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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1956
Page
3
The notes list multiple sets of student officers across rooms, with names and positions from presidents to monitors. Other items mention geography study on Bridge Lands, a presidential campaign with posters, two twelfth birthday celebrants, a student pedestrian accident, K-9 college dogs, a snake incident, first chess meeting, and plans for science talks and football at noon.
We elected John Burke as President Nancy Reed as vice president Richard Parker as secretary Pat Benjamin as treasurer Ferry Tropyy Wak chosen Lieutenant of the Safety Patrol There are 28 students in the room with 10 away and more may join by year end Seven new students join Ingleside Bena Shalit Galen Graves Linda Simmons Ann Schneider Kit Smith Skip Paul from various schools Carl Carlock transferred to Longview and North Phoenix Baptist Church School Mrs and Mrs John H Suggs of Scottsdale welcomed a daughter born September 15 at Tempe Clinic Hospital
BI Jones announces the Saguaro Lake amateur photo contest running through November 1 1956. Entries must be taken within five miles of Saguaro Lake and submitted with name and address on the back. Prizes total 8100.90 in merchandise plus class awards. entries become property of Saguaro Lake Company.
The 480th Field Artillery Battalion and the Bush Masters battalion earned high marks in Army Inspectors maneuvers at Fort Man. Battery C of Tempe commanded by Capt. Chester A. Smith Jr. achieved the highest training index among Arizona units at 0.96. Superior ratings range 80 to 100, with 65 to 77.99 level as excellent.
A western style party honoring top French officials was held at Paul Coze's home in West Scottsdale on Monday night. Gene Peterson rode into the patio on his horse Jo-Jo at a pre arranged time, twirling a lariat and showcasing the horse's paces before the guests. Peterson was well known among rodeo circles.
Scottsdale radio station KPOK announces a schedule overhaul with Efren Valenzuela hosting 5 to 7 am and Paul Lynde 7 to 9 am Monday through Saturday. Dick Gilbert 9 am to noon and John ny Thompson 12 to 3 pm follow, plus a 3 to 6 30 pm "Subbing for Saxie" block awaiting Saxie Dowell's arrival around November 1. Weekend programming includes church services and the Concert Hall series by Dr H Dean Cage Sundays 4 to 5 pm.
After two weeks Bowing Patio Tea Room leads the Scottsdale Women’s Bowling League as Laran McQuiston posts the high single game 190 and series 475. National Bank and Statewide Realty follow with Porter's and Basket House among the other teams.
California residents attend college and naval training while others prepare for travel and work. Miss Jolene Hiser completes Bainbridge basic training and returns to Scottsdale. Bill McKnight plans to move near Mexico City with his grandparents after Navy discharge. Kenneth Donn hosts a party. Arizona State College dorms elect seven officers led by editor Twila Jesman as Gammage Hall paper hires her as editor.
A party in a backyard featured hot dogs ice cream and cake with guests Brenda Wybranski Kevin and Pad dy Kearney Linda and Eddie Cov ington Erin and Trisha McMahon Gary and Jackie Crews Branda and Frank Wiedner and Judy Blunt. Wayne Alien family returned from a vacation to Indiana Wisconsin and Yellowstone Park. Frank Wiedner turned eight with a river fishing day with parents and sister. Mrs Claude Crosier hosted relatives from Corydon Indiana. Jacque Albright celebrated a birthday with a weifer roast at the Mc Dowell Mountains. Marilyn was driven to Redlands to enter university. Eva Philen returned from a six week Alabama trip and stays with the George Thomases. An older ladies Sunday School class is starting at the First Baptist Church led by Mrs E G Scott.
A readable OCR fragment lists multiple sects including Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist, Church of Christ, Methodist, Lutheran, and Catholic services. It provides pastors names like Rev. Owen R. Smith Rev. Donald Robinson Rev. Harold Teno and Rev. Paul L. West, and schedules for Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Service Bible Study Prayer services Holy Communion and youth activities across various addresses on Scottsdale Road and nearby streets.
The Valley Presbyterian Church lists Pastor Herbert P Landes with service times at 11:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and worship. The Unitarian Church of Phoenix at 800 E Pasadena St plan a 7:00 p.m. sermon with Dr Edward Broome.
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