This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1918
Page
16
The article notes the first anniversary of the U S declaration of war on Germany and urges subscription to the Liberty Loan. It covers local activity in Benson and surrounding areas with mentions of residents, business notes, and ongoing freight movement. It also includes assorted notices about sales, loans, and church services.
Advance cars roll into the city as Benson prepares for the Sells-Floto Circus arrival. The show promises a red white and blue production with a two miles parade and performances, boasting ornate equipment and a hippo that salutes during The Star Spangled Banner.
Cochise county cattleman Liberty Sherman Crump visited Tucson buying two carloads of range mares for shipment to Fort Worth. The spring roundup in the Southwest begins around April 15, with cattle moving to finishing ranges by June 1. A Red Cross committee collected 171 garments for Belgium and Northern France, sent to Relief in Belgium headquarters in Binghamton, New York.
Kodak films developed with special care to obtain best pictures. Leave orders at Signal office for processing.
W. D. Martinez announces a new shipment of hats for men and boys including straw felt and Panama hats. See selection in person before buying rather than ordering from a mail order house that cannot match the image.
Miss Vera Vance of El Paso visited last week with her aunt Mrs W Williams Chessie Williams of El Paso visited with his sister Mrs Alta Neagle Teachers E T Lofgreen and Miss Bearl Neagle led pupils on a mountain hike with many parents along Mrs Jean recovering from an automobile accident district 75 reelects Robert L McCall William Skinner of Bisbee visits his mother A Skinner D C Neagle travels to Tucson A G McCall of Ray visits her husband parents Mr and Mrs R Teevie Call Martineau family returns from Pantano to Miramonte
The article outlines federal farm loan board rules for defining a farm including area and income tests, with special cases for intensive farming. It also notes a call for 10 000 skilled mechanics for the aviation section of the Signal Corps with training in San Antonio, and details on new armor piercing cartridges and other wartime measures including coal culling, sugar beet cost study, and cheese marketing deadline.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.