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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
10
A call for General Election turnout urges Scottsdale and nationwide participation. It notes Arizona has 241 010 registered voters while estimates suggest only 160 000 will vote and pressures readers to register and vote on Tuesday.
Members of Sipe-Peterson Post No 44 American Legion started advance ticket sales for the annual Armistice Day barbecue to be held Thursday November 11 at the Legion home on East Second Street. The event is jointly sponsored by Valley Legion posts including Mesa Gilbert Chandler Tempe Cave Creek and Scottsdale.
Scottsdalians will flock to Scottsdale High School grounds Saturday night for the PTA Halloween carnival. The event features fish pond raffles freak shows a house of horrors vaudeville acts a quiz show games and refreshments with booths sponsored by each class and the student council. The crowning of the carnival queen will highlight the evening after a coronation ceremony and a dance in the gym follows.
Scottsdale High Beavers, undefeated in four games this season, set to face Gila Bend Six Friday October 29 at 8 00 p m. Injuries to Beaver backs Sto koe Cavin and Tait cloud the outlook as coach Hardt aims for an eighth straight win.
Seldon C. Windes a commerce instructor at the local high school was named to succeed William H. Messinger as president of the Scottsdale Kiwanis club at a regular weekly meeting Monday night October 25 in the high school cafeteria Also named were Mort Kimsey first vice president and Bert Owéns second vice president A four member board of directors and other officers will be elected at the next meeting Continued Page Four.
The Scottsdale Community Chest report shows $700 received toward a $3,000 quota as of Wednesday. General chairman Cliff Carpenter notes many solicitors have not yet reported and urges continued house to house canvassing led by about 20 volunteers after last Thursday's kickoff downtown. Residents along the east of 40th Street receive mailers and monitor daily progress on the thermo meter above the Pink Pony.
Balloting for governor promises to be one of the closest contests of state interest this year. Dan Garvey, Democratic nominee and incumbent acting governor completing Sidney Osborn's term, is given the nod to win. Bruce Brockett, GOP standard bearer, has sharpened his campaign speeches in the last two weeks. Vote as you please, folks but for goodness sakes vote.
Mr and Mrs W J Scarbough of Kingsburg California are visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J E Scarbough and friends Mr and Mrs Wm Francis and daughters. They arrived here last week.
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