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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
2
The Barstow Printer, Barstow California, publishes weekly with a 1910 registration note. Rates listed: one year two dollars, six months one dollar, three months seventy five cents. Subscriptions must be prepaid and notices with admission fees are advertisements.
Local items report a benefit ball for shop crafts at hoe grammar school auditorium, masquerade at the Antlers Club on December 30, and music for San Bernardino event. Resident movements include Furlow on 90 day leave, Tricky family visit, and Justin Smith visiting Daggett and Barstow. The Silver Cliff mine sale to F A Humphrey Co. and truck shipping to Troy station are noted.
A newspaper note of thanks wishes readers and advertisers a joyful Christmas and expresses gratitude for ongoing support. The message likens readers to fuel for the lamp and sponsors to the motive element that keeps the paper moving, hoping the season brings mutual pleasure and benefit.
The Waterman grammar school presented a Christmas program featuring The Sunshine Society. Scenes included openings with songs like Scatter Sunshine Joy to the World and There s a Little Sunshine. Students from 1st to 7th grades performed dances dialogues and monologues with Valentine style finale There was a social dance afterward and refreshments served by the P T A.
A desert poem invites holly to grace the desert holiday and praises desert life. An “Itp” classified line follows, noting a wanted shotgun and listing Art Reed as contact.
A dated testimonial from R N Childers City Freight Agent of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway endorses Dr Mapes of Barstow as a first class dentist. He notes 16 year old bridge work in good condition and cites health reasons for Mapes to relocate, implying reader benefit from hiring him.
The undersigned certify a garage and automobile repair shop on Elm Street Barstow California under the fictitious name Central Garage. Partners Fred W Bauer and Fulton E Slaton address Barstow California. Notary L J Henderson witnessed December 12 1922 with seals and dates 12 21 to 1 18 23.
Pallis er news items list holiday travels, school vacation, teachers at institutes, and residents visiting Los Angeles and San Bernardino. Local livestock and mining activity surges with Berkshire pig sales, copper showings, and clay prospects. New oil operators and property acquisitions signal growth. Benneth house fire, and community figures visit, move, or plan future work.
The Antlers' Club guarantees a final Lyceum musical number for the district. With seats selling fast, it appears every seat at the Auditorium will be filled. The event is set for Wednesday December 27, two days after Christmas.
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