Re annexes Arcadia area sparking Arizona annexation war
Analyzes Arizona annexation battles among Phoenix Glendale Scottsdale Tempe Chandler and Maryvale. Warns of influence by petition signatures and “barnstorming” by city solicitors. Advocates protective annexation by neighbor communities or Scottsdale driven expansion to prevent encirclement. urges state law fixes.
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South Mountain
Phoenix
No Man's Land
Glendale
Tempe
Chandler
Arizona
Scottsdale
Council Admits Enlarged Area After Court Blocks Original Annexation Plan
Scottsdale Town Council re annexed 40 acres north of the Arizona canal near Monte Vista drive and added two more parcels after a Superior Court injunction blocked the original annexation. Judge Laurens Henderson ruled the petition lacked 50 percent assessed valuation representation. Developers plan homes priced 27 500 to 35 000 on the tract.
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Scottsdale
Arizona Canal
Monte Vista
Laurens Henderson
John H. Allen
West Culver
Arizona Public Service Company
John Savoy
Phoenix
Plans for $300000 church plant announced by Episcopal group
St Barna bas of the Desert Episcopal church and a building committee disclosed plans for a $300,000 facility on Mockingbird Lane in Paradise Valley. The complex would include a 6,500 square foot sanctuary, 10,000 square feet of classrooms, a parish hall, offices, and a Stewart Montgomery designer. Building fund already pledges about $240,000, committee chaired by Jack Huntress with Col Charles Bathhurst and other members.
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Lane
Paradise Valley
Henry Getz
Stewart Montgomery
Tempe
West Main Street
Jack Huntress
Col
Charles Bathhurst
John Pritzlaff
Wilfred Stewart
Robert Knight
Bruce Ervin
Building Permits Hit High in Phoenix Area 1959
In the five years ending December 1959 Scottsdale led local permit values with 28.7 million dollars in construction within town limits. Prescott reported about 10.0 million, Glendale around 8 million, while Phoenix Tucson Mesa and Tempe posted higher totals. Tempe and Mesa alone registered 38 and 25 million respectively.
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Scottsdale
Prescott
Glendale
Phoenix
Tucson
Mesa
Tempe
Kiva Hosts Hoe-Down to Raise Eight Grade Funds
In the Kiva grammar school auditorium last Friday evening March 25 eighth graders led by Lenard Leakey staged a western stamp to support the eighth grade fund. The event featured calico and overalls as traditional attire and aimed to buy a school gift upon graduation.
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Kiva Grammar School
Lenard Leakey
Suburbia Today Debuts With Scottsdale Progress
The Scottsdale Progress announces a new four color gravure section Suburbia Today to be published the first Thursday of each month starting April 7. It promises wide suburban coverage and color features.
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Scottsdale Progress
America
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Plaza Plans Revealed by Developer
Developer Lee G. Graeber unveiled Scottsdale Plaza on South Scottsdale road between Oak street and Lafayette boulevard. The center will house 9,000 feet of Lee's Department Store and ten additional shops with masonry construction and air conditioning, plus a large parking area at a three-to-one ratio.
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Scottsdale Plaza
Scottsdale Road
Oak Street
Graeber
West Earl Drive
Scottsdale
Michigan
Lee's
Emery City
Susan Lee
Cow
Tor
Oak
McDowell
Lee's Department
Lee G. Graeber
West Earls Drive
Papago Bowl
Palm
Girls State Representatives Named for Scottsdale and Arcadia High
The American Legion Auxiliary announces delegates for Scottsdale High School Julie Craig Carla Winlund Sally Davis and Arcadia High School Beverlyn Sue Christensen Pat Sterba. They were selected for character leadership and scholarship ahead of Arizona Girls State at the University of Arizona Tucson June 6 12 1960. The Scottsdale groups aid the event with the Scottsdale Business and Professional Women's Club and Soroptimist Club of Scottsdale assisting.
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The
American Legion A
Scottsdale
Arcadia
Arizona
Julie Craig
Carla Winlund
Sally Davis
Sue Christensen
Pat Sterba
Arcadia High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Arizona
University of Arizona
Tucson
Scottsdale Business & Professional Woman’s Club
BoSox Sign Five Year Fix For Scottsdale Training
The Boston Red Sox secure Scottsdale Stadium for spring training for five years with a five year option through 1970. Team secretary Tom Doud cites climate and welcome as key factors. attendance dipped slightly in 1959 but could rise with the Sox as a permanent home team.
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BoSox
Boston Red Sox
Scottsdale Stadium
Scottsdale Baseball Club
Boston
Red
Sox
Tom Doud
Scottsdale
Doud
Red Sox
Double Sessions Planned in Scottsdale and Arcadia High
Scottsdale and Arcadia Highs will operate under double sessions next fall with 1200 more students to be accommodated. Juniors and seniors would attend 6 45 a.m. to noon while freshmen and sophomores go 12 to 530 p.m. Study halls would close and teachers take extra duties.
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Scottsdale
Coronado High School
Arcadia High Schools
John J. Ashe
Palance
Arcadia
Arcada
Scottsdale High
Red Sox Cactus League Games Broadcast on KPOK
Scottsdale radio station KPOK airs all Boston Red Sox Cactus League games at 1 15 p m. for both home and away contests. For on the spot home team coverage listeners should tune to 1440 per general manager Morrie Mindel.
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Boston Red Sox
Scottsdale Stadium
Scottsdale
KPOK
Dial 1440
Morrie Mindel
Town Council Denies Parking Lot Re zoning in Duhamel Subdivision
After a prolonged hearing the Town Council denied the proposal to re zone two Duhamel subdivision lots at Taylor and Main for a Ramada Inn parking lot. Residents oppose commercial use though some backers favored partial or full rezoning. The hearing began last week and continued this week.
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Duhamel
Taylor and Main
Helsing Restaurant Enterprises
Ramada Inn
Time and Two Women film shown to promote uterine cancer screening
Scottsdale leaders promote the American Cancer Society film Time and Two Women at Scottsdale High School April 6 7 urging yearly doctor checkups and painless cytology tests. Volunteers distribute free tickets across Scottsdale explaining the film’s life saving message and urging women to overcome false modesty and seek screening.
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American Cancer Society
Scottsdale
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