Holbrook News Notes Highlights Local Visits and Events
Mrs. I R Waters and children journeyed to Kansas to visit relatives. Mrs. Adolf Schuster returns from St Johns, and C H Brown arrives from Los Angeles. A Brooklyn Eagle train visited the Petrified Forest, and a party of teachers toured the site. Mr. Woods and Mr. Williams extended banks for the trip, while W W Chadwick and wife plan a Mesa winter stay before summer in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. R. Waters
Kansas
Adolf Schuster
St. Johns
Holbrook
C. H. Brown
Merchants and Stockgrowers Bank
Los Angeles
Brooklyn Eagle
New York
West
Petrified Forest
W. C. Hamilton
Mountains
Special Mother's Day Services at Latter Day Saint Church
A special program is arranged for Sunday May 9 at 10 30 a m in the Latter Day Saint Church to honor Our Mothers Public is invited The preaching service follows at 2 p m with the Mutual Improvement Association at 7 30 p m as usual
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Latter Day Saint
Mutual Improvement Association
Evening of Five Hundred Hostess Miss Ruby Hoffmeyer
Miss Ruby Hoffmeyer hosted a Friday night party at the M A Brough home with five hundred. Guests included Olive Clarke Mable Richards Lou Cross H B Frederick M 3 Mott Thornton Evans H B Wharton Judge and Mrs Sidney Sapp Mr and Mrs Brugh. Mrs Sapp and Mr Mott won high scores.
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Ruby Hoffmeyer
M. A. Brough
Olive Clarke
Mable Richards
Lou Cross
H.B. Frederick
Mott
Thornton Evans
H. B. Wharton
Sidney Sapp
Brugh
Girls Friendly Meeting in New Holbrook Home
The Girls Friendly society will gather this afternoon at their new Holbrook home opposite the Central schoolhouse. The Cooley Lumber company finished the building, and members boast of contributing to its permanence. The national group, started forty five years ago in England by Mrs. Townsend, offers welcome, study spaces, and vacations at Holiday Houses for members. Holbrook seeks admission to the state society with Miss Freeland and Rev. Harold Brewster in attendance. Each member will receive a G F S pin.
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Central School House
Cooley Lumber Company
Holbrook
Girls’ Friendly Society
England
Holbrook Society
General State Society
Miss Freeland of
Phoenix
Harold Brewster
Winslow
Methodist Church Services Evening Invitation
Services will be held at the Methodist Church Monday evening at 7 30 by O M Andrews pastor. All are cordially invited to attend.
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Methodist Church
O. M. Andrews
Atie
Holbrook Ordinance Limits Fire Proofed Buildings 1920
Ordinance No 22 amends Section Nine of Ordinance 18 prohibiting frame iron clad or brick veneer buildings within fire limits. Iron structural buildings allowed for manufacturing or warehousing except on Porter Street and Central Avenue. Wooden skeleton frame with corrugated iron or cement sides prohibited except small outbuildings up to 14 by 18 feet not exceeding 10 feet, with 10 foot setback from rear of stores. Passed April 15 1920. Cons P Cooney Acting Mayor, Town Clerk B Neel. Also notice in Superior Court Navajo County adoption hearing for Rosaura Gallegos. Petition by Ygnacio Bazan and Rosa Bazan to adopt Rosaura Gallegos will be heard June 26 1920 at 10 am in Holbrook Court. Lioup C Henning Clerk. By Oxloe Clarke Deputy.
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Town of
Holbrook
Porter Street
Central Avenue
Cons
P. Cooney
Rosaura Gallegos
Supreme Court of
State of Arizona
Ygnacio Bazan
Rosa Bazan
Navajo
Lioup C, Henning
Holbrook approves dog licensing penalty ordinance
Ordinance No 21 adds Section Three to Ordinance Nine requiring owners of dogs running at large in Holbrook to license each dog with the town marshal by April 1 each year. Failing to obtain a license results in a fine between 10 and 100 dollars. Passed by the town common council with Acting Mayor Cx&s. P. Cooley.
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Holbrook
A. D
Cx&s. P. Cooley
Meteor lights up night sky over Kingman region
A meteor of unusual brightness streaked across the sky over the Kingman area on a recent Friday evening. Eyewitnesses report a vivid, fast-moving blaze as it vanished toward the horizon.
