut ranch near Minneola were Luke Haimut Mrs. Paul Haimut and their two daughters Mr and Mrs Gverovitch and daughter and Mr and Mrs Blas Dedo with their two sons all from Los Angeles. Benj Funcheon of Balboa visited Webber ranch friends over the holidays. James Peck moved to Ontario to stay with his aunt and attend school. Amy Webber traveled to Los Angeles to visit relatives. George Oxson and family moved from the Barry place to the H B Funk house near Daggett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skobel and Haimut Ranch
Luke Haimut
Paul Haimut
Gverovitch
Blas Dedo
Los Angeles
Dedo
Benj. Funcheon
Balboa
Webber Ranch
James Peck
Ontario
Amy Webber
Eorge Oxson
Barry Place
Daggett
Kiwanis Club Mock Trial Ends With Cigar Fine
Kiwanis luncheon features a mock trial for secretary Wallace Miller returning from his honeymoon. He is found guilty and fined a box of cigars, later revealed to be supplied by club president Leon Whitney for a baby’s arrival. Guests include school principals Paxton and Pearce and film official Buchanan. A picnic is planned at S. S. Hill ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Fred Bauer
Wallace Miller
Evensen
Geo. Henderson
George Cunningham
Bob Burke
Miss Paxton
C. S. Pearce
C.’ RB. Buchanan
S. S. Hill Ranch
Harvey Mosier
Harper Lake
Davis
Mrs. McLain
Orpheum
Nicklin heads to Los Angeles for brief rest from real estate
T. G. Nicklin left today for Los Angeles to enjoy a few days rest from his heavy real estate business. Mr. Joe K. Rankin will register all the little ones Monday in the Antlers Club for Kindergarten. Mrs. Stein was a visitor in San Bernardino Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Nicklin
Los Angeles
Joe K. Rankin
Antlers Club
Willett Camp Ground draws crowds with modern amenities
Mrs Fulton Slaton spent Wednesday in San Bernardino. Willett's Camp Ground features include Standard electric stoves, hot plates, new cabins, and ample trees. The camp, two blocks south of the National Old Trail Service Station, is praised for cleanliness and draws locals to visit frequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Slaton
San Bernardino
Willett
Barstow
Daggett News Highlights and Local Happenings
R M Campbell warns of a slow danger at the Minneola railroad crossing where nineteen autos have crossed an unguarded bank in four and a half months. Daggett School starts Tuesday while Minneola school opens next Monday. A Barstow crowd attended Saturday night dance. Mrs Campbell and daughter return from nine weeks vacation on the beaches and in Los Angeles. A search party found Kinney stacking hay at 10 15 PM Saturday on the ranch after river bed work. His appearance at the dance stirred excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M
Campbell
Minneola
Mr. BR. J. Sullivan
Daggett
Barstow
R. M. Campbell
Los Angeles
Kinney
Barstow Hosts Monolith Baseball Sunday at 2:30
Barstow hosts Monolith at the local diamond next Sunday, game time 2 30. Monolith, located near Tehachappi, brings a strong lineup of players described as real ball tossers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Tehachappi
School Crossings Urged as Reopened Schools Return
Drivers must heed children at school crossings with the new term opening next week. Barstow motorists are reminded to use headlights at night, as vehicles must yield to children and observe safety at crosswalks.
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Barstow
Mrs Ed Cunningham and Son Return From Long Beach
Mrs Ed Cunningham and her son returned home Monday night after spending the summer in Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Cunningham and Son
Long Beach
Miss Florance Topping Fills Stenographer Opening
Miss Florance Topping serves as stenographer during Mrs. Clyde Orr’s absence in the agent's office. Mrs. Orr is on vacation in Big Bear valley and due home next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florance Topping
Clyde Orr
Mrs. Orr
Big Bear Valley
Principal S. Pearce Returns From North Vacation
Principal S. Pearce finished a six week vacation spent at the state normal in San Jose studying for his AB degree. He traveled north for rest and returned this week to resume duties at the grammar school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Pearce
North
State Normal
San Jose
Miller and Bride Return to Barstow After CPA Exam
Wallace Miller and his bride returned to Barstow where Miller, during his absence, took and passed the examination for Certified Public Accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Miller
Bride
Barstow
Miller
Certified Public Accountant
O P. Warris Circus Arrives in Barstow After Taft Run
E Wharton advance man for the O P Warris Combined Shows visited Barstow Wednesday. The company is in Taft since Labor Day and will return to Barstow as school starts. Their merry go round and Ferris wheel aim to chase away the vacation blues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Wharton
O. P. Warris
Barstow
Taft
Farris
Home Industries Means Prosperity for All
Barstow, Mojave River Valley with rich water resources could support butter, eggs and meat production for local markets and nearby towns. Advocates urge proper organization and rail and road links to transform Barstow into a manufacturing and distributing center, keeping products local and boosting farmers and merchants.
