Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Junius Driggs

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The result was speedy keep. Nomination withdrawn. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:39, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Junius Driggs

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Non-notable subject that fails WP:BASIC to qualify for an article. WP:BEFORE source searches are only providing single name checks and not much else. No significant coverage found. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:27, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:27, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:27, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Arizona-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 06:27, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - while a conventional before using the google tools does indeed turn up very little, one of the things it did turn up was a 2015 AZ Central article which briefly mentions Driggs as a member of the "The Phoenix 40", which was a group of local businessmen who controlled Arizona politics for decades. Digging a little deeper through Newspapers.com, there are a plethora of articles about Driggs. His obit, on July 10, 1994, was a detailed article on the front page of the state section (page 13). The transition when he was replaced as the CEO of Western Savings by Gary Driggs, also was a pretty in-depth piece on February 22, 1973, on page 6. There were also more than passing mentions on February 7, 1969 (page 18), when he and his brother were given a NCCJ award (page 9), as well as a large piece when he was named leader of the Mesa Temple on November 4, 1975 (page 9), his wedding announcement on May 28, 1933 took over almost all of page 7 of the Republic. He had an in-depth article back on July 26, 1940 in the Republic (page 10), about his youth and early life. The Tucson Daily Citizen had a nice piece on him on July 6, 1971 (page 35), when Western Savings opened a new branch in Tucson. There's also coverage from other locations, as in an article on December 11, 1962 in Provo's The Daily Herald, when a new LDS stake was created in Mesa, with Driggs as its head (page 14).He was highlighted, along with his brothers, in an article in the The Springfield Herald on November 20, 1969 (page 12), when they donated $500,000 to BYU. There are so many articles, it's difficult to find ones I was actually looking for, about his involvement in the Phoenix 40. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:44, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep my news archive search turned up results like the ones Onel5969 found. Page appears to have been written by an editor interested primarily in Driggs significant role in the LDS Church. But Driggs is clearly notable for his roles as a banker and as a power in Arizona civic life and politics of his era.E.M.Gregory (talk) 01:28, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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