Governor urged to fund Westchester parkways beyond toll plan
An editorial urges Governor Lehman to divert part of the $60,000,000 grade crossing fund to Westchester County to finance maintenance and expansion of its parkways. The piece criticizes the State Council of Parks for awarding only $7,000,000 to Westchester and calls for real state assistance to offset bonds and upkeep costs, noting heavy use by outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
Lehman
State Council of Parks
Westchester
Bronx River Parkway
State Council
Robert A. Moses
New York City
Park Commission
Factors Behind 1940 School Tax Increase in Irvington
The 1940 school tax rise stems from a higher budget and a $835,000 drop in assessed property values due to razing and court-driven reductions. Tax rate up slightly under 4 percent, with cash burden rising. Past budgets show temporary increases lingering despite enrollment changes.
Support Conscription Opinion By A R William Wang
A R William Wang argues in Just a Pew Lines that conscription reflects true democracy. He notes historical opposition to mandatory service and argues for universal military duty despite past failures. He asserts Wendell L Willkie would condemn politicizing the issue by Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. William Wang
Congress
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican Party
Mary Shorey Bride of Robert Cushman
The marriage of Misseld Shorey to Robert Cushman was celebrated in Winchester on a Friday ceremony at the Unitarian Church. A cake sale for the children’s museum was arranged by Ardsley Park residents and hosted by volunteers including Mrs. Gilchrist, with donations and baked goods sought by the fundraising committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Shorey
Ardsley Park
Fevington
Mieseld
Ace Lowes Shorey
Robert
Cashmanton
Ire
Ars
Main
Custman
Winchester
Mass
Vilage
Unitarian Church of
Census Recheck Under Way for Skipped Village District
New canvass aims to correct a missed three to four hundred residents in the village after officials concluded the initial count by the Census Bureau omitted those inhabitants. The Gazette reports that mail recanvass was insufficient and a more thorough recount is planned within days, with a final tally expected next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recanvas
Tivington
Kirke D. Austin
New Yorke
Morris
Emanuel
25Th Congressional District
Gazette
Ths
Greenburgh
Core
IDM
Upsets Car in Fire Hydrant Crash Puzzle
Ales Miller of North Dutcher Street faced charges after his car crashed into a hydrant on Hae fran Road Sunday evening. He appeared before Judge James J Laden. Miller paid part of $62 in damages and agreed to pay the rest on promise to cover retirement costs. Police said he was returning from the Goat Alley Boys Club when the vehicle ran off course and struck the hydrant, with Patrolman Edward Fotey issuing the summons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ales Miller
North Dutcher Street
Haefran Road
James J Laden
Miller
Jukhen
Milerseas
Goat Alley
Edward Fotey
Services for Mrs Sarah Culligan in Tarrytown
Services for Mrs Sarah Culligan of South Eckar Street were held Tuesday morning after a several days illness. A mass of requiem was celebrated at 9:30 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, with Rev T J Donlon and others. burial followed in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Her husband was a longtime driver for Lockwood and Postman until his death fourteen years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Culligan
South Eckar Street
Tarrytown Hospital
T. J. Donlon
S. J. McGovern
Dominic Coca
North Tarrytown Triat
Sleepy Hollow Cemeery
Lockwood & Psteman
Seek More State Aid for Parkways
Westenener will present the State Council of Parks after a county decision to pursue two parkway improvements in the county. One project costs about 7 million dollars, the other roughly 12.0 million. The plan seeks to allocate 30 million for highways and 50 million for parkways, with funding from a state lands appropriation and a possible referendum to redirect surplus. The proposal targets improvements to the Bron River Parkway extension, Saw Mill River Parkway from Chappaqua to Route 22 near Katonah, and a link from Cross County Parkway to the Hugekinson River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westenener
Sate Council of Parks
Fistre
Garard Swope
Yorktown
County Park Commission
Cextive
William F
State Council
Swope
Chappaqua
Katonah
Leakley
Parke
Sprain Brooke Parkway
July Bride Helen Wistrand Weds in St Barnabas Church
Mies Helen Wistrand daughter of Mr and Mrs Godires Wistrand of Main Street married Donald McPhee son of Mr and Mrs Angus McPhee of Ardsley New York. Ceremony at 430 PM performed by Reverend George R Metcalf. Bride wore white satin gown with veil and carried white roses. Matron of honor wore powder blue and carried yellow flowers. Reception for families at the Wistrand home followed. The couple will reside in Debbie Percy. More visitors from Ardsley Park and Applejack Farm noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Helen Wistrand
Godires Wistrand
Main Street
Siaeriod
Donald McPhee
Mew
Angus McPhee
Ardsley
N.Y
