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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
5
Barstow offers one of the largest garages between Los Angeles and Kansas City with three full service shops and a tire specialty station. Other garages provide tire room setups and over a thousand dollars of tire equipment. Auto accessories, cleaning services, and a drive-in soft drink stand add convenience for travelers.
California's Sunny Southland draws growing crowds as tourists praise the region after returning home. The Daggett horticultural quarantine station reports 5,656 more cars and 19,060 more people entering since January 1 than in the first six months of last year, with June the peak month this year.
The Arrowhead Trail through Las Vegas Nevada receives broad attention boosting Barstow Yermo and other along the route. Nevada highway improvements and favorable press from the Las Vegas Age boost the road with a Nevada highway commission traffic check showing a 59 percent rise in travel for July 18 to 21 compared with 1926 and an average of 444 cars daily most heading to Los Angeles.
Nebraska Association of Southern California calls all residents of Nebraska to gather for a summer reunion on Saturday July 30 at Bixby Park in Long Beach under its auspices.
Plans for producing gold, tungsten, asbestos, and slate have been disclosed by California and Nevada mine operators in applications to the State Corporation Department supporting several new permits.
A seven mile canyon road in Swartout canyon will be improved to link Wrightwood with the Los Angeles playground. The project mirrors a Victorville to Barstow route with hard surface oil and rock mix. Funding totals include $5,000 from the Government, $4,100 from Los Angeles County, $2,500 for Wrightwood, and $1,500 for San Bernardino County with J W Cole in charge.
Ed Burke proprietor of the Tourists Garage has secured the local agency for Studebaker and Erskin automobiles. The Erskin six proves popular with local buyers, and cars have already been sold to Mrs Bossard and O F Ross of Daggett, along with Burke and Mr Conrad.
Thirteen prize winning beauties from eastern cities visited Barstow on Monday on their east to Hollywood tour. They won first place in eastern newspaper beauty contests for the most popular and beautiful working girl and stay 18 days at Hollywood with Mary Pickford at the studio club near the National Old Trail Highway north of Cajon Camp.
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