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Newspaper
Benson Signal
Location
Benson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
4
The rain and snow of the present week deliver essential moisture after a lengthy dry spell. Farmers and stockmen in Benson and surrounding country welcome the relief, predicting a more encouraging outlook for crop growing and livestock care through the year.
The piece urges readers to send tobacco and cigarettes to soldiers in France not for profit but to lift morale. It notes soldiers can buy necessities, yet home in touch with them matters more, promising a postcard reply from a soldier as personal contact despite the distance.
The text notes Benson now serves as the main east west throughfare with increasing automobile traffic. It asserts the Benson Short Line as the shorter, better route and the true Borderland compared to the old Empire Ranch path.
Unclaimed letters for the week ending February 24 1918 include Brown Sears Caravagal Wells Dojaques FelicitaB Ge LDojaque Menuel Hubbard Nora Martinez Marsimitano Montena Simon Whily Dick. A charge of one cent per piece applies for unclaimed mail as required by postal laws. Leonard Redfield Postmaster.
Buy a War Saving Stamp to support the war effort. For irrigation use a second hand hose 250 feet long and 21 2 in in diameter suitable for Benson Fire Department needs.
The navy reports over 6,000 glasses donated through newspapers for binoculars and tools to aid the fleet with private owners urged to send items to Franklin D. Roosevelt, with $1 paid per accepted article. General Crozier discusses raising the selective service age to forty five, estimating millions would become available for call. The War Trade Board warns licenses are required to ship conserved list items by parcel post, with penalties for violations. Military enlistees may join veterinary corps, pay $30 to $56 monthly. European measures limit paper use, fuel, and electricity. Austria and Prague report coal shortages affecting cinemas and schools.
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