Red Cross Dance a Big Success in Local Benefit Night
The Red Cross benefit dance organized by the young men last Friday night drew a solid crowd from town and out of town. Under chairman Kido5 Feeley the event ran smoothly with strong support from the Indies and soldiers from Fort Huachuca. Visitors came from Tombstone Bisbee Tucson and surrounding towns. Net proceeds for the Red Cross fund exceeded fifty dollars.
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Red Cross
Kido5 Feeley
Fort Huachuca
Tombstone
Bisbee
Tucson
Feeley
Red Cross Fund
Robie Wins Medal in NRA Member Match
Robie took the NRA annual Member Match individual high score medal with 126 points, followed by Young 110 Cull 109 Martinez 109 Dunbar 108 Proffitt 107 Trent 94 on two ranges Hogan 94 on one range Rucker 79 Bard 60 and Figueroa 34.
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National Rifle Association
Robie
Young
Cull
Martinez
Dunbar
Proffitt
Trent
Hogan
Rucker
Bard
Figueroa
Local Valley Notes Hold Schoolhouse Stove and Farm Talk
Special Correspondent reports Chas R Scott installing a stove in the schoolhouse. Se Coons teams fix the Benson canal sand wash. J N Statler and family head to Phoenix to settle. Hay crops progress with third and promising fourth cut. Melon shipments from Pomerene, mainly Little Daisy Farm, reach Douglas. Miss Alice Sabin arrives from Prescott to lead Pomerene school. Mrs Cosby visits and plans to board two teachers. Cotton prospects look bright in the valley. Judd sells Sunny Slope interest to Cosby and stays to raise his daughters near Benson Union High. Mrs Jancie Bowers credits Cham berlain s Tablets for digestion relief.
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A. A. Barney
Mr. Barney
W. W. Judd
Roy
M. P. Cosby
Sunny Slope
Mr. Cosby
Judd
Thatcher
Benson Union High School
Pomerene School
Join University And Receive Special Training
Young men aged 18 to 20 join the Students Army Training Corps at universities and colleges and receive $30 monthly along with free uniforms and equipment from the Government. They must cover subsistence and quarters costs. President R E Vinson of the University of Texas received this notice from the War Department committee on Education and Special Training.
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Army Training Corps
R. E. Vinson
University of Texas
Committee On Education and Special Training of
The
War Department
Sam Bradner Seeks Corporation Commissioner Seat
Sam B. Bradner long time secretary of the Live Stock Sanitary Board and Arizona Cattle Growers Association runs as a Democrat for Corporation Commissioner. Supporters call him thoroughly qualified and believe he will bring strength and dignity to the Commission. Sale notice: five room house on a big lot at 5th St for 1400 dollars. Signal Office.
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Sam B. Bradner
Live Stock Sanitary Board
Arizona Cattle Growers Association
5Th St
Wait, Lumber That Lasts Under Adverse Weather
An ad extols paying a small price for the most expensive lumber and praises properly priced wood that withstands weather. It claims Il Toro Brand Portland cement guarantees permanence and notes our lumber is sheltered in yards to ensure lasting satisfaction.
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Il Toro Brand
Benson Furnished Six Room House For Sale In Benson AZ
Benson Lumber and Commercial Company offers a six room furnished house behind K P Hall in Benson Arizona for sale. Also available is a three room cabin and barn on two lots on Main Street at a bargain. Apply to Mrs M B Shilliam Box 3612 Lowell Arizona.
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K. P. Hall
Main Street
M. B. Shilliam
Lowell Ariz
Cannery Opens Tuesday for Tomato Reception
Bring Your Tomatoes to the Cannery with canning set to start Tuesday morning September 2. Drop off Monday to meet the start. price set at 15.00 per ton with advance 1.00 per ton for each 10c case over 2.50. Cash prizes total 50.00 from Cochisa County State Bank and the Canning Co. for largest tomato quantity.
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Cochisa County
Miramonte Items Chronicle Local Visits And Construction
Special Correspondent notes Ed Jesperson built a new garage while Mr and Mrs Brown of Mesa visited with friends. R EL McCall plans a storehouse for next winter's crop. Bearl Neagle returned from Tucson visit. John Glen and W Williams hosted California guests. Warren and Mrs Whetton return from Tucson. Mary Lillywhite of Mesa leaves after visiting. A dry electric storm damaged L D 5 Hall windows and flag pole. Notary Public and local notices listed.
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Bearl Neagle
Tucson
John Glen
California
W. Williams
Reelect Rock and Johnson for Benson Board of Supervisors
The Benson community is urged to reelect Vance M. Johnson and John Rock in the Democratic primary on September 10. The column highlights completed and planned county road projects, including the San Pedro river bridge, improved grades, Pool road work, Curtis Flat road and bridge, and a new highway route to the Pima county line, positioning Benson on a future tourist thoroughfare.
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Benson
Board of Supervisors
San Pedro River
Benson-Dragoon-Willcox
Adams Hill
Pool Road
Curtis Flat
St. David Valley
Pima
Cochise County
Vance M. Johnson
John Rock
Johnson
Rock
Mrs McCrate Dies in Mescal After Tuberculosis
Mrs McCrate died at her Mescal home Thursday from tuberculosis. Her husband, an employee of the S P R R, moved from Fort Worth Texas about a year ago seeking a dry climate. McCrate's mother traveled from Fort Worth to attend the funeral at Benson Cemetery Friday afternoon conducted by Rev. Wm Brown.
For Sale Miscellaneous Items at Cash Second Hand Store
Storage for trunks boxes wagons automobiles or furniture. Separate rooms for furniture. G R Musgrave. One gallon ice cream freezer in good condition. Signal office.
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Musgrave
Cash
Cash Second Hand
G. R. Musgrave
Billious Attack Relief and Household Goods Sale
An old advertisement offers three Chamberlains Tablets to cure billious attacks by toning the liver and cleansing the stomach. The notice also advertises cheap cash household goods for sale at Am leaving, J. R. Gillett on the D. W. Brown place, about 1.5 miles from town.
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Chamberlain
J. R. Gillett
D. W. Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pomerene
Chas. R. Scott
Se. Coons
Benson Canal
Phoenix
Chas. E. Goetz
Douglas
Alice Sabin
Prescott
Miss Sabin
P. P. Sabin
Snowflake
J. R. Cosby
Gila Valley
Jancie Bowers
Indiana
Sam Bradner
the Lumber
JAE Lumber
Arizona
Benson Drug Store
H. Walker
Proprietor Drugs
Miramonte
Ed Jesperson
Mrs. Brown of
Mesa
R. EL. McCall
Warren Whetton
Mary Lillywhite
L .D. 5. Hall
St. Paul and New Zealand Insurance Co
Mary F. ‘Titus
Thedford’s
W. F. Pickle
Rising Fawn
Thedford
Rock and Johnson
C. E. Goetz
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