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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
6
Scottsdale Progress staff faced a pricing blunder when cigarettes were listed at 1.55 instead of 1.65. The ad mistake drew many customers with 127 cartons sold at the lower price and a notable rise in store traffic, underscoring the impact of advertising.
On the final day of selective service registration 165 men aged 18 to 25 are counted at the Scottsdale branch of Selective Service Board No 7. Though local boards close, future 18 year olds will register with state headquarters in Phoenix. George Willmath thanks volunteers and notes public thanks to donating ladies including Helen M Benger Joe Willmoth Glen Riley Mary Butler Pat Sumpter Cecil Raleigh Frank Cavalliere Cowden Curtis Carl Weatherly Nora Smith Garrett Musgrove E O Brown Martha Ann Tingle.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and their sons were dinner guests Sunday evening at the home of their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Scott.
A schedule of local activities includes a P TA clothing drive at Grammar School, Chamber of Commerce Directors at Walker Building, Farm Bureau meeting at Grammar School, Future Farmers dance at High School, Legion Auxiliary rummage sale at Craftsman Building, Scottsdale Squares square dance at High School courts, and Kiwanis club meeting at High School cafeteria.
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce board meets at 8 tonight in the Walker building to map finances and promotion for a January winter festival. The event mirrors Hi Neighbor Day with free entertainment and carnival booths, funds to the Chamber's community center fund.
Plans underway for the annual Halloween Carnival as the Pat ent Teacher association organizes the event. Mrs. Dick Robbins chairs the planning committee with room mothers from grammar and high schools coordinating booth setups for each homeroom. Members include Mrs. Hiram Kennedy and Mrs. Bert Owens.
The body of First Lt. George W. Hinton III arrives in Phoenix from Alaska for funeral with full military honors. Hinton, once Scottsdale High School student body president, died in 1942 Alaska crash while serving in the Army Air Forces. his service included transit through Kelly Field and Alaska Defense Command.
Scottsdale Parent Teacher Association Sewing Circle calls for clothing donations in a drive at Scottsdale Grammar School recreation hall on Thursday and Friday. Usable dresses coats underwear socks patterns shoes feed sacks and remnants are welcome. Volunteers will repair garments to aid local needy children from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.
Scottsdale Progress receives approval from the Third Assistant Postmaster General to re enter as second class matter. First such permit for a Scottsdale newspaper marks a milestone in the West’s Most Western Town. Subscriptions: $1 for six months, $2 for a year in town. out of state $3. Call 5-1788 or mail checks to Box 266. Jesse Walt of Bakersfield visited Walter Walt on Monday, September 20.
Beavers coached by Richard Jiggs Hardt plan a Friday game condition scrimmage with everyone to prove themselves. The squad suffers injuries to Richmond and Marion Wright, with Wright possibly sidelined for the season while Arleigh may return for the Ft Thomas game.
Scottsdale churches unite for October to raise regular church attendance under the slogan See You in Church Sunday. Five congregations will launch the effort September 26 with daily greetings and signs and car home stickers to promote choosing a church home, highlighting community harmony and a survey of new families.
The Rev. Leslie J. Ross, pastor of the local Methodist church and director of evangelism for Arizona Methodists, is in Los Angeles today for a meeting of the Board of Evangelism of the Southern California Arizona annual conference. He will attend a banquet and several meetings honoring Bishop James C. Baker, who has just returned from the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam.
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