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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1929
Page
8
Travel ad fragment promises cheap rates through Barstow this spring with contact details for ag 100 and Nicklin offering low cash prices on easy payments.
For rent a large cement room furnished and comfortable with water bath and electricity at a cheap rate. See Henderson & Nicklin in Barstow. Phone 214.
Barstow High captured the Desert League title by defeating Victorville High School 28 to 10 at Victorville. Delmas Griffith led Barstow with 16 points, while Harold Palmer injury sidelined him and Kerr contributed a strong floor game. Barstow also won Class B 23 to 8 and opened the tripple-age event 6 to 5. The Barstow squad will meet Victorville again February 19 to close the season.
A dozen choice business lots on Highway are offered cheap for cash or on easy terms. The properties will be on busy Boulder Dam street this spring’s highway travel. See Henderson & Nicklin, Barstow.
An 8 percent baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs E Hal Vary of Barstow on February 7 at the Osteopathic Hospital in Los Angeles. Mother and baby Ella June Walters arrived Feb 4 at Victorville hospital for Mr and Mrs Herbert Walters, superintendent at Western Slate Product Co. in Barstow. Both families plan to take their newborns home soon.
A. H. Pendleton orders an attractive front sign reading Pendleton's Market and Grocery. Frank Butts and Marshall Merritt paint the sign and have their shop under the Hotel Melrose. They recently completed fine interior and exterior work at the Congregational parsonage.
The Mojave Valley Creamery Inc announces it will commence operations on February 27. The venture projects strong dairy industry growth in the valley, expects a tenfold cow population rise over ten years, and seeks eastern markets to avoid coast region competition. Wasco creamery's six years of operation yielded $151,392 in dividends and $1,133,000 in sales in 1928, signaling optimistic prospects for local farmers and businesspeople.
Dr John Graham spoke to the 20-30 Club on health and fitness urging regular exercise, fresh air, proper diet and periodic medical and dental checkups. He warned neglectful habits lead to decay of body and mind, noting only five percent think for themselves.
Washington Bulb Co offers a package of 12 gladiolus bulbs guaranteed to bloom in assorted colors. Order window from February 14 to March 7 1929 with postpaid pricing and no stamps requested.
Mohave River Valley planners urge home market growth and cooperation among merchants farmers and industry. Barstow area mines Potash Borax Pay Day mine quicksilver and new ore developments are noted with payrolls autos and local digs shaping the economy.
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