100 years ago
1925: Frank Chisholm better not come back to Flagstaff. In another column we鈥檙e saying all manner of good things about him and his leaving here. Now we learn that without asking the consent of people here, not even telling them about it or asking their advice, he鈥檚 gone over to Los Angeles and got a license to marry Miss Roberta S. Sinclair. Deducing from that, it is deduced that he鈥檚 married by this time and on a gallivanting honeymoon jaunt. Frank is Scotch. He鈥檚 never shown the national trait, closeness of fist, but his friends here鈥檒l agree he makes up for it in closeness of mouth; for he never told no one. Certain it is that Frank has made a wise choice. And his bride is no poor picker when it comes to getting a husband. Congratulations to both and hopes Frank will soon bring her back here and pass around the introductions. Besides, there are a few things about him we want to whisper to her in the strictest confidence.
It was not until late yesterday afternoon that it could be found out what votes had been cast in the 鈥淏elle of 鈥�49鈥� contest. There are many thousands of votes still out, but the workers for two of those nominated have turned in part of their votes, and this is the count: Miss Mary Costigan鈥�102,000 (and) Miss Alice Moler鈥�101,000. It will be a high honor to be the 鈥淏elle of 鈥�49.鈥� It will be a lot of fun, too.
75 years ago
1950: The State Highway Department has never adopted a policy of frowning on parades being staged on city streets which are through state highways, Commissioner John Scott told the DAILY SUN. Mr. Scott was interviewed concerning the matter because of the controversy that followed actions by the Flagstaff City Council in banning parades on Santa Fe Avenue, which carries Highway 66 traffic. The council鈥檚 order was adopted last fall. At a meeting of the council this week, front street businessmen appeared and protested the order. Because of the considerable 鈥渉eat鈥� displayed by both sides in the matter, the council decided to table the issue temporarily.
The beauty of the mesas and plains, the customs and costumes they know so well, in the line and color peculiarly to their own, have been brought to Flagstaff by the Navaho and Apache painters in their drawings now on view at the Museum of Northern Arizona. Two of the most interesting paintings (were) 鈥淭he White House鈥� and 鈥淭he Stampede of Palominos鈥� by Charles Keetsie Shirley. Visitors and purchasers came from as far away as Oslo, Norway.
50 years ago
1975: Flagstaff Summer Festival 1975 鈥� the beginning of the annual cultural extravaganza鈥檚 second decade 鈥� opens Sunday at the Northern Arizona University Creative Arts Complex. Festival 1975鈥檚 opening will be highlighted by an art exhibit in the NAU Main Gallery, followed by a variety of lively and graphic arts events. Sunday鈥檚 music will be provided by the Von Wever Trio, a group of young musicians that won the recent Flagstaff Summer Festival Chamber Music Competition for Young Artists of Arizona. Jazz at the festival is nothing new. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band was the biggest drawing card in festival history when it played to a capacity crowd in Lumberjack Gymnasium in 1974. The same group will return to festival 1975 for a July 13 appearance in the gym. Country and Western makes its festival debut with the June 28 appearance of singer Marty Robbins and his troupe. (Festival director) Craig said today Robbins鈥� appearance shapes up as the biggest event in the 10-year history of the event. The Atlanta Ballet, oldest regional dance company in the United States, will present five different programs beginning on July 3. Metropolitan Opera lyric soprano Roberta Peters, the biggest classical music name in festival history, will make two appearances with the Festival Symphony. Festival Theatre this season will be highlighted by the presence of Patricia Berry, nationally known star of stager, television and motion pictures. This summer鈥檚 schedule also includes a series of classic films, ranging from 鈥淭he Eagle,鈥� starring Rudolf Valentino, to various Hollywood musicals.
25 years ago
2000: Beer-carrying waitresses wending their way through an obstacle course of country dancers and hay bales 鈥� people dressed like pigs riding in wheelbarrows pushed by teammates 鈥� people dancing in the streets to the live stylings of two up and coming country singers 鈥� Those sights can be spotted on Leroux Street Wednesday at the official kickoff of the Flagstaff Pine Country Pro Rodeo, which continues through Sunday at the Fort Tuthill County Park Fairgrounds. Special events begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday with a National Flag Day observance at City Hall. A patriotic celebration in Heritage Square follows at 10 a.m. 鈥� but the big kickoff begins at 5:30 that night. That鈥檚 when waitresses will don their cowboy boots, jeans and T-shirts for the Cocktail Waitress Race on Leroux between Route 66 and Aspen Avenue. The race, sponsored by Fred Nackard Wholesale Beverage Company, begins when their teammates 鈥� bartenders with whom they work 鈥� pour them a beer. The waitresses then have to run through an obstacle course, dodging country dancers, hay bales and tires and stopping to let a bouncer check their ID 鈥� balancing that beer all the while. At the end of the race, the beer in their cups is measured to see how much they spilled. The Charity Pig Scramble is set for 6:30 p.m. The race requires one member of a four-member team to don a pig nose and tail and climb into a wheelbarrow. Teammates push the 鈥減iggy鈥� through an obstacle course. But the pig doesn鈥檛 get a free ride: (They) have to get out of the wheelbarrow to do such things as climb up and down a staircase.