Charleston Dam irrigation plan urged for San Pedro Valley
Engineer W R Elliott visiting Tombstone from St. David backs Charleston Dam to irrigate about 30 000 acres from near Charleston to 12 miles north of Benson. Farmers support project within the reclamation program, citing conservations of San Pedro flood waters and potential government savings. Carl Hayden and George Maxwell endorse it. government engineers have long studied site.
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Elliott
Charleston Dam
Salt River Valley
Roosevelt Dam
Charleston
Benson
Roosevelt
Salt River
San Pedro
St. David
George H. Maxwell and Associates
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Tombstone
Great Salt River
Barker Named Highway Engineer for Pima County
L. E. Barker is appointed highway engineer for Pima county by the highway commission at a salary of 5000 dollars a year. He succeeds the late J. C. Ryan and previously served as Cochise county engineer. Barker had worked with Ryan for six years in county road work and was removed by the new board at the start of the year. He earlier worked as a locating engineer for railroads in California and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Barker
Pima
A Good Gough Medicine for Children
Mrs. 4. W. Phillips of Redon Georgia phoned J. M. Floyd merchant to order Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after buying a bottle recently. She states it helps her children with coughs and colds, keeping the cough loose and aiding expectoration. Moss Pharmacy endorses it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4. W. Phillips
Redon
J. M. Floyd
Chamberlain
Moss Pharmacy
Yuma County Fair at Somerton Draws Strong Crowd
The Yuma County Fair at Somerton proved a great success with large attendance and community support. Benson advocates for a fair in his area, urging continued local event spirit.
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Yuma County
Somerton
Benson
Chandler dairyman sells eighty acre farm
A dairyman from Chandler sold his eighty acre farm at four hundred dollars per acre.
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Chandler
Pomeérene Items Special Correspondence
The Benson canal is full of water after repair. J T Proffitt bought and improved a corner lot, building an addition. Walter Sherman moved here from Douglas to work for the county and relocate a house. Wallace Curtis bought the milk route and plans hog fencing and hog farming. John McNeil bought the restaurant business to run with his farm. Mr and Mrs W W Judd announce the marriage of daughter Della to Lloyd Miller of St David who just returned from Siberia with the American Expeditionary Forces. Pomerene and St David club will compete for state fair championship in a tie. Community fair showcased farm products and home crafts with strong prizes for Little Daisy farm and Cosby.
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Benson Canal
J. T. Proffitt
David Hoskins
Walter Sherman
Douglas
Shem Plum
Wallace Curtis
Mr. Gobble
John McNeil
Reuser
John
W. W. Judd
Della
Lloyd Miller
St. David
Siberia
Cochise County
Pomerene Canning Club
Maricopa County
Phoenix
Pomerene
M. P. Cosby
Alvah Fenn
Arizona Fair to feature veterans training exhibit
Visitors to the Arizona State Fair in Phoenix on November 3 to 8 may view a Federal Board for Vocational Education exhibit in cooperation with the War Department. Large photographs show disabled men undergoing training in shops schools factories and on farms. The display may include recognizable Arizona boys.
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Phoenix
Federal Board For Vocational Education
War Department
Federal Board
Arizona
Thanksgiving Dance crowns year’s biggest social event
The Thanksgiving Dance billed as the season’s biggest social event attracted wide local interest. Organizers promoted a festive program and honored guests, with the community turning out for an evening of music, dancing, and celebration.
San Pedro Valley Fair Proposed for Benson
A Benson businessman inspired by local fairs in Pomone and St David plans an annual exhibition in Benson. He urges neighbors to organize a valley wide fair, aiming for the first San Pedro Valley Fair by next fall with participation from surrounding towns and districts.
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Benson
Pomerone
St. David
San Pedro Valley
Bombing plane in round the rim tour passes near city
An air craft seen eastward over the area likely belonged to Lieut Col J S Hartz and three aviators. They flew nonstop from Rockwell Field San Diego to El Paso covering 857 miles in about eight and a half hours. The group began in Boston and is circling the country along its boundary lines.
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J. S. Hartz
Rockwell Field
San Diego
Cal
el Paso
Tex
Boston
American Restaurant and Bakery Offers Meals and Pastry
The American Restaurant and Bakery provides meals and short orders for quick lunches. Bread, pies, cakes and pastry are always on hand. J. K. McNeil is listed as proprietor.
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J. K. McNeil
Isolated Tract Public Land Sale Notice Phoenix 1919
Public land sale notice from the U S Land Office Phoenix Arizona issued October 11 1919 under Sec 2455 R S to Mrs Jo H Getzwiller Serial 039609 offering at public sale the NW 1 4 SW 1 4 W 1 2 NW 1 4 Sec 9 SW 1 4 SW 1 4 Sec 4 T 16 S R 22 E G S R B M at not less than 1 25 per acre at 10 am on November 25 sale closes when bidders cease. highest bidder pays immediately. claims or objections must be filed by sale time. J L Irvin Register Scott White Receiver First pub October 25.
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General Land Office
R. S
Jo. H. Getzwiller
S. R
E.G
J. L. Irvin
Register
Scott White
Board Delimits Cochise County Legislative Districts
The Cochise county board of supervisors announces districting under the 1918 initiative. Seven districts will elect representatives in 1920, each with about fifteen hundred voters, using governor vote totals from the last election to shape the divisions. All parts of the county will gain representation under the new law.
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Board of Supervisors
Cochise County
State of
Arizona
Chase
Maricopa County
A Cold May Signal Serious Illness Says Local Druggist
A note warns that many serious diseases begin with a cold and urges quick use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The Moss Pharmacy ad hopes customers act fast, advising early treatment to reduce danger. The prompt date is Thursday evening November 27th.
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Moss Pharmacy
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W.R. Elliott
Gough
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Walt Mason
THE
Cochise County State Bank
Ford
Gobble Bros
Department OF the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Benson, Arizona
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