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- 1 2 "Dan Jones Funeral Rites Held In Mesa". Arizona Daily Star . July 10, 1935. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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- ↑ "John R. Price of Phoenix Is Named Maricopa Stake President At Conference". The Arizona Republican . October 8, 1926. p. 17. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Members of the First Legislature". The Coconino Sun . December 22, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tendered Resignation". The Arizona Republican . July 17, 1914. p. 7. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Class of 1916 Graduate Tonight". The Arizona Republican . May 18, 1916. p. 11. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Canvass Alters No Results In Primary Race". The Arizona Republican . September 17, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Official Canvass Shows 21,075 Votes In Maricopa County -- Results Verified". The Arizona Republican . November 18, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dan P. Jones Again Is Nominated In The Mesa District". The Arizona Republican . September 14, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Democrats Elected Locally". The Arizona Republican . November 9, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Filing of Nomination Petitions For County Offices In September Election Closes". The Arizona Republican . August 11, 1924. p. 5. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Maricopa County". The Arizona Republican . November 8, 1926. p. 8. Retrieved September 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.