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Newspaper

Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1953

Page

16

Fabulous Casa Blanca party honors Detroit guest

Judge and Mrs. De Witt Merriam hosted a glamorous Casa Blanca gathering Tuesday for Mrs. Wm. Jared Chittenden from Detroit. About 150 guests enjoyed hors d oeuvres and remarks on the chef’s codfish balls and other bites. Congratulations to John and Vee Gleason on their twin boys born Thursday morning at St. Joseph’s hospital.

de Witt Merriam Casa Blanca Jared Chittenden Detroit Mich John Vee Gleason St. Joseph’s Hospital

Desert social notes recount Milwaukee club trip to Florida

The article details a long informal sewing club from Milwaukee that chartered a bus to Florida and back, with bridesmaids and guests traveling alongside. Betty Heard organized the trip, New Orleans tastings followed by antique purchases, and preparations for a Scottsdale visit. It also notes visits by Maggie Wetzel’s Virginia relatives and at-home gatherings in Phoenix with local hosts welcoming out-of-town guests.

Scottsdale Betty Heard Arizona Florida Milwaukee University Club Mobile New Orleans Betty Phoenix Scottsale Maggie Wetzel

Surprise Party Honors Pastor At First Baptist Church

Monday evening February 23 Rev Milton Vanslyke and family were surprised at the new parsonage 315 West First Street by about 45 friends who brought gifts and shared a Mexican dinner hosted by Mrs Willmoth and daughter Norma. The event featured hymns harmonica music, refreshments, and a tour of the parsonage.

First Baptist Church Milton E. Vanslyke Tom Willmoth van Slykes Partor Monty Shirley Brown Earl Shipp Vernon Walker Charlotte Brown E. G. Scott Ruth Zimmerman C. Walker George Moore Ruby Willmoth Maybelle Curtis Hazel Riley Ora Coleman Marjorie Peterson Connie Walker Glenn Peterson Sue Anne Starks Idalee Shipp Sertrule Walker Danny Walker Mary Jane Lewis Charles Stevenson Walter Starks Craig Jackson Armitta Jackson C. M. Gandy V. A. Vanderhoff Jo Dougglason Frances Paxton Dan Paxton Donny Paxton Arline Walker Buddy Walker Fred Mathis Betty Mathis Virginia Mathis May Mathis Paul Dauwalder

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