Mayor Acts To Get Report On Irvington House Future
Mayor Peter A. Peyser says Irvington House plans to convert to an Abbott House facility for abandoned and dependent children under 11. The plan transfers heart disease cases to a New York hospital, with Abbott House to care for about 100 neglected youngsters, under 11, by month’s end, while details are finalized.
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Irvington House
Peter A. Peyser
New York City
Abbott House
Federation of
North Broadway
Peyser
Joseph B. Gavrin
State of New York
New York University Medical Center
Manhattan
Fines Total 159 in Irvington Court Rounds Up Motorists
Police Justice John Norris faced 159 in fines at court last night. Five speeders paid 55 total, including Mary Brusky of Irvington who paid 10. Three motorists paid 5 10 and 15 for red light violations. Eight parking fines were 2 each. 60 in fines were levied for driving law violations on the Saw Mill River Parkway.
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John Norris
Mary Brusky
Irvington
Saw Mill River Parkway
Kiwanis Leader C. W. Francis Dies After Europe Tour
Charles W. Francis, 54, of 22 South Buckhout Street, died Friday at Cross County Hospital three days after returning from a Kiwanis tour of Europe. A past president of the Irvington Kiwanis Club, he was involved with Service Review, Inc. of New York City. Funeral services were held Monday in Dobbs Ferry and burial was at Ferncliff Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and son, a sister, and a brother.
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Charles W. Francis
South Buckhout Street
Cross County Hospital
Europe
Paris
Kiwanis
Irvington Kiwanis Club
Mr. Francis
Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Francis
Service Review, Inc
New York City
Charles ‘A
Maude Kelly Francis
City
New York University
American Institute of Banking
Mabel Pero
Harrison
Local Kiwanians Return From Three Week European Tour
Five Irvington Kiwanis members and 11 relatives traveled with 46 New York State participants on a Kiwanis International sponsored tour of England Belgium Luxembourg Switzerland Italy Monaco and France. One member fell mortally ill and died in Cross County Hospital after an ambulance transfer from Paris. Highlights included Basel meeting with a Kiwanis club meeting Austria’s president in a hotel Pope's audience in Rome and a gondola party in Venice with stops in Florence Pisa and Monte Carlo.
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Europe
The
Kiwanis International
Wip
England
Belgium
Luxembourg
Switzerland
Italy
Monaco
France
Kiwanis Club
Basel
Austria
Rome
Venice
Florence
Pisa
Riviera
Monte Carlo
Missing Boys Found After Police Search
Police searched two hours Wednesday night July 1 for two boys aged eight and eight who were reported missing. Chief Roger A Fallon brought in a bloodhound and the boys were found asleep in a cardboard box in a neighbor's garage.
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Roger A. Fallon
Parkway
Letter of thanks from Forrest Sherman to Irvington officials
Captain J. Kelley of the U S Navy commander thanks Irvington New York for hosting Forrest Sherman last weekend. He commends the village police force Mr Curry of J C Turner Lumber Company for dock space facilities and courtesy. He offers to call on Irvington if a navy presence is needed.
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Peter
Forrest Sherman
Irvington
Curry
J.C. Turner Lumber Company
Irvington Welcomes Navy Destroyer Forrest Sherman
Thousands visit Irvington during Greenburgh town anniversary as the destroyer Forrest Sherman docks at J.C. Turner Co. boatyard. Police estimate 8,500 visitors with 1,000 cars turned away at peak, while sailors in dress whites tour shops and the ship, and officials praise the seaport event amid ceremonies and parades.
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Forrest Sherman
J.C. Turner Co
Main Street
Greenburgh
Irvington
Mage
U.S. Navy
Liberty Port
Roger A. Fallon
Cmdr
Frederick J. Kelley
Peter A. Peyser
Mayor Joins Patrolman On Eight Hour Village Ride
Mayor Peter A. Peyser rode with Patrolman Franklin Baker for an eight hour shift observing village police work. The day covered vacant house checks, Broadway traffic patrol, a church collection run, a minor stove fire extinguished by a patrol car extinguisher, a red light stop, and an emergency call from Ardsley Country Club after a pool incident. The mayor praised officer knowledge of children and community relations to deter mischief and delinquency.
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Peter A. Peyser
Peyser
Franklin Baker
Baker
Broadway
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Anthony Malese
Pit. Baker
Harriman Road
Ardsley
Toy
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Sylvia
Wilks
J. C
U. S. Navy
Gr' Forrest
Sheridan
Hudson
New York Bay
Penmnants
U.S
Irvington on-Hudson
Dan Berry
C. W. Francis
Office of War Information
New York State
Fred Melone
Fred Jr
Stephen H. Hart Jr
Charles Francis
Jeffrey
al Danz
Sally
John Waters
United States
U. S. S. Forrest
Sherman
New York
Ye Ck J. Kelley
Ee Pereees Pani Be
Edward N. Vetrano
William B. Franke
the Navy
Robert R. Barry
Cmdr. Kelley
Lumber Company
Greenburgh Guard
Continental Army
Mayor Peyser
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