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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1961
Page
8
A packed week of cultural happenings across Phoenix and Scottsdale. Museums host exhibits at Heard Museum and Phoenix Art Museum, theatre performances include Auntie Mame and The Importance of Being Earnest, plus lectures, book reviews, dance and travel series, and a designer crafts exhibit at Heard Museum West Gallery.
City charter details establishing municipally owned utilities and regulatory powers. Sections cover public records access, officer oaths, continuity of current officials, and the council's broad authority to enact ordinances and regulate city operations for orderly municipal government.
The Scottsdale Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on October 9 1961 at 7 30 PM at the Town Hall. Property owners are invited to speak on rezoning requests from COUNTY RURAL to SCOTTSDALE RESIDENTIAL B and COMMERCIAL A, plus other parcels in Matlock Place Osborn Road Indian School Road and McDonald and Scottsdale Road areas.
The Interstate Commerce Commission bans segregation on interstate buses and terminals starting November 1 with a required sign. The rule extends to tickets from January 1 1963, while intra state access in terminals serving interstate buses is also affected. The decision faced opposition from southern states and carriers.
Hollywood star Marion Davies died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a four year battle with cancer. The 64 year old silent era icon and early talkie pioneer had suffered a coma and lingering pain, with physician Dr Eliot Corday calling her brave as cancer spread from jaw and mouth to a general condition.
Texas baritone Charlie Applewhite, 28, famous for Cherry Pink and Ebb Tide, is in very serious condition after a Cessna 210 struck a power line and crashed near Midland Air Park. His wife and a Midland oilman were killed. Applewhite remains hospitalized at Midland Memorial.
The Air Force warned Phoenix residents that Ari zones may hear sonic booms this weekend during a training exercise involving supersonic jets from Arizona California Utah and Nevada. Pilots will avoid population centers where possible to limit disturbance.
Lunches at Scottsdale elementary schools feature fried chicken on Thursday next week. The week starts with frankfurter on bun on Monday and includes turkey pot pie Tuesday beef in gravy Wednesday fried chicken Thursday and fish sticks Friday with sides such as rolls potatoes and vegetables. Milk accompanies all meals and ticket options are $1.40 for five meals or 30 cents for a single meal with five day tickets available on Monday.
The Senate stalls weekend adjournment as a two year Mexican farm labor bill faces a key vote amid clashes over timing and additional major measures. Ahead, conference talks on public works, foreign aid, and tax relief for DuPont stockholders linger while Kennedy signs 22 bills into law including the Peace Corps expansion.
Scottsdale Planning and Zoning Commission will hear three commercial zoning requests and one for apartment zoning Monday night Oct 9. The sites include a 1900 by 600 foot parcel at MacDonald and Scottsdale Road, currently residential under county zoning, north of Arizona Canal annexed by Scottsdale opposite Paradise Valley. A second commercial site is Indian School and Granite Reef Roads owned by Hallcraft Homes. The third is 1 1/2 acre at Second and Marshall owned by Mr and Mrs Lawrence Ong. An apartment development is sought on the south side of Osborn Road about 675 feet west of Orange Avenue.
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