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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1959
Page
1
Scottsdale High School Beavers, thin at season start, battled injuries to quarterbacks and backs yet finished strong, earning pride in a tough campaign. Local notes praise Texas Tech results, traffic light upgrades, and a cafeteria menu notice, with brief syndicated quotes on debt and handicapped employment.
Scottsdale United Fund drive reports show residential progress at 85 percent of goal and overall near half completion. Phoenix slightly ahead with 50 percent of its total. organizers urge continued effort and house calls to reach the top. The piece notes last year’s shortfall and emphasizes growth in area and population.
Officials argue for a stabilized growth pattern and a bond measure to fund a third high school within two years and additions to Arcadia. defeat last week delays the plan and may raise long term costs while not significantly cutting taxes.
Scottsdate Postmaster O C Wilson urges mailing Christmas gifts to service men and women now. Parcels mailed Nov 1 20 reach overseas bases before holidays. After Dec 10 mail should be air mail. Red Cross survey shows a home town newspaper subscription is highly valued. Scottsdale Progress subscription contest underway. Gifts include home baked cakes cookies well packed and family photos.
Bank of Douglas mailed Christmas club checks totaling $20,000 to Scottsdale depositors per local manager Dick Houseworth. The statewide chain issued 3,534 checks averaging $85, with total club deposits exceeding $300,000.
Roy Clappin, executive director of the Scottsdale Boys Club, will attend the 18th annual administrative conference of Boys' Club Executives in Palm Springs from November 13 to 15.
More than 40 Scottsdale leaders from business, farming and resorts join a Chamber committee to preserve the western atmosphere. Speakers included Orme Lewis E V Graham and Andy Swick introduced by Cliff Carpenter. Al Albany elected treasurer Ned Fledderjohn new secretary.
B J Whitelock at 261 Kachina Lane Scottsdale promoted to transportation superintendent for Salt River Project announced by Assistant General Manager Henry Shipley. He succeeds Edward F Sargent who retired Oct 31 after 34 years with the Project. Whitelock joined in 1955 after work with International Harvester Co. He served in the Marines three tours four years after high school in Milwaukee, during WWII and the Korean War where he was wounded at Chosin Reservoir. He is a past president of the Western Saddle Club.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will act Monday on Carefree Water Co. submitting an application for a franchise to supply domestic water in Townships 5 and 6 north Range 4 east northeast of Scottsdale and north of Paradise Valley. Certificates of convenience and necessity have already been granted on several properties in the area to the same company. The application covers parts of sections 34 35 36 in township 6 and part of section 3 in township 5.
Imperial Manor Apartments at 560 South Pinto Drive in Holiday Park were purchased by Mr and Mrs Julian Grudzien formerly of Cleveland Ohio. The 12 unit complex built December 1958 includes a pool barbecue patio and a desert garden added since Oct 15. Managers named are Mr and Mrs Robert Conklin from Houston Texas. Grudzien runs a furniture factory in Ohio and represents a large eastern furniture company in the west.
Maricopa County seeks applicants for a criminal investigator in the county attorney's office. Applications are due November 24 at 126 West Madison, Phoenix. Requirements include 21 years old, high school graduate, with possible scientific training. Selection includes a qualifying test and fitness interview. Pay ranges from 392 to 478 dollars monthly for a 48 hour week.
Scottsdale will host the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons annual two day meeting November 19 and 20 at the Valley Ho. Speakers include Col Frank M Townsend Arm Forces Institute of Pathology Dr Boyden L Crouch Phoenix and Dr William P Longmire Jr UCLA. The event opens with a Dutch treat cocktail hour and dinner featuring Zeno Klinker script writer for Edgar Bergen.
Meal plan lists daily lunches for Scottsdale Elementary School from November 16 to 20. Each entry shows items like Bologna sandwich, chili beans, frankfurter, Austrian macaroni, and fish sticks with sides and milk.
J C Wilson of Good year chairs Arizona Cotton Growers association says damage centers on lint staining in open bales and reduced grade. Some producers report small delays. others warn hail may ruin quality. He notes Arizona losses are less than California's Imperial Valley, where storms left fields like a row of dirty snow.
Quinn Realty and Investment Co seeks formal incorporation after operating for two years at 309 West Second St in Scottsdale. Richard Quinn confirmed the move today.
Scottsdale council heard expansion plans for Papego Plaza including six new store units and a new restaurant with a $100000 investment. Permits granted for canopy light signs at 34 stores and potential medical center or office building on Mt Nowell were discussed, with hearings set for an oversized sign at A J Bayless Market on November 25.
The Raiders of the Boy's Club of Scottsdale placed third in the pre season Basketball League for high school boys. Butler Unit won the league followed by the Homes Unit and Scottsdale with a 3–4 record. Tony Rainert averaged 12.8 points and Jan Klineman 11. Coach LeRoy Larson announces Scottsdale Bay's Club will sponsor leagues for three area groups with signup due Wednesday November 25.
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