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Newspaper
Tombstone Epitaph
Location
Tombstone, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1920
Page
4
The promoters of the Chautauqua opening May 8th in Tombstone urge community support. They say the event is educational and inspirational and hope to meet high standards. Backers are confident it will attract strong future support and deserve full participation.
The piece argues that boosting a city’s image fuels enthusiasm and growth. It notes Atlanta as a prominent example, praising residents for strong civic pride. Boosting, not knocking, strengthens business and regional prominence through persistent positive advocacy.
A statistician finds that among heads of 100 top American industries the largest group are sons of poor preachers. Only 10 percent are sons of merchants and manufacturers and 5 percent of bankers. The message: heredity and environment shape business success more than wealth or family pull.
Phoenix Gazette scraps pages for wall paper special May 1 launch prints advertisers on wall paper due to paper shortage. Mayday edition runs all month with each issue featuring a wall edition sold at 15 cents. Editor notes novelty and claims long publisher history while pricing and supply details accompany the plan.
Tombstone residents urged to attend a May 6 rally in St David to organize a Cochise county association backing the Charleston dam irrigation project. Delegations from Tombstone, Benson and the San Pedro valley expected as supporters press for state-wide backing and county benefits. Local boosters emphasize civic duty despite potential business disruption.
The piece examines the financial struggles of editors especially country editors, citing debt and old plants, with many earning little while serving the community. It notes gradual improvements, ongoing pressures, and that rewards lag behind the brains and initiative required, deterring some young leaders from the field.
Arizona towns face major disruption as strikes close mines and halt grocers credit. The rate hearing in Deming revealed 50 percent drops in grocery sales in some towns while a large company has extended $50,000 in miners credit, nearing its limit. Rail and supply blockades push sugar gasoline and other essentials into scarce status, with towns warning travelers on transcontinental routes.
A 400 member congressional delegation is planned to tour the great basin to study river development. The text argues for spending five hundred million dollars on western power and irrigation, including dams and transmission lines, to create jobs during a labor slump and convert vast desert lands for productive use.
The article argues ongoing mine closures threaten national gold supplies as miners receive the same old price of $20.47 per ounce despite rising costs. Jewelers blame higher costs for higher prices but pay the same gold price. It notes gold is exported to premium-paying nations and proposes Congress set a $10 per ounce premium for arts and sciences while mint price remains unchanged to preserve the gold standard and aid miners at no taxpayer cost.
A church alliance argues that giving God his share means more than money. The piece traces the biblical idea from Jacob’s tenth to a broader ethic: love God with all and love your neighbor, urging fair dealing, tax integrity, and wholehearted service beyond mere donations. It emphasizes that no church claims God's share can be paid in money alone.
A fragmented column blends politics with science as Harlow Shapely argues for a galaxy ten times larger than the Milky Way while Heber Curtis defends the old view. The piece threads in party dynamics and light local satire from Iron River Michigan and notes idle editor quips.
Phoenix reports Judge Henry D. Ross granted a writ of probable cause for appeal and admitted Marty Hurley to bail of 2500. He will remain free while the supreme court reviews his appeal after being sentenced to one to three years for grand larceny, tied to 1200 sacks of cement allegedly taken from the state.
W S Norvell state water commissioner conducts walnut experiments in northern Arizona. In Walnut Creek near Prescott he grafts Franquett variety onto native black walnuts to improve size and sweetness. If successful he plans Wickenburg and Mayer areas for potential groves and aims to boost the statewide walnut industry.
April 26 in Prescott W W Conway, section foreman of the Huroz division, was badly crushed when a track motor derailed at Poland Junction after mischievous children placed an old spike in the switch frog. He suffered stomach hemorrhage but is not believed to be fatally injured and is in Mayar hospital.
Engineers conclude that the delay by the Maricopa County Highway Commission in letting bids for the 4 million dollar road system has cost taxpayers about half a million dollars. The commission is reviewing two bids covering the full 278 miles, with several smaller bids also submitted.
Slow Tucson reports steady support for the Arizona Children's Home building fund with donations from Florence city Woman's Club 49 and Gila Bend 40. Phoenix Nogales totals reach 2400 with 1663.35 from outside cities Bowie 44 and Tombstone 75 also contributing to the drive.
Four examinees who passed state board tests were admitted to practice law in Phoenix today, after completing exams earlier in the week and securing approval in the supreme court session.
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