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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
6
Bicycle to Assemblyman Alvin Suchin of Greenburgh seeks reelection in the 89th District and expects youth support after his Albany record of boosting state funding for education libraries and youth groups. Westchester Red Cross reports 3671 cases aiding servicemen and families, 521 veteran or dependent cases aided, and 3470 pints of blood distributed in the past year.
Readable excerpts note that many shade trees, especially shallow-rooted maples, shed summer leaves for weeks. Moderation in leaf drop is not alarming per Dr. Rusden, Bartlett Tree Research Labs. Heavy drop warrants tree specialist review for causes like aphids, mites, scale, leaf fungi, or twig loss from pruning.
Classifieds list glassified rates, help wanted and sale notices. Notable items include WANTED CAB DRIVERS at Central Taxi Co and carpentry alterations by William Therrien. Items for sale feature antiques tables lamps clocks and vintage trains. Also mentions fresh peaches preservation, real estate listings, and job openings for a woman caregiver and domestic help in Irvington area.
Dr Frederick F Jenkins pastor of The Presbyterian Church will preach on Sunday August 21 in his own pulpit. He and his family are spending their vacation at their summer home in Ocean Grove New Jersey. The sermon theme is Status Motivation and Power What Have They to Do With the Christian Faith. The guest organist for the next three Sundays will be John Terrill Henry.
Frederick J. Martin Jr a Republican candidate for Congress placed full responsibility for rising food costs on the President and the Democratic controlled Congress. He charged the President and Rep Richard Ottinger ignore the American housewife’s struggle and blasted federal probes as election smoke screens. He urged an Agriculture Department report within 60 days on why the family grocery basket has risen, arguing wage earners and the poor bear the inflation burden while the administration fails to curb it. He spoke to housewives in the 25th District about spiraling costs, disposable income cuts, and higher taxes.
Receiver of Taxes announces tax warrant dated August 19, 1966 for School Taxes in Greenburgh Districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Joint 5 and Central 2. Hours 9 AM to 5 PM at Town Hall sites in Tarrytown Elmsford. Penalties rise from 2 to 12 percent from September to May 1967, with May 1967 sale.
The County Trust Company reports a record July for New York State Educational Assistance loans, processing 926 loans in the month versus 266 a year earlier. The bank serves Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange and Sullivan counties and has participated in the program since 1958, ranking among the state leaders in loan volume.
A speech by Mr. Martin derides Congress for spending and neglecting housewives. He cites rising prices from 1963 including bacon 99c, frankfurters 85c, ground chuck 89c, butter 89c, eggs 69c, and coffee 85c, highlighting the burden on families. Separately, a New York Supreme Court notice announces a public sale of parcels in Yorktown, Westchester County, under a 1966 judgment.
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