Scottsdale Sunshine Festival opens 1951 52 winter season
The first annual Scottsdale Sunshine Festival attracts thousands to Scottsdale for opening ceremonies led by Wesley Bolin on a 5000 dollar Palomino and a 10000 dollar saddle. Parade features include Dick Griffith, 25 Arizona State College co-eds, and Hopi hoop dancers with a late barbecue by the American Legion.
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Valley of the Sun
Scottsdale
Chamber of Commerce
Les Larson
Bolin
Dick Griffith
Arizona
Ee College
Tempe
St. John’s Mission Ybtho
Maricopa County
Parade Route for Sunshine Festival
Parade route follows Orange avenue north to Main street then east to Brown and north to East Flest avenue. It continues west to Scottsdale road then north to Indian School road, west to Marshall avenue south to West First avenue east to Scottsdale road south to East First street and east to Coronado school.
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Orange Avenue
Main Street
Brown
Flest
Scottsdale Road
Indian School Road
Marshall Avenue
First Avenue
First Street
Coronado School
Town Council Creates Scottsdale Zoning Commission
The Scottsdale Town Council unanimously approved an ordinance to establish a five member zoning commission. The panel will draft a comprehensive zoning plan and submit ordinances to the council. K T Palmer and Wirt Morton discussed zoning, other actions included accepting claims, garbage franchise talks, and a grammar school paving report by Dr. Philip Schneider.
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Scottsdale
High
K.T. Palmer
Wirt Morton
Santa Barbara
Calif
Philip Schneider
Kiwanis Speaker John R. Murdock Scheduled
United States Representative John R. Murdock will be guest speaker at the Kiwanis meeting on Monday night November 19. A.V. Halterman, program chairman, arranged the appearance. The Kiwanis club meets at the Outpost at 7 00 p.m.
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John R. Murdock
United States
Congress
Kiwanis
A.V. Halterman
Kiwanis Club
Murdock
Scottsdale Lodge and Garden Club Event Schedule
Tonight at 7 30 p m Scottsdale Masonic Lodge Wesley Hall and Tuesday November 20 at 8 p m Scottsdale Garden Club at A C Baechlin home listed as local club gatherings with times and venues respectively.
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Scottsdale Masonic Lodge
Wesley Hall
Scottsdale Garden Club
A. C. Baechlin
First Aid Classes End Tonight at Grammar School
Dr. S. H. Hale announces the last chance to enroll in Red Cross First Aid courses. Training runs nine sessions with classes held Monday and Thursday at 7 30 p m at Scottsdale Grammar School. Enrollment is open tonight at 7 30 p m and for those who missed earlier sessions.
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S. H. Hale
Red Cross
First Aid Committee
Grammar School
Open House Hours Set For Festival
Scottsdale festival organizers announce open house hours for stores on Saturday with two and three hour windows. Shop owners may choose either 2 to 3 pm or 7 to 8 pm and are urged to stay open 7 to 8 pm for late visitors and to decorate storefronts.
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Les Larson
Scottsdale
Larson
Scottsdale Declares Town Limits With Western Themed Sign
Signs at both town boundaries announce Scottsdale as the "Weat's Most Western Town" and mark the official incorporation. Marshal Hurley Pruitt reports the signs were erected using prison labor and describe the town boundary, population, and speed limit on rustic yellow panels.
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Scottsdale
Hurley Pruitt
Tescomme
Sixth Phoenix Junior Rodeo at Arizona Downs This Weekend
The sixth annual Phoenix 20-30 Club Junior Rodeo comes to Arizona Downs on November 17 and 18 starting at 2 pm. Contestants aged five to 17 will compete and all proceeds benefit the Arizona Boys' Ranch. A parade starts at 10 am Saturday in downtown Phoenix. Admission is 1 dollar for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Phoenix
Arizona Downs
Arizona Boys’ Ranch
Paving Progressing Rapidly At School
Paving of the four blocks around the Grammar school and the loading area on the west side is under way with a side slated for completion in a week to ten days. Afterward four more blocks including Grammar School road and adjacent streets will be paved similarly as most property owners have paid or pledged their share.
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Grammar School
Grammar Schol Road
West Second
Marshall
Scottsdale Road
Orange
Taylor
Robert Laskowski Paving Company
Scottsdale High Beavers Clinch West Central Crown in 28 20 Win
Scottsdale High School Beavers secure the West Central conference title with a 28 20 victory over Litchfield Park Owls. Coach Richard Jiggs Hardt earns his fourth conference title. Wayne Geddes leads with two rushing TDs and a pass for another as penalties exceed 300 yards.
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Beavers Edge
Litchfield Park Owls
Richard
Jiggs) Hardt’s
Scottsdale High School
Beavers
Hardt
SHS Beavers
Scottsdale
Scottsdalians
Wayne Geddes
Robert G. Forsyth Services Held in Phoenix
Robert Gilbert Forsyth a former sales manager for Electrical Equipment Co in Phoenix died in Phoenix Veterans Hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Arizona Funeral Home with Montezuma Lodge in charge. cremation followed at Greenwood Memorial Park. He was 54, born in Mystic Iowa, served in World War I Rainbow Division, and is survived by wife Vivian two daughters Billie Roberta Wesley Marilyn E Sharp and two sons Jack S Charles C plus two grandchildren.
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Robert Gilbert Forsyth
Scottsdale
Phoenix Veterans’ Hospital
Arizona Funeral Home
Montezuma Lodge
Greenwood Memorial Park
Forsyth
Electrical Equipment Company
Phoenix
Mystic
Iowa
Valley
Minneapolis
Minn
Rainbow Division
Vivian M
Billie Roberta Wesley
Long Island
N.Y
Marilyn E. Sharp
Jack S
Charles C
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Scottsdale Sunshine Festival
American Legion
Legion
Ide
Zoning Commission
SHS
Kiwani-Anns
Chas. A. Williams
Beaver Footballers
Shelby Copeland
Geddes
Robert G. Forsyth
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