Sunshine Festival Parade Draws 8500 In Scottsdale
About 8,500 people crowded Main street to witness the first Scottsdale Sunshine Festival opening parade for the 1951-52 winter season. Mayor Malcolm White and Secretary of State Wesley Bolin opened the event as horses, floats and livestock exhibits rolled by, featuring 350 horses, 25 Arizona State coeds, Scottsdale Moonlight Riders and groups from Paradise Inn to Gainey Ranch. The procession included three bands and Indian dancers, with Dick Griffith as parade marshal guiding the show. Continued on Page Twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcom White
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Road
Paradise Valley
Oscar Strobie
Kenneth Caswell
Wesley Bolin
Dick Griffith
Hurley Pruitt
Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Marshall Avenue
Brown Avenue
Malcolm White
Maricopa Sheriff’s
Scottsdale Moonlight Riders
Paradise Alleys
Judson School
Paradise Inn
Ride ’N Rock Ranch
Scottsdale Farm Bureau
Tres Senores Realty
Nearly New Shop
Gainey Ranch
J. G. Boswell Ginning Company
Porter’s
la Tiendecita
Camelback
Larson
Cecil Raleigh
E. J. Tweed
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SHS Places Three On District Team
Scottsdale High School earned three players on the West Central district football first team selected by district coaches. From SHS, Jerry John, Wayne Geddes, and Pete Ellis earned spots, with Ellis and Geddes as seniors and John a junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
West Central
Jerry John
Wayne Geddes
Pete Ellis
Ellis
Geddes
John
Henry Evans
Tolleson
Robert Green
Carver
Kenneth ‘Farney
Peoria
Bill Braham
Ajo
Ray Simmons
Parker
Ronnie ‘Rainey
Buckeye
Lafayette Winrow
Progress Holiday Issue Notice
Thanksgiving week update states the Progress goes to press Tuesday night instead of Wednesday. Readers are invited to send missed news items for next week and note a new telephone number 5 1476.
Mrs Bruce Barton Dies In New York
Mrs Esther Randall Barton 64 died at her home 117 East 55th Street New York City on Tuesday. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Central Presbyterian Church New York. She and Bruce Barton wintered in Arcadia ten years and owned a Camelback Avenue home. She served on the New York Infirmary for Women and Children Travelers Aid Society and the Women s National Republican club and aided the Wellesley Committee for Student Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
New York City
Esther Randall Barton
Bruce Barton
E. 55Th St
New York
Churches Schedule Thanksgiving Rites in Scottsdale
The Methodist and Baptist churches in Scottsdale plan a Union Thanksgiving service Thursday at 10:00 am at Scottsdale Methodist Church. Rev. Sanford Cleveland will preach on "What Song Does Your Life Sing." Methodist choir and soloist Mrs. Delma Allgood Baker will sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Methodist Church
Sanford Cleveland
Delma Allgood Baker
Scottsdale Lutherans Invite Thanksgiving Day Services
Lutheran Thanksgiving Day services set for 9 a.m. with Pastor Schmitz speaking on The Life of Thankfulness. The Scottsdale congregation invites the public to attend as the series on The Last Things concludes with The Cry at Midnight sermon. Services are in the residence chapel at 213 East Indian School Road as the church builds a new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Board of A
Scottsdale
Murdock Outlines Colorado River Water Battle
The Honorable John R. Murdock told Scottsdale Kiwanis members that Arizona may need another Supreme Court lawsuit to secure its legal Colorado River water share. He claimed California opposes Arizona and will fight in Congress and courts until a final adjudication confirms Arizona’s rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Murdock
United States
Congress
Scottsdale Kiwanis Club
Arizona
Supreme Court
Colorado
California
Murdock
Colorado River
Seniors to Stage Joan of Lorraine at SHS
Scottsdale High School senior class presents Joan of Lorraine on November 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Lead actors Paul Hayden and Connie Jackson star with a large supporting cast including Landon Nichols and Jolane Steig under director Bernard Kane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SHS
Joan of Lorraine
Ingred Bergman
Broadway
Scottsdale High School
Paul Hayden
Connie Jackson
Landon Nichols
Jolane Steig
Larry Beauchamp
Andy Anderson
Alan Roush
Lee Chatham
Bill Dawson
Andy Castle
Jim Stewart
Sam Payne
Skip Plume
New York
Bernard M. Kane
Dorothy Windes
Mary Jane Messinger
Joan Paulus
Jim Pilcher
Jerry Loucheim
Arizona woman named adviser for polio foundation
Mrs. Cecil B. Raleigh of Scottsdale has been named Arizona State Adviser on Women's Activities for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. She succeeds Mrs. Richard F. Harless and will coordinate with women’s clubs across the state to boost support for Foundation programs funded by the March of Dimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Raleigh
Arizona
Polio Foundation
New York
Cecil B. Raleigh
Scottsdale
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O’connor
March of Dimes Organization
Phoenix
Raleigh
Maricopa County
Boston
Mass
National Foundation
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St. John’s
Salt River Reservation
Mesa High School
Lutheran
Gene Russel
Jackie Roberts
Dixie Routt
Robert Britton
Richard F. Harless
Washington, D. C
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