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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
2
Arizona tightens school bus rules as the uniform traffic code takes effect July 1. Drivers must stop for buses unloading or loading, until the bus resumes motion or the driver signals to proceed. The changes permit flashing stop lights and adopt National School Bus standards.
Sun Valley Pool invites Scottsdale residents to the opening at 1 PM Friday. The pool, east of the high school on Indian School road, has been cleaned and is in first class order for the event.
Arizona begins its 1950 football slate on September 23 against West Texas in a stadium expanded to 25 000 seats. Spring drills show 42 of 63 players were from last year’s freshmen group. Steve Farrier competes for quarterback duties with McCauley and Miller as the front runners.
The United States Civil Service Commission announced an examination for engineers to fill positions paying from 4600 to 6400 dollars yearly in Washington DC and vicinity with some scattered vacancies nationwide. All branches of engineering covered. Obtain full details and forms from O C Wilson at the local post office.
Scottsdale High will take part alongside 12 other Valley schools including Chandler Ajo Peoria Tempe Phoenix Union Carver Tolleson North Phoenix Casa Grande Glendale West Phoenix and Mesa. Twelve one act plays will be staged over two nights at Mesa High with judges C E Southern and Mador Davies from Arizona State College. Officers listed include Guy Mixter president Charles L Ford vice president Harry Coppinger secretary and Evelyn Denton festival chairman. F H Bradshaw of Mesa will preside.
The 1950 VFW encampment dates are June 8, 9 and 10 the second Thursday to Saturday in June to be held in Mesa Arizona Invitations have been sent to all posts across the state requesting housing reservations and many posts are arranging extra funds for the convention A large attendance is expected with vital business for veterans and the VFW at large
The article estimates that if all tile used in the new Brooklyn Battery tunnel in New York were laid end to end it would form a four inch wide strip about 418 miles long from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh. It also notes the Shinkolobwe uranium ore deposit near Elisabethville in Belgian Congo holds about half of the earth's known supply according to the National Geographic Society.
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