Committee Reports Possible Scottsdale Incorporation
A special committee may have enough signatures on petitions to incorporate Scottsdale as a town. William Glick of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors said the report looks promising but a full check is pending. The Board will review it at Thursday’s meeting and could declare incorporation with a five member council until next year’s election.
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Board of Supervisors
Scottsdale
William Glick
Maricopa County
Sipe-Peterson Auxiliary Sends Five To Mesa Convention
Scottsdale delegates Emma Dillon Maybelle Curtis Virgie Brown Vera Mus grove and Hazel Riley travel to Mesa Arizona for the American Legion Auxiliary department convention June 14 to 16. The opening meetings begin at 9 00 a m and 2 00 p m with a three day agenda including reports a drum and bugle corps contest a breakfast a parade a memorial service and an officers election luncheon and banquet. Mrs Faye Dorsett department president presides.
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Sipe-Peterson
Arizona Department Confab
Mesa
Scottsdale
Arizona Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Emma Dillon
Maybelle Curtis
Virgie Brown
Vera Mus
Legion and Auxiliary
Civic Center
Faye Dorsett
Department
Band Instruction To Be Offered At Scottsdale High
Eugene Hanson announces a summer band program at Scottsdale High School. Registration remains open with three daily classes offered Monday through Friday: Advanced at 8, Fundamentals at 9, Beginning at 10. A Tuesday night rehearsal is scheduled for 7 30.
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Eugene Hanson
Scottsdale High School
Hanson
Scottsdale youths win Arizona Plymouth Modell Plane prizes
Three Scottsdale youths won at the Arizona Plymouth Dealers Modell Plane contest at North Phoenix airport. Darel White took first in junior gas free flight, Calvie Ketchum won first in outdoor rubber free-light division, Jack Long earned third in class A gas free flight. Bob Brawner of Phoenix and Frank Townsend of Tucson were Arizona sweepstakes winners heading to Detroit on August 18 for the national contest. Scottsdale Motors helped sponsor the meet with other Plymouth dealers.
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Scottsdale
Arizona
North Phoenix
Darel White
Calvie Ketchum
Jack Long
Bob Brawner
Phoenix
Frank Townsend
Tucson
Detroit
PTA Library Set to Open June 19 in Scottsdale
Mrs. William Woods announces Scottsdale PTA library reopens June 19 at Thunderbird Housing Project Apartment 209 across from the grade school. Hours are 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a new supply from Maricopa County Library including fiction non fiction and children's books.
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William Woods
Scottsdale
Parent-Teacher Association Library
Thunderbird
Maricopa County
Legion Convention Opens in Mesa With Three More Days
The 33rd American Legion Convention begins in Mesa and runs through Saturday with public events. A Drum and Bugle Corps contest and Drill Team show is set for Thursday at 8 pm at Taylor Field, and a Forty and Eight parade occurs Wednesday at 7 pm on Main Street. Governor Pyle appears Friday along with talks by Donald Wilson and Glenn Brockway, with officer elections Saturday morning.
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American Legion
Mesa
John Rhodes
Taylor Field
Legion
Main Street
Pyle
Mesa Theater
Donald R. Wilson
National Foreign Relations Committee
The
Glenn E. Brockway
Bureau of Employment Security
San’ Francis¢é
Legion Baseballers Win First Contests in Tempe
Two Scottsdale teams opened the American Legion Junior Baseball league with wins in Tempe. The D team beat the Coordinating Council 8 to 5, and the C team defeated Nevils 14 to 2. Games were at Tempe field and Scottsdale High School with 5 30 p m and 7 p m starts.
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Scottsdale
American Legion
Tempe
Bar ] Theater
Scottsdale High School
O’malley
Clarks
House of Toys
Sel‘leh
K. P’s
Nevitt’s
Co-Ordinating Council
O'Malley’ S
O'Malley
Selleh’s
K. P's
Scottsdale Central Office Construction Plans Announced
H K Richmond district manager for Mountain States Telephone says a new central office at 105 107 West First Avenue Scottsdale will start early summer and serve 1600 additional phones. Three major cable expansion projects from North Phoenix on Indian School Road are costing about 165000 to add hundreds of lines in September and improve service as growth continues.
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Telephone Central
Scottsdale
West
First Avenue
H. K. Richmond
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company
Richmond
Arizona
Phoenix
North Phoenix
Indian School Road
North
Greater
Final Rites Are Held For Thomas Carr
Private graveside services were held at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix for Thomas C. Carr 52 found dead beside his car at home with a butcher knife in his heart Justice of the Peace Ben Fox ex officio coroner ruled it a death by own action Carr a World War I veteran born in Ellis Kansas had been ill the past year Survivors include two sons G M and Thomas and a daughter Velma Jean all of Phoenix
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Memory Lawn ‘Cemetery
Phoenix
Thomas C. Carr
Bob
East First
Carr
Justice of the Peace
Ben Fox
Ellis
Kans
G. M
Thomas
Velma Jean
Honor Mary J York on 88th Birthday Tea at Scott Home
Mary J York was honored on her 88th birthday with an afternoon tea at the E. G. Scott home. Hostesses were Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Flossie Scott. Guests included Mrs. Wallace Gregg, Mrs. Keith Collier and daughter Denice of Phoenix, and Mesdames Mort Kimsey, Fred Beauchamp, Charles Stevenson, S. M. Williams, Thurman Summitt and daughter Sharon, plus Kathleen and Patty Scott.
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Mary J. York
E. G. Scott
Scott
Flossie Scott
Wallace Gregg
Keith Collier
Denice
Phoenix
Mort Kimsey
Fred. Beauchamp
Charles Stevenson
S. M. Williams
Thurman Summitt
Sharon
Kathleen
Patty Scott
B And P W To Meet Tonight At Outpost
The Business and Professional Woman's club of Scottsdale will hold a business meeting Thursday June 14 at the Outpost. The meeting will begin at 7 30 p m.
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Outpost
Business and Professional Woman's Club of
Scottsdale
Community Club and Kiwanis Meetups Schedule
Tonight at 7 30 p m the Business and Professional Woman's club gathers at Outpost. On Monday June 18 the Kiwanis club meets at Outpost at 7 p m. Tuesday June 19 family night at the Legion home starts at 7 p m.
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Business and Professional Woman's Club
Outpost
Kiwanis Club
Legion Home
Donna Wheeler Attends Tempe Music Camp on Lions Scholarship
Donnamae Wheeler daughter of Mr and Mrs Jake Wheeler participates in arts music camp at Arizona State College Tempe this week. She earned a Lions Club of Tempe scholarship and is a piano major studying at the camp.
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Donnamae Wheeler
Jake Wheeler
Arizona State College
Tempe
Miss Wheeler
Lions Club of
Wesleyan Holds 119th Commencement in Middletown
David McCard Phillips earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Wesleyan University during the 119th commencement in Middletown Connecticut. He is the son of Mr and Mrs L L Brigham of Scottsdale.
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David McCard Philips
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
David
Scottsdale
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Scottsdale — Motors
Plymouth
PTA Library
Scottsdae
Central Telephone Exchange
Legion Baseballers
Thomas Carr
Donna Wheeler
David McCard Phillips
Wesleyan
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