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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
5
Barstow defeated Victorville 4 to 0 in a Sunday baseball outing witnessed by fans from both towns. Mike starred with a remarkable left field catch, Massa umpired his first game of the season, and Disney hit three of Barstow’s four hits in four trips to the plate.
Wallace King pitched for Baratow and while strikeouts evened, the manager praised King's speed and form, expressing strong satisfaction with the display on the mound.
Yermo and Barstow will face off on the local diamond this Sunday with first pitch at 3 30 p m in a scheduled baseball game.
Barstow leaders announce a big benefit dance for the local baseball team at Fletcher Hall on June 11. Tickets cost one dollar per couple and will be sold at Lubin Henderson's tailor shop and by committee members. Neighbors from Yermo Daggett Victorville and San Bernardino are invited to attend and support.
Geo James, former Barstow Daggett resident, returns to Barstow to stay, opening an office beside the Printer for dealing in deeded land and oil leases. Mrs. Fred Bauer travels to Los Angeles after her mother Emma Cris solo’s death. Thieves hit Slaypool store at Needles then escaped west, a man and woman suspected. a stranger canvassed local shops seeking a grip at high price, urging intertown robbery alerts to trap suspects.
The Trona Athletic Club defeated Borosolvay 7 to 4 in a Mojave Desert game. Pertica pitched well for Trona with strong support from his teammates while Tracy of Borosolvay struggled. Scoring featured a tied eighth inning and a late surge by Trona to secure the win.
Mrs. C. E. Mason of Roswell was the sole woman at the New Mexico Democratic State Central Committee meeting. She urged that the June convention will mobilize many new voters. In a banquet discussion on Woman's Sphere in Politics she said women enter politics to improve home life and the home environment.
Washington May 18 grain and stock exchange representatives prepared to testify before the house ways and means committee against a proposed tax on exchange transactions. The levy aims to raise revenue for a soldier bonus and faces opposition from market groups and industry officials.
Washington May 18 a Pennsylvania representative and shoe manufacturer entered a Washington store. He tried on a shoe and learned the price quoted was 7.50 while the clerk said 6.75. The clerk then asserted the cost to the store was 3.95, prompting Kreider to call him a liar and vow to end future purchases from his factory.
Washington May 3. The Bureau of Mines predicts gasoline shortages before next summer unless production rises to meet growing auto use. Despite a 20 percent March rise in petroleum output, heavy draws on reserves continued.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo promises one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary public A. W. Gleason attests this December 4. The ad touts internal use and blood action on mucous surfaces with testimonials and pricing to the public.
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