Vote in November to decide fate of local fire company
Scottsdale Volunteer Fire Company faces a November decision to disband contract with Rural Fire Fighting or reform as a volunteer unit. A meeting of district property holders passed 42 to 23 to call the vote, with Malcolm White stating a budget of 100 dollars to reimburse the Chamber of Commerce for the original election costs.
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Scottsdale
Malcolm White
White
Chamber of Commerce
Summer Program Activities and Combined Club Meeting
7:45 p m Summer Program activities at the high school athletic field. Wednesday August 17 7:00 p m combined meeting of the Men's club and WSCS at the Methodist Church.
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Kiwanis Club
Vic 'N Eddies
Men’s Club
WSCS
Methodist Church
Reservists Attend Training Session at Camp Pendleton
Nine Tempe officers and men and one Scottsdale officer and one enlisted man will attend summer training at Camp Pendleton California August 14 to 28. The group includes Lieut Col Robert E Yount and Pfc Raymond G Johnson from Scottsdale and Capt Daniel E Conley Jr Sgt Robert W DeHart and others from Tempe with 161 Arizona personnel attending the encampment.
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Tempe
Scottsdale
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Lawrence H. Caruthers
Phoenix
Arizona Organized Reserves
Robert E. Yount
Combat Command B
18Th Armored Division
Raymond G. Johnson
498Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Daniel E. Conley
Robert W. DeHart
Robert L. Shenkin
Billie L. Stephens
Gordon W. Ehrhardt
Sherman A. Loy
24Th
Edgar J. Aldrich
Thomas E. Moore
George B. Couston
59Th Armored Infantry Battalion
Caruthers
Pendleton
Marine Corps
Arizona
Mrs Leslie Ross to Preach in Glendale
Mrs Leslie J Ross wife of the Scottsdale Methodist pastor will be guest minister at Glendale Methodist Church Sunday morning. She will fill the pulpit again the following Sunday in Rev Harold Loy's absence before Rev Loy returns after two weeks away.
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Leslie J. Ross
Scottsdale Methodist Church
Glendale Methodist Church
Ross
Harold Loy
Beauty Contest and Baby Show Set For Friday Night
Scottsdale Summer Recreational committee plans a Family Night at Scottsdale High School with a bathing beauty contest a cutest baby contest a horseshoe tournament and multiple races and events. Dane Roush announces full readiness for an 8 pm start on Friday with picnics on the grass and a double elimination horseshoe contest. Contestants must register before 8 at the soft drink concession and track events begin at the same time for all age groups including a father and son race and a 50 yard dash for boys under 12.
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Scottsdale
Dane Roush
Scottsdale High School
Roush
Storm Damage In Tempe Mesa Kills Local Resident
A freak storm in the Tempe Mesa area caused severe flooding and property destruction. One death reported near Mesa when a wall collapsed on 90 year old Mrs Minerva E Bryant two miles north of Mesa. The Robinsons lost their home near Fruitland Farms. Red Cross provided aid. Water threatened homes along the Arizona canal west of Scottsdale while authorities cleared bridges and gates.
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Tempe-Mesa
Scottsdale
East Phoenix
Mesa
Minerva E. Bryant
M. J. Bryant
Fruitland Farms
James Robinson
Robinsons
Red Cross
Arizona Canal
Scottsdale Westerners Travel To Glendale For Sweetheart Tilt
After a week idle, the Scottsdale Westerners head to Glendale Sunday afternoon for a return game with the Glendale Sweethearts set for 4 o clock at Glendale Grammar school. Coach Everett Babcock held two practice sessions tonight and Friday at the local high school diamond to determine Sunday’s starting lineup. The Westerners aim to avenge two prior losses to Glendale, 15 to 13 and 22 to 15, as Glendale surged early with seven first inning runs.
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Scottsdale Westerners
Glendale
Glendale Sweethearts
Glendale Grammar School
Everett Babcock
Sweethearts
Murder Suspect McEwen to Face Trial in Arizona
Edward Charles McEwen, wanted for the May 11 murder of Charles T. Shoop, will face trial in Phoenix. Maricopa County deputies flew to Salem to return McEwen to Arizona after Portland police arrested him for stealing a hearse. McEwen was jailed in Salem where an escape attempt by him and three others was thwarted by alert bystanders.
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Edward Charles McEwen
Charles T. Shoop
Phoenix
Maricopa County
Lin Constantine
B. W. Wickstrom
Salem
Ore
McEwen
Arizona
Portland
Shoop
Indian School Road
Scottsdale
Three Local Men To Attend Guard Camp
Three Scottsdalians Lt Ches ter A Smith Jr Private Everett Babcock and Recruit Robert A Miller will attend the annual Arizona National Guard encampment at Ft Huachuca for two weeks starting Sunday. The Tempe Battery CC 480th Field Artillery Battalion will convoy out at 4 45 am and be joined by Mesa Chandler and Casa Grande batteries en route. Lt Smith reports readiness and pleasant cool conditions at the camp with two day maneuvers and field artillery practice scheduled.
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Scottsdalians
Arizona National Guard
Ft. Huachuca
Scottsdale
Tempe
480Th Field Artillery Battalion
Chester A. Smith, Jr
Everett Babcock
Robert A. Miller
Mesa
Chandler
Casa Grande
Smith
John Platts To Host Square Dance Saturday
John Platts and his wife host a square dance at their McDonald Drive home on Friday night starting at 7 30. Guests include members of the Older Youth group of Scottsdale Methodist Church.
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John Platt
McDonald Drive
Scottsdale
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