Weekly Grist Of Events From The News Staff
A busy page notes detective work by Sheriff Newman and Chief Deputy Harp leading to the arrest of a flour thief and recoveries from multiple sites. Other items celebrate a ninth birthday party for Lillian Chamberlin, announce Mrs. Julia Braam leaving court reporting for law practice, and outline local military volunteer service, licensing and explosives rules, new Holbrook teachers, a postponed Pastime dance, and W. G. Clemons expanding services with the Holbrook Auto Transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
Harp
Antonio Molino
Molino
Molino Shack
H. H. Scorse
Dolores Muniz
State Penitentiary
W.H. Chamberlin
Lillian
Braam
Julia M. Braam
Judge Sapp
Knitting Club Notes and Red Cross Garments Report
Knitting club meetings paused for a few weeks but work continues with several garments finished including a sweater, Mission, Cross, wristlets, muffler by Mrs. R. Newman and Mrs. Close. Red Cross items completed and donated include socks by Mrs. Osborne and Mrs. T. Larson and a muffler by Mrs. Turley of Joppa. A separate note recalls a girl in the East kissing thousands of western soldiers and a Texas cowman reference in Arizona Cattleman about doubling back in a procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knitting Club
Cross
R. Newman
Close
Red Cross
Theodore Turley
Joppa
Osborne
T. Larson
Texas
Arizona Cattleman
Xmas Candies at Weizler's Offers Cough Remedy
Get your Xmas Candies at Weizler's. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised as effective for coughs colds and croup and safe for children. Mothers endorse it widely in advertisements from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weizler’s
Acknowledges Receipt of Christmas Box
A letter dated December 13 1917 from Sgt R P Schuster at Camp Funston thanks Mrs G M Braxton and the Holbrook Knitting Club for a Christmas box sent to Navajo County soldiers. It mentions Bob Meyenberg being ordered to France and joining military police. Also notes Red Cross knitted garments to Winslow chapter and yarn available for knitters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Braxton
Holbrook Knitting Club
Serg. R. P. Schuster
U. S. Army
Camp Funston
Kaw
Bob Meyenberg
France
Military Police
Sgt
R. P. Scouster
Red Cross
Meta Garrison
The
Holbrook Red Cross
Winslow Chapter
R. L. Newman
Garrison
Reward Offered for Lost Suitcase Between Holbrook and Snowflake
A twenty dollar reward is offered for a suitcase lost on the road between Holbrook and Snowflake. The finder should return the suitcase and its contents to The Toggery Shop in Holbrook. Notice dated December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook
Snowflake
Sitgreaves National Forest
Mmy
Arizona
T. C. Hoyt
Su_bervisor
Booming Holbrook Business and New Rail Progress
Babbitts wholesale house manager L. E. Carron visits Flagstaff as Holbrook shows strong business growth. A ten mile railbed progress signals future expansion with coal timber and potential oil nearby. Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad adds six monster engines weighing 552000 pounds with tender, feet 6 inches long, carrying 17 tons coal and 10000 gallons water each, costing 50000 dollars apiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Carron
Babbitt’s
Holbrook
Flagstaff
Carron
Salt Lake
Los Angeles and
Deserters Named By Navajo County Local Board
List of men called for service who failed to report and submit to examination, labeled as deserters. Rewards offered, up to fifty dollars per deserter, for capture and delivery to nearest army camp or post. Names span Winslow, Holbrook, Los Angeles, and other locations. Also notes Red Cross masquerade ball, local civic updates, and court action in Flagstaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navajo
Aviation Section
Signal Corps
Land Division
Medical Department
Medical Officers Training Camp
Quartermasters’ Corps
Ordinance Dept
Infantry
Holbrook
W. E. Fercuson
Arizona
Navajo County
Frank John Osborne
Los Angeles
Tom Lubar
Winslow Frank Montoya
Winslow George A. Klatt
Paonia
Cole
Edward Donahue
Winslow Emigdio Tejada
Winslow Savino Maginos
Winslow Henry John Long
White Eagle
Okla
Bonafacio Martinez
Winslow Jose Garcias
Winslow Veneta Stugino
Winslow Patricio Perez
Taylor Jose Ramirez
Winslow Tomas Torresday
Winslow Antonio Mesa
Winslow Hary Eugene Travis
Larned
Kansas
Joseph Kostkan
Winslow Norman McSwain
Winslow Nicolas Chavez
Winslow Manuel Griego
Abran Griego
Winslow Rosario Gonzales
Winslow Jose Frillo
Harry Flannigan
Julian Martinez
Juan Fonseca
Winslow Jesus Hermosillo
Heber
Enrique de Lion
Winslow Jim Back Ching
Fernando Alonzo
M. Yoshida
Winslow Julio Medina
Hardy
Luis Ramirez
Winslow Anelino Olvera
A. H. Giebler
St. Louis
Carr
Giebler
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Carron
R. C. Creswell
Board of Supervisors
Winslow
San Diego
George
Camp Kearney
Adolf Schuster
A. & B. Schuster Co
Holbrooks
Chamberlains Tablets touted for stomach trouble relief
Chamberlains Tablets are advertised as helpful for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation with claims of permanent relief. The ad notes many years of suffering cured and urges following directions on the bottle.
Romance by the Gourdful Recalls Colonial Seeds Tale
A Palmyra Missouri family reportedly owns a gourd sent 200 years ago from Jamestown Virginia to England. It supposedly carried seeds of a Jamestown plant and later seed of English flowers. The artifact was later moved west during the early migration era to a new home beyond the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Jamestown
England
Aaa Science Mouth
Also Mentioned on This Page
News
S. Teeple
Department of the Interior
U.S
Gallagher
Pastime Management
W. G. Clemons
Holbrook Auto Transfer
Becker
Springerville
Clemons
Apache County
St. Johns
Wetzler’s Hall
Red Cross Finance Committee
L. Cadwell
W. G. Hookway
Santa Fe
Gallup
B.C. Creswell
Jhhairman
A. H. Hansen
Cronemeyer
Wetzler’s
J. S. Hulet and Son
Rachel Thomas
C. P. Cooley
Wetzler’s. Tf
Highway Commission
R. D. Greer
Anna
State Normal
G. H. Crosby, Jr
Superior Court
Crosby
John G. Verkampus
Frank Hocter
L. R. Gibbons
Verkamp Hoctor
Perkins
Chamberlain
Wetzler Hall
Holbrook Catholic
W. R. Scorse
Woodard
Scorse
J. F. Farwell
San Bernardino
Cal
Farwell
Manuelito
N. M
J. W. Bazell
Mrs. Powell
Pastime
J. C. Lathrop
Holbrook, Ariz
Mrs. Gaines
Phoenix
D. Y. Avon, Holbrook
Annie
Susie Thomas
Helen Sapp
M. A. Cousins
Cooley Lumber Co
Los Angles
Wetzler’s. Tr
Wetzler's
G. J. Price
Delta
Colo
Mr. Price
L. W. Pitman
Holbrook Mercantile Co
W. W. Franklin
D. Y. Ryon
J. M. White
Holbrook Methodist Church
Brunswick Hotel
Joseph F. Woods
Old Trails
C. V. Foresman
Ariz
Wetzler’s. 1F
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Princes Building
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