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- ↑ "Session laws, State of Arizona, 1925, Seventh Legislature, Regular Session". State of Arizona. p. ix. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- 1 2 "Death Claims Former Solon". Arizona Republic . May 11, 1946. p. 7. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Opening of Central School Sparked Interest in 1914". Casa Grande Dispatch . May 20, 1977. p. 14. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 "About A. T. Kilcrease". Casa Grande Dispatch . July 31, 1968. p. 21. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Casa Grande Yesterdays". Casa Grande Dispatch . August 20, 1959. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Town Topics and Valley Personals". The Arizona Republican . June 20, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Untitled". Casa Grande Dispatch . August 11, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Returns of Casa Grande Precinct". Casa Grande Dispatch . September 16, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Members of Next Session". Casa Grande Dispatch . November 25, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Candidates For Offices In Pinal County File Total of 44 Petitions For Nomination". The Arizona Republican . August 16, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Democrats Given Overwhelming Majorities of Both Houses of Seventh Legislature". The Arizona Republican . November 25, 1924. p. 20. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Names Appearing On Official Ballot". Casa Grande Dispatch . September 3, 1924. p. 3. Retrieved September 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.