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Set By Esther Clark For a Child's Sake
The Maricopa Child Center at 1904 West Monroe Street runs on fees and private gifts after federal aid ended in 1946. Supervisor Mrs Marjorie Cady explains that $8 weekly for a first child and $4.50 for additional children plus contributions from groups like the Elks Lodge keep six teachers busy for 60 children from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Schlossbergs fund and run the center with little pay, seeking toys and play equipment to brighten a sparse playground and a growing library loan from Phoenix Library.
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Esther Clark
Maricopa Child Center
West Monroe Street
Maricopa County
Marjorie Cady
Cady
The
Elks Lodge and Exchange Club
Arizona
Maricopa
West
Monroe Street
Mathis Becker
Seventh Avenue
Betsy Hans