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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1950
Page
8
Robert Beauchamp of Redwood Court Tempe was severely beaten and robbed of $20 by four youths who offered a lift on Scottsdale Road and then picked up two more companions. Beauchamp, walking along the road, accepted the offer for a ride to buy gasoline before the assault.
Beauchamp arrived at Scottsdale and Thomas roads to find his money missing and the youths gone. Capt. R W Brady of the Citizens Patrol advised turning the matter over to county authorities. No arrests have been made.
H W Dixon branch chairman W N Thorne and H T Robertson directors represented Scottsdale at the Maricopa county chapter meeting in Phoenix on Wednesday. John W Mills was elected chairman of the county unit. Dixon announced forthcoming committee chair appointments for the Scottsdale chapter. Stanley Harlen and Cowden Curtis fished at Stewart Mountain dam over the weekend. Bison numbers total about 4000 on fenced range in a few Northwestern states. About 50 million referenced in the 1850s.
Merle's Department Store announces a grand opening on Friday May 12 at its new East First street location. Owner Mrs Merle Brown Smith says the Vanderhoofs signers of Scottsdale's 1912 plat will attend with Rev and Mrs V A Vanderhoof as special guests. The store offers family wear yard goods and dry goods with names Bates Weatherbird shoes and Dan River fabrics and sheets. Assisting Mrs Smith are Mrs Mildred Eitel Mrs Gene Pentington and Mrs Mary Jane Lewis.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Sipe Peterson Post No. 44 will sponsor a bridge and canasta party on Tuesday night May 16 at 8 oclock in the Legion Home. The public is invited with door prizes and high and low score prizes in both games. Admission is twenty five cents per person.
Mrs. Robert Zimmerman and Mrs. M J Smith will assist at the opening while the shop promises year round hours from 8 30 a m to 6 p m weekdays and 8 30 a m to 8 p m Saturdays Mrs Smith thanked Robert Fox Don Fox Donald McDonald Mel Veitmeier George Cavalliere Bill Rider Alvin E O Brown Ralph Pennington Scottsdale Hardware O Malleys and Willmoths for assistance in readying the store for tomorrow's opening.
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