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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
8
An accident in the local yards this week near a locomotive derailment warned of a near miss if timing had shifted. The Barstow Garage lists auto sales to Joseph Baker of Yermo a Ford Coupe W E Dixon of Yermo a coupe Bruce McCormick of Yermo a closed cab delivery truck and A Long of Yermo a Tudor sedan.
Central Garage notes increased Chevrolet ownership among locals as Fred Bauer of Bauer and Slaton Garage lists recent sales. Buyers include Hodge with a Chevrolet sedan, Hicholz with a Chevrolet coupe, Smith with a landau, Huston with a sedan, Never with a coach, Boland with a coach, and others in Death Valley area like McCoy of Newberry and Knochs with a brolet.
Birdie E. Gann aged 82 died at the Barstow home of Dr and Mrs L L noon Thursday after a long illness. Burial will be in Las Vegas this Saturday with her daughter Mrs Geneva Schuh and her son in law Dr accompanying the body. She lived thirty years in Clark and Lincoln counties Nevada and owned property in Moapa valley. For four years she has resided in Barstow with her daughter. The note mentions a Servel electric refrigerator at the Barstow Printer building and prices from 185 dollars. Local trips include Mr and Mrs Fred Bauer to Death Valley and Arthur Doran visiting Big Bear Valley.
High school contestants Needles Barstow and Victorville will compete in Barstow on Friday April 12 in the National Oratorical contest district final. The winner earns advancement to Whittier Union High School semi finals at a later date.
A touring car and a right hand drive truck from Germany parked at Barstow Central Garage. The Adler brand vehicles registered IT-11882 and IT-11878 carried flags for the American and German Republic on their world tour, visiting many regions before arriving in California on March 15. The journey began in Germany and spanned Balkan, Asia Minor, Syria, Brak, Persia, Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Japan, Hawaii, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Panama, Canada, and the United States. Meanwhile Black Hawk Tungsten Mining Corp holds an annual stockholders meeting in San Pedro on April 12.
The Postal Telegraph announces a seven cent per word night letter rate to Great Britain per the local manager. Mr and Mrs Jack Potter accompanied by Miss Ethel Sell motored to Furnace Creek Inn Death Valley last Saturday returning home Sunday.
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