In April 1917, Durfee went to Douglas to work for Diamos Brothers.

There can be confusion because the Diamos brothers and their uncles, James Xalis, had the Lyric Theater Co. After they got the Orpheum, they renamed it the Lyric. The Diamos brothers and Xalis were Greek, hence the Lyric name.

It retained Lyric name into the 1940s. After WWII, the Lyric moved to a location on 10th Street. The Orpheum/old Lyric on G Ave. became a mercantile store.

One of the Pecharich relatives, dentist Joe Pecharich was interviewed in 1987.  Born in 1905, Pecharich related his memories of the Liberty:  “It was the second tallest building in Jerome for many years…I don’t remember who built it…At that time, Jerome had four theatres, the Liberty, the Coliseum, the Zaragosa, and the Lyric…I ran a projector…you had to be very careful, because you see, high voltage…we used carbon sorts of light for the throwing of the picture on the screen…The entrance fee on an ordinary picture was sixty cents, I think, for an adult, and forty cents for children…We made very good money…we would get a new picture three times a week.

When sound or ‘talkie’ technology took over in the late 1920s, Pecharich declined to upgrade the Liberty to accept the new format, since other theatres in town (including at least one that he also ran) had enough capacity to meet the demand for the new medium.  But the Liberty Theatre didn’t remain empty for long.  It was soon remodeled into the Liberty Cafe from the 1930s through the 1950s.  Eventually, it became a third type of business as Jerome was reborn as a tourist destination in the late 20^th century:  a gift store.  Remarkably, the balcony of the Liberty has been preserved in more or less original condition.  The first owners of the gift store version of the Liberty, Doug and Teri von Gausig, confirmed in 1989 that they “bought the building from the original owners, the Pecharich family, who left behind many of the historical records and articles from the early days of the theatre.  Several pieces of this history are on display inside.”

Then there's N(athan) Cohen, leader of Douglas' Jewish community; Z. Causey, physician and city medical officer; and D.A. Richardson, prominent attorney. I'm pretty sure Richardson's office was in same building as Durfee, and Causey's office was across the street.

Source: Nogales International, Feb 11, 1930, page 1

Source: The Daily Morning Oasis, Nogales, AZ., Jun 26, 1918, page 1.

Do not be perturbed by $10 amounts. It was a common subterfuge of the time to declare small amount in order to avoid taxes - Cindy Hayostek, Douglas Historican/Author (Dec, 2025)

I found in the County Recorder's books with 10 records listing them. They are:

Deeds Book 77, p. 25 -- On 24AP1919, Joe R. Hansen receives $10 paid by Lily for Lot 30 and west 10 feet of Lot 31 in Block 105. Hansen is bookkeeper for Dixon & Co. That's real estate firm owned by Rex Rice.

Deeds 77, p. 82 -- On 26JU1919, William J. Wamel and wife Lizzie, of Deming, N.M. for $10 paid to them by Eugene for Lot 24, Block 102. This is 1113 G Ave. which is what's now Grand Cafe.

Deeds 77, p. 84 -- Eugene and Lily for $10 paid by John Bennett Hart, owner of Roy Cafe (439 10th St.) for half interest in Lot 24, Block 101 on 21JY1919.

Deeds 79, p. 516 -- Joseph C. (a foreman at CQ smelter) and Ellen E. Goodman for $1,625 paid by Lily for Lots 24 & 25, Block 104, on 10MR1920.

Deeds 79, p. 577 -- Rex and Iris L. Rice for $10 paid by Eugene for all of Lots 14 & 15 in Block 34, Clawson Addition, on 12MR19020. (This is house on 10th St.) See below.

Deeds 81, p. 422 -- Eugene and Lily for $10 paid by A.J. McKinnon (no idea who he is) sell half of Lots 24, Block 102, subject to mortgage given by Eugene and Lily to J.M. Sparks (the contractor) on 13FB1920, as in Mortgage book 42, p. 306-7. (I was unable to find this book.)

Deeds 82, p. 40 -- Eugene and Lily for $10 paid by John S. Watkins (he not in city directory) to sell Lot 30 and west 10 feet of Lot 31 on 08AG1920.

Deeds 82. p. 493 -- Eugene and Lily paid $10 by Rex Rice for all of Lots 14 &15 in Block 34. This subject to mortgage of $4,000 (with 9% interest due in 3 years) by James H. East on 02AP1920.

Deeds 84, p. 270 -- Eugene and Lily for $10 Commerce Realty & Trust to sell Lots 24 and 25, Block 104 with mortgage of $1,000 on 28 FB 1921.

Deeds 85, p. 59 Eugene & Lily for $10 paid to them by W.D. Queen of Queen Motor Co., 1278 12th St.) for undivided half interest in North Six (6 inches) of Lot 25, Block 102. When Eugene and Lily signed this, they were in Pima County.

“I” is Douglas International. “D” is Douglas Dispatch

Columbia Theater; then JC Penney store

JC Penney moving into Columbia Theater bldg. on 10^th, 21OC1919 I

Work begins remodeling new location, 10NV1919 I

Carpenters working on bldg., 29NV1919 I

Mormon Church

Building to start, 14OC1919 I

Durfee draw church 31OC1919 I

Finishing building at 13^th & C, 20NV1920

Houses

Ben Levy house, 1200 10^th St. 11MR1919 I

Charles Overlock’s second Douglas house, 1105 10^th St. 18NV1919 I

Ignacio Soto house, 30JY1919 I

Durfee’s own house, 1208 10^th St., 23AP1920 I

Announcement of connection with Rice & Co. to build houses 08NV1919, 10FB1920 D

Henry Williams house, 1463 12^th St. 28JA1920 I

Baptist Church

Remodeling announced 10MR1920 I

Another announcement of same 02OC1920 I

Lyric Theater, 817 G Ave.

Remodeling announced by Diamos family’s theater chain, 18OC1929 D

To make Lyric “all-talk” movie theater, 26JA1930 D

Work expected to start soon, 30DC1930

International Commission Co., 440 12^th St.

Announce construction 21JA1919 I

Details of building, 23JA1919 I

Building opens, 11JU1919 I

Details of cost, etc. in Building & Engineer News

Presbyterian Church

Addition plans, 10FB1920 I; 10FB1920 D

YMCA

Remodeling YMCA bldg., 01MR1919 I

1100 Block, east side, of G Ave.

Three new buildings 21JY1919 I

More of three new buildings, 20NV1919 I

Bank of Commerce location, 21NV1919 I

Between 1918 and 1925, half of Douglas' population moved away. Durfee was in Tucson by March 1920 -- according to recorder's doc I sent you. 

Source: Douglas Daily International, Feb 25, 1920, page 3.