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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
5
A light verse asks what other people's business is in courtship and social visits. It questions whether a gentleman should ride with others or a lady reveal escort details and whether inquiries about private plans should be expected, humorously noting how some might miss a lesson in discretion.
T A T Maddux Air Lines reports April passenger numbers rose to 5165 from March, a daily rise of 311 passengers. Through four months total passengers reach 13833 with eight planes in service on each division and a fleet of eighteen required daily.
The Victorville Lions Club heard two Barstow residents, H. L. Miller and J. W. Whicker, discuss good roads at a recent luncheon. Miller cited quotes and California highway facts, while Whicker traced the National Old Trails and Santa Fe Trails from early Rome roads to the Santa Fe Trail, noting bicycle era impacts and a future all paved Atlantic to Pacific highway.
Ord Mountain Mines near Daggett draw young miners planning deep tunneling to haul ore from Osborne mines. Barstow shipments of clays go to Los Angeles and England. silica to Los Angeles. local rock crusher and red barium mining noted. Diamond interests near Barstow publicize local gems. Shipping silica and clay, dairy and alfalfa farming described. Boulder Dam plans excite Barstow, with expected highway and transit impacts.
Ludlow residents attended dances and plays in Barstow and Hemet while others joined trips to Los Angeles and Ramona Pageant. Families including Wish, Stump, Christensen, Langworthy, and Trenkle were noted. Irene Whiteaker joined Ludlow sixth grade. multiple members visited Vermilion care after a car accident.
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce data show one fueling station per seventy two autos nationwide. Barstow with about 250 cars hosts 15 stations, roughly five percent as many pumps per car, while the district holds around 1,000 autos and more pumps. Major firms operate local distribution stations. Rio Grande plans an 8,000 gallon tank. California accounts for 26 million of nearly 27 million US registrations, with the United States owning about 76 percent of world motor vehicles amid a global tally near 34.7 million.
A vivid look at New York City life from 1930, detailing subway front-platform observations on signals and block systems, Park Avenue traffic speeds, a six-hour Manhattan walk from the East Side to the slums, shifts in seafaring labor with cabaret crews, and city curios like a 5 cent Blank’s Steer Sandwiches sign and Puck’s statue. It captures urban rhythm, contrasts between slums and upscale avenues, and the era’s cultural shifts.
In Tishomingo Oklahoma the granite building once housed Chickasaw nation laws and became a courthouse after state government replaced the territorial system. The native stone from Pennington river quar ries marks a long record from tribal capitol to county use.
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