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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
2
Notice details subscription rates and payment terms for The Barstow Printer Lloyd E Tiernan publisher and editor. The text references banks resolutions of respect social notices and entertainments with admission fees to be paid in advance.
The state has spent over 100 million dollars on highways over ten years with four and five inch concrete paving proving inadequate for modern traffic. Other states repeat the same errors, and highway commissions should not fund untested roadwork. The governor should end political roadbuilding and focus on engineering principles, directing expenditures to proven construction methods. The National Old Trail route completion could bring hundreds of thousands more in costs, with traffic averaging 200 cars daily from the east.
Rialto Record quotes Mr Richardson denying any job hunting appeals from country editors. He notes editors are busy with their own businesses, and says they elected him to run the state.
Pacific Printer and Publisher asks for a better term than Country Press claiming it belittles the institution. Harry Hammond Jr. of UC argues against discarding the phrase, preferring Country weekly as loyal and non prejudicial. He urges elevating the term to reflect stable, honorable journalism.
A public auction of state scrip will be held at the state capitol Sacramento on Tuesday January 2 1923 by Surveyor General W Ss Kingsbury. The sale is to proceed in accordance with state regulations and will offer available scrip to interested bidders.
A shoe repairman, A. P. Ring of the Boot and Shoe Garage, blends thrift preaching with expert repair. He touts moderate charges and extended wear from repaired shoes, urging customers to be thrifty as his daily text.
On November 11, 1922, Henry Howe Eager a San Antonio army veteran wrote a letter to his mother from Grand Canyon and mailed it. He must travel to Flagstaff Arizona to collect mail and has not been heard from since his parents are distressed. He drives a Ford with a Colorado plate. Notify the San Antonio chamber of commerce if you know his whereabouts.
Barstow printer want ads present a sending tower that serves readers continuously. Want ad messages automatically select their audiences, reaching people interested in the proposition. Listen in or send a wantogram to open a line of communication with those from whom you wish to buy or sell, starting at ten a.m.
Mr and Mrs Homer Martin entertained a few friends at a Thanksgiving dinner party. The evening featured card games as the main diversion.
J J Murphy asserts the value of Painted Hills stock with the line money talks and asks, “Did you ever see a man's head on a silver dollar?” indicating a sales pitch stressing credibility and appeal amid investors.
A winter road spanning Deep Creek bridge was formally opened and dedicated Saturday. A. G. Kendall, chairman of the board of supervisors, drove the first spike with officials present. Built by Lake Arrowhead company at over 80000 dollars, the toll road runs from Hesperia to Lake Arrowhead, with engineers predicting easy snow removal along the route.
A grammar school principal notes increased pupil absences as excuses pile up. A pupil's note claims the father needed a timekeeper for his fieldwork and criticizes a math example, saying the husband must work and asks not to give similar problems again.
The Misses Addie Harper and Ethel Sell left Barstow for the east Sunday night to visit relatives in Oklahoma, Kansas City, and Chicago, planning to return after the holidays. Several social events at the Harvey House are noted, including a surprise birthday party for Miss Pearl Carlton.
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