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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
2
Sam Proctor and his wife from Winslow Arizona travelled via Barstow on a vacation trip to Los Angeles after selling their newspaper The Winslow Mail.
A nostalgic appeal praising the home merchant as the community’s credit giver, neighbor, and helper in need. It argues local buyers support churches, charities, and town growth through loyal, in-town spending, urging residents to back local stores and read the paper’s ads.
A well known New York alley cat led her five kittens to safety as Officer Cudmore halted traffic to allow the crossing. The act is framed as a moment of American kindness inspiring a pause in the world.
Judge Stadter of Portland imposed a $560 fine and six months in jail for cruelty to animals after a man dragged a collie to death behind his car. The ruling underscores that even a dumb brute has a right to humane treatment and not to unnecessary cruelty.
The next National American Humane Society convention will be held in Porklad Oregon in September 1926 with national officers and delegates advancing efforts to minimize suffering. Local travel notes report daily traffic through Ludlow on the National Old Trails Way. Multiple regional trips and motor journeys to Los Angeles Ludlow Calexico and Barstow are noted involving the Cahill Reed and Brass families and others with late November plans hinted.
The Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County announces bids for road district improvement No 32 on South Street. A.W. Gardner is awarded the contract at $5500 after opening bids November 2 1925 and approval by the Chairman. The work includes curbs gutters and macadam paving per plans and specifications filed August 1 1925.
A lost tennis racket with initials B. P. on the handle was found near passenger tracks and should be claimed by notifying Box 217 in Barstow.
A Barstow printer reports an inquiry seeking a large quantity of felspar. Miners are invited to respond with potential suppliers or contacts. The notice requests interested parties to get in touch with details.
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