CARMEL L. GIRAGI
Navajo County, Az
History of Arizona page 511

The newspaper interests of Navajo County are well cared for by 
Carmel L., Columbus P. Giragi and George A. who are the owners 
and publishers of the Winslow Mail and the Holbrook Tribune-News 
which function in a manner that has gained for them leading 
places among the papers of northern Arizona.

Carmel Giragi was born in Tombstone Arizona on the 12th day 
of September 1894 and is a son of Frank and Sarah Giragi, who 
are now living in Winslow, the father having retired from 
active business pursuits.

Mr. Giragi was educated in the grade and high schools of 
Tombstone and in 1911 when seventeen years of age, began 
to learn the printing trade.  Two years later he bought the 
"Tombstone Epitaph" which he carried on until 1923 when he 
discontinued the daily edition. In 1917 he also acquired the 
ownership of the Courtland Arizonian, which he ran until 
1921 when he discontinued it, and in 1926 he came to Navajo 
County and bought the Winslow Mail.  This was at that time 
a weekly, but he at once established a daily morning 
edition which was issued as such until March 1929, when 
he changed it to an evening edition.  On January 1, 1927 
he also bought the Tribune News at Holbrook, and he and 
his brothers have made of these papers valuable properties, 
both papers having materially increased their circulation 
and advertising patronage. As typographically they will 
compare favorably with any of their contemporaries and 
are rendering to their respective communities real news 
service.

On June 15, 1927 Mr. Giragi was united in marriage to Miss 
Kitty Ash Sanders, of Tombstone Arizona and they have two 
children, George and Hoyt. Mr. Giragi is a member of the 
Elks, the Knights of Columbus; the Chamber of Commerce, 
of which he was the organizer and is now president; the 
Arizona Press Club and various civic and social organizations. 
He is a gentleman of sterling integrity, fine public spirit 
and community service.

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