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Scottsdale Progress

Location

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1948

Page

8

Chamber Directors Hear Report On Iron Lung Drive

Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce reports 427.50 raised by August 26 for an iron lung purchase. Cliff Carpenter notes this is over one third of the needed total and the drive continues under Carol Snell. A winter fiesta planned for January aims to fund a Scottsdale community center with Spanish program ideas from Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Ortega. Alexander Laird presided in Bob Yount’s absence.

Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce Cliff Carpenter Chamber Walker Building Carpenter Carol Snell Phoenix Scottsdale Micky Harris Manuel Ortega Scottsdale and Alexander Laird Bob Yount

Plan 50 Drillings Details Water Purchase Plan

The board of governors adopts a plan allowing shareholders to buy up to two acre feet of water per year at 14 dollars per acre foot. Stored water behind Verde and Salt river dams totals 226,691 acre-feet of a 2,000,000 acre-foot capacity. With ongoing drought and looming lettuce season withdrawals, storage may fall below 1947 levels before September 7 without mountain rains.

Board of Governors Association

Rough Rider Stamp to Be Out Oct 27

A commemorative Rough Riders stamp will have its first sale in Prescott on October 27. The issue bears a reproduction of the statue of Bucky ONeil in the Prescott courthouse square. ONeil, Arizona’s famed Span ish American War participant, was killed at San Juan Hill. The stamp follows a bill introduced in Congress earlier this year. The piece notes the Rough Riders 50th anniversary was observed earlier this year.

Rough Riders of Arizona Prescott Congress

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