09 Dec 1917
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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1917
Page
1
Report from Col Breen shows Arizona will send fewer men to training camps than first estimated. State credits 4 men from the county as of now, with 15 percent initially planned. Figures are subject to revision as slackers are moved and men are reassigned or charged from service.
A cable from Major Murphy in France to Red Cross HQ stresses urgent provision of surgical dressings. American Red Cross chapters are urged to prepare dressings quickly as lives depend on rapid delivery, warning of national disgrace if delayed. The note highlights women’s pivotal role in wartime support and medical supplies. The second item notes a jury delay, with the trial jury excused until Tuesday for resumed criminal cases including bootlegging and gambling in Tombstone.
In Phoenix and Arizona the postal workers union protests the Burleson postmaster general report. They urge the President to heed labor concerns and oppose changes seen as detrimental to workers. The signatories include TF Crowe, Thomas A. Pren, and officials from the state postal workers union.
In Phoenix on December 8 1934 the United Food Administration and the War Emergency Council of the Baking Industry push for cheaper bread nationwide. Henry Stude president of the National Bakers Association reports a telegram from Washington urging price reductions and government control of raw materials to lower operating costs, with immediate retailer price cuts.
The Tombstone Commercial Club met at City Hall with good attendance. Reports from committees were discussed and continued to the next meeting. Plans for the New Year Masque Confetti ball were under way and a special meeting may be held next week for further important matters.
The agency discusses federal road funds applications for the Southwest, detailing county matches and proposed projects. It notes the act enabling allocations to Arizona and New Mexico and outlines the role of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Forester in approving projects and offers.
Local notices explain automobile owners must obtain new 1918 license by December 35. Secretary of State Osborn notes blanks and clocks for license class, parcel payments expected. Due to more cars, process aims to streamline renewals and cut confusion.
In Nec, the Phelps Dodge company abolishes the general manager position. TM Beckett becomes assistant to Walter Douglas, PD president, and A T Thompson moves from New York to Dwar as assistant to the president with no successor to SW French. G H Dowell will move to Bisbee to oversee operations in the president's absence.
Central Arizona cattle ranges are four weeks into drought with severe shortages in Gila Pinal Maricopa and southern Yavapai counties as water becomes scarce across the state. Vintment Fayns sparsely waterful. ranges struggle to endure winter conditions.
Harry Miller, member of the Extension Service Garden Club, reports earning 11 from one twenty second of an acre of vegetables and expects 2000 from one acre this year. His garden in the Double Adobe district of Cochise County hosts nineteen vegetable varieties and showcases his skill alongside his father, a market gardener.
A British Canadian Recruitment Mission in Arizona announces enlistment for island waterways and docks work. The unit integrates marine transport, bridge and dock construction, river and canal dredging, and other essential tasks to support transport of troops and supplies. Experienced workers in bridge building, piling, diving, seafaring, shipbuilding, iron work, machining, and dock excavation are sought with high pay and extended service during the war.
The local Red Cross auxiliary announced a Christmas Sale at 2 PM and a Hoover Supper at 4 PM next Saturday at the National Restaurant building to raise funds for local work. After a Boston supper was discontinued, funds remain low, prompting this charitable event with further details to follow.
Senator Mercus A rmi notes Navy notices of involvements in the United States naval reserve corps. Arizona may have many men seeking enlistment. There is no age limit stated. Eligible candidates must be American and an engineer in active service. A circular with details will be mailed to the Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, Washington.
The 1917 proclamation by the president removes about 726818 acres from the Manzano National Forest in New Mexico and Arizona. Forest Service work shows lands of unsuitable character for national forest status, including areas 15 to 23 miles west of Albuquerque and a solid block near the Arizona-New Mexico line.
Yaqui Indians raided Esperanza near Guaymas Sonora on Wednesday seizing three Americans and one German. A Mexican general was wounded and a colonel plus several Mexican soldiers were killed. The raiders plundered stores and burned Richardson Construction buildings. women of the captives unknown.
Telegram from Tombstone reports T A Brandt in hospital in El Paso in a serious condition after a wound from an attempted robbery at the First National Bank. His son Brandt rushed to El Paso yesterday as the family learns only he was not at his father's bedside. Fred Koch identified as the suspect in the crime.
The article notes a drop in sugar consumption and forecasts a sharp fall in production across European nations. Western allies England France and Italy show large decreases from both last year and prewar levels. Russia and neutral countries also face sizable declines, while the United States and Cuba bear the burden of supplying Europe amid shipping distances and the war’s strain.
Deputy Sheriff Ivan Phillips, riding a motorcycle, was struck by an army truck on the Douglas road Wednesday night. The truck forced him off the road, wrecking his machine. Phillips will get a new bike soon and expects the truck driver to cover most of the repair costs.
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