Victory Gardens Demand Stronger Effort This Year
The War Gardening manual from the National War Garden Commission urges American households to plant more gardens in 1918 to ease railroad congestion and food shortages. It highlights historically serious traffic jams and calls on Arizona to increase acreage as the country mobilizes food production.
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Amer
National War Garden Comission
Washington, D.C
United States
The
Food Administration
Arizona
Victory Gardens
Victory
State Conference of Councils Plans Phoenix Meet
Phoenix hosts a statewide conference of the State County and Community Council of Defense on April 19 with a mass meeting planned for the 18th. Key attendees include George Kirtland and other federal and defense representatives. The event aims to boost war work across Arizona and support Secretary McAdoo’s drive.
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Phoenix
State Council of Defense
Community Council of Defense
Arizona Council
McAdoo
Arizona
Halrman
George Kirtland
Nntion War” Savings Committee
Bate
Department of Agriculture
Miss Neeley
Professor Parker
Frank Brown
Thomas J. * Croat
Department of Labor
U. S
Eugene Brady Oneill
Council of National Defense
Woman's Committee
Geo. HM. Smalley
Food Administration
W. 4. Kelley
Fuel Administration
Roy S. Goodrich
Red Cross
George J. Stoneman
Four Minute Men
Lindley
G. Orme
U. S. Boys Working Reserve
Ed Shaw
Elk shipment to form new Blue Range herd in Arizona
Phoenix dispatch reports March 21 as 60 elk heads from Wyoming await shipment. Game Warden Willard in Pima arranging reception and delivery to the mountains. Half carload to Pina, others to Graham Mohave area with Clifton Rep Coffin aiding elk removal and supporting Blue Range game preserve legislation.
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Phoenix
Wyoming
State Game
Wielard
Pima
Pina
Graham Moantsin
Mr. Willard
Clifton
Glen J. Coffin
Coffin
Blue Range Game Preserve
Appointed Local Draft Board Member in Cochise County
H L Hutchison long time Chief Deputy Recorder and Chief Clerk of the Cochise County Local Draft Board was appointed by Governor Hunt to fill the vacancy created by W K Meade's death. He is familiar with draft operations, having worked with Secretary Krebs, and will help expedite the heavy workload in the office.
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H. L. Hutchison
Cochise County
Hunt
W. K. Meade
Hutchison
Krebs
Prescott Depot of Armour Destroyed by Fire
Fire of unknown origin tonight destroyed the Armour & Co warehouse at the Prescott depot of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad. Firemen prevented spread to adjacent buildings, and the loss was contained though substantial. The boss, it is estimated, will recover from the setback.
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Prescott
Armour & Co
Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad
Uest
Shearing Season Starts in the Salt River Valley
Phoenix March 20 several hundred thousand head of sheep are being sheared in the Salt River Valley with many flocks moved by rail from the south due to feed shortages. Costs for alfalfa hay and oil cake are high, yet ewes and lambs will be better prepared than in years past. Don Croin urges Arizonans to donate books for soldiers libraries at cantonments and naval stations nationwide.
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Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Don P. Cronin
State of
Arizona
ARIZONANS ENLIST IN NAVY
Beginning Monday a campaign to procure books for soldiers and sailors proceeds in El Paso. Miss Estelle Latrelle, librarian at the University of Arizona Tucson, and Mr. Cronin coordinate efforts as young Arizonans and New Mexicans come to enlist in the Navy.
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Cronin
EL Paso
Naval
Miss Annownead
Watt Estelle Latrelle
Fhe State University
Tucson
Wbra
Navy
Fy Association
Arizona
New Mexica
Cream
Forts
Phoenix
Men Wanted to Go to France for Big Work
A Red Cross recruitment call seeks 222 business men with special qualifications for immediate overseas duty with France and American military support. Volunteers may serve without pay or cover their own expenses, filling 70 plus positions across transportation, stores, medical, personnel, and other departments in a wartime effort.
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France
Red Cross
Transportation Department
Bureau of Personnel
ALE. F
Ore shipments expedited via War Trade officer in Nogales
March 1 note from Wm. T. Haley of the local War Trade Board assigns power of attorney from the American Iron and Steel Institute to help shippers and importers expedite ferroalloys and related ore shipments from Sonora to Arizona.
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Nogales
Wm. T. Haley
War Trade Board Office
American Iron and Steel Institute
Sonora
Arizona
Cochise County forms defense body to aid in war
March 22 Cochise County forms a county council of defense under state and national councils. Vance Johnson of Bisbee elected chairman with officers from Bisbee Douglas Pearce Tombstone and Pearce. Thomas E. Campbell outlines mobilization needs and committees for public defense welfare service food conservation thrift stamps and liberty bonds. Plans include expanding local organizations and coordinating with state and national bodies for war effort.
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Bisbee
Cochise County
Ion
Warren District Commercial Club
Cochise Couny
Vance Johnson
Thomas A. Egan
Ellis
Douglas
Bassett Watkins
A. V. Smith
Pearce
Robert Rae
W. A. Morwan
J. N. Gaines
Tombstone
Cochive
Unis
United States
Council
Public Defense
Welfare Service
Offthers
Necteus
Cochise
Nicky
Washington
Engineer takes charge of road near Tombstone
After a board agreement with State Engineer Atwood, Division Engineer Cy Perkins arrived in Tombstone to assume charge at the road camp four miles from town. The project near Tombstone and four miles out will continue under existing personnel, with Chadwick remaining as assistant county engineer and Perkins not permanently stationed in Cochina.
