Scottsdale Progress Prepares to Print Daily City Paper
Equipment arrived at the Progress building in Scottsdale as Patt Patterson supervises setup for a new daily newspaper. Eight to ten printers are hired to staff the plant, which will occupy about 4,000 square feet at 222 Ball Park Plaza. A formal start date for daily operation will be announced soon.
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New Progress
Ball Park Plaza
E. G. Patterson
Jim Boyd
Scottsdale Progress Job Printing Department
Riverside
Calif
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Progress Building
Town Plans Annexation of Five Acre Tracts
The Monte Vista town planning commission on Monday discussed annexing two five acre tracts east and west of Monte Vista Osborn road. Developers seek coning for multi unit dwellings on the west tract and a hotel type development on the east site. The planning commission tentatively approved, with the council voting to concur on Tuesday night.
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Monte Vista
Osborn
Osborn Road
Town
Fick Henderson
Allen Gerber
Ele
Auning Commission
Jaycees Stage Safety Drive
Scottsdale Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Scotch-Lite Safety Drive Thursday March Uth at 6 30 p m at the Indian School and Scottsdale Road intersection. Fred Hannum leads the effort to sell and apply Scotch-Lite tape to rear bumpers to prevent rear end collisions. Jaycees will mobilize volunteers to assist vehicles.
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Scottsdale Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jayceees
Scottsdale Road
Fred Hannum
Jayree
Parking Lot Zoning Denied for Ramada Inn Area
DuHame Heights residents opposed a Main and Taylor street rezoning to create a Ramada Inn parking lot. The zoning commission rejected the two Lot rezoning but may rezone the whole subdivision to commercial if deed restrictions restricting use are removed. The panel favored parking off Ramada Inn land south of its current buildings.
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Main and
Taylor
Main and Taylor
Ramada Inn
Wild Shots Endanger Residents In Tempe Area
An air force veteran with a medical discharge is jailed on an assault with a deadly weapon investigation after shootings into three Scentisdale homes and three Papago Plaza stores last Thursday night. Tempe Police arrested James Walter Dunn at 108 West Second Street. Victims include Harold A. Petty, FP Beswetherick, and Joseph T. Hopte whose Hayden Road homes were struck. a 22 caliber bullet pierced Hopte’s walls and nearly hit his 10-year-old son. Papago Plaza sites 3k Flavors Ice Cream Pat a Cake Bakery and the Corn Wash also had bullet holes.
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Air Force
Scentisdale
Papago Plaza
Tempe
R. Thomas
James Walter Dunn
West Second Street
Harold A. Petty
East
Devonshire
E. Beswetherick
North Hayden Road
Joseph T. Hopte
Hopte
Papaga Plaza
Tourists critique Scottsdale shift amid growth survey
Western Business Consultants for Scottsdale and the Maricopa County planning commission report that winter visitors praise the town’s Western atmosphere and locale but fault ongoing commercialization. They note cluttered downtown, traffic, limited recreation, lack of a movie theater, and early store closings, urging sidewalks, paving, street lighting, dust control, landscaping, a municipal golf course, and more events.
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Scottsdale
Western Business
Maricopa County
Scottsdale Road
Forty Acre Development Annexed to Scottsdale North of Canal
A 40 acre tract known as Invergordon Estates near Monte Vista and Lafayette was annexed to Scottsdale Tuesday night, marking the town limits expanding north of the canal. Owned by Phoenix Title and Trust Co. as trustee, the site could house estate homes valued from 25 000 to 37 000 with an assessed development value of 417 000. The council approved tentative plans for a new municipal building and called for bond bids on April 12. An architects contract was signed for jail plans. Town sales tax income for January 1960 reached 13 883.92, up 61 percent from a year earlier, with fiscal year collections at 60 529.94.
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Arizona Canal
Monte Vista Drive
Scottsdale
Invergordon Estates
Monte Vista
New Canal Bridge
Invergordon
Exeter
Lafayette
Phoenix Title and Trust Co
John E. Moss
Gordon Allison
SHS Concert Features Two New Singing Groups
Scottsdale Choralists and Donatellas join the SHS J.V. Band for a second concert of the school year. The event is March 7 at 8 p.m. in the SHS Auditorium. Tickets cost 25 and 50 cents for adults.
