Death Valley Opens Season With New Road Guide
Announcement from W. W. Cahill of the Tonopah Tide Water railroad at Ludlow says Death Valley season opened November 1. The four page brochure includes a map of the Death Valley country and hotel locations. A National Automobile Club scout car will report on roads and travel conditions for motorists starting from Los Angeles or nearby areas, with Barstow as an overnight stop to ease the journey.
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W. W. Cahill
Tonopah Tide Water
Ludlow
Death Valley
National Automobile Club
Los Angels
Barstow
Arizona crops show promising citrus and lettuce outlook
The report notes 2,200,000 pounds of production this year and rising grapefruit shipments from Arizona. It cites favorable recent weather for lettuce and other crops, with the citrus harvest expected to substantially exceed prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Sorghum for Cattle and Frontier Reflections
Farmer Hill has harvested 25 acres of sorghum and will store most for cattle. The piece contrasts sorghum use with feeding hungry people, recalling Western Kansas pioneers who once viewed sorghum as a luxury amid frontier life and climate contrasts with Mojave river valley gardens.
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T. G. Nicklin
Farmer Hill
Kansas
Mojave River Country
Meek Limits Relief Plans for California Road Crews
Bert B. Meek, director of public works, announced a state plan to hire 2,000 men for eight highway camps, limited to California residents. Work starts in about three weeks, with equal division between northern and southern California, free employment agencies handling hires and possible free rail transport. Financing comes from savings on contracts and overhead reductions under the state budget system.
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California
Bert B. Meek
Meek
Heavy grape movement eyed in California shipments
The Santa Fe monthly crop report notes very heavy grape movement despite curtailment efforts, with shipments ahead of last year and urgent demand for refrigerator cars. Peach harvest finished records, Valencia oranges near end, naval orange picking starting, cash returns to growers likely. Rice harvest ongoing, cotton gins active, vegetables steady, avocado crop largest ever, dates now ship from estate in carload lots.
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California
Santa Fe Railway
Control Board
Naval
San Joaquin Valley
Barstow Women’s Benefit Association Meeting Notes
The Barstow Review No. 65 met at the Rose Inn on October 27 with Captain Benson’s side winning the membership contest. The group plans a December Riverside visit to aid new candidates. A dance and card party is set for November 15 at the Rose Inn, and the Review will meet November 10 under President Mrs. Palmer who asks members to attend.
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Barstow Review No
Rose Inn
Benson
Riverside
Barstow
Palmer
Civil Service Exam Open in Barstow for Post Office Clerk
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an examination for Post Office Clerk in Barstow California. For details on requirements exam format and application blanks contact the Secretary U S Civil Service Board Post Office Barstow Calif promptly.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Post Office Service
Barstow
Calif
U. S. Civil Service Board
Post Office
Barstow Business Leaders Invited to Congregational Church
Pastor Frank C. Reid asks Barstow business and professional people and their wives to attend four Sunday evening services. The sermon series, starting with The Beginning of Wisdom, argues religion as a vital life line, not just creed. An advertisement in the Printer is noted as an asset to business.
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Frank Reid
Congregational Church
Barstow
Frank C. Reid
Adlerika claims quick relief for gas and indigestion
Jno. B. Hardy reports twenty years of stomach issues ended by one Adlerika bottle. Ad touts Adlerika as a complete cleanse for stomach and bowels, removing hidden poisons in ten minutes and contrasting with partial cleansers. Cunningham Pharmacy endorses the product.
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Adlerika
Jno
B. Hardy
Cunningham Pharmacy
Lecture on Christian Science by William W Porter on KFOX
Local listeners may hear an authorized Christian Science lecture Friday November 7 at 8 p m over KFOX 1250 kc 240 meters William Wallace Porter C S B of New York City serves on the Board of Lectureship of The First Church of Christ Scientist Boston Mass and lectures for First Church of Christ Scientist Long Beach
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KFOX
William Wallace Porter
C.S.B
New York City
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Long Beach
Barstow Printer Runs Early Christmas Card Campaign
Local paper urged merchants to advertise now to reach Mojave River Valley residents. Barstow Printer promotes an enhanced Christmas card line, marketing ahead of rivals already selling since last August.
Personal Christmas Cards With Printed Name Verse
Personal Christmas cards and folders offered with your name and verse printed on each card. Prices range from a few cents to 50 cents per card. Merchants would charge much more for similar quality with the printed name and verse included.
Cystex Test Promises Quick Relief for Bladder Irritation
An ad-promises fast relief from night urination backache leg pains nervousness and burning caused by bladder irritation. It claims Circulation works in 15 minutes and offers a Tron-Clad Guarantee with a money back promise. Only 60c.
Advertising Costs Rise With More Frequent Starters
The more often you start and top a car the higher the running costs, a principle also applying to advertising campaigns. Higher start frequency increases wear on engines and raises fuel use, mirroring how frequent ad starts inflate overall expenses.
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Meek Limits
Santa FE
Women’s Benefit Association
Civil Service Examination
URURS
Tennie McKinnon Dillingham
Apt
Waycott’s Flower Shop
San Bernardino
Beacon Cafe
Beacon
Tiernan
Barstow Printer Building
Os Gost
Chicago
Via Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City
Denver
Grand Canyon
Fred Harvey
Santa Fe Ticket Office and Travel Bureau
A. J. Morgan
Barstow, California
Hotpoint
Ensign Electric Service
General Electric Radios
Postal Telegraph
Bidg
Millett’s Dining Room
Daggett, California
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