Government Irrigation Drive for Charleston Dam in San Pedro Valley
A local newspaper urges government help to build the Charleston Dam and rehabilitate washed canals in the San Pedro Valley arguing private funding is insufficient for the vital water project. Potash discovery claims are dismissed as no reward offered by the government. Sonoita notes report fair planning, storm damage, and community events including Rev. Pope visits and poultry pioneer Guy S. Bryant patenting a collapsible chicken house.
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San Pedro
Charleston
United States
Guy S. Bryant
Bryant
Grapes Grow Strong in Cochise County Experimental Plantings
The Enterprise notes several Cochise County sites around Bowie growing grapes in small experimental plots. Concords Niagaras and California varieties thrive, with favorable climate and soil. Projections claim grape juice could become the national drink, boosting demand for acreage and prices. Arizona yields cited at Ten cents per pound, potential per acre earnings about 3600 dollars.
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Bowie
California
United States
Arizona
Notes of Interest to Farmers from Cochise County
Mr Wallace McKeehan with a seven mile irrigation pipe line reports a strong Sudan grass crop of 42 acres planted April 1. Beans on 50 acres show better yield in closer rows. Pest notes include harvester ants rising and larger cornstalk borers, with control methods such as London purple and digging infested stalks. Prairie dog control via poisoned barley bait costs about $11 for 320 acres.
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Wallace McKeehan
Leslie Canyon
Sudan
McKeehan
London
Whitewater- McNeal
M. G. Boots
Pearce
Military Features at the State Fair
The Arizona Council of Defense urges the Arizona State Fair Commission to include patriotic and educational exhibits, parades, and speeches on vital war matters. Government departments and societies cooperate with the national program, with plans being outlined in Washington and information due soon for implementation at the fair.
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Arizona Council of Defense
W.s.gifford
National Defense Council
Arizona State Fair Commission
Patriotic Societies of America
American Association of Fairs and Expositions
Washington
Gifford
Zachau
Senator Walsh Bill Opens West Lands for Private Use
Senate committee favors the measure to open vast government coal oil gas and mineral lands in the west including naval reserve lands No 2 in California for leasing or sale with Alaska excluded. The amended bill allows leasing or sale of government coal lands and leasing of oil lands.
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Senator Walsh
West
Naval Reserve Lands No. 2
California
Senate
Alaska
War disrupts World Series as public refuses to accept reality
The article notes that while World Series baseball is interrupted by wartime, some citizens fail to recognize that the United States is at war, reflecting a tension between national duty and public perception.
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United States
Cure for disease offered with Chamberlains Tablets
It is not easy to cure this disease but it can be done in most cases by taking Chamberlains Tablets and following the printed directions with each package. Sold at Moss Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Moss Pharmacy
Government Needs Farmers and Fighters Land Sale
Two million three hundred thousand acres of Oregon California Railroad Co Grant Lands revested in the United States be opened for homesteads and sale. Includes a large copyrighted map showing land sections and soil climate rainfall elevations temperatures. Post paid One Dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co Portland Oregon.
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Oregon & California Railroad Co
Grant
United States
Grant Lands Locating Co
Portland
Oregon
Desirable Farm Lands in San Pedro Valley Arizona
A list of farms near Benson and Bisbee with acreages from 20 to 320, describing soil, wells, water access, buildings, and price ranges. Notable lots include No 51 thirty one acres near Borderland highway, No 54 160 acres outside Benson, No 60 eighty acres with flowing wells, No 63 160 acres near Benson, No 64 100 acres near Benson, No 65 forty acres near Land station, No 71 thirty two farms in Sulphur Springs Valley, and No 82 twenty acres near Benson, with cash and terms details. Also mentions additional Benson residence properties and town lots.
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St. David Canal
Benson
Sulphur Springs Valley
Bisbee
Also Mentioned on This Page
C L. Rucker
Santa Cruz County
Pope
E. R. Purdum
Nogales
Tommy
Thompson
Sonoita
Cochise County
A.L. Paschall
R. E. Sampson
D. A. Penick
E. E. Campbell
San Pedro Valley
San Pedro Valley, Arizona
the Signal Realty Company
Benson, Arizona
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