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Scottsdale Choralers
Donatellas
J.V. Band
SHS
Tickets On Sale For BoSox Games In Scottsdale
Reserved seats at 2.50 and grandstand at 1.75 available at Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce 83 South. Bleacher tickets 1 each sold at BOSOX stadium civic center ticket office on game days.
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Boston Red Sox
Scottsdale
Bosox Stadium
Civic Center
Zoning Hearings Slated for Scottsdale Properties
The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold hearings at 2:30 p.m. on March 17 for multiple Scottsdale parcels. C-2 zoning is requested by Ted O. Mullen for a McDowell frontage parcel and Dell Trailer of Pierce Farms for a Hayden and Thomas corner tract. R-4 zoning is sought for the Dick Searles Circle S Ranch at Hayden and Lincoln. Del bert Pierce requests C-2 zoning for Hayden street frontage property.
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Maricopa County
Ted O. Mullen
McDowell
85Th Street
Dick Searles
Hayden and
Lincoln Roads
Dell Trailer
Pierce Farms
Thomas Roads
Delbert Pierce
Thomas
Hayden
Phoenix Plans 1 Million-Gallon Reservoir for Scottsdale
The Phoenix water department announced a 3000000 project to install a one million gallon storage reservoir on the east slope of Barnes Butte in Papago Park to serve the Scottsdale area. A pumping station at 67th Street and Thomas Road will be built as part of the plan.
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Barnes Butte
Papago Park
Scottsdale
City of Phoenix Water Department
67Th Street
Thomas Road
Fires at House of Pancakes Scottsdale and Indian School roads
Rural firemen answered two minor fires near the House of Pancakes on Scottsdale and Indian School roads. A grease fire under a stove sparked Saturday evening and was extinguished. A second small blaze occurred Sunday afternoon during cleanup with no real damage reported.
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Scottsdale
Indian School
Civic Center Improvements Under Way in Scottsdale
A coordinated effort by local groups and the Civic Coordinating Council, led by grounds manager Don McArtor, advances upgrades at the Scottsdale Civic Center. The Papago Lions Club cleaned the Adobe House patio, Elks and others plan projects to boost recreation facilities, with numerous donors including Staples Super Save and Woolworth's aiding material support. Work includes removing concrete walls and citrus trees beside the Adobe House and building a lighted patio for dances and activities.
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Scottsdale Civic Center
Civic Coordinating Council
Don McArtor
Papago Lions Club
Adobe House
Scottsdale Elks
Lions
Sosg
The
Word
McArtor
Staples Super Save
Ray Scottsdale Lumber
Franklin, Scottsdale and Prowdlove Hardware
Woolworth’s
Sprouse Reitz
Agabe House
Bus Boy Missing From Scottsdale After shift
Charles Denton Beckman, 17, of 347 East Indian School road, a bus boy at the Pink Pony, is reported missing from his home and work after finishing a shift at midnight Friday. Marshall says he wore light clothing, had no money, and no foul play is suspected. he may have gone with friends.
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Charles Denton Beckman
East Indian School Road
Pink Pony
Scottsdale Marshal’s Office
Marshall Bill Downing
Motorola Secures $32,050 Ordnance R&D Contract
The Army Ordnance awarded Motorola Inc. of Scottsdale a $32,050 contract for research and development in miniaturization and repackaging of transponders. It was part of several orders totaling about three million dollars to West Coast plants.
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Army Ordnance
Motorola Inc
Scottsdale
Army
West Coast
Swim Pool Permit Issued for Scottsdale Residence
A building permit valued at 3400 dollars was issued by the Scottsdale building inspector this past week to Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wilson at 429 West Monterey Way for a residential swimming pool.
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Scottsdale
R. E. Wilson
W. Monterey Way
Final Little League Registration at Saloma School
All boys aged seven to twelve may register Saturday morning from 9 to 11 at Saloma school grounds at Second and Marshall. Fee is 1 dollar. Each youngster must be accompanied by one parent.
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Saloma
Second and
Marshall
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