Maier Bros Store Burglarized in Early Hours
Thieves entered the Maier Bros store through a street side window ten to twelve feet high during the night and took a wide range of goods. Jewelry, clothing, shoes, groceries and more were stolen, with three to four dollars from the cash register. No leads have been found to identify the culprit. A new two cell jail has been built in Johnson, costing about 1200 dollars, with little town morale impact yet.
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Maier Bros
May Appointments For County Farm Advisor Mr A N Paschal
May schedule shows Mr A N Paschal county farm advisor conducting Pit Silos and Silage Crops Pure Seed of Standard Crops demonstrations and farmers meetings across Buena Elgin Sonoita Benson St David Pomtrene and other localities with farm and garden demonstrations and silo sessions including dates May 5 6 10 12 13 16 27 29 31 notes routine sessions listed at multiple farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Paschal
Buena
O. Fry
Elgin
Sonoita
S. Knight
Lucksure Mine Leased by Macia Brothers for Immediate Work
Harry Macia of Macia Brothers leases the Lucksure mine and two adjoining properties with plans to restart operations. A long-idle mill will be overhauled to concentrate available ore. Macia travels to Chicago and Boston to finalize starting arrangements. Henry W. Etz of Cold Storage Market returns from cattle-buying trips to Tempe and Phoenix. He learns his granddaughter is born to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dempsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Macia
Macia Brothers
Lucksure
Macia
Chicago
Boston
Henry W. Etz
Tempe
Phoenix
Thos. Dempsey
Home Patronage Critique by Walt Mason in Rural Card
Poet Walt Mason rails at towns that ship work and goods from afar, praising local merchants Kersmith and Rickshaw for hiring locals. He laments reliance on distant suppliers for eggs carpet tacks and other needs, arguing locals fund schools streets and pumps when buying home products. He questions whether outsourcing shows wisdom or foolery in a small town economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kersmith & Rickshaw
Outlook for Tungsten Prices in Wartime Colorado Note
The Outlook argues tungsten prices will stay strong during and after the war, as substitutes are scarce and alloy use rises. It cautions against assuming the metal’s value will collapse postwar, noting enduring demand in steel alloy, cutlery, and automotive parts, with continuing domestic production to meet U S needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colorado
America
Sunday Services At Methodist Church This Week
Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m by Elder C Gillett. Next Sunday May 14 Mothers Day. Rev E Ferris will preach a sermon for the occasion and all mothers and those honoring their mothers are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Gillett
E Ferris
Martinez and McCarty Stop in Tucson from Highu Repairs
Will C. Martinez formerly of Benson and Mr McCarty of Southern Pacific shops Tucson spent a Wednesday in town on a short layover. They were returning from Highu where the company sent them to repair the pumping plant.
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Will C. Martinez
Benson
W C. Martinez
McCarty
Southern Pacific
Tucson
Highu
Farmers Meet on Silos Silage and Seed Quality
A farmers' meeting scheduled for next Friday night as part of extension work by the department of agriculture and state university. County Farm Advisor Paschall will discuss silos and silage crops and the importance of pure seeds for standard crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture and State University
Paschall
Meningitis Case In Pomerene Raises Panic
Report of a spinal meningitis case at Pomerene last week caused local alarm though the child of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Williams is said to be much better with no new cases. M Mejia advertises a new dry goods stock and invites customers to inspect it.
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Pomerene
W. E. Williams
M. Mejia
Bootlegger Fails To Turn In On Courthouse Visit
Deputy Prewitt captured a bootlegger near Bowie while transporting prisoners to Tombstone. The fugitive fled along the highroad after the courthouse stop, racing through Beneson on back streets before abandoning a Cadillac near the Pima county line, possibly due to breakdown or fuel shortage, and escaped.
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Prewitt
Bowie
Tombstone
Beneson
Pima County
Household Furniture and Parlor Pool Table for Sale or Trade
Household furniture including dining table and chairs, Morris chair, rocker high and kitchen chairs, dressers, sanitary couch, mantel bed, organ, cook stove and heater, incubator, baby iron crib and mattress and many other items. Parlor pool table for sale or trade. Inquire at Signal office or see A. Henwood, Benson. Go to Benson Coal and Ice Company for coal ice and soda water.
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A. Henwood
Benson
Registration Books Open for Voters in Benson Precinct
Registration books opened May 1 and will stay active until ten days before the primary or Septem ber 2, then closed for seventeen days. They reopen Septem ber 18 and stay open until Octo ber 15. Voters must register to vote this year. Curtis Flat road section near Tombstone improves Benson border travel. Gem Second Hand Store seeks saddles bridles spurs Dutch ovens tents.
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Owen EK. Murphy
John Rock
Benson
M. F. Titus
Tombstone
Curtis Flat
Benson-Borderland Line
Gem
Governor of Sonora Delegation Visits Douglas
Gen P Elias Calles the military governor of Sonora and staff including Lt Col Jose R Felix Major S Calderon and Captain Carlos Calles plus Ives G Lelevier de facto consul of Mexico at Douglas spent several hours in town Sunday. They arrived by early morning train from El Paso and departed about 7 on a wire ordered automobile toward Agua Prieta where Calles now heads military command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Jose R. Felix
S. Calderon
Carlos Calles
Ives G. Lelevier
Mexico
Douglas
el Paso
Obregon
Agua Prieta
Calles
Mining Deal In Huachucas Involving O T Smith
A large mining transaction near the Huachucas, about forty miles south of Benson, features O T Smith of Dragoon. The property yields copper and gold with six figure price tag, negotiated via Tucson agents for Eastern buyers.
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O. T. Smith
Dragoon
Huachucas
Benson
Tucson
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Johnson
General Merchandise
Benson Lumber
and General Merchandise
East Fifth Street
Benson, Arizona
Walt Mason
Timbuctoo
Ypsilanti, Mich
Farmers’ Meeting
The
Benson Coal & Ice Company
H.w.etz & CO
Bank OF Benson
Panamas
Mary Janes
C. E. Goetz
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