Benson Signal notes regional events and political jockeying
The Benson Signal reports on local and regional politics with bids for the Phoenix land office post, mentions candidates including William Riggs of Dos Cabezas, and notes events around the Elephant Butte Dam dedication and Farm Congress attendance in Phoenix. It highlights safety improvements in rail and industry and records the death of Thomas F. Weedin and possible interim appointments.
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Adams
Bisbee
Register of the United States Land Office
Phoenix
Cochise County
William Riggs
Dos Cabezas
Elephant Butte
Rio Grande
el Paso
Pass City
Thomas F. Weedin
U.S. Land Office
Weedin
Smith and
Ashurst
Hayden
Miners Short Course Starts at University of Arizona
The University of Arizona opens a miners short course on October 30 to December 2 offering simultaneous sessions in blow pipe analysis mineralogy elementary geology field geology assaying metallurgy flotation and miners courses The program aims to provide practical concentrated training for state workers and includes a pamphlet available from the dean of the College of Mines and Engineering Tucson Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
College of Mines and Engineering
Tucson
Arizona
640 Acre Homesteads and Stock-Raising Bills
The Phoenix land office issues details on 640 acre grazing homesteads. Congress adjournment news said H R 407 passed the Senate but the House took no action on amendments. The bill was not sent to the president and a conference committee may consider it when Congress reconvenes in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Land Office
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Houses
Arizona Charley Still Walking Track Patrol
Arizona Charley remains a daily Espee track inspector between Willcox and Deming, despite aging posture from constant head bent surveying for faults. The Tucson Star notes his surprising vitality after a 2 year stretch with little publicity since an obituary misnamed him. His career followed the deaths of his wife and mother in a railroad wreck caused by a broken rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Charley
Willcox
Deming
Espee Press Bureau
The
Star
Guayule Rubber Plant Promises Arizona Cultivation
The article cites interest in growing guayule in Arizona for rubber production. It notes guayule grows in Chihuahua Durango and Zacatecas, yields rubber via boiling pulp, and that University of Arizona research led to successful germination and regrowth from seeds, with breeding to improve quality to rival Para rubber. It highlights Professor McCallum's work and future large scale propagation.
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Arizona
Tucson
Chihuahua
Durango
Zacatecas
Torreoan
Torreon
Lloyd
Columbia
Desert Botanical Laboratory
McCallum
University of Arizona
Wanted Young Men With Nerve For Aviation Jobs
Advertisement from The O Connor Corporation seeks young men with nerve for aviation department work. Good pay short hours travel opportunities advancement normal physique and good references required. Address 6309 S Eggleston Chicago Illinois.
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Aviation
the O'Connor Corporation
S. Eggleston
Chicago, Ill
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Ifit Benson
Benson
C. L. Rucker
Henson
Chicago
Northwest
Southern Pacific
Land Office
Guayule
A Dairy Association
United States
University
Co-operative Livestock Marketing Associations
California
Apply Home Realty CO
Benson Feed Corral
Sam Wilson
W.D. Martinez
Home Realty Company
W. L. Patteson
San Pedro Sts
Duane
Cowboy Bain
Lone Star Ranger
Texas
Zane Grey
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