Pioneers Pay at St. David 24th of July Celebration
A detailed account of the St. David Pioneer Day celebration including flag raising, speaker line up, marching bands Ft Huachuca, various performances, youth races, dances, recitations, and a Red Cross fundraiser. Events run 9 to 10 AM with noon barbecue. prizes include government bond and Christ stamps. entries include pony and auto races, pulling matches, and a baseball game. Proceeds go to the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosco Lofgreen
Wm. J. Goodman
Ft. Huachuca Band
Chaplin
P. A. Lofgreen
Pioneers
Tressa Post
Silver Bells
Girls Glee Club
Maude Billingsly
Red Cross
Small Girls
the Fairies
Stella Post
Ten Small Boys
Byron Merrill
Benson Rifle Team Heads to Tucson Match
The Benson Rifle Club sails for Tucson to face the Tucson Club in a five range match at 200 and 300 yards rapid fire and 300 500 600 yards slow fire. Selected Benson shooters are Braley Robie Reynolds Proffitt and Cull. Tucson won a recent match with Ft Huachuca officers.
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Benson Rifle Club
Tucson
Benson Club
Braley
Robie
Reynolds
Proffitt
Cull
Benson
Ft. Huachuca
Tucson Y. M. C. A
Benson Team
Birthday Party For Master Willie Dunbar On Tenth Birthday
The article reports a July 16 1918 birthday party at Will ie Dunbar s home for his tenth birthday. Friends gave Thrift Stamps to aid the war effort while ice cream and cakes were served and Willie drove each guest home in his car. Attendees included Margaret Schwab Ruth Schwab Della Treu Esther Treu Hellen Mahoney Corrine Flower Gracia Brown Elizabeth Brown Verna Proffitt Zelma Proffitt Marie Jones Zelpha Jones Estha Reldach Lucile Brown Gladys Maxwell Vada Rosa Julia Clark Willie Braley Howard Robertson Allen Brown Richard Schwab Bruce Maxwell Thomas Mahoney Louis Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Dunbar
Willie
Margaret
Ruth Schwab
Della
Esther Treu
Hellen Mahoney
Corrine Flower
Gracia
Elizabeth Brown
Verna
Zelma Proffitt
Marie
Zelpha Jones
Estha Reldach
Lucile Brown
Gladys Maxwell
Vada
Rosa
Julia Clark
Willie Braley
Howard Robertson
Allen Brown
Richard Schwab
Bruce Maxwell
Thomas Mahoney
Louis Clark
Bee Keeper Quarantine Notice Extends Southward
A quarantine covers all bee territory from 3 miles south of E M Miller’s apiary to 24 miles south of Benson, including Goetz and Matteson’s Sanchez Apiary, and 3 miles on each side of the San Pedro River. Bee owners are not to move stock without permission from the State Inspector of Apiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Miller
Benson
Goetz and Matteson
San Pedro River
State
Apiaries
American Citizen Duties Framed Against War Enemies
A wartime exhortation declares that any American who avoids fighting or work for victory is as foreign to the nation’s aims as a Prussian ally. It stresses equal duty in defense and labor to win the war.
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America
The Joy of Living With Chamberlains Tablets
The caption urges enjoying life through good health and regular bowels. It claims blocked bowels cause poisons and headaches and promotes Chamberlains Tablets to move bowels improve digestion and restore joy of living. Try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Delinquent Stock to be Sold by St David Canal Company
Delinquent assessment on stock of the St David Canal Company listed for Levi Nelson and Mrs Levi Nelson totaling 210.00 will be sold for payment of delinquency and costs at 4 p m on Tuesday July 30 1918 at the St David Schoolhouse Cochise county Arizona by order of the Board of Directors. Also a notice of sale of 20 acres ten miles from Benson with three flowing wells for 1200 is advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. David
Levi Nelson
Cochise County
Arizona
Byron Merrill
Benson
Benson Lumber Ad Promises Quality Portland Cement
The advertisement asserts that the most expensive lumber is the one with the lowest price and the best wood endures weather when properly priced. It claims Benson Lumber and Commercial Company in Benson Arizona keeps stock under tight shelter to protect against the elements and backs every purchase with lasting satisfaction and a pledge of quality cement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Toro Brand
Portland Cement
Benson Lumber and Commercial Company
War Savings campaign urged for national duty in 1923
Readers are reminded that the War Savings drive continues through 1923 and must stay in the public mind. The piece urges Americans to line up for War Savings stamps on January 1 1923, stressing patriotic duty, national liberty, and prudent investment over indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carless
War Pride and Repayment Promise
A speaker argues that repayment of funds should include a bonus, restoring a sense of involvement in the war effort. The message asserts pride in contributing, and implies shame if there was no participation in the broader struggle.
Duty to Country War Sayings Stamps Investment Limits
The wealthy seek to buy War Savings Stamps as a strong investment but the government caps holdings at 1000 dollars to keep stamps for all citizens. The program aims to fund the Army and Navy and foster thrift, urging all to save, from one Thrift Stamp to 200 War Savings Stamps. A remedy note praises Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatic pain.
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United States
Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan go into mass production
The Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing is turning out thousands of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds daily. The bonds resemble the Third Loan in form and design with space left to insert exact terms, and it is believed enough bonds will be ready to deliver immediately as they are purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Food Caning Sugar Privilege Under Fire in Arizona
Federal food administrator rebukes Maricopa county for abusing canning sugar privileges. S. J. Buckingham reports housewives using canning sugar for regular meals, while Riorden warns the three pounds per person per month limit is to aid those in need. Authorities will seek explanations and urge compliance to support home canning efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Maricopa County
S. J. Buckingham
Federal Food Administrator
Arizona
Riorden
Red Cross Supplies Benson Arizona June 1918
June shipment from the Benson Branch of the American Red Cross includes sewing room items. Tee bandages hospital coats pieced quilts and 4x8 foot pieces. Dunbar chairs the sewing committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson, Ariz
Benson Branch
American Red Cross
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Eona Allred
the Lumber
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Liberty
Cochise County State Bank
The
Federal Reserve Bank
Tombstone
Vulcanizing Cash
War Savings
May Dunbar
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C. EK. Gortz
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