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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1917
Page
4
Benson L Rucker and Arizona Editor entered a second class matter May 12, 1906 at the post office in Benson Arizona. Subscription set at two dollars per year.
The speaker praises volunteers and ambitious men who join the ranks. Slackers risk being labeled as unpatriotic when the nation needs service. Arizona's Fighting First offers the best training for front line duties in Europe.
A public message from Nugales Oasis calls for coolness and balance amid current crises. It rejects heat and violence against traitors, affirming that the law will address them.
The article notes copper’s critical role in war and industry with prices high and supplies tight. It cites a mining paper estimating a twenty eight million pound shortfall and warns months of restricted delivery. It mentions regional road projects and a map publication as Tombstone grows into a hub-like county transport link.
Southern Pacific President William Sproule returns from near the Mexican border to Portland and declares railroads will prove their importance in time of war under current organization. He cites President Wilson calling railroads arteries of the nation, praising the men who operate them.
The President stresses production and distribution of national resources as war tasks. Railroad workers are urged to keep trains running, improve efficiency, and maintain the transportation machine for the war effort. Government will judge how railroads serve, and slackers will not find the job comfortable.
Walt Mason jokes about price of grub driving a shift to gardening and self sufficiency. He plans to raise greens and spuds and buy few foods from grocer while lamenting rising costs and the wolf of hunger closing in.
Exclusive turkey ranching grows in California foothills and parts of Arizona and neighboring states as turkeys are raised on 1000 plus flocks. Range grazing with natural forage allows minimal grain use for fattening. Flocks are moved daily like sheep, tended by men and trained dogs.
An Arizona land law notice directs correspondence to Hampton and Arnold, land attorneys, Phoenix, regarding the 640 acre homestead claim. The brief communicates legal representation for an agricultural property filing and formal attentiveness to the matter.
A Navy recruiting party arrives in Benson to inform potential recruits about enlistment. Details cover packing guidelines, uniforms, training stations in San Francisco, trade schools, pay during schooling, athletic and dining provisions, and the path from apprentice seaman to skilled ratings. An advance party will arrive May 7, with the main party on May 21, inviting interested men to apply.
Public land notice from the United States Land Office in Phoenix dated March 19 1917 with first publication set for March 24 1917. It publishes an action affecting land entry and formal filing under the Territory Arizona program. The notice specifies dates and procedural steps for interested parties to file objections or claims.
J L L Irvin Register and John J Birdno Receiver announce a public sale process. First publication appears in March with details pending finalization by the authorities and publication officials.
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