Y M C A War Work Fund Meeting Report
Thursday night at K P Hall an enthusiastic Y M C A meeting supported war work. Rev DuBose spoke on Y M C A efforts in Europe and prisoner camps, noting cheer brought to troops. High School students donated fifty dollars. a dinner to aid Benson and surrounding areas followed. songs and prayers closed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. of P. Hall
Y. M.C. A. War Work Fund
David Roberts
America
Warner Harrington DuBose
Tucson
H.Q. Robertson
Y.M.C. A
Europe
H. Q. Robertson
Benson
Dyches
St. David
Meetings Highlight Speakers H Q Robertson and W F Dyches
Wednesday evenings featured Mr H Q Robertson and Prof W F Dyches as speakers at the community gatherings. The events focused on local issues and provided platform for public discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Q. Robertson
W. F. Dyches
High School Notes and Yucca Visit Highlight Local Week
Rev W H Du Bose of Tucson spoke on war work at the high school and in the Keota meeting. High school students provided music as soldiers from HuaChuca camped on school grounds. A supper for the Y M C A is planned in the Clark building to support a canoe project. B U H S basketball faces three games before Christmas and a challenge from Lordsburg. Domestic Science prepared the supper menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. du Bose
Tucson
Vim. Co
Keot
Clark
Lordsburg
Sunday closing for all stores urged in letter to editor
A reader argues for universal Sunday shop closings to grant clerks a weekly rest and shift customer shopping to Saturdays. The letter notes partial closings exist but calls for full observance. Also mentions Denney purchasing aluminum ware coupons from Goetz.
Tribute to Rev David Roberts Moves Glendale Pastor Acknowledged
The Glendale News lauds Rev. David Roberts for five years as pastor at Benson Methodist Church and civic leader. He helped found Glendale Boy Scouts, supported union revival campaigns, and aided Arizona dry campaign efforts. He will deliver farewell sermon this Sunday and depart for Tucson for the annual conference with local support and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale News
David Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Benson Methodist Church
Glendale
Roberts
M. E. Church
Arizona
Boy Scouts
Methodist Church
Tucson
Only a Volunteer poem highlights volunteers in war effort
A Tucson Star excerpt presents Private Elbert T. Johnson’s poem Only a Volunteer from Camp Devens Mass. The piece notes volunteers enlisted from Indiana and contrasts drafted and volunteer service with public indifference. Lieutenant Cassel promotes awareness of quiet enlistments and the duty of citizens.
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Cassel
Camp Devens
Mass
Medical Department
25Th Engineers
Indiana
West
Congress Street
Bank cashier returns home after hospital surgery
T R Brandt of the First National Bank of Tombstone, badly wounded in an attempted bank robbery two weeks earlier, was brought home from Copper Queen Hospital Bisbee after surgery to remove a bullet. He arrived cheered by friends and his wife, and said he felt fine.
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T. R. Brandt
First National Bank of
Tombstone
Copper Queen Hospital
Bisbee
Get the habit. Rubber heels at Benson Saddle and Harness
A short note indicates rubber heels were purchased or worn at Benson Saddle and Harness Shop, marking a probable update in boot or boot accessory habits for local riders. The brief mentions the shop as the source of the item.
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Benson Saddle and Harness Shop
Clean Up Day Proposal for Monthly Town Maintenance
A plan to hold a monthly cleanup to fill holes burn trash and keep the town neat and tidy. Residents would volunteer to improve streets and public spaces, aligning with local norms and budget considerations.
Cavalry Troops Demonstrate March at Local High School
A squadron of the Tenth Cavalry from Fort Huachuca including troops I K and M camped on the High School grounds after a practice march. About 325 men under Captain J A Howe staged a sham battle before breaking camp to return to the Fort via Tombstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth Cavalry
Ft. Huachuca
Benson
J. A. Howe
Tenth
France
Tombstone
Corn Wagon Sparks Midwest Pride in Town Visit
Farmer D. W. Brown rolled into town with a wagon box full of large-eared corn. He praised the quality of corn grown east of the river near Pompe rene without irrigation. At current prices the load likely brought a nice sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
D. W. Brown
Pomerene
Missionary Church Service Schedule and Sale Ad
Church notice lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. preaching by the pastor with all invited. Morning service at Cochise at 11 a.m. or as trains permit. David Roser’s, Pastor. For sale 40 acres near town with flowing well priced at $1 000 half cash and easy terms. Inquire Signal Office. Our new serial The Real Adventure begins this week.
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Meethopist Church
Cochise
David Roser’s
Inquire
St David Man Falls From 25 Foot River Bank
J N Christenson of St David was crossing near his home when he slipped from a roughly perpendicular river bank about twenty five feet high. He crawled to within a hundred yards of home before aid arrived. Dr Morrison found no bones broken and Christenson later recovered though stiff and sore from bruises and shock.
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J. N. Christenson
St.David
Christenson
J. N. Morrison
Benson
Mr. Christenson
Red Cross Dance Hosted by Elgin Chapter
The Elgin Chapter of the Red Cross hosts a dance at Floral Hall Sonoita on Saturday evening November 24. Good music and supper offered. Benson residents invited. Proceeds fund supplies to aid boys at the front.
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Elgin
The
Red Cross
Floral Hall
Sonoita
Benson
Dangerous washout on road between church and cemetery
A dangerous 10 foot drop off has formed where the wash bank caves in along the road between the Catholic church and the cemetery. The site urgently needs repair to prevent accidents.
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. David and Pomerene
Huachuca
Willard
National Council of Defense
Germany
Cochise County State Bank
Signal
Denney
C. Ek. Goetz
Tucson Star
Navy
Benson Lumber and Commercial Co
Benson, Arizona
C.K. Gohtz
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