A Silver Service For The Battleship Arizona
At a State Board of Trade meeting in Phoenix a committee was formed to raise funds for a sixty six piece solid silver service for the battleship Arizona to be presented when commissioned in New York on September 5. The plan includes touring Arizona towns to show the service with a bronze miner statuette and copper punch bowl etched with Grand Canyon Roosevelt Dam and San Francisco Peak scenes. The $7 861 70 cost will rise to about $9 000 with expenses, to be funded by patriotic appeals and tag days in chief cities, with newspapers and chambers of commerce acting as solicitors. A May 30 Memorial Day and July 4 drives are planned. subscriptions will be received through the Signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Trade
Phoenix
Arizona
New York
Allen Z. Bird
L. W. Mix
Nogales
Tom Campbell
Prescott
Cates
Ray
W.E. Berg
Flagstaff
Roosevelt Dam
San Francisco
State Court of Arms
Grand opening dance at Benson cannery factory
A Monday night celebration marked the opening of a new cannery industry in Benson. The Johnson orchestra played as dancers filled the factory's upper floor and a larger hall after a quick switch of music and space. Guests from Johnson and Dragoon attended. Tombstone visitors were absent. C F Moss and C E Goetz led, with W J Bennett as floor manager.
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Canning Factory
Benson
Johnson
Johnson and Dragoon
Tombsone
Messrs
C. F. Moss
C. E. Goetz
W. J. Bennett
Band of musicians mistaken for invaders causes town scare
A Mexican war scare in Benson subsides as scouts reveal the so called invading force are a group of musicians en route to perform at a dance. Mrs. Gradine Gammage and Mrs. Doane Merrill plan another Tombstone engagement. High School farewells and a campus party followed. Benson Lumber & Commercial Co. advertises De Laval cream separators.
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Johnson Camp
Benson
Gradine Gammage
Tucson
de Laval
Benson Lumber & Commercial Co
Surprise Birthday Party for Miss Toy Robinson
Miss Toy Robinson surprised by sister Mrs Keen at a Saturday evening gathering. The home thronged with young guests who enjoyed music and dancing across porch parlor and dining room. Mrs Keen sang several songs with a mixed chorus while sandwiches cake and punch were served. Attendees included Mrs Keen Mrs Allen the Misses Robinson Robertson Treu Cull Kempf Wray Gribble Messrs Keen Gribble Dickson Castleman Wallace George Nye Etz.
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Stella Smith
Robertson
Frost
McKowen
Cull
Clark
Robinson
Trey
Smith
Gribbe
Etz
Naegle
Treat
Muss
Wilson
Kempt
Snyder
Messrs
Pa —Ertson
Matinez
Powell
Noe
Miss Toy Robinson
Mrs. Keen
Miss Toy
Treu
Kempf
Wray
Gribble
Keen
Dickson
Castleman
Wallace
George
Nye Etz
Farewell Party for Mrs Adrienne Allen Held in Benson
A farewell party was hosted Tuesday evening at Mrs A E Gribbles home in Benson in honor of teacher Mrs Adrienne Allen who leaves for San Diego. Guests included Mrs Allen and numerous Gribble family members with a progressive whist game, refreshments, and dancing lasting into the night. The Zeek building renovations near completion will house a new drug firm led by C F Moss, with manager expected from Phoenix and stock and fixtures arriving.
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Zeek
C. F. Moss
Benson
Phoenix
Morrison visits Courtland from Courtland after two years
R Edgar Morrison son of Dr J N Morrison of this place arrives by auto for a visit Tuesday. He brought Mr and Mrs H T Appel and their son of Courtland. Morrison has lived in Courtland two years where he was postmaster and now runs a garage. He notes many changes and a livelier business town.
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R. Edgar Morrison
Courtland
J. N. Morrison
H. T. Appel
Cannery Nears Completion Marks Benson Revival
The canning factory is nearly finished with machinery installed, signaling a swift industrial revival for Benson. The opening promises more industries, increased business, and a stronger community, as residents benefit from better town life and local services. C F Noss invites fuel and oil purchases.
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Canning Company
Benson
District improves infrastructure and activity rises in region
The district forms a live Partners' Improvement Association led by S. W. Jarvis with J. T. Proffitt and J. R. Cosby among officers. Benson Canal Co. expands water at canal head using a 244-inch pump. Wallace Johnson loads oats hay for shipment by M. P. Cosby to Bisbee as Poultry Club girls plan a Friday dance with ice cream. Visitors from Salt Lake City assist LDS Relief Society and Primary work. M. P. Cosby attends Cochise farmers meeting and nearby McAlister Farm Improvement Association gathering. Mrs. Tilly Scott returns home from Tucson after visiting her sick sister.
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Benson Canal Co
Wallace Johnson
M. P. Cosby
Bisbee
Poultry Club
Sarah McLilland
Frances K Thomaston
Salt Lake City
Utah
Relief Society
Church of Latter Day Saints
St David Boy Dies in California Quarry Accident
Wilford Merrill eighteen son of Hon John S Merrill of St David died last Monday in a Bakersfield area quarry. A premature blast or rock slide caused his death while employed by a large quarry company thirty miles from Bakersfield. The body returned to St David for a Wednesday funeral at 1 30 p m with many friends and relatives in attendance. Sympathies extend to his family from the community.
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Wilford Merrill
John S. Merrill
St. David
Bakersfield
Cal
Benson
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the Bank of Benson
Maier Bros
General Merchandise
Benson Lumber
M. Mejia
East Fifth Street
Benson, Arizona
A. E. Gribble
Harold
Adrienne Allen
Mrs. Allen
Simpson
Tren
Holcomb
Edna
Ethel Gribble
Hirtz
C. F. Noss
Pemerene
S. W. Jarvis
J. T. Proffitt
J. R. Cosby
Jos. F. Scott
Cochise
McAlister Farm Improvement Association
Willcox
Tilly Scott
Mrs. Rollings
California
O.F. Moss
E. A. Brown, Benson
H.w.etz & GO
Bank of Benson
A. G. Suits
M. W.smrrh
Henry W. Erz
Jo H. Gerazwiturr
Ben J. McKinney
Leopold Maier
Chas, E. Goetz
A. H. Wien , W. Hamilton
Ariz
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