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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
1
Readers urge a simplified tax system with a single wage window to withhold taxes. Proposals include employers paying full wages at one window and taxes handled separately, aiming to reduce confusion and hidden costs in take-home pay.
The page item cites a satirical tale about a boy who prays for money and gets a presidential response, contrasted with a Tax Foundation note on rising state taxes in 1959. It then laments new fishing stamps and fees, urging persistence in hoped town openings despite a prior regional dry spell.
Headlines from Scottsdale Progress in 1949 note a court hearing on making permanent the temporary restraining order against Malcolm White Fire Company. Other items include Saba’s one year in business, baseball tourney opens, local birthdays, Baptist church gathering, and civic center open house announcements.
Edward J. Flynn of Grand Knight Father Novatus Council No. 4426 Scottsdale announces the appointment of Six Point Chairmen for the 1959 1960 term. Named are William Linnell Dr Richard Compu Harry Hanish Joseph Yurich Joe Lapota Milton Janecek and Armistead for Catholic council and membership and public relations and youth activities.
A reader notes the challenge of sponsorship in television ads as Nielsen shows list popular programs and the public struggle to name sponsors for hits like Wagon Train Perry Como and Have Gun Will Travel. The piece blends social aphorisms with media advertising trivia and a call for reader participation.
Fra visited Scottsdale for the first time in late June and praised the town as friendly exciting clean and beautiful. He met with chamber of commerce secretary manager Frank Alexander who plans to move to Scottsdale after selling his Philadelphia newspaper and home. Alexander expects to return by September or October.
Scottsdale residents see rapid expansion from a 1400 population a decade ago to 6000 and beyond today with projections of 75000 in the surrounding Scottdale school district by 1962. Harold Patterson, 22, a licensed contractor known for summer cabins, is highlighted as a rising local figure and builder. Clyde Spracher of Cool Pines Realty praises Patterson’s industriousness and reputation as Scottsdale’s promising young professional.
The speaker asserts Natguvars can foresee a simple purchase: two cups of coffee and two toothpicks. The remark emphasizes the subject's knack for anticipating everyday choices.
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