St Barnabas
George R. Meteaf
Kenneth Tlack
Sharth
Kenneth McPhew
Esther
Knute Wistrand
McPhee
Hevinaion High School
New York City
Wistand Hoyne
Sno
Mes
Debbie Percy
Dinkel Building Falls Before Wreckers at Irvington
Irvington escaped with little damage from heavy thunder storms that swept the county Friday and Tuesday. The Friday storm uprooted trees along Albany Post Road near Scarborough and Sleepy Hollow Country Club. The Tuesday storm flooded areas but caused only a severe drenching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Albany Post Road
Scarborough
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Tevington
Demolition of Broadway and Main Dinkis Block Begins
Demolition of the old Dinkis block at Broadway and Main Street started this week to clear space for a modern station and garage. Plans include two island gasoline pumps, a garage for three cars, and washing pits for two more, with a three story brick building remaining a local landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loca
Dinkis
Broadway
Main Street
Hows
Buckley and Raban Grolcery
Fontil
Joep Schunk
Sotal
Walter C. Jago
Phillipse Manor
Rita Murphy Weds Leo Bennett in New York City
Rita Murphy wed Leo Bennett in a July ceremony in New York City. The bride wore a white street length dress and veil. Mrs Anne Hoffman wore blue. The Bennetts will reside on Moon Road while Mr Bennett joins Kodak Fit Company in New York City. Robert Campbell of South Irondale is hospitalized in Dobbs Ferry for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ates
Kn Murphys
Meow
Rochester
N.Y
New Yorke City
Anne. Hoffman
New York City
Smatran
Bennett
Moon Road
New York
Bex
Kodak Fit Company
Fair Weather Carnival Boosts Tivington Fire Company Event
The Tivington Fire Company stages a three day festival at the public school on North Ferris Street with booths an outdoor moving picture show and entertainments for children. Proceeds benefit the fire company. prizes include a Queen Anne chair and a Lady Dower mixer. The event runs through Saturday with matinee and evening shows and live attractions led by local entertainers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tivington Fire Company
Feld
North Ferris Street
Weil
Beavers
H.W Mores
Mathe Sesson
Specia
Ehilaren
Queen Anne
Trey Waring
Shea
Plesare Times
Elliott B Sutton Leaves Irvington
Elliott B Sutton longtime Irvington resident leaves the village after 48 years at No 10 North Ferris Street selling his residence and moving to Yonkers. A former trustee he lived there for over fifty years and was a contracting painter and decorator. New owners Lace Mee and Mrs William Murray plan improvements before moving. Alfred Settle and James J Alurtha are named in local property dealings as the colonial era house changes hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Eliott P. Sutton
North Ferris Street
Yonkers
Sutton
Dearma Farm
Franklin C. Field
Lace Mee
William Murray
Walter Street
Tarrio
Purchases North Dutcher Street House by Murphy Heirs
Richard Irwin of Doses Lane buys the house at 32 North Dutcher Street from J A Murphy occupying the property once owned by Murphy’s father Thomas Murphy over fifty years ago. Ree and Mrs George M White and their son and Miss Emma Knodel, all from South Broadway, plan August at Fire Island Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Irwin
Doses Lane
Oxsners Lima Corporation
North Dutcher Street
Joseph A. Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Thomas Murph
Ree
George M. White
More
Emma Knodel
Vllace Library
South Broadway
Stare
Island Beach
Irvington School Taxes Rise Slightly for Next Year
The Irvington district approves a budget up about 1.65 million compared with 1939. The 1940-41 tax rate climbs as assessed valuation increases by more than three thousand dollars, lifting the rate from 17.57 to 18.85 per hundred dollars. September 1 tax due date. Local officials note the rise stems from higher operating costs and a larger tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington Board of Education
Greenburgh
Falas
A. Ducky
Tarrytown
Edo
Dsr
Cals
Tyington
Mrs Alexander Mark Dies in 65th Year
Mrs. Alexander Mark, wife of Alexander Mark, superintendent of the estate of Henry V. D. Black, North Broadway, died in Dobbe Ferry Hospital in early June after several weeks illness. Born in Ireland May 25, 1875, she lived in Irvington eight years and worked as housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. Black. Funeral services were held in Stersey, with internment at Holy Name Cemetery. Survived by nephews and nieces in the United States and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridget May
Mark
Alesander Mark
Henry V. D. Black
North Broadway
Dobbe Ferry Hospital
Ireland
Daughe
Thomas and
Mary Hrughes Costellond
Irvington
Ale
Stersey
Holy Name
Marke
Treland
Mesark
Black
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Mary Shorey
Robert Cushman
Nty
Helen Wistrand
Jesan Mes
T. Stoan
Tretty
Applejace Farm
Mrs. Kenyon Uh
Ake
Dinkel
Ling Station
Urs
Rita Murphy
Neds
Leo Bennett
Robert Campbell
South Irondaras
Dobbs Ferryospital
Elliott B. Sutton
Alfred Settle
Fall River, Sass
J. A. Murphy
Alexander Mark
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