Range and General Conditions in Northern Arizona Today
Bert Potter reflects on Northern Arizona range today likening it to the 1880s era due to adequate rain better range control and not overstocking Staples like hides beef wool and cotton are at low prices with expected rises as industrial and monetary conditions improve Oil brings mixed sentiment as progress threatens old landmarks but also enriches friends, a mix of nostalgia and hope.
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Bert” Potter
Potter
Holbrook
Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday Schedule and Leagues
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday School at 10:00, Public Worship at 11:00, and Epworth League at 7:30 PM. Adult Class split into men and ladies sections. Pastor’s morning sermon Growing in Grace with a duet Come Unto Me. Evening service led by the pastor and reorganizing Epworth League for youth.
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Epworth
Messrs
Carter and
Speck
Epworth League
Adolph Schuster Leads Los Angeles Friends on Hunt
Adolph Schuster hosts a hunting party from Los Angeles including Stuart vice president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank, Montgomery Schwartz and Wallace. They traveled by No. 2 train Monday morning and headed south for shooting. The note urges backing and collective effort to boost the area.
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Adof Schuster
Stuart
Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Los Angees
Mr. Montgomery
Schwartz
Wallace
Shipping Board opens merchant ships to American crews
The Shipping Board announces that Americans capable of replacing foreign workers on its vessels will be hired. The policy covers Board operated ships and those run by private individuals. Plans already show crews on the American Legion and Southern Cross fully American, with the George Washington now nearly entirely American. The program aims to attract vigorous young men nationwide to the merchant marine, stressing opportunity, national spirit, and the country’s commercial supremacy.
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Shipping Board
American Legion
Southern Cross
esprit_ de corps
Hager’s Report Reception Highlights Taylor Interests
Two weeks of intensive work culminated in delivering the report to those authorized, the Taylor interests. The piece commends Mr. Hager’s characterisation of the field as favorable, noting the difficulty of summarizing such substantial work.
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Mr. Heger
Taylor
Tyre
County Assessors on the Job in Navajo County
County assessors from Apache Navajo and Coconino Counties aided Navajo County in adding about six thousand sheep to the tax list. The federal government ordered all sheep in the county dipped by Sept 23. Shumway coordinated with neighboring counties to identify taxed sheep growers and verify taxation. The writer urges dipping other property as well.
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Apache
Navajo
Coconino
Navajo County
Shumway
State Leases Now Five Years With Higher Royalty
A local oil believer received renewal of state land leases for five years and a royalty increase to the eighteenth. The longer term and higher rate are expected to make state leases more desirable than before.
Four Girls Friendly Society Members Joined by Flagstaff Vicar
Last Wednesday Rev Mr Gillis of Flagstaff admitted four associate members into the Girls Friendly Society in a ceremony praised for its beauty. Afterward the girls enjoyed watermelon. Next Sunday at four o'clock Mr Gillis will conduct another service here with expected good attendance.
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Mr. Gillis
Flagstaff
Girls Friendly Society
Gillis
Site of first Holbrook well to be announced later
Dr. S Earl Taylor says he cannot announce the site yet as eighty foot drill stem has shipped and will reach Holbrook in a few days. Dorsey Hager plans to return to Holbrook soon to determine the exact location of the first well, with an announcement forthcoming once location is fixed.
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S. Earl Taylor
Lesae
Timb
Holbrook
Dorsey Hager
Holrook
Third Annual Convention of Arizona State Nurses Association
The Arizona State Nurses Association invites all nurses to the third annual convention in Tucson on October 20 and 21, 1921. The note highlights rapid growth since 1919, the formation of district and alumnae groups, and the passage of the state registration bill. Reservations are via Mrs James Clover in Tucson.
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State OF
Arizona
Arizona State Nurses Association
Tucson
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s, Hospital
Phoenix
James Clover
8Th St
This Man Finds Something He Does Not Like in Paper
A cheeky squib notes a reader who disapproves of the paper and storms through town. It jokes editors once meek now lash back, with comic sharpness about public feuds and petty grievances.
