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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
6
Ray Sperry was seen leaving the Barstow Bottling Works with over two thousand bottles of soda water for customers on the Old Trails east of Barstow. The firm discontinues Coca-Cola after lease expiration and returns to Afri-Cola and Julep drinks while promoting Barstow grape punch and Green River as local best sellers.
Fatie C. Anthony owner of KFI announces the station will air the Hollywood Bowl concert Friday July 8. The event continues the six year tradition of Symphonies Under the Stars drawing thousands of visitors and hundreds of thousands of Southern Californians to the natural amphitheatre in the Hollywood hills.
Mr and Mrs Chas A Leak recently enjoyed a few days outing in Big Bear Valley. The trip showcased a quiet rural retreat with time for relaxation and scenic sightseeing.
Rev. T. Kerfs is in San Francisco this week, visiting churches and meeting local congregants to discuss community outreach and upcoming events. He plans engagements across several parishes and a public talk at a city venue.
The Hollywood Bowl summer concert season begins Tuesday night July 5 at 8 30 with a nine nation group of conductors led by Alfred Hertz who also conducts the opening and closing weeks. Olga Steele will be the first soloist on Friday July 8 performing Schumann A minor piano concerto. Bruno Walter, guest of honor, conducts a popular program on Saturday July 9, with Walter swapping Saturdays with Hertz due to shipping schedules for Europe.
This 151st year marks the moment the flag with thirteen stars on blue and thirteen red and white stripes was first raised. The tale links Betsy Ross sewing the banner to Francis Scott Key writing the Star Spangled Banner, a romantic chapter in U S history.
A reflective piece contrasts modern radio access and rural progress with life in Barstow. It notes clean streets, modest storefronts, and the pull of urban rush while pondering youthful fame, gender roles, and the warmth of family life against relentless change.
Mrs Ira C B Payne and her children left last week to visit her parents in Salt Lake City. They expect to be gone six weeks or more.
Mrs. Ethel Elbert spent the weekend in Pasadena and at the Beach. The Brookshire and Engineer Walte families on the John Street residence buildings are receiving a new coat of paint this week. The green background with white trimming makes the houses more attractive.
Misses Adele Beckwith Phyliss Arends Bernice White and Dr Robert White Carl Arends and Bud Hillis motored to Big Bear Valley for a Sunday Monday outing. Mrs Jack Potter hosts Miss Mary Fleming of Pomona this week. Mountain View Cemetery in Barstow has been plated with a map filed by White and Platt. Ana Madeleine Epstein of Los Angeles visits sister Mrs Wallace Miller.
Arthur White of Los Angeles visited Barstow this week at his brother BE. L.s home, with sister Mrs. N. F. Platt and his mother. The stop featured lemon Box and delicious ice cream, orangeade, and lemonade described as fresh, pure, and clean.
Mrs Ed Martin and her daughter Fran Cis of Puenta California are visiting the J A Gray home two miles east of Barstow. Mr and Mrs Gray operate a service station on their homestead east of town.
A convention of Atwater Kent dealers will be held at the Elks Club in Los Angeles on July 19. The event opens with a luncheon at noon in the Elks banquet hall.
Clinton McKinnon places an advertisement inviting Printer readers to visit the Lemon Box. Redlands college students set up soft drink stands across Southern California for the summer, with Barstow chosen as the location by McKinnon.
B F Butts and R C Hovey are touring central California along the coast during their two weeks vacation. A card received at White and Platts says they were in Big Basin up in the red-wood country.
Glenn Palmer is appointed the new night man at the Sheil Oil Co station. Young Topping resigns due to illness prompting the vacancy.
Newberry News notes Mgr Reaura Cuffin touring Los Angeles for a few days. Mr and Mrs red Hensel from Eagle Rock visited. Hensel owns a Newberry district homestead. Ruth Burden spent days with her brother C C Burden in Helen dale. Belle Fletcher returned home to Los Angeles Monday after visiting cousin Alice Wand. Dance Saturday night enjoyed. Woman's Club met with Mrs McCoy. A delicious luncheon followed. Mrs Fish, recently back from Barstow, was greeted. Mrs Louise Osborne hosted a seven oclock dinner for uncle Richard Ansen, visiting Vista. Five hundred played after dinner. Camp Cady hosted several Newberry and Yermo visitors for the Fourth. all reported a good time. EF M Jones spent the Fourth on his place here and works in Los Angeles.
Mr and Mrs J T McMullen and Mrs Hobb sister of Mrs McMullen left for Los Angeles and the beaches this afternoon where they will spend a month. George Quick is taking Mr McMullen s place at the Santa Fe reading room during Macs vacation.
Mrs. Frank Marvin returned from Los Angeles this week. Jimmy McKinley, proprietor of the Idle Hour Inn, was a San Bernardino visitor Wednesday.
Riley Witty, N F Platt, W A Burch, W A Knaggs, Chas Garver, Newt Henderson, E M Rainey and Mr Merrill attended the Masonic meeting in Victorville with Merrill receiving the Masters degree.
A vivid note promotes a new Cream Orangeade blend named Something new and keen. The drink features grapefruit orange and lemon and invites tasting at the Lemon Box, hinting a refreshing Quench crusade style beverage.
Mrs. Fred Lobaugh recently visited Los Angeles and spent time with the Engineer Soules family.
Mrs Staley has returned home from a three week visit in the Santa Fe hospital in Los Angeles after a successful operation and is gaining her health.
Classified notice advertising a house for rent near Barstow with address Box 164 Barstow. Also an offer for sale of fine milk goats and breeding stock plus butcher goats. Contact Nazario Falcon Box 191 Walker Ranch TM% miles west of Barstow. Valid dates 7 7 to 7 28.
Advertisement seeking a competent houseworker to perform domestic tasks exactly as requested. Inquire at printer office.
Phil Rankin brother of Joe Rankin is visiting Barstow this week staying at the Rankin home with family.
The piece quotes John Wenemaker saying advertising does not jerk but pulls gradually, and stopping advertising is like taking down a sign. He argues issuing public notices and maintaining visibility is essential to continue doing business.
A July Fourth delegation of surveyors stopped in Barstow for about ninety minutes. The train carried thirteen cars with eleven Pullmans and two diners. Leaders included Dr Glinka of Russia, Count Deshigmod of Austria, Dr Sterme of Germany, and soil experts from the U S. The party, comprising twenty Russians and twenty women, toured soil formations before continuing to Riverside, California.
Shell and Standard Oil depots north of the Santa Fe tracks were broken into Tuesday night. Thieves pried doors with a pinch bar, damaging casings locks and pumps. Gas oil and tools were stolen, with the largest loss from the break in and pumps. Standard Oil depot has suffered multiple break ins in the past year.
The First National Bank at Victorville with G A Marsh as cashier announces new check books displaying a map of local towns Needles San Bernardino and Death Valley. Barstow Printer offers printing lithographing and book binding, promising quality prices and service comparable to large cities.
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