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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
4
The Benson Signal urges Liberty Bond purchases and public support for World War I. It notes the draft registration on June 5, outlines who must register, penalties for evasion, and lists registration locations in Benson and nearby towns including Pomerene St David Curtis and Pool.
J. S. Carver and Miss Zetta Jones wed in Tucson last week in quiet ceremony that surprised few. Sonoita welcomes the bride as a permanent resident and offers best wishes. Mrs. G. S. Bryant plans an Idaho visit, while registration on June 5 draws interest. Community advocates seek a county agent to aid Santa Cruz farmers amid rising bean acreage and spring plowing challenges.
The Secretary of Agriculture notes Germans and Swiss produce more per acre, yet Americans generate four and a half times as much per man. Machinery and efficient handling boost U.S. output, while individual spirit matters. Germans feel like cogs in a system serving the ruling class.
The year 1916 taxed mineral resources in the United States more than ever before with reports showing over two billion pounds of copper mined, 597 500 000 tons of coal, 75 000 000 tons of iron, and 293 300 000 barrels of petroleum produced.
Hudson Maxim announced a perfected device to make ships immune from submarine torpedoes. He said the invention would soon be demonstrated by the government and could be installed quickly and cheaply on existing vessels.
To destroy flies around stables and barns borax is valuable. One pound of borax to twelve bushels of manure works as a fly poison without harming manure or stock. Scatter the borax on manure and water. Use lye lime copperas carbolic acid or disinfectants in vaults. Kerosene on stagnant water reduces mosquitoes.
The questionnaire asks for full name, address, birth date and place, citizenship status, occupation and employer, dependents, marital status, race, military service, and draft exemption. Registrants receive a card after registration confirming their status.
The text warns that registration is required by federal authority and failure to comply risks arrest and confinement in a federal prison. It stresses the registrant must act, not the registrars, under government mandate.
Information on the 640 acre homestead must be written to HAMPTON ARNOLD Land Attorneys in Phoenix Arizona for formal action or clarification.
List details multiple Benson area farms including No 51 thirty one acres with alfalfa fruit trees wells and water rights. No 54 160 acre dairy farm with wells and storage. No 60 eighty acres near Benson for dairy or chicken farming. No 63 160 acres unimproved artesian belt near town with low price. No 64 100 acres artesian belt near town with dwelling and equipment. No 65 40 acres with wells near Land station. No 71 640 acres Sulphur Springs Valley near Bisbee with cement dwelling. No 82 twenty acres unimproved near Benson with artesian belt suitable for poultry or fruit farming.
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