Barstow Printer Plans 21st Birthday Special Edition
The Barstow Printer marks 21 years as a legal newspaper under second class mail status. A special edition will feature Mojave valley ranching and farming growth, local mining, and regional development plans with photos of farms, turkey ranches, stock, and water projects. Mr. Fred G. Stevenot, ex State Director, is named to fill Carr’s term as Governor Young appoints him to the Assembly seat has held since 1910.
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Barstow
United States
Big Mojave Valley
San Bernardino County
Fred G. Stevenot
Young
Carr
Stevenot
Assembly of California
Calaveras County
Haney's Smelter Nearing Completion Near river bridge plant nears operation
L P Haney reports the northeast of the river bridge smelter is close to completion and ready for operation. The district has long needed a local smelter to process low grade ores that freight to Salt Lake and distant smelters could not profitably handle. If successful, Haney plans to build one of the district's largest industrial plants.
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L. P. Haney
Mr. Haney
Salt Lake
Farley Back on Duty After On Ice Fall
Deputy sheriff J. E. Farley has recovered from a December 31 fall on an ice covered incline in front of the Barstow Garage. He was unconscious for hours and treated at a San Bernardino hospital before resuming his duties.
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J. E. Farley
Farley
Barstow
San Bernardino
Harris Takes Seat on Railroad Commission
Sacramento dispatch notes M B Harris of Fresno assumed duties as a Railroad Commission member after Governor Young appointed him on January 1 for six years. Harris left the State Highway Commission to accept the post and previously served in the California State Senate from 1919 to 1927.
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Sacramento
M. B. Harris
Fresno
Railroad Commission
C. C. Young
Thomas
Louttit
Harris
State Highway Commission
State Senate
California
Harris, Willey, Griffith and Harris
William J. Carr
Young
Pra. W. Decoto
Carr
Yourm
Harley W. Brunuige
Prince of Wales to Fly to Africa in Plane
Detroit story notes a Detroit Lockheed large single engine plane, valued as one of the most costly and elaborately equipped in the country, being shipped by boat to London for a hunting trip to Africa in February with Commander Glen Kidston and the Prince of Wales. The aircraft features 185 mph speed, night flying gear, radio, ventilation, earth inductor compass, thermocouple, artificial horizon, and full navigation instruments.
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Detroit
Mich
London
Glen Kidston
Prince of Wales
Heart of Africa
Detroit Lockheed
Desert Roads Signage Expanded by Automobile Club
Automobile Club of Southern California reports two signposting crews are erecting new direction and caution markers from Death Valley to the Colorado Desert. Signs updated where alignments changed, with 20,190 temporary signs, 6,740 permanent cautions, 8,628 permanent directions, and 10,165 posts set along nearly a quarter million miles of desert routes.
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California
Automobile Club of
Death Valley
Colorado Desert
Tips to Motorists on Electrical Insurance and Cooling
This note advises motorists to insulate all wiring to prevent short circuits and fires from loose ends touching metal. It also explains a overheating cause may be a collapsed lower radiator hose and suggests checking by speeding the engine to observe hose suction from the pump.
Permits Issued to Appropriate Water in December
Permit 625 and application 6778 issued in San Bernardino County for William T. Elliott of Summit California on December 1 1930. Water rights from Little Horsethief Canyon section 27 township 3 north range west for irrigation and domestic use on acres.
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San Bernardino Co
William T. Elliott
Summit
California
Little Horsethief Canyon
Paul Revere Ride Facts Clarified by Bicentennial Commission
The article corrects Longfellow’s tale noting Paul Revere was captured near Lexington before reaching Concord. It recounts his alert to Adams and Hancock, Dawes, and Prescott, his capture and release, and his later service as a messenger, craftsman, and patriot.
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Paul Revere
Longfellow
Concord
Lexington
George Washington Bicentennial Commission
Mercury
Boston
England
John Hancock
Samutel Adams
Bostoon
Adams
Hancock
Revere
Charlestown
Joseph Warren
Francis Smith
Bunker Hill
William Dawes
Warren
North Church
Charles River
Romaeene
Charlestown Neck
Jonas Clark
Mr. Dawes
Prescott
New York
Philadelphia
Congress
Massachusetts
Cystex Test Promises Fast Relief for Bladder Irritation
An ad touts Cystex as quick relief for backache nerve pain and burning from bladder irritation. The product claims rapid action within 15 minutes, with a 60 cent price at Cunningham Pharmacy and a money-back guarantee.
Classified Act column draws buyers sellers and traders
The Classified Act column engages a broad readership as buyers sellers and traders flock to place and respond to ads. Readers report lively activity with listings spanning goods services and opportunities in the community.
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Haney’s Smelter
Railroad
Africa
New England
Canton
Massachusette
Cunningham Pharmacy
Barstow Beauty Shop
Mary Imel
Lenwood Garage
Lenwood
J. A. Sickner
Tennie McKinnon
Waycott’s
Interstate Telegraph
Kent
Everhot Electric
Acre Shouse
Las Fase
Reytate
Eatate
Praca Leet
Riley Electric Shop
Main Street
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