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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
7
Stanley A. Wilson of Scottsdale, Arizona division manager for General Petroleum, will retire August 1. Paul R. Nilsson will succeed him. Wilson joined the company in 1935 and has been with Arizona offices since 1938.
Veterans Administration offices in Arizona will stay open Saturday July 31 from 8 15 a m to 5 p m to aid veterans with lapsed National Service Life Insurance in reinstatement before the deadline. Before August 1 reinstatement is possible for any amount from 1 000 to 10 000 upon health certification, with only two monthly premiums due. After July 31, those with lapsed insurance for three months or more will be re examined.
Mrs. Lon Jordan resigned as head of the Sheriff Cal Boies juvenile crime prevention division and tax department to campaign for the Democratic nomination as Maricopa County treasurer. She has led the departments for three and a half years and previously served as sheriff for ten months after her husband Lon Jordan’s death.
The Scottsdale Squares adult group will host a bi weekly square dance this Saturday night July 30 on the high school tennis courts. Refreshments provided no sandwiches needed this time. Hosts are Mr and Mrs James Dunan and Mr and Mrs Scotty Anderson. Fay Cluff president says the event is open to all Scottsdale residents and instruction is available for beginners. Mr and Mrs Paul Palmer and family plan a Sunday trip to Orms Ranch Mayer Ariz to visit their daughter Patsy who has been a guest at the ranch since June 27.
A letter to friends states Harry Harrison, former Shell station owner, is en route to Ireland as a General Motors representative. He was in New York awaiting air travel and plans to depart July 27, visiting London, Rome and Paris before returning.
Athens to Cairo and Port Elizabeth to the Belgian Congo and Casa Blanca are listed as stops. Harrison notes his wife and family will drive home to Phoenix, returning by automobile.
A lady's wristwatch uses a hairspring whose diameter is under 1 percent of a human hair and a vibration rate of 18000 cycles per hour, illustrating precision miniature engineering.
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