Benson Growth Potential Fueled by Resources and Rails
Benson sits in the San Pedro Valley as a natural trade center on the Southern Pacific main line with no closer competitor. Prospects include the El Paso and Southwestern line nearby, branch lines to Nogales and Guaymas, mining districts within twenty miles, stock shipping facilities, and the Charleston Dam project key to irrigation and expansion. Local industries rise with smelting, canning, a planned creamery and flour mill, plus artesian water, a growing school system, and a favorable climate, all hinging on cooperative local effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
San Pedro Valley
Southern Pacific
Willcox
Tucson
el Paso and
Southwestern
Nogales
Guaymas
Sonora
el Paso and Southwestern
Fairbank
Johnson-Dragoon
Yellowstone
Rincon
Whetstone
Pomerene
Charleston
Arizona Smelting & Refining Co
Benson Canning and Packing Co
Bencapaco
Benson Union High School
Territorial Industrial School
Hunger After War Plagues Near East Aftermath
The conflict has ended, yet its consequences overwhelm the Near East with shortages and hardship. Families face hunger as economies reel and relief efforts struggle to reach those in need.
Nogales Dancer Alfonzo Castaneda Delights Modern Crowd
Alfonzo Castaneda former Ben son boy and Army entertainer in France displayed a popular shimmy dance in Nogales. Now with the Modern shoe department he performed after store doors closed, his wiggles drawing giggles from the audience as he pranced to the tune She Had A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonzo Castaneda
Benson
Nogales
France
Modern
Castaneda
Chamberlain's Tablets Prized For Stomach Relief
To the Dyspeptic World you would not like to feel that your stomach troubles are over consider then the fact that Chamberlain's Tablets have cured others why not you. There are very many who have been restored to health by taking these tablets and can eat any kind of food that they crave. Sold at Moss Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Moss Pharmacy
Census predicts rise of one million farms in US
The Bureau of the Census estimates an increase of one million farms in the United States over the last decade. This growth, alongside more scientifically trained men to run them, secures the future of agricultural America.
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Bureau of the Census
United States
America
Tres Alamos Visitors and Holiday Travel Notes
Special Correspondent reports Mr and Mrs Mack Echols and daughter Wanda visiting Mrs Echols’s grandmother Mrs J S Roberts. Wm Rollins spends holidays with relatives in Douglas. Irving Herbert visits his father for a few days this week. G J Giffin returned from Yuma to stay with sister Mrs Robert Crump. L A Carter plans to leave Wednesday for New Year with his son in Douglas. W W Benson came from Douglas to tend his place and will go to Yuma for a warmer climate health benefit.
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Mrs. Mack Echols
Wanda
Mrs. Echols
Mrs
J. S. Roberts
Wm. Rollins
Douglas
Irving Herbert
L. A. Carter
W. W. Benson
Mr. Benson
Yuma
Christmas Program At Local School Concert 1919
A 1919 Christmas program lists pieces and performers including Silent Night by Alice Harwood and A Christmas Carol by Miriano Pacheco. Performers Rosenda Duarte and Carlos Duarte present selections while Manuel Duarte, Joseph Young, and Lois Young are noted. Miss Vazquez departed Saturday to visit her mother in Douglas for Christmas and New Year’s.
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Alice Harwood
Rosenda Duarte
Miriano Pacheco
Santa Claus
Joseph Young
Christian
Doge
Carlos Duarte Marjory
Robert Harwood
Star of Bethlehem
Manuel Duarte
Lois Young
St. Nicholas
Miss Vazquez
S. E. Vazquez
Douglas
Cattlemen Seek Tighter Forest Reserve Rules
Members of the Southwestern Cattle Growers Association of Santa Cruz and Pima counties protest U S Forestry Service grazing rules they say threaten their livelihood. They accuse inexperienced caretakers of misjudging range carrying capacity and fee structures. a Nogales conference formed a committee to press Washington senators and representatives.
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Southwestern Cattle Growers’ Association
Santa Cruz
Pima
United States Forestry Service
Washington
Nogases
Arizona
Bard's Haberdashery Offers Full Line of Gents Furnishings
A local shop Bard's Haberdashery markets a complete range of gents furnishings including hats, gloves, ties, and dress accessories appealing to men seeking stylish outfits.
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Bard’s Haberdashery
Every Member Canvass Planned by Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church announces an every member canvass in Benson under the New Era Movement. It aims to fund church and school work via a Budget Plan, noting higher costs but confident in meeting needs. The canvass is set for January 11 with subscriptions by installments. volunteers will call between 2 and 5 p.m. Pastor William Brown and Elder C Cash sign. Through passengers from Yuma to San Diego need not have passports, as a new railroad route passes through ninety miles of Mexican territory. Passengers ride in Pullmans with baggage in a bonded steel cage, per Sidney Smith former American consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Benson
Yuma
San Diego
Sidney Smith
Mexicali
Mr. Smith
el Paso Times
Smiles Sparse as Prices Rise Across the Board
A light note reflects on the rarity of smiles amid rising costs, contrasting the persistence of affordable expressions with the broader inflationary mood.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bankhead
DelLaval
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Federal Reserve Bank
THE
Cochise County State Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Tombstone
Near East
Ford
San Pedro
Gobble Bros
Tres Alamos
G. J. Giffin
Robert Crump
Ties Alamos School
Presbyterian Church
William Brown
CuHaAs
C. Cash
Chas, E. Gortz
Benson, Arizona
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