World War Veterans Editorial Urges Reader Help
The Gazette asks readers to assist Peter Gorey and Frank Murphy in correcting WWI veteran lists and to speed compiling WWII veterans names, noting many years have passed since 1918 and 1945. It ponders a memorial for WWII veterans and recalls a dead pool memorial idea. Readers are urged to help assemble names first, then pursue a living memorial.
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Gazette
Peter A. Gorey
Frank P. Murphy
Fifeen
Japan
McGorey
Mr. Murphy
Itas
Irvington
No Vacation From Taxes Across The States
A travel tax roundup notes state tax rates on gas and cigarettes across the United States. Missouri charges three cents per gallon, New Jersey and Pennsylvania five, while New York imposes five cents per pack. Some states levy no state sales tax but local taxes may apply, and shoppers should plan for extra change during travels.
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United States
Citizens Public Expenditure Survey
Missouri
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Albany
New York
Colorado
North Carolina
Oregon
Virginia
Louisiana
Montana
New Hampshire
Hawai
Mrs. M L McDowell Dies At 92 In Tarrytown
Mrs Margaret Livingston McDowell aged 92 of 61 Meadow St Tarrytown widow of John McDowell longtime Irvington Presbyterian Church member and Hope Circle founder dies at home. Survived by three daughters two sons 18 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. funeral Saturday at 2 pm at home with Rev Frederick F Jenkins officiating. Interment Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Born in County Cavan Ireland June 23 1868 she lived in Tarrytown about 87 years.
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Margaret Livingston McDowell
Meadow St
Tarrytown
John McDowell
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Hope Circle
The
Kings Daughters
Marjorie Dickson
Sarah Hutcheson
Scarsdale
Livingston McDowell
Bedford Hills
Robert McDowell
Croton
County Man Forms GOP Campaign Ad Agency
Carroll P. Newton of Chappaqua heads Campaign Associates Inc, a new firm formed to handle Republican National Committee advertising for the presidential campaign. Newton says the agency will recruit only convinced Republicans from all agencies and operate like a normal ad agency with party alignment. He notes the move aims to unite experienced talent without stigmatizing Madison Avenue and clarifies his Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne Inc. ties remain on the payroll as he is on loan to the American Association of Advertising Agencies which set up the group.
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Carroll P. Newton
60 Wilds Vod R
Chappaqua
Campaign Associates, Inc
Newton
Chicago
Republican Party
Madison Avenue
Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborne Inc
Withhom
Aren
BBDO
BPW Group Plans Bus Trip And Women’s Week Dinner
The Business and Professional Women’s Club of the Tarrytowns held a committee meeting to advance National Business Women’s Week plans. A dinner is set for October 6 at Tappan Hill Restaurant with attendees from Tarrytowns and Yonkers Highpoint areas to honor women in business. The club invites all local businesspeople and residents to attend and support women’s contributions to the community.
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Business and Professional Women’s Club
Tarrytowns
Regina R. Moore Clirman
BPW Wi
Tarestowns
Jongaom Highpoint
Nner
Tappan Hill
New Voters Urged To Register In Irvington Area
The Irvington League of Women Voters asks youths turning 21 by November 8 to register at the Central Registration Board at 80 Grand Street White Plains open 8 45 a m to 4 30 p m through September 9. Contact Mrs Charles W Chattaway for information on registration and voting.
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Irvington League of Women Voters
Mall
Central Registration Board
Grand Street
White Plains
League
Voters’ Service
Charles W. Chattaway
Mayor's Committee Compiling Irvington War Veterans Lists
A town committee appointed by Mayor George Gillen is quietly assembling lists of Irvington residents who served in U S Armed Forces during wartime. The group includes Peter A Gorey and Frank P Surphy, both veterans active in VFW posts. They have identified about 188 World War I veterans and expect reader corrections upon publication in this weeks Gazette. World War II names will follow later.
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George Gillen
Irvington
United States
Peter A. Gorey
Frank P__surphy
Bith
Sless
VFW
Gorey
Armed Forc
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Salvation Army
Genattazel
Bibby Named Remington Rand President in Sperry Rand
Dause L Bibby of Hancock Place is announced as president of the Remington Rand division of Sperry Rand by Harry F. Vickers. Bibby, born June 7 1901 in Cisco Texas, rose through sales and management roles, later serving as executive vice president and director of Dagstrom Inc. He is active in civic groups and served as a Navy reservist wartime.
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Dause L. Bibby
Hancock Place
Ne Remington Rand
Sperry Rand Corporation
Harry F. Vickers
Sperry Rand
Bibby
The
Comany
Mt Remington Rand
Kenseth R. Herman
Daystrom, Inc
Rior
International Business
Dagstrom
Ine Mx
Eonomic Club of New York
Eadems of Political Science
University Club of New York
Arises Country Cheb
U. S. Navy
Irvington
Se Tasides
Dibigs
Shuler Attends Potsdam Guidance Conference
Wesley A. Shuler a guidance counselor at Irvington High School attended the Potsdam Guidance Conference with more than 125 counselors from across the state. The event ran Aug 14 to 16 at Potsdam SUCE, themed Counseling the Underachiever, with keynote by Dr. Edmund G. Williamson and sessions on aiding underachieving students.
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Wesley A. Shuler
Uidance
Irvington High School
Ivington
Univrsity College of Education
Fines Totals Reported From Wednesday Village Court Session
Village court tallies 410 in fines with speeding violations and property damage cited. Names include Miriam Grameko, Audry Jensen, Jula Brown, and others across Yonkers to Irvington, Hastings, and Ardsley, with multiple two dollar park and traffic penalties.
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John “J. Norris
Vilage T
Parkway
Saw Mil River
Peter Hillyer
Vilage
Memorial Park
Miriam Grameko
North Tartytown
George Rivet
New York
Lily
Angee Soeet
Yonkers
Steen
Audry Jensen
Dobbs Ferry
Jula Brown
Peakaku
Rah Blake
Garrett
Pleasantile
James O'Neill
New York City
Kenneth Vale
Elmsford
Peggy Slater
Ardsley
Kenneth Barton
Albany
Setirey i
Meyer
Hawthorne
Alfreda Povezek
Newark
Wiliam Kring
Huntington Station
John Conolly
Vernon
Albert ‘Bates
Heversraw
Lad
Wig’ Bully
Lorraine Lowry
Richard, Winokur
Irvington
Kenneth Eden
Dominick Aluacco
Tarrytown
Abraham Press
Wiliam Koth
John Buchanan
Hastings
Edward Choate
B.C. Reuter
Joseph Cur
Joseph Frechelte
Theodore Gnatowski
Tames Murphy
Raney Bellya
Rvingtas
Police announce children’s barbecue in Irvington
The Irvington Police Association will host a barbecue for youngsters on Wednesday August 24 at 1 30 p m The event may be postponed to Thursday August 25 in case of rain A police youth program continues during school vacation with Ed Foley Jim Sansavera Jr John McSharry and Roger Succi on the arrangements committee Youth Center staff
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Irvington Police Association
Spt
Ed Foley
Jim Sansavera
John McSharry
Roger Succi
Committee
Youth Center
Dr Richard Plano Named Associate Professor at Rutgers
Dr Richard Plano joins Rutgers University as associate professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences. He previously taught at Columbia University, where he began as an instructor in 1956 after earning bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. Plano held a Pepsi-Cola Scholarship and NSF Predoctoral Fellowship during 1954–55.
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Wr. Mienara J. Plano
S. Buckhout SL
College of Arts and Sciences
Rutgers University
Plano
Olumbia University
Columbia
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