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T. G. Nicklin
Mojave River Valley
Barstow
Mohave River Valley
Chamber of Com. Ve
Meigg A
San Bernardino County Shines at State Fair Exhibit
The county makes a strong showing at the Sacramento State Fair with a distinctive mission tower display by James A. Biggam for the chamber of commerce. County citrus, walnuts, apples, and grapes travel by carloads, highlighting San Bernardino resources under Miss M. R. Rees of Chino.
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Sacramento
Bernardino
San Bernardino
James A. Biggam
San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce
Chino
M. R. Rees
San Bernardino County
Chas. W. Paine
State Agricultural Society
Board Of Supervisors Sets Election Officer Wages
At the August 30 regular meeting the Board proposed a scale for election officer pay by precinct size. Ranging from 5.00 for 1–50 voters to 10.00 for 176–200 voters, with 5.00 polling place use and 6.00 where lights chairs and tables are supplied. An extra dollar may be allowed for heat if needed.
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Board of Supervisors
Auvesd
Check forger again leaves souvenirs with merchants
Local merchants faced a wave of forged checks attributed to F. M. Brooks who had recently bought the Emerson ranch at Palliser. Checks ranging from twenty to twenty five dollars circulated through Lazenby Meat Market, Barstow Bakery, Barstow Produce Market, and others, with Ed and Steinberg noting the signature and catching the fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Brooks
Brooke
Emerson Ranch
Palliser
Lazenby
Steinberg
Sam
Zimmerman
Barstow
Fishing Trip Ends With Hopes For Next Stay
Co. FY. Arends and Ed. Pitcher return from a mountain fishing trip above Bishop. Al Mudgett and F. Dillingham stay over and are expected back today. The trip was successful with proof of catches. Ed proved a hot cake chef, Arends failed as a Dutch oven biscuit maker. Arends, sleep deprived, rested on his counter after overnights. Deer season opens on the 15th and another trip is planned in the same territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arends
Ed. Pitcher
Bishop
al Mudgett
F. Dillingham
Jist
Grammar School Opens With Ten Teachers
The grammar school will open next Monday with ten teachers across grades from first to eighth. Principal Clarence Pearce leads the team as emphasis shifts to individualized pupil instruction and practical class arrangements. Readiness rooms and library shifts accompany playground improvements and rest room setup, with limited upgrades due to funding.
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Ruth cCrilly Thomson
Jessie Garrett
Ethel TJ. Robinson
Clara Minor
Roberta Ramsay
Edna Donnelly
Druscilla Fry
Gertrude Smitheram
Mrs. Pigman
Eigth
Clarence S. Pearce
Mr and Mrs E A Eickworth Visit Barstow
Mr and Mrs E A Eickworth stopped in Barstow on their way to a printers convention in Colorado Springs. Eickworth, a linotype operator for the San Francisco Bulletin, is a convention delegate and made a pleasant stop between trains.
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E. A. Eickworth
Barstow
Colorado Springs
Eickworth
San Franciso Bulletin
Mrs Crilly Thomas Returns From East Summer Vacation
Mrs Crilly Thomas, a first grade teacher, came back last week from a summer vacation in the eastern states.
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Crilly Thomas
East
Undertaker Campbell recalls Valentino funeral scale and reach
New York undertaker Frank Campbell, who presided over Rudolph Valentino’s funeral, says the event was the era’s greatest demonstration after forty years in the trade. He notes 30,000 funerals, 8,000 of them for actors, with a million dollar New York church and over four million along the funeral train route coast to coast.
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Rudolph Valentino
New York
Harry Klemfuss
Daily News
New York City
Klemfuss
Campbell
Harry
Frank
Barstow
Santa Fe No
Los Angeles
Globe
Anna Held
Oscar Hammerstein
Martha Mansfield
Nat Goodwin
Olive Thomas Vernon Castle
Harold Lockwood
Valentine
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Kiwanis
Monolith
Mrs. Floyd
Kingman
Arizona
F. A. Brown and Son
Jane Sharrel
Victorville
Ethel M. Ehlert
Mrs. Brown
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