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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
2
Tempe nine edges Scottsdale 8 to 3 on the local high school diamond. Joe Anaya pitched strongly, allowing five hits and earning the win. Dodgers none.
Mesa takes the East Central District Legion tourney title as Scottsdale Boys Club drops two straight after a 23 game winning streak. Mesa beat Globe-Miami 9-3 and Florence 18-6 in their series while Scottsdale’s Bob Medina battled injuries and struggled on the mound. Medina had three hits in seven at bats in the opener. Fred Taylor added two for seven in Friday’s loss. Sunday’s schedule had Scottsdale facing Florence in Florence.
Warren Peterson, chairman of the State Tax Commission, forecasts a tax rate below one dollar. He based the estimate on a June 30 general fund surplus of 6,855,920 and expected reversions pushing toward 7,000,000, with 1949 assessed valuation between 700,600,000 and 725,000,000. Arizona posted no state tax rate for 1948-49 due to a nearly 10,000,000 surplus.
Mr and Mrs Jim Frederick and their children are spending a vacation in Tuba City Arizona.
Four Scottsdale members of Battery C 480th Field Artillery Battalion Arizona National Guard air Tempe were released today by Capt. Andrews. They are Lt. Chester A. Smith Jr Everett Babcock William A. Carro and Robert A Muller. The unit seeks enlistments from Scottsdale area and drill is on Tuesday evenings. Contact Lt. Smith at the Scottsdale office of Central Arizona Light and Power for transportation to sessions.
Joe Smith returned home Tuesday after a preaching rally in Englewood California. Mrs Jennie Sullivan is spending two weeks in Phoenix with her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Leslie Sullivan. Mr and Mrs S O Redacre and son of Phoenix spent last Friday at the M J Smith home.
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