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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1948

Page

8

V J Day Observance Set For September Second

Dan Garvey acting governor of Arizona issues a proclamation designating September 2 as a day of special importance marking the third anniversary of the Missouri treaty and a 30 second period of silence at 8 59 am. The governor calls for a fitting tribute to World War II victory and urges revival of faith in democracy. Labor Day, September 6, is proclaimed a legal holiday. Also notes a birth in Phoenix and travel news about Mrs. E E Taylor.

Dan Garvey Arizona Missouri Garvey

Westinghouse Laundromat Washes Clothes at Willmoth

Bring 9 pounds of soiled clothes to the Westinghouse Laundromat at Willmoth Appliance for washing Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See them cleaned at this local drop off event.

Westinghouse

Odus Morris Rites Monday At Mesa

Funeral services for Odus Morris 38 a Scottsdale resident were held Monday at a Mesa mortuary with burial in Mesa cemetery He fell from a moving train about 35 miles east of Yuma while a Tempe fishing license identified him as a resident of Tempe Morris was born in Stilwell Oklahoma He leaves three sisters Mrs Homer Walters Mrs Molly Custer Mrs Jack Staggs and four brothers Dad Ed Nolan Jim plus extended relatives and friends.

Odus Morris Scottsdale Mesa Morris Tempe Yuma Stilwell Oklo Homer Walters Molly Custer Winslow Jack Staggs Siloam Springs Ark Dad Siloam San Luis Obispo Calif Nolan Jim

Finch Lumber Co Finishes Building and Grounds

Final touches were completed this week at the Finch Lumber company corner of Scottsdale road and Osborn road. Manager George Sonny Thomas invites Scottsdale residents to view the new building and grounds featuring knotty pine fences, a shade porch, hitching rail, large windows, and natural pine shelves all finished with clear varnish to fit a western theme and serve customers with a full lumber and hardware line.

Finch Lumber Company Scottsdale Road Osborn Road George “Sonny” Thomas Scottsdale

Florence Arizona Enters College At Arizona State

Florence Arizona of Sheridan Wyoming, 19, has been admitted to Arizona State College. Registrar Alfred Thomas mailed the admission certificate. She plans a home economics major and is an above average student with Austrian-born father and Sheridan roots.

Florence Arizona Arizona State College Alfred Thomas Sheridan Wyo Miss Arizona Thomas Arizona

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