Barstow Union High School Opens September 20 Under Principal H B Thomas
Barstow Union High School will open Monday September 20 with H B Thomas formerly of China as principal. The new term offers First Year English Latin History and Math and Second Year English Latin History Geometry. Transportation for distant pupils is discussed with state law cited. The Flint building will house new furniture and enrollment is expected to reach 30 with students from Daggett and Inkley and Miss Paxton of Redlands assisting.
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Barstow Union
H. D. Thomas
China
Thomas
Barstow Union High School District
Flint
Daggett
Inkley
California and Bay Area News Highlights Across Counties
Stanford reports 185 entering for the new term while multiple California stories recount robberies, a near-fatal car plunge, a boy rescuing his mother from suicide at a Los Angeles lagoon, and tax rate adjustments in Sonoma and Sutter Yuba counties. Fires in San Jose cause extensive damage, and Berkeley fights Argentine ants with city funds. Catholic Colonization Society plans draw families to Siskiyou County.
Dr Blair Buys Charley Martin Ranches and Cattle
Dr. Blair purchases Charley Martin's interests in the Big Meadows Old Wom an's Springs Rabbit Springs and hundreds of cattle for about 28000 dollars. He will not manage the properties himself and A R Swarthout is named to run the holdings. The deal includes water rights and winter grazing land in the desert with Big Meadows noted as a premier mountain meadow.
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BE. Scott Blair
Charley Martin
Big Meadows
Old Woman’s Springs Ranch
Rabbit Springs
San Bernardino News
Circus Coming to Barstow for One Day Showing
Murray A. Pennock announces Al G Barnes great circus will perform in Barstow on Saturday September 25 with shows at 2 and 8 p m A 25 car special train will bring the show direct from Pasadena and the desert empire stop will be Barstow with Needles the next point Special railroad rates are offered for Desert Empire towns The booster report cites the Desert Empire exhibit copy of the Printer in San Bernardino County file as a highlight.
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Murray A. Pennock
al. G. Barnes
Great Circus
Barstow
Parstow
Desert Empire
Pasadena
San Francisco
San Bernardino County
Grammar School Set to Open With Ninety Pupil Enrollment
The grammar school will open on a sane day with an enrollment of 90 pupils. Teachers include Mrs Hettie Erwin principal from Elk Men docino county Miss Florence Philip from Pasadena and Miss Herbert who taught last year.
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Hettie Erwin
Elk
Mendocino County
Florence Philip
Pasadena
Herbert
Hotel Burns at Pine Knot Lodge in Big Bear Valley
Fire destroyed the Pine Knot Lodge complex at 6:45 Friday night in Big Bear Valley. Loss estimated at $20,000. Manager F C Skinner suffered serious hand burns while trying to save valuables. distant cottages escaped due to lack of firefighting equipment and water.
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Pine Knot Lodge
Big Bear Valley
F. C. Skinner
Desert Fair Postponed by Committee Decision
A Saturday meeting of the committee postponed the fair for another season amid differing opinions on timing. Some preferred September, others October, and a final decision was to postpone until next year with early preparations planned. Several communities were already preparing exhibits.
Fine Melons from Hinkley Spotlight Casabas
Joseph Harman from Hinkley brings Casaba melons showcased as proof of Desert Empire soil and desert climate productivity. The piece notes weekly demonstrations of the crop's productiveness and accessible tasting.
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Joseph Harman
Hinkley
Desert Empire
Six centuries of progress turn Europe into a hellish contrast
A speaker laments unchecked modern power, arguing that progress has produced horrors unseen in medieval times. He compares Europe in 1315 as a paradise to 1915, where chemistry and explosives unleash mass destruction and sea warfare, warning progress lacks direction.
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Europe
Accident injures brick mason on Henderson garage scaffold collapse
Fred Figge a brick mason was seriously hurt Tuesday morning when a scaffold collapsed throwing him about ten feet and cement struck him. Dr Hall treated him and sent him home. He is expected to recover in a few days and escaped broken bones.
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Fred Figge
Henderson
Hall
Postoffice Receipts Rise in Barstow August 1915
Barstow postoffice reports August 1915 receipts of 334.01 dollars, up from 258.70 in 1914, a rise of 75.21 dollars. The gain marks the largest percentage increase among Southern California post offices and signals robust growth for the desert capital.
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Barstow
California
Desert Empire
Meadow Valley Cloudburst Damages Utah Rail Lines
A Meadow Valley Utah cloudburst caused a landslide that covered Salt Lake lines for a distance Friday night. The first eastbound trains arrived Sunday, restoring limited service after the washout.
Building Dirt Roads Real Highways of Commerce Says Governor Major
Missouri Governor Major says dirt roads are the real arteries of commerce and must be improved from the bottom up. He argues gradual evolution will convert some into rock or macadam as communities grow, while most roads remain dirt ensuring farmers can haul goods to markets at low cost.
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Major
Barstow Printer praised for lively local business
In San Francisco on August 20 1915 F L Lipman vice president writes to Oswald Wilson editor at Barstow Printer in Barstow California praising the paper and noting the strong condition of local business observed in the issues received The communication expresses cordial congratulations.
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San Francisco
Oswald Wilson
Barstow
California
Meir
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