Johnson Camp Steady Producer at Arizona United Mine
Johnson Camp, about twenty five miles northeast of Benson, remains active despite draft mood and labor shortages. Arizona United Mining Company resumed control, working the old Republic shaft with a 1100 foot incline, producing about 00 tons daily for El Paso smelters and employing about eighty men under J. M. Libbey. A. C. Harmon of Philadelphia, principal owner, visits and expresses satisfaction with output and conditions.
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Johnson Camp
Benson
Arizona United Mining Company
Cobriza Leasing Company
Arizona United
Old Republic
el Paso
J. M. Libbey
A. C. Harmon
Philadelphia
Phoenix Chamber resolution urges German language halt in schools
The Phoenix Chamber of Commerce requests publication of a memo urging end to German language study in schools and colleges amid war with Germany, citing atrocities and national security. Florence bridge completion over the Gila River reduces travel distance as Southern Arizona traffic increases.
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The
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
United States of America
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix
Arizona
Tom Chamber OF Commerce
C. A. Stauffer
Florence
Gila River
Sugar Ration Caution Warns Arizona Households
The federal food administrator for Arizona warns that even with the two pound per person monthly sugar allowance effective August 1, supplies are tight and households must conserve. Can by sugar requires a permit. excess stock will be checked and canning sugar is limited to official permits only.
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Arizona
Why Sugar Is Scarce
A concise wartime report attributes sugar shortage to four factors. Soldiers’ deployment reduced shipping from Java and the West Indies. Crop yields were lower than expected. France and Italy must import more as German bombing destroyed beet sugar factories. Submarine sinkings along the Atlantic coast cut supplies while consumer demand for sweetened drinks and candy rose.
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Java
West Indies
France
Italy
Atlantic
Five Room House for Sale on 5th Street
Five room dwelling on a large lot listed for sale by Signal Office. Located in a good area with a spacious parcel and reasonable price of 1400 dollars.
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5Th St
Properly priced lumber that endures weathering
The ad touts El Toro Brand Portland cement and lumber stored under shelter to resist moisture and decay. It promises lasting satisfaction and concrete permanence backed by the seller’s word of good lumber.
Lilly Frill Sells War Savings Stamps to Stop U Boats
In a Chicago area department store Lilly Frill, a young lace seller, turns wartime heroine. She raises funds by selling War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps to support the war effort, aiming to fund one depth bomb and halt German U boats. Her act inspires merchants to mobilize in the home town.
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Lilly Frill
Chicago
Tilly
Lilly
Death of Noted Character Uncle Billy Plaster
Uncle Billy Plaster dies in El Paso. He was linked to Alfred Henry Lewis’s Old Cattleman tales and known as a frontier raconteur. Arizona cattlemen acknowledge many incidents in the Wolfville stories, with neighbors Doc Peets Dave Tutt Texas Thompson and Tucson Jennie named. Tombstone is linked to Wolfville and Charleston to Red Dog, rival towns. Plaster owned much southern Arizona range and drew crowds in El Paso while recounting frontier days.
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Billy
Alfred Henry Lewis
Wolfville
Mr. Lewis
Fl Paso
Arizona
Doc
Peets
Dave Tutt
Texas Thompson
Tucson
Jennie
Tombstone
Charleston
Red Dog
Plaster
el Paso
640 Acre Homestead Law Contact Ad
For information regarding the 640 acre homestead law write to Hampton & Arnold, Land Attorneys, Phoenix, Arizona.
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Hampton & Arnold, Land Attorneys
Phoenix
Arizona
Subdue the submarine by replacing service with sneers
A wartime wordplay piece lists suggested substitutions such as Economy for Waste and Cooperation for Criticism with a nod to production, marketing, and performance. It playful contrasts everyday terms with negative or wartime equivalents, urging practical substitutions.
First class boot and shoe repair at Benson Saddle and Harness
Prompt repair service offered at Benson Saddle and Harness Shop with moderate prices appealing to customers seeking quick boot and shoe fixes. Local shop emphasizes quality work and prompt turnaround.
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Benson Saddle and Harness Shop
How to Can Fruit Without Any Sugar
The federal food administration for Arizona endorses a sugar free canning method borrowed from the University of California division of viticulture. It explains cold pack and hot pack techniques, uses ripe fruit, and notes sugar is for flavor not preservation. An American Red Cross grant aids sixteen French orphanages hospitals and farm schools near Cannes Touraine Marseilles Lyons.
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Federal Food Administration
Arizona
Food Administration
Division of Viticulture
University of California
Red Cross
Verdun
Serbia
Cannes
Touraine
Marseilles
Lyons
Benson Couple Wed in Phoenix and Return to Benson
The marriage of Mr. R. T. Brownell and Miss Frances Evans occurred in Phoenix Monday evening and they arrived in Benson Tuesday to start a new home. Brownell, the Moss Pharmacy druggist from Superior, has won local esteem and the couple faced a playful shivaree, finally surrendering after a hose threat.
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R. TL. Brownell
Frances Evans
Phoenix
Brownell
Moss Pharmacy
Superior
Benson
The
Signal
Shivaree
A Billious Attack Remedies by Chamberlains Tablets
A billious attack causes liver fatigue and stomach upset with constipation fermentation nausea and a headache. Three Chamberlains Tablets tone the liver clean the stomach and restore health, costing a quarter.
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Chamberlain
Red Cross Infant Welfare Chief Returns to France
Dr. William P. Lucas arrives in France to resume infant welfare work for the American Red Cross directing a staff of seventy doctors two hundred trained nurses and numerous aides and social workers totaling about seven hundred.
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William P. Lucas
France
American Red Cross
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