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E L
W E B B S
u n
V o l 3, No. 8
S U N
C I T Y ,
A R I Z O N A
November , 1963
W e s t e r n F r o g r a m
F e a t u r e s
M i l e L o n g
F a r a d e
B R I G H T E S T IN
C O L O R
an d l a r g -
e s t
in
s i z e
in Sun
C i t y ' s
W e s t e r n
D a y s
P a r a d e
was the
A r i z o n a
P u b l i c
S e r v ic e S u n s h i n e
float.
It s
gol d lettered
m e s s a g e r e a d :
H a t s Off to Sun C i t i z e n s .
The most elaborate event of Sun City s recent
Third
Annual
Western Days was its colorful mile-
long parade.
From parkways, parking lots, front porches and
street corners. Sun Citians viewed a procession of
horseback riders, floats, bands, horseless carriages,
horseless stage coaches and pedal pushers.
Parade
members,
like
the Pied Piper of
Hamelin,
l e d
scores of residents to the Sun it y Shopping
Center, where festivities continued for two mid-
October days.
The November Sun Dia l edition reviews high
lights
of the Sun
ity
Shopping Center Merchants
Association-sponsored Western-Flavored program.
Ladies of the Town Hal l Exercise Class, wearing
matching gym
outfits,
were
first
to entertain with
a
series
of calisthenics.
The Maricopa Mustangers put their steeds
through some brisk
paces,
after a concert presenta
t ion
by the 541st A i r Force Band. Resident Laddie
Houska s Magic Show closed out afternoon per
formances.
That
evening the Sun
ity
Round and
Square
Continued on Page 4)
S U N C I T Y OR B U S T I was
i n s c r i b e d on s i d e of h o r s e -
l e s s s t a g e c o a c h
c o n s t r u c t e d
b y
new r e s i d e n t S a n d y San-
fo rd and,
h e r e , d r i v e n
b y
wife
L e i l a .
S a n d y
temporar i ly
c a n c e l l e d
home o r g a n i z i n g
a n d
gol f p l a y
to transform
S
hi s
e l e c t r i c c a r t
f or
W e s t e r n
D a y s f e s t i v i t i e s .
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SUN CITY SUN
DIAL
November, 1963
^ R n
NURS RY
FEATURING the combined harp-guitar mustic of Marcus Gallegos, Nor
man Nursery float depicting a garden scene, rolls along 107th Avenue
parade route. Gallegos, Norman gardner and talented musician, later
entertained at the shopping center.
ALL ABOARD and ready to ride for Rotary are
of the Sun City-Youngtown Rotary Club. Front
left and Paul Waltz, at the reins. Second row,
Robert Stump.
four smi
show
} t are L
AGRICULTURE CLUB
MEMBERS
reveal results of their soi l toil at West
ern
Days display booth at Shopping Center. From left are. Bill Carr,
11 52 Canterbury Drive, Tom
Goggin,
11419-111 th Avenue and Tom
Wiley, 11418- 110th Drive.
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November, 1963 SUN CITY SUN DIAL Page 3
SH O O T I N ' SH U TTER
BUGS
— Although there was much gun waving b y such performers
as resident Les Parry shutter bu gs did all of the actual shooting. Parry Sun City's
mysterious gambler, is shot as he poses prior to parade prance.
il l Jenkins,
e Ross and
my ron Steve ns
TH E SAHUARO Ancient Fife and Drum
Corps,
a group of talented youngsters
from Sahuaro Elementary School in Phoe
nix,
march in smart fashion for an appre
c i a t i v e Su n C i t y a u d i e n c e a t s h opp i n g
c e n t e r .
F IFE AND
DRUM
Corps members, from left, Robert Olmstead,
Robert Kovalcik and Kathy Gre en , salute Youngtown-Sun
City Veterans of World Wa r I, represented here by Com
mander Glenn
Wallace
of Sun City.
S U N C I T I A N V i o l e t A d k i n s
chats with Indian father and
sons as they examine polished
wa re s o f c om m u n i t y ' s roc k
houn ds . The fami ly v i s i t ed
W e s t e r n D a y s e v e n t f r o m
home in
Cashion,
Ar izona .
SUN C ITY PUPPET Club mem
ber Virginia Marks manipulates
one of the c lub 's dol l s for
Western dressed Sun Citians
S t a n l e y Mayer a n d H i l d a
Jean Palmer. Club members,
who make and sell the dolls,
c o n t r i b u t e a l l p r o c e e d s t o
Valley of the Sun School for
H a n d i c a p p e d a n d R e t a r d e d
C h i l d r e n .
UW iLni fl.
RET RDED CHILDREN
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SUN CITY SUN DIAL November, 1963
SNAPPY COLOR GUARD from Luke Air Base and the 541st
Air Force Band set the pace as Western Days parade lead
ers The band presented a concert at Sun City Shopping
Center that same day.
a r a d G
T o p s P r o g r a m
Continued
from Page 1)
D a nc e Cl ubs t w i r l e d ga y l y t h r ough
an
exhibi t ion
of the i r rout ines .
A c om bi ne d t o t a l
of 3
ar t s
and
crafts club s,
char i ty groups , church, service
and
o t he r c om
muni ty organiza t ions occupied booths tha t l ined
the center mal l .
Some groups sold the i r c rea t ive wares , o thers
c onduc t e d c a ndy ,
nut or
ba ke sales, while st i l l oth
ers mere ly se t up d i sp lays , or w e r e on h a n d to offer
informat ion.
Boz o
the
C l o w n ,
the
Sa hu a r o A nc i e n t F i f e
and
D r um Cor ps , a no t he r ho r s e s how , p r e c i s i on m a r c h
in g
by the
C o m m u n i t y C e n t e r R h y t h m C l a ss ,
and
shopping center drawings were f i t t ed in to
the
sec
ond da y s p r og r a m .
Then more than 2 ,000 appet i t es were sa t i s f i ed
w i t h a pp r ox i m a t e l y
9
p o u n d s
of
ba rbe cued beef
served
by the
c e n t e r s M e m o r y La ne .
A n A l l - Com m uni t y S t r e e t D a nc e c l o s e d
out
this
ye a r s W e s t e r n oc c a s i on .
LEARNING TO FLY? - This
is a return performance for
ladies of the Community
Center Rhythm Class who
participated in last year's
Western
Days program.
Here, they appear to be
taking off but are actually
involved in one of several
in unison exercises. Tov/n
Hall Gym class sparkled in a
Western
Days routine at the
center a day earlier.
PUBLISHED BY THE DEL E. WEBB DEVELOPMENT CO., P.O. BOX 555, SUN CITY, ARIZ.
EDITOR
JERRY SVENDSEN
ASSISTANT EDITOR
RICHARD KEMP
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T. E.
REEN
W. S. DORAN
G. AUSTIN
J P. McLAIN
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P. O. Box 555-SD, Sun City, Ariz.
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