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Board of Supervisors
B. M. Atwood
Tombstone- Binbee
Cy Perkins
Tombstone
Faironak
Atwood
Arthur L. Heney
Togeher
A. C. Karger
Perkins
Bisbee
Karger
Heney
Chadwick
Perkina
Cochina
Former State Officials Appointed to Prescott Posts
March 20 8 Clark appointed city attorney and Dr John W Flinn named city health officer Clark served as attorney general under the territorial administration Dr Flinn previously held the state health officer post Bert Bloom becomes Prescott police chief All selections made by new mayor Harry Heap
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Prescott
Clark
John W. Flinn
Flinn
Bert Bloom
Harry Heap
Globe and Mi ami Ask Bridge Over Gila River
March 20 Richard Crane secretary to Secretary of State Lansing will be visited by a Globe and Miami delegation tomorrow. They will explain the need for an annual bridge over the Gila river near Manchester on the San Carlos Indian Reservation.
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GLOBE
Richard Crane
Lansing
San Carlos
Globe and Miami
Gila River
Manches
Editor as banker if paid five to ten thousand dollars
A fragment notes that the editor’s faculty of suing for damages would transform him into a banker if he possessed five thousand to ten thousand dollars. The wording suggests a satirical view of wealth and professional risk.
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Mess Tribune
Powder Found Under Salt River Bridge in Phoenix
Ten large cans of blasting powder were found cached under a bridge near the Salt River Canal by Polk street boys. Police, led by Patrolman Duncan, moved the cans to the station while Federal Inspector Ed Lo Shaw opened an inquiry. Rusty shells suggest long placement. officials seek a nonviolent explanation amid rumors of pro German plots.
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Phoenis
Salt River Canal
Polk Street
Duncan
George
Special Warning On Draft Registration Cards Issued
Ray B Krebs secretary of the Cochise local board warned yesterday that original registration certificates have been discarded or given away as quotas depart for mobilization centers. He noted these slips aid draft evaders as they are key evidence used to arrest them. Cards must be turned in on the eve of camp departure. Possessors of class 5 exemption cards for physical disqualification should destroy or return them to local board HQ on receipt of new class 1 cards.
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Ray B. Krebs
Cochise
Krebs
Miami Copper Aims to Expand Mill Capacity
The Miami Copper company plans a mill expansion to reach a maximum capacity of ten units, signaling production growth and enhanced processing capability for its operations.
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Miami Copper Company
Arizona corporation commission curbs stock promotion ads
The Arizona state corporation commission ordered that all companies selling stock under its permits must place a clear notice in ads stating the commission does not recommend purchase. The action targets ingeniously worded promotions implying endorsement by commissioners and seeks to halt future schemes.
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Phoenix
Arizona
State Corporation Commission
Corporation Commission
Commission
Death of L Gutierrez de Lara Probed by Hunt
Phoenix reports Gov Hunt sought clearer details on the death of L Gutierrez de Lara near Saric Sonora as he investigated a revolutionary movement claim. Associates in Phoenix say the trip aimed to seek lands for American settlement and deny revolutionary intent despite government reports.
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Phoenix
Hunt
L. Gutierrez de Lara
Elias
Sonora
de Lara
Los Angeles
Croaff
Arizona Federation of Labor
Gutierrez de Lara
Saric
Altar
Deata
Mexico
Damages Sought in Illegal Stock Deal Suit
Attorney J T Kingsbury files in Cochise county Superior Court a $60 000 damage suit alleging Copper Tungsten Company misappropriated 20 000 shares of George Kislingbury stock in the Huachuca Mining District The plaintiff claims 25 000 shares were reduced to 5 000 and the rest never returned plus alleges fraud with Joseph Caufall The suit seeks 960 000 or 3 00 per share and cites a stock misappropriation claim alongside local induction and Parker district plant news
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J. T. Kingsbury
Tombstone
Superior Court
Cochise County
George Kislingbury
Huachuca
Kingsbury
Joseph Cauffell
Doctored Corn Meal Found In Phoenix Retailers
Doctored corn meal found in Phoenix retail stock linked to Kansas milled grain containing rock particles. Samples submitted to federal food administration. officials favor miller explanation and see no glass present, with microscopic and chemical analysis ongoing to confirm.
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Phoenix
Federal Food Administration
Arizona
Kansas
Food Administration
Reward for capture paid to families urged by Cochise Graham Growers
March 18 resolution at Cochise Graham Cattle Growers' association session asks the governor to award the Powers Sissons outlaws capture reward to the widows and children of Kane Wooten McBride and Kempton killed by the outlaws. Since soldiers captured the outlaws and cannot receive rewards, the $75,000 would go to the victims' families.
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Willcox
Cochise Graham
U.S
Ransome Studies Arizona Manganese In Bisbee District
Dr F L Ransome of the United States Geological Survey, famed for geology publications, is in Bisbee focusing on manganese deposits. His prior Bisbee district report helped spur regional development. Current output flows from old mines and local country rock with high grade ore sent east, while lower grade ore ships to Douglas for smelting. About $3000 worth of Thrift Stamps were sold by Ajo postmaster.
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F. L. Ransome
United States Geological Survey
Bisbee
Ransome
Warren
Arizona
Tombstone
Douglas
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State Conference OF Councils
Tombstone Commercial Club
Cy Hall
Douglas, Bisbee
Hawkhead
Borderland
Ark
Bisbee Review
Tom Egan
John Boyle
Douglas Chamber of Commerce and Mines
Bisbee Club
Bankhead Menal Highway
Warren District Club
Egan
Tombstone Chamber of
Douglas Chamber of Commerce
Bankhead Military Highway
Bankhead Miliary
Boand
Parker District
Ajo
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