Scottsdale Annexation Pressures Shape City Growth
Readers discuss Scottsdale becoming a city with own water system and daily paper. Citizens from diverse areas urge annexation to Scottsdale challenging Phoenix’s expansion, while officials seek prudent pacing to avoid rapid growth and traffic issues on Lincoln Road and Lafayette Boulevard.
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Levis
Scottdale
Scottsdale
The
Daily Progress
Colossus
Phoenix
Lloyd Otpen
East Cattle del Paisano
Herbert Akbbarrg
Exeter Blvd
Tiviria
Scottedale
Vincent Madeira
Rast Cholla Tane
Staff of Community Pool Ready For Opening August 6
Town Manager Gordon Allison announced the pool staff led by director Robert Finkbine will oversee the opening set for next week if no defects delay construction. Lifeguards include ASU-bound graduates and former pool managers with Red Cross certificates. attendants include Leininger Jensen Stump and Burl.
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Scottadale
We Gpu
Gordon Allison
Robert Finkbine
West Diamond Street Heat
History Department
Arcadia High School
Finkbine
Mid-West
East Coast
University of Minnesota
Duluth
West Phoenix
Sherri
Sheri Chessen
I. Unsitting Finkbifie Ag
Life Quarts
ASU
Joe Ramsey
Bill Smith
Seattadale High
Stargaret Leininger, Bob Jensen
Susy Stump
Julie Burl
Scottsdale plans 192 apartment complex at Monte Vista site
Scottsdalе planning commission approves Papago Manor with 12 lots of four two story buildings to ease traffic hazards at the Monte Vista and McDowell intersection. The plan includes commercial zoning to 300 feet south and apartment zoning for the remainder, with road rights of way and irrigation modifications required before construction.
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McDowell and
Monte Vista
McDowell
Scottsdale
South Monte Vista
Papago Manor
Donald R. Duggan
John Freed
Duggan
Oakdale
West Oak Street
Freed
Scottsdale Gardens
Bob Knight
Commissior
Brownmoor School
62Nd
Indian School Road
School Board Considers Four Types of High School Diplomas
The Scottadale School board debated introducing four diploma types led by President Paul Feltman. The plan includes a general diploma meeting college entrance standards, plus special diplomas in mathematics and science and in language arts, with a vocational option. A four-credit requirement in both math and science would define the special science math diploma, while language arts could add British and foreign language credits.
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Scottadale
Paul Feltman
Lane Sttage Arte
Scottsdale July sales tax falls from prior month
Scottsdale bookkeepers report June sales tax receipts totaled 6 008 in July down from 8 441 the prior year. A single July last year included a 4 000 payment by a subdivider that boosted the total. Excluding that payment 1950 would be about 8 000 lower than 1949. Through six months of 1950 collections rose versus the prior year.
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Scottsdale
Nenetral Pasinett
Helms Faces New Charge In Shooting Case
James Harvey Helms, 95, of Loma Land Drive, released on continued bail after re arraignment on involuntary manslaughter for the June 8 shooting that killed Harvey Bracken, 14, in the yard of the Bracken home. The September 16 date was set for record submission and oral arguments. a fund to help Helme with legal costs reached 41 from anonymous donors.
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James Harvey Helma
Loma Land Drive
Justice Court
Harvey Sidney Bracken
Weat Continental
Helme
Beate
al J. Flood
Helma
Mra
Shirlee King
Weat North Loma Land Drive
Helms
Bracken
Zoning Commission Outlines Long Range Scottsdale Goals
The Scottsdale Planning and Zoning Commission met Monday to chart long term aims. They aim to speed up a new zoning ordinance with Maricopa County planners and tighten land use controls to curb undesirable development.
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Scottsdale
Scottsdale L L All Stars eliminated in regional game
Scottsdale Little League team coached by Bill Waybill lost to Richard Simis 7 to 4 at Rosedale school in a regional game. Simis fell 7 to 4 to South Mountain the next night, allowing South Mountain to advance to the state finals in Coolidge. Scottsdale had won district honors and area contests. Southpaw Steve Huson pitched with Mike Yount catching Friday.
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Scottsdale
Bill Waybill
Richard Simis
Rosedale
Sims
Simis
South Mountain
Coolidge
Scottsteens Elect New Officers and Schedule Teen Dances
New Scottsdale youth group Scottsteens elected Sidney McClue as president Ruth Matthews as vice president Jim Matthews as secretary and Jill Jordan as treasurer. Jack Journey Bratb Helty and Gay Anderson named standrig committees chairs. The club will use Scottsdale Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on South Wells Fargo for a teen center with Friday dances 8 to 11 30 p m. The Teen Canteen at the same location will not be open during the day until after August 12.
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Veterans of Foreign Ware
Scottdale
South Wells Fargo
Morrie Curry
Mort Kinneey
Gordon Allison
Ann Billings
Ehrenberg
VEW
Sidney McClue
Ruth Matthews
Jim Matthews
Jill Jordan
Scottsdale Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
Scottsdale Forming Citizen Advisory Groups
Scottsdale Town Council moves to create a storm drainage study group with five seats and seeks volunteers for a refuse disposal committee and annexation procedures group. Mayor Kimsey urges citizen volunteers while the council approves Gustafson’s $100 monthly concession bid plus 8 percent gross for pool refreshments.
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Scottsdale Town
Mort Kimsey
Glen BE
Gustafson
Encanto Park
Phoenix
Kimsey
Scottedale
Eight-Plex Sold On Pinto Drive
The Colonial Apartments at 420 428 South Pinto were sold by Mrs. Harry L ong to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Huff of Mitchell South Dakota. The sale valued in excess of 70 000 followed Huff taking over last week and planning re decoration. Mrs. Long who managed the Sewing Basket in Tempe Center moved to Tempe with son Tom enrolling at Arizona State University this fall.
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South Pinto
Harry 5. Long
Joseph Huff
Mitchell, S. D
Dorothea Kelly
Time Realty
East Camelback
Phoenix
Huff
Mitchell
Long
Tempe Center
Tom
Arizona State University
West 15Th Street
Tempe
Scottsdale Building Permits Reach July High Mark
Building permits in Scottsdale for July 1960 totaled 976 516 surpassing July 1959 by 34 878 and led by Stages Bill Homes with permits for 108 residences valued at 856 500. U S Farmer Construction earned five homes 30 710 while Our Lady of Perpetual Help school added 26 000 for new classrooms.
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Scottadale
Women Frye
Clagaroomen
Hohola
Scottsdale
Stages Bill Homes
U. S. Farmer Construction Company
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
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