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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
31
The note thanks advertisers and contributors for three weeks of hard work compiling news, ads, and photos for the edition. It invites reader feedback and extends greetings to readers and staff who assisted, acknowledging mixed responses from the public.
Southern Sierras Power Company surveyors began work Tuesday morning staking routes for a new power line to Yermo. The project aims to improve regional electric service with planned route work continuing through the week.
The newspaper plans to publish selections of Billy the Tailor’s verse alongside pieces on his work as a clothes cleaner for reader enjoyment. The inclusion highlights his poetry as a hobby and feature in the next issue.
The Big Parade has been seen and boosted by more than 4,000,000 Americans. It is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture based on Laurence Stallings' story and cost about $750,000. Fifteen thousand persons are in the cast and it will show December 25, 26, and 27 at the Forum Theatre.
Mrs Steve Vihel departed Sunday night for Jerome Arizona on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Teague will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Henderson of Needles. Dr. and Mrs. Leslie Curtis and daughter Betty arrived to spend the holidays with Mrs. Curtis' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Henderson. W. W. Melton is erecting a new home in the Williams addition. Chas. Brass completed three garages for the Dillingham apartments.
Rev L G Soules based in Tehachapi St Malachys Church conducts services in Spanish and English and holds mass in Randsburg and Mojave. Mrs H Green mother of Claude Green returns to Visalia after weeks with family. Miss Nancy Gilham, Berkeley freshman, home for holidays. Miss Wilson of Price Utah visiting Mr and Mrs George Cunningham. Cunninghams host sisters from Arkansas City for Christmas. Barstow Garage orders 30 new Fords for immediate delivery. Ford demonstration well attended despite rain.
Howard Pendleton is home for Christmas and attends California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo.
Local contractor and builder Chas. Brass secured the contract to erect a cottage on Third Street for Miss Clara Belle, Santa Fe Clerk. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Whitney of Bakersfield plan to arrive Saturday to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brooks Tabor and Tony Savinovich.
W H Sides started a second camp ground on the highway east of the main business district. The camp is fully equipped and kept spotlessly clean with many trees planted. It aims to become a North Carolina tourist haven for tired motorists. Sides is a diligent, congenial camp manager who greets visitors well.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Mosier will spend Christmas in Riverside with old time friends, enjoying a quiet holiday gathering and reconnecting with familiar faces from the past.
The Barstow Chamber of Commerce boosted fireproof buildings water service and mains paving curbing street lighting and fire protection districts. They advocate roads projects including the National Old Trails Arrowhead trail and Barstow via Kramer to Mojave. They fought to keep four railroad crossings open two years ago and will again represent Barstow on January 17, 1928 at the crossing re hearing. The slogan Boost Better Barstow remains a rallying cry for expected improvements in the new year.
Daggett news notes Miss Lillian Millett home from college to spend Christmas with parents. On Sunday a fire was discovered in the roof of Billy Warner's house, but prompt action saved the dwelling. Mr Washburn of Orange California was in town Sunday examining mining interests.
Robert Campbell, formerly with the Inspection station in Daggera, has accepted a new position at the Information station in the same town. The move keeps him in Daggera's public service sector, reflecting a transition within local government offices.
Mr Millett has been busy hauling mining equipment from Las Vegas to the borax fields west of Barstow where he maintains heavy interests.
The West Coast Theatre, part of a 300-theatre circuit, offers top motion pictures and stage shows with the county’s largest orchestra and a $15,000 Wurlitzer organ. A new theatre, under construction, will open in spring, boosting San Bernardino’s entertainment status as W. A. Raymond, famed prospector, leaves camp for Los Angeles for the holidays.
HINKLEY H C Bailey visited Sunday following irrigation pipe laying. He plans to install several thousand feet of piping to irrigate his alfalfa more economically.
The County Free Library operates from the Hinkley Garage site offering access to books through the County Library or the State Library if the desired title is not available locally.
Gilber Sproule and Harry Smith of Long Beach and Los Angeles stopped overnight at the A. A. Sproule home while returning from inspecting mining property east of Barstow.
Stephen Johnson of Helendale will prove up his homestead along the highway two miles east of Helendale. Mr and Mrs P D Campbell are also set to prove up in 1928.
Mr and Mrs Harry Foye and their young daughter of Hinkley plan holidays in Los Angeles and Long Beach to visit relatives. Foye, a telegraph operator in Hinkley, has requested a thirty day lay off.
A stock company and road shows will be offered providing a variety of amusement that will compare with performances seen in the largest cities. The initiative aims to attract broader audiences and boost local cultural offerings.
H R Jessup owner of Adelanto Mercantile Company has led the town’s social scene by forming the Jessup Adelanto Orchestra. The group attracts visitors to Saturday night dances, boosting local commerce and goodwill.
John Deutschmann operates Adelanto Garage and Machine Shop serving the district. He is a local pioneer who owns a ranch and is part of a community of loyal boosters. The piece notes reader engagement, local progress, and a property listing offering 24 acres for 1356 dollars with small down payment and 17 dollars monthly, detailing utilities and soil suitability.
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