Rev Speck Returns to Holbrook for Another Year
Rev Frank R Speck, newly assigned by the Bishop to Holbrook Methodist Church, reports a successful Southern California Conference meeting in University Church Los Angeles. The Arizona Mission District now forms the Arizona District of the Southern California Conference, serving about 75 000 Methodists with four hundred pastors. Conference efforts show gains in church and Sunday School enrollment, and the Centenary Missionary Fund surpasses its quota by over one hundred million dollars, aiding Gospel outreach. The conference pledges support for President Harding and calls for lasting peace.
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Frank R. Speck
Holbrook
Methodist Episcopal Church
Los Angeles
Southern California
University Church
Speck
Holbrook Church
Arizona
Southern
Centenary Missionary Fund
American Methodist
Southern California Conference
Mr Frank Wallace Spends Part of Week in Holbrook
Mr Frank Wallace spent part of the week in Holbrook visiting local contacts and conducting meetings. He toured surroundings, met residents, and discussed community developments during his stay.
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Frank Wallace
Holbrook
Hunters Return Empty Yet Hopeful In Lost Turkey Drive
Doc Switzer Art Schuster and P A Lerch gathered gear and headed out for a hunting trip, reporting a lone buck shot by Art. They joked of moving objects being pigs and kept quiet about their travel area to avoid the sheriff.
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Doc” Switzer
Art Schuster
P. A. Lerch
Turkey
Art
School Notes Highlight High School Activities
The Girls Basketball team trains hard with 10 to 15 practicing nightly and a possible first-team scrap. Manual Training progress signals soon-to-be completed gym. PTA meeting drew a large crowd and Prof. Walker spoke on school legislation. The High School football squad shapes up for a tough two-week timetable under coach R C Craig while Mr Skagee leads during Brannigan's absence.
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Walker
Northern Arizona Normal School
R. C. Craig
Mr. Skagee
Brannigan
Interest in California Grows in Holbrook Territory
Dorsey Hager, now in California, reports intense interest in the Holbrook territory around Los Angeles and nearby areas. He notes frequent inquiries from geologists and prospective investors about the opportunity.
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California
Dorsey Hager
Holbrook
Los Angeles
Ace and Thimble Club Social Gathering Recap
Yen members gathered at Mrs. L. Cadwell s home last Friday afternoon for cards and sewing followed by a two course luncheon. Mrs. W. E. Ferguson visited, while Mr. J. L. Cooper and wife of Phoenix arrived to audit Northern Arizona district offices with Holbrook as base. Geo. Wilbur of Heber hosted guests who dined at his place after failing to secure game.
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J. L.cooper
Phoenix
Holbrook
Cooper
Arizona
Chase Osbhorne
Geo. Wilbur
Heber
Extensive Geological Survey by Iowa Bankers in Holbrook
A nine man party led by Charles Wilson Brown arrives in Holbrook to conduct a comprehensive geological survey of potential oil lands in Northern Arizona. The Iowa bankers aim to determine the field's suitability for recognisance work and plan to publish fuller findings later.
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Charles Wilson Brown
Geoat Denen Ie Ceoeaiaiaalience
Holbrook
Arizona
Iowa
Des Moines
Inter
Brown
Visitors express mixed views on Arizona Holbrook tour
Tourists give varied opinions on Arizona roads and Holbrook campgrounds. A New York couple, Mr and Mrs Holbrook, spend a happy hour in a local drug store writing postcards home. He jokes about making a hit with the boys on Main Street. she ponders Annie’s reaction to a stamped label.
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Arizona
Holbrook
New York State
World Series Now History
A fragmented note reflects on the World Series as history with Giants supporters pleased their team won. It mentions a dance at Pastime Theatre on Oct 15th with a new orchestra and a first appearance for a piano player. It also notes Mrs. Margaret Drumm Schuster’s illness and recovery, plus local references to Mr. Taylor and Mr. Blackwell’s travels.
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Margaret Drumm Schuster
Taylor
NEWIS
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Albert Potter
Adolph Schuster
L. A. Friends
Episcopalian Church
Katheryn MacKay
Church St
Ariz
ACE and Thimble Club
F. M. Blackwell
Havenor
Okla
Blackwell
Miller
Orday
Shotteod
Aves
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