Meteorite Fall Near Granite Mountain and Canyon Diablo
Report describes a heavenly visitor of enormous size nearly shaking the earth as it fell between Granite Mountain in Blythe country and Canyon Diablo. Efforts are under way to recover fragments for science, with specimens said to contain nickel manganese iron and minute diamonds.
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Granite Mountain
Blythe Country
Canyon Diablo
Mohave County
Ten Day Reduction Sale On Mens Shoes At Toggery Shop
L Cadwell Co The Mens Toggery Shop announces a ten day sale on mens and boys dress and work shoes with discounts from 25 to 10 percent below current prices. All items carry a satisfaction guarantee from a standard makes.
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L. Cadwell CO
Episcopal church notice for Rev Brewister services
Rev Harold Brewister will hold services here next Sunday evening at seven o clock with special music and good singing.
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Episcopal Church
Harold Brewister
For Sale Cadillac 1914 Touring Car
C H Epmund at Jackson Garage advertises a 1914 Cadillac touring car for sale. The vehicle is described as in good mechanical condition with fair rubber and seats seven.
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Cadillac
C. H. Epmund
Jackson Garage
Aztec Land and Cattle Company Sells Vast Acres Near Holbrook
The Aztec Land and Cattle company of Albuquerque sells 86 813.88 acres near Holbrook and St Joseph with all agricultural and grazing rights but reserves mineral rights. E R Chambers and T F Smalling buy on a ten year contract at 17 362 annually at 6 percent interest. Chambers, a northern Arizona sheep owner, and Smalling, a Gallup merchant, expect rapid stocking. Albuquerque Morning Journal May 5.
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Aztec Land and Cattle Company
Albuquerque
E. R. Chambers
T. F. Smalling
Holbrook and
St. Joseph
Arizona
Cattle and Sheep Convention For Flagstaff
Arizona Wool Growers head Hugh Campbell announces a joint convention with the Arizona State Cattle Growers at Flagstaff on July 7 and 8. Expected attendees include Secretary Edwin T Meredith and forest officials W B Greeley and E A Sherman. Topics focus on grazing on national forests among eight Arizona forests covering 11 million acres.
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Hugh Campbell
Arizona Wool Growers’ Association
Tucson
Arizona Wool Growers’ ‘Association
Arizona State Cattle Growers’ Association
Flagstaff
Edwin T. Meredith
W. B. Greeley
U. S. Forest Service
E. A. Sherman
Arizona
United States Department of Agriculture
The
Arizona Wool Growers
Judge Perkins
Faith in Shallow Oil Warns Against Gusher Craze
L A Blochman, a leading shallow oil authority, urges limits on small capital ventures chasing deep gushers in Texas and Louisiana. He favors shallow wells as safe, long term revenue, noting seven eighths of wild-cat activity targets deep oil and praising deep tests but opposing impractical moves by small investors. He is a director in California companies and has studied Texas geology, now with Texas-Arizona-Oil & Gas News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Blochman
United States
California
Texas
Oil & Gas News
Kansas City
Louisiana
Blochman
Texas-Arizona—Oil & Gas News
Music Selections at Popular Races Featured
Delia Moore offers latest vocal and instrumental sheet music selections one block east of the old adobe school house. Phone 86.
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Geb. Schneider
Holbrook
Gem
Pauline Kimball
Kingman
Myra Denison
Oatman
Dorothy Phillips
Priscilla Fabrics
Callod Mills
A. E. Moore
Old Adobe School House
Harry Wetzel
Old Adobe
Moore
Arizona
Saifiuel Beber
California
Holbrook Yesteray
Cooley
Delia Moore
Camping Tip: Carry Chamberlain's Colic Remedy
A tip advises buying Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy before leaving home since it cannot be obtained on hunting, fishing or prospecting trips or while traveling by car or train. The safe approach is to store it with you to have it when needed.
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Holbrook News Notes
John Flanigan
Board of Supervisors
Hall Lumber Company
Stiles
B. B. Neel
Superior
State of
Navajo County
Oxtoe Clarke
Babbitt Brothers
Holbrook, Ariz
Telephone
Arizona Cattle Growers
C. P. Mullen
F. E. Schneider
Universi Ot
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