sun dial newsletter jan 1964

8/20/2019 Sun Dial newsletter Jan 1964

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V o l . 4 No. 1 S U N C I T Y , A R I Z O N A

J a n u a r y , 1964

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A pioneer Sun Citian was

once

heard to say, This

is our

place

in the sun.

Wi t h

these words, he may

have

added

the fo l l owing

br ief

story about an infant com

munity

that has already grown up.

This is our

place

in the sun — a land that, four

years ago, was called cotton fields. Now, this is our

home and we

call

it Sun

C i ty

Our community has a 100-unit motor hotel, a

t h r iv -

ing 28-business shopping center, palm dotted parkways,

two

ro l l ing 18-hole

golf

courses, recreational facilities

and

thousands

of

homes

and

apartments.

A l l

of this has

been

accomplished in an eye

wink

of

time, but has become an eye fu l l in reality.

Only recently we celebrated our Fourth Birthday and

Model Homes Grand Opening. This Sun

D i a l issue

de

votes

its pictorial coverage to the two day festivities we

shared,

and

reveals

some new developments in 1963.

Our motor hotel was newly

decorated,

enlarged and

renamed Kings Inn. Construction of

homes

continued

at a rapid pace and the Shepherd of the Desert

L u t h -

eran

Church became our community's t h i r d to complete

its

sanctuary.

Known

as active retirees, we continued to keep

our image intact while busily pursuing activity

in

more

than 90 clubs and organizations.

Our major programs included fashion shows, a luau.

Western Days, arts and crafts

shows

and a Roaring

20's

dance.

Yes, this is our

place

in the sun,

ever

growing,

ever

glowing, where during 1963, we welcomed new friends

and neighbors practically every day to

jo in

in our varied

activities in a climate of fine friendship and Arizona

sunshine.

A nd

together in 1964, we are happy to

say Sun

ity

is our

place

in the sun.


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January 1964

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COMMUNITY CENTER PRES

IDENT

and birthday party host

Al Greeley

is

surrounded

by

pret ty Peoria High School

twi r lers

on

Town

Hall patio.

The gi rls from

le f t are

Jakie

Underd own Anita Mackin

Cheryl

Kosier

and

Conni e

Hardi ng. Greeley was

on

hand

t o chat with residents

and

vis

i tors at the

hall

and at

m o -

e ls dur i n g

t h e

two -day

c e l e b ra t i o n .

RESIDENTS

AND COMMUNITY

visitors bask

in the

aft ernoon sunshine duri ng openi ng

da y

birthday festivities held

on

Town

Hall Greek Theater stage.

TOWN HALL

is f i l l e to

capacity

for

second

da y

Barbershop Jubil ee

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community sing. Featured groups

so

popu

lar in

previous

Sun

Cty appearances were

the

Phoenix Kachina Chapter Chorus

of the

Sweet Adelines

Inc. and the

Phoenix Saguaro Chapt er Mens group the Copperst atesmen.


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BARBERSHIP QUARTET, the Copperminors stopped in

front of model apartments and entertained visitors

with harmony and funny antics. The foursome sang

with

the Copperstatesmen earlier at Town Hall.

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ffee to Del E.

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F inance Owen Child-

made initial Sun City

3 it is now located

s id is a coffee -br eak

model d esigns in front

( ice.

PRETTY HOSTESS Gladys Smith and hat bedecked ret irement counselor John Cox

share coffee cake and a chat with winter visitors from Dixon, II I ., Jess and Olive Wirth.

The foursome are shown in front of one of the smaller model homes, the colonial

designed Mt. Vernon.

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with some

nd nephew Mr. and

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Model home is the

TANDEM T EA M - H os t A l G re e

ley and G ay 90 s dress, Lottie

Armst rong , s top tandem team

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daughter Ethel Anne in drive

way of the Geronimo model for

a fr iendly confab.


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January

1964

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SNACK TIME —Before completing models tour visitors

stop

at

Half -Way House

and

outdoor cafe

fo r

i r t h -

day cake

and

coffee. According

to the

caterer more

than

20 cakes

were consumed

and 60

gallons

of

cof

fee

during

the two day

party.

FLOWER POT PRESENTA

TION-Host

Al

Greeley

and

hostess Vivian Gardner offer

visi tors some goo d laughs

and photographer a good

shot w i t h this f lower

pot

presentation from window

of

Palo Verde Model home

GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL

Dance Band members tour

models and here share some

moments w i th

Sun

City hostess

Ina Dodt

in

f r on t

of

coopera

tive apartments.


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Page 8

January,

1964

U Y

CONSTRUCTION CREWS - Wth a combination of CHURCH AERIAL

VIEW

- Less than three

years

after

blocks, cement, lumber and labor homes and apartments their first meeting at Community Center, Sun City s Luth-

continued to rise at a rapid rate as shown in this photo

erans

held

services

in their own sanctuary. The impressive

taken late in 1963.

Shepherd

of the Desert Lutheran

Church rises

100 feet

from ground level to gleaming spire top.

A NEW LOOK — In 1963 motor hotel received a new name. The

Kings

Inn, new interior and exterior

design

of Old

English decor and simultaneous expansion of coffee shop and lobby.

PUBLISHED

BY THE DEL E.

WE DEVELOPMENT

CO., P.O. BOX 555, SUN CITY, ARIZ.

EDITOR

JERRY SVENDSEN

EDITORIAL ADVISORS

T. E

BREEN

W

S.

DORAN

T. G. AUSTIN

J. P McLAIN

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S E N D F O R F R E E R O C H U R E

p. O. Box 555-SD, Sun City, Ariz.

Full-Color Story

of Sun

City, Arizona 2 8 -Pa g e

Fu ll-C o lo r

Sto ry of un C it y

ADDRESS „ _ _

Then come

see

this famous

city

CITY

ZONE STATE that s

the talk of the nation.

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