Mountain States To Award Scottsdale Telephone Office Contract
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph expects to award the Scottsdale central office contract in February with construction to begin soon after. The one story masonry building at 105 West Street will include a basement for power plant and HVAC equipment. Dimensions are 50 by 62 feet, designed in a western ranch motif to fit Scottsdale. The centralized office is to handle rising calls locally, replacing the current routing to the Worth office in Phoenix.
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Scottsdale Telephone Office
Telephone Central Exchange
West First Street
Scottsdale
Telephone’pental
H. K. Richmond
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
W.est St
Richmond
E. Indian School Road
Phoenix
Phoenix Retail Trade Bureau Manager Advises Similar Organizations
Frank Hill, manager of the Phoenix Retail Trade Bureau, told Scottsdale Chamber members how bureaus operate in cities nationwide. He urged forming a long‑range plan to tackle community problems and cautioned against aiming for 100 percent merchant response. He advised against Sunday store hours to fit Scottsdale’s atmosphere.
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Frank Hill
Phoenix Retail Trade Bureau
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix Bureau
Hill
Chamber
Scottsdale
K. T.palmer
Chamber Planning Committee
Catholic Ladies Guild Food Sale in Scottsdale Saturday
The Scottsdale Catholic Ladies Guild will hold a food sale Saturday morning February 2 on the streets of Scottsdale. Proceeds will be used to care for the altars of Our Lady and support church projects with homemade pies cakes candy and salads.
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Catholic Ladies Guild
Guild
Scottsdale
Our
Beavers Hit Local Hardwood With Lone Friday Game
Scottsdale High School cagers face a single Friday contest against Phoenix Indian School Braves after two tough games. They hope to rebound from last Christmas victory 50 to 38 on the Indian School court and challenge for West Central conference honors with two more league games next weekend.
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Scottsdale
Jiggs Hardt
Braves
Beavers
Wickenburg Wranglers
Carver Monarchs
Wickenburg
Carver
Calendar of Coming Events
Calendar lists events from February including SHS basketball Bea vers vs Phoenix Indians at the high school gym on Friday February 1. Other items include PTA meeting February 4 Kiwanis Club February 4 Parent Teacher Association February 5 and American Legion Auxiliary February 5 plus Papcode Valley Improvement Association annual meeting February end at the high school library.
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SHS
Beavers
Phoenix Indians
Parent-Teacher Association
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
Papc Dise Valley’ Improvement Association
William J. Sims 88 Dies. Missionary and Pastor
Dr William J Sims retired Methodist minister died Tuesday January 22 at his daughter’s home in Bald win Park California He served in Arizona California Oklahoma and Texas credited with establishing 38 churches He helped unite the Methodist Episcopal Church south with the others Funeral services were held at 3 30 PM Saturday January 26 at North Central Methodist Church Survivors include Stella B wife daughters Mrs Nunn Mrs Wheeler a son Bartley and 9 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren.
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William J. Sims
Frank Nunn
Baldwin Park
Calif
Sims
Scottsdale
Arizona
di Sims
California
Oklahoma
Texas
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Protestant Church
Stella B
Nunn
Flora Wheeler
Whittier
Bartley
Ukiah
North Central Methodist Church
Scottsdale Fifth In County Incomplete Totals From Mother's March
Incomplete tallies from 23 Maricopa County communities show Scottsdale placing fifth in funds raised during the 1952 Mother's March on Polio. Total county collection reached 65064 dollars during the porch light campaign, with Phoenix and Mesa leading and Chandler close behind. County chairman David Nillsson praised contributors as iron lungs and expenses rise, noting 11 iron lungs in use and a $19,000 county deficit to cover.
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George Speer
Maricopal County
Scottsdale
Phoenix
Mesa
Sunnyslope Area
Chandler
Maricopa County
County March of Dimes
David Nillsson
Free-for-All PTA Meeting on Homework Set
A Scottsdale PTA program titled Free-for-All on homework will be held Tuesday February 5 at 7:45 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Mrs. George Speer says parents demand discussion with teachers about homework amounts and home school cooperation. Founders Day pageant directed by Mrs. Charles Franklin will follow with participants including Mesdames David, Luce, Al Lindsey, Cecil Raleigh, Delbert Pierce, Earl Jackson, Carol J. Pierce and a chorus of seventh and eighth graders led by Gene Hansen. Hostesses include Mesdames Charles Roberts, H. L. Douglas, George E. Coldwell, Courtney Smith, L. P. DeWulf and Henry Frey.
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Parent-Teacher Association
George Speer
Scottsdale P.T. A
Cecil McGirr
Delbert Pierce
Earl Jackson
Carrol J. Pierce
Gene Hansen
Charles Roberts
H. L. Douglas
George E. Coldwell
Courtney Smith
L. P. DeWulf
Henry Frey
Clowns Dress A Child Campaign Nets Over Eight Hundred
The Clowns Dress A Child drive raised 853.26 for a two day event January 18 and 19. Receipts show cash 87.71 and clothing including 29 girl items worth 17.75 179 items for high school girls 552.50 and 68 items for high school boys 195.30. The Clowns club is a non profit group of men who perform as clowns to aid various benefits.
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The
Clowns Club
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Mountain States
Scottsdale Telephone Exchange
Wallace Penfield
Santa Barbara
Wallace
Cliff Carpenter
Merchants Committee
Lute Wasbotten
Scottsdale Catholic Ladies
PTA
E. Thomas Road
Kiwanis Club
Outpost
Charles Kindle
George Ross
Frank Toothacker
Greenwood Cemetery
Lawrence Gatlin
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