Barstow News Highlights Borax Deal and Silver Strike
M K Millett of Western Borax reports contract with Germany for daily three ears of high grade borax. Shaft 900 feet deep, 35 miles west of Barstow, with three veins is among world’s largest deposits. Calico silver strike promising, with ore averaging forty dollars per ton and potential for a major payroll. Supervisor A L Doran appointed after courtesy session. Barstow’s power lines expand across valley farms and ranches, powering alfalfa and new lead mill.
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M. K. Millett
Western Borax Company
Barstow
Germany
Thies
Henderson & Nicklin
M«Ves
Visiow
Ous Industries
Che
Valley Country
Uaggett
Calico
Yermy
H. W. Mosier
Sandow Ranch
Haney Ranch
Rucker
Starnacle
King Ranch
Leak
Myers Alfalfa
Daggett
Yermo
Harland, Gibbs
Spaulding
John Speth
Hinkley
Big Calico Mining Company
Board of Supervisors
A. L. Doran
San Bernardino
Doran
C. E. Grier
C. §. Crain
Continuous Power Needed To Run Mine
A lightning arrester knocked out a transformer on the Yermo line delaying power to Yermo and Calico. The Zenda Gold Mining Company shaft pumping required electricity to avoid mine flooding, while nearby lines also affected a Bishop Creek transformer briefly halting the printer. Local residents Lane and Vihel reconnected in Barstow with a Bakersfield move planned for the Vihel family.
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Southern
Yermo
Calico
Bishop Creek
Los Angeles
Barstow
R. E. Lane
Buriingame
Calif
Harvey House
Monady
Furnace Creek Inn
Death Valley
G. Vihel
Jerome
Ariz
Vihel
Bakersfield
Walters
Ford Lubrication System Ad Promises Modernized Engine Care
In this issue Ford Motor Company highlights a new lubrication system designed to improve engine performance and longevity. The advertisement outlines simplified maintenance and potential benefits for motorists seeking smoother operation and reduced wear.
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Ford Motor Company
Barstow Printer Special Sections Preview Weekly Content
Barstow Printer readers are offered farm news dairy poultry kitchen tips and a weekly mix of national stories. The issue includes a Thanksgiving short story by Elmo Scott Watson a feature on Simon Girty the Renegade and a National Geographic Society tale with a picture and history segment.
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Barstow
Elmo Scott Watson
Simon Girty
National Geographic Society
Biskra
Algeria
Thanksgiving Dining Ad in The Printer This Issue
Read the current issue of The Printer for Thanksgiving dining options. The advertisement highlights local eateries and menus available for the holiday, with suggested reservations and special dishes.
Dillingham Brothers Begin Foundation On Main Street
Construction started this week on the foundation of the Dillingham Bros store building to be built on Main Street east of Barstow Bakery.
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Dillingham Bros
Miain Street
Barstow Bakery
Plans for two story cement building at Paramount Furniture
Plans are underway for a new two story cement building for the Paramount Furniture Co. with no definite start date set for construction.
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Paramount Furniture Co
Buy Alfalfa Lands Near Barstow in Mohave River Valley
Real estate firm Henderson and Nicklin advertises alfalfa land for sale near Barstow Mohave River Valley with soil and water good for spring crops. Prices range from 20 to 50 dollars per acre and a favorable Barstow market is noted. Also mentions flu epidemic hitting California, school suspensions, and 30 pupils missing from high school amid wartime outbreak.
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Barstow
Mohave River Valley
Henderson & Nicklin
California
Grammar School
Old and Gray by D Landon Watchmaker
A reflective verse tracks a man's aging arc from youth and extravagance to nearing the grave. The poem contrasts his vanished vigor with his current frailty and quiet sorrow as years pass.
Cheap Lots Near Bridge Sold By Henderson and Nicklin
Henderson and Nicklin offer lots for sale near the new steel bridge on First street. Prices range from 100 to 200 dollars each with early terms. Buyers urged to act before the bridge is completed to save money at the railway station and highway access.
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First Street
Henderson & Nicklin
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Mojave River Valley
T. G. Nicklin
LAYSR
Aluminum
Westinghouse Automatic
Westinghouse
Barstow Branch
San Bernardino Valley Bank
Tiernan Radio
Barstow Printer Building
the Barstow
D. Landon
Eureka Man
Tiernan Radio & Electric Store
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