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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1959
Page
1
The American flag was raised for the first time at Pago Pago in Samoa by U S Marines on April 17 1900 marking a historic moment in the Pacific deployment and establishing a U S presence there.
The Arizona Michigan Club plans a picnic on Sunday April 19 at Encanto Park at the corner of Hoty and 15th Ave Lunch starts at 1 PM. Members and visitors who formerly lived in Michigan are invited to bring a dish and beverage.
Accent On Youth features Scottsdate High School sophomores performing arts in a lively assembly titled Schont Daze. The CTA Carnival on campus raised funds for a scholarship while Ellen Adier crowned Sue Bucklin queen. A Baptist Sunday School party followed a boys versus girls attendance contest with games and steak dinner.
A vintage traffic safety quiz asks motorists to test their knowledge of rules at flashing red signals stop signs and safe braking. It notes how most accidents stem from unsafe practices and emphasizes stopping before entering through streets and pumping brakes to avoid skids.
The McDowell Longhouse of the father and son YMCA unit hosts a spring Pow Wow in Scottsdale and Tempe on Sunday April 19 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Scottsdale Community Center with 18 tribes joining in games stunts relays a story by a real Indian a fast draw demonstration by the Arizona Gunslinger’s Club a safety talk and a cook out.
Scottsdale residents admitted to Memorial Hospital in Phoenix include Floyd Taylor of 133 W Culver Mary Boxell of 2818 N 69th Place Elizabeth Robbins of 5316 E Doubletree Rd Charlotte Crist of 1143 E Fairmont and Carl Throckmorton of 6802 E Thomas Rd.
Bill overcomes years of drinking with help from Alcoholics Anonymous and inspires a community effort. A county committee on alcoholism launches at the Phoenix Public Library with 250 attendees, uniting industry labor churches AA medicine law enforcement and other groups to combat the issue.
Scottsdale Republicans host an open coffee workshop on April 28 at 10 a.m. at Hotel Valley Ho. The event honors Anne Eve Johnson of Tucson as Arizona State National Committee woman. Committee members include St Schneider, Bruck Irwin, and Robert Foehl. the coffee welcomes both men and women.
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