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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1926
Page
4
Coach Howard Jones explains a new signaling method at the University of Southern California. The line steps back two paces from the linesmen to receive signals then hops back into position using two quick shifts, aiming to save time versus the old formation reel method.
Political card endorses Fulton Gofer Aud as incumbent candidate for county recorder. Also notes Goodrich S. Clapp solicits support for Justice of the Peace in Barstow Township. Henderson announces re election for Barstow’s Highway Addition with Henderson Nicklin marketing Lowell's Highway Addition Grand View of Mojave River Valley by Barstow real estate dealers with prices.
Murphy Bros Ladsow in California advertises Hercules powder in car load lots with money saving quotations before buying elsewhere. Authorized Ford and Fordson dealer emphasized to attract customers.
Minneola area obituary notes the sudden July 4 death of Burnette La Montain a longtime Daggett resident and respected figure. Funeral services were held Monday at Daggett cemetery. The report also mentions visitors including Mrs Paul Haimut and two LA daughters, Mrs Samuel Clark visiting Beaumont, Dr WA Cole from Ohio, I N Skobel host, and real estate representatives from J M French Co Los Angeles touring the valley.
Free delivery near Parstow moves forward as streets gain names and houses numbered for the postman. Barstow grows as the Mojeve River Valley hub with railroads and national highways converging here to accelerate development.
Citizens urge a safe and convenient railroad crossing to unite Barstow north and south sides. The proposal cites broader safety progress like Los Angeles tunnel projects as a model for improvements.
All residents of the Keystone State are invited to a full day picnic on Saturday July 17 in Bixby Park Long Beach. A community gathering aims to celebrate Pennsylvania roots with food activities and shared memories.
G Clyde Compton harvests the best alfalfa crop in his Barstow area ranch history. He expanded acres and refined irrigation while keeping fields weed free. Alfalfa brings top prices this year.
At Harland's alfalfa ranch two miles east of Barstow in Mojave river valley, a large irrigation reservoir waters expanding acres. The thriving operation uses a flowing well to sustain garden orchard crops, with ten more acres added to the alfalfa field.
Farmers irrigate the Mojave Valley transforming the Great American Desert’s edge into productive fields. Enlarge alfalfa plots and orchards greet travelers at Victorville Oro Grande Helen dale Hodges Lenwood Barstow Hink ley Harper Lake Daggett Newberry and nearby settlements as irrigation floods reshape the landscape.
Barstow expands with free mail delivery and adequate fire protection. Water works improve supply as a cement plant advances. The city prioritizes safety at the railroad crossing while maintaining active city government in its county seat.
Henderson and Nicklin of Barstow promote a small fair at their highway office to exhibit Mojave River Valley farm and garden products and minerals from outer hills. Patrons are invited to display their best goods or send pictures for the edification of travelers.
A compact geological sketch recalls 3 million years of change in San Bernardino County. The Mojave River carved the Little Grand Canyon of the Mojave, Cajon Pass formed, and ancient animals vanished as landscapes rose. It ends with a note on humans evolving from earlier life to cultivate the valleys today.
The Drumm gold mining properties north of Barstow are being developed by two shifts with financing led by Geo A Stoors of Salt Lake. The old vein was sunk to 300 feet with a 45 degree dip. new management plans to go to 500 feet using modern methods and has funds to complete the contract. Messrs Drumm Clancy and Dr Ramsey anticipate a golden harvest after years of preliminary work.
Barstow Dairy Farms Los Angeles cuts alfalfa ranches to town lots and relies on Mojave River and outlying valleys for alfalfa to feed dairy herds. In Barstow many ranchers switch to milk and cream production. Blooded cattle replace old Texas longhorns. On Waterman Ranch Hill's Wilson's Hodge and nearby dairies adopt scientific methods, with Barstow Creamery and Hinkley Creamery processing.
In the hills four miles north of Barstow between the Waterman and Calico mines lies concealed bonanza ore deposits. Small, undocumented miners gathered a ten mile stretch finding rich gold silver and lead prospects. Glide of glaciers 20,000 years ago covered deposits with gravel. modern machinery could unearth them for the money metal supply.
Henderson and Nicklin seek photographs of Mojave River products including alfalfa erain corn trees garden trucks and water use irrigation streams for advertising in Barstow and Los Angeles displays Sample windows are requested to prove superiority of the products Exhibits will support claims of better quality and performance in the Mojave River Valley market.
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