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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1949

Page

8

Beavers Host Gila Bend In District Contention

Scottsdale High Beavers aim for a third straight win as they host Gila Bend Monsters at 4 pm on the focal diamond with LeRoy Reddell on the mound and Richard Corral catching. The game counts toward the West Central District title and follows a Tuesday matchup with the Chandler Wolves.

Scottsdale High School Beaver Gila Bend High Monsters LeRoy Reddell Tempe High School Nine Herman Schweikart Richard Corral Beavers Chandler Wolves

SHS Events Schedule Highlights for Beavers and Community

The notice lists SHS baseball Beavers vs Gila Bend at 4 pm on the school diamond and a 7:30 pm music club in the high school music room. It also covers Palm Sunday events, Lenten book review at the Methodist church, Kiwanis and Boys club meetings, and a C of C town meeting at the high school auditorium along with a Chandler game on April 12.

SHS Beavers Gila Bend High Schooliamond Music Club High School Music Room Methodist Church Chandler C. of C

School Holidays Vary For Rodeo Easter Vacation

Local schools announce two upcoming Fridays off for Easter and rodeo. April 8 is Rodeo Day and April 15 is Good Friday with classes on the following Monday. Traditionally elementary schools close for the Phoenix Rodeo parade and show.

Phoenix

Scottsdale PC Receipts Up 20 Percent

Scottsdale Post Office receipts for the quarter ending March 31 rose 20 percent from 1948. Postmaster A. H. Adams announced the total $10,636.08 compared with $8,399.27 the previous year, a gain of $2,236.81. Only stamp sales are included in these figures.

Scottsdale A. H. Adams

Reg Phillips Rites Held After Death at Ranch

Funeral services for Reg S. Phillips 46 were held Monday at Memory Chapel Phoenix. The Central Arizona Light and Power Co. executive died Thursday at his Tee Dart ranch northeast of Scottsdale after illness. Interment followed at Double Butte cemetery Tempe. Survived by wife Ruth, daughter Mrs Richard Johnson, son Robert, father John C. Phillips, brother John C. Phillips, sisters Mrs Ralph Cooper Buckeye and Mrs Ben Wheeler Mesa.

Reg S. Phillips Scottsdale Memory Chapel A. L. Moore and Sons Phoenix Frederick Barnhill Double Butte Tempe Phillips Tee Dart Ranch Alley, Mo Central Arizona Light and Power Company Boy Scout Movement Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce The Lions Club Calapco Tempe Ruth O. Phillips Richard Johnson Robert John C. Phillips Ralph Cooper Buckeye Ben Wheeler Mesa

Town Incorporation Discussion Set for Tuesday Evening

Scottsdale residents and merchants will gather at the high school auditorium at 7:30 on Tuesday night April 12 for a Chamber of Commerce sponsored meeting on incorporation. Orme Lewis a Phoenix attorney will discuss the pros and cons of incorporating the town and costs involved followed by audience questions. The Scottsdale High School Band directed by Guy Mixter will perform from 7:30 to 8:00. everyone is invited to attend regardless of Chamber membership.

Scottsdale Torium Cliff Carpenter Chamber of Commerce Orme Lewis Phoenix Lewis Carpenter Guy Mixter Chamber

Bank of Douglas opens in Scottsdale branch with warm welcome

Scottsdale residents and firms gathered at the new iBank of Douglas branch for a formal opening. Manager Samuel H. Moore led a noted group including Frank G. Brophy, W. R. Montgomery, William Alberts, William Is Joyce, and Mrs. Rita Redmond. The event highlighted a busy first week as new accounts were opened. The Scottsdale branch is the bank’s sixth office and the town’s first financial institution in 20 years.

Frank C. Brophy Bank of Douglas Scottsdale Patty Thomas Patty Andy Swick Retail Trade Bureau Bill Joyce Bob Eskridge iBank of Douglas Samuel H. Moore Frank G. Brophy W. R. Montgomery William Alberts William Is. Joyce Rita Redmond Bisbee-Douglas

SHS Band Invited To Phoenix Rodeo Parade

The Scottsdale High School band has been invited to join the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce World Championship Rodeo Parade Friday in downtown Phoenix. Parade chairman Alex Conovaloff extended the invitation.

Scottsdale Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce Phoenix Alex Conovaloff

Scottsdale Women Outnumbered at ASC by Two to One

Arizona State College Tempe records show 34 Scottsdale students enrolled, 22 men and 12 women. The directory lists graduates to freshmen including Dorothy Adams Platt as senior and names of the graduate, junior, sophomore, and freshman students with several named individuals.

Scottsdale Arizona State College Tempe Dorothy Adams Platt Cecil Fry Joyce Hicks Kathryn A. Stone Charles Powell Donald W. Ketchum Walter E. Besecker, Jr

Scottsdale Red Cross Fund near two thirds of goal in 1949

Two thirds of the 1949 Red Cross goal for Maricopa County has been raised, with 67.9 percent ($206,? not exact) of the $3,000 target in Scottsdale. The fourth report meeting, March 31, noted $108,564.81 of the county goal of $201,157. Campaign volunteers vow to push on, urging remaining firms and individuals to mail contributions to campaign chair Cletis Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder of Marian, Iowa, visited the Donn home last weekend.

Red Cross Scotsdale Cletis Smith Scottsdale Maricopa County American Red Cross Westward Ho Phoenix Fred Snyder Marian, Iowa Walter Donn

Also Mentioned on This Page

Kiwanis Club Vic ’N’ Eddies Reg Phillips Phoenix Rodeo Parade ASC Bob Dorothy Chatham Raine Cooper, Jack Crews Reed Hearne Patsy Ketchum Glen Riley Darleen Sexton Jen Jackson Long Joe Henry Long George Stone June Turley Ethel Boman Edwin Brown David Croom Ralph Helm, Jr Larlene Holman Raymond Johnson Steve Leal Paul Mertens Albert Newman Carol Powell Jerry Raskin William Schrader Eva Long Edward Spyhalski Stanley Thomas May Westfall Smith
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