Town's First Mayor Malcolm White and Budget Increases
The 1951 52 budgets for Scottsdale High and Grammar schools rise by about 30 percent led by salary hikes and a new bus. Grammar budget totals 260 700 with administration and instruction major. high school totals 132 941 with the same category and a $7 500 bus. A 504 annual raise per employee accompanies changes, while equipment and site improvements adjust downward in grammar.
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Scottsdale High School
Scottsdale Grammar School
John H. Barry
Tee Bar Tee Nine Wins Baseball Tilt
The Tee Bar Tee American Legion Junior baseball team coached by W. W. Dick defeated House of Toys Tempe 20 to 9 in Tempe Monday night. Scottsdale battery was Valenzuela pitcher and McDonald catcher. The D team has one defeat in five games. Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Arms and family moved from 411 East First Street to Park McDowell.
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Tee Bar Tee
American Legion
W. W
House of Toys
Tempe
Scottsdale
Valenzuela
McDonald
Harold W. Arms
East First Street
Park McDowell
Notice of early deadline for Progress publishing
The Progress will publish Tuesday night this week because July Fourth falls midweek. If any stories are missed due to the early deadline, readers are asked to call in items for next week. The telephone number provided is 8735. We welcome news of births parties comings and goings.
Metropolitan Telephone Plan Aims to Serve Valley Cities
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph outlines a multi million dollar plan to create seven Valley zones Phoen ux Scottsdale and surrounding towns will have toll free calls with uniform rates and new central offices. The plan aims to eliminate tolls on 4 500 000 annual calls and requires extensive construction including feeder cables and new offices in Phoenix Scottsdale and Sunnyslope.
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Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Phoenix
Arizona Corporation Commission
Scottsdale
Troit
Denver
Valley
Litchfield Park
Glendale
Sunnyslope
Mesa Tempe
Chandler
Mesa
Gilbert
Tempe
H. K. Richmond
Richmond
Scottsdale Town Council Names First Mayor and Officers
Scott Sweeney was named mayor and clerk during the first Scottsdale Town Council meeting held at councilman Jack Sweeney's home. New council members Mort Kimsey E G Scott Bill Miller White and Sweeney, all property owners within the town limits, pledged a cautious, bond-free, progressive approach while maintaining Scottsdale as a Western town. The only action taken was transferring a package liquor license into Scottsdale and protesting its approval to state agent John Duncan. A follow up meeting is set for Friday July 6 at 8 p m at the Central Arizona Light & Power Company office to finalize organizational matters.
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Malcolm White
Scottsdale
Jack Sweeney
Sweeney
Fice
William QC
Glick
Maricopa County
John Duncan
Central
Arizona Light & Power Company
Crane Boom Knocks 12 000 Volt Line At Blakely Station
A construction crane operator narrowly escaped death when the crane boom struck a 12 000 volt line of the Central Arizona Light and Power system at Blakely service station on South Scottsdale road. The truck operator was uninjured as tires provided insulation and a second man moved away before impact. Power outages lasted about an hour and twenty minutes for repairs. A wire burned through dirt and a steel pipe igniting natural gas but was extinguished with no further damage.
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Thurston
Central Arizona Light & Power Company
Richardson & Richardson Company
Phoenix
Blakely
Scottsdale Road
Mort Kimsey
Calapco
ASC Student Will Be Guest Pastor at Scottsdale Methodist
Rev. William Shortall, a ministerial student at Arizona State College, will be guest speaker at the Scottsdale Methodist church on Sunday July 8. He plans to leave the Valley soon to continue training in a theological seminary. Rev. Powell Green will attend the Methodist summer camp at Mingus Mountain as a faculty member.
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William Shortall
Arizona State College
Scottsdale Methodist Church
Shortall
Valley
Powell Green
Mingus Mountain
Legion Auxiliary Plans Busy Meeting Schedule
The American Legion Auxiliary announces meetings through early July. Events include a Tuesday business session at the Legion home, PTA Library at Thunderbird Housing Project Thursday 2 00 to 4 00 pm, Town Council Friday July 6 at Calapco office, Kiwanis Monday July 9 at Out Post, and another Legion Auxiliary meeting Tuesday July 10 at 8 00 pm at the Legion home with 2 00 4 00 pm PTA Library session urged.
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Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion Home
Thunderbird Housing Project
Calapco
American Legion
Auxiliary
PTA ‘Library
Building Committee To Meet Thursday
The building and plans committee of the Scottsdale Methodist church will meet Thursday night July 5 in Wesley hall. Members are urged to attend to discuss plans for improving the church plant.
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Scottsdale
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