19 Oct 1956
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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1956
Page
1
An error swapped Charles Ronan's image with the revival minister in the Assembly of God advertisement last week. Ronan should have appeared with the article announcing his election as president of the Scottsdale Kiwanis Club.
Television and radio personality Trapper Jim will lead the Halloween Parade of Costumes Friday night October 26 at 6 30 pm. The parade forms at Scottsdale Road and Main Street, ends at the Community Center where cartoons and refreshments await. Prizes for schoolchildren include Most Original, Funniest and Best Looking with nominations for a school trophy. registrations close Friday morning at each school.
A nature drama from Florida titled Secrets of the Reef opens Thursday at the Kiva Theatre in Scottsdale. The film documents life on the coral reef with rare footage and a lengthy production process. The engagement includes live aquarium displays and a Tom and Jerry short parade with several vintage cartoons.
A Scottsdale appeal outlines the value of the Community Chest and related groups, asking what would happen without Foundation for Blind Children Girl Scouts Boy Scouts YMCA Community Center Youth programs library Family Service Florence Crittenden Home Salvation Army Visiting Nurse Service and Welfare Fund. It urges support to fund summer recreation, home health care, and family services.
A 4500 person crowd attended the first day open of the Electri Living Home in Scottsdale at 56th Street and Lewis Drive sponsored by the Salt River Power District and designed for climate and lifestyle. The all electric home built by D D Castleberry and featured in LIVING for Young Homemakers Magazine was sold furnished to Frank H Musket of Chicago who heads a drugstore chain. The home remains open for inspection daily 9 am to 2 pm through December 16 with other features including remote control lighting, an all electric kitchen, laundry center, and a high fidelity audio system.
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