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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
1
An editorial urges sharpening classroom basics and practicality as students head into a new year. It contrasts real world demands with so called progressive trends and calls parents to support strong fundamentals for boys and girls while stressing responsible response to tuberculin testing.
A Westchester County speaker at a service club warned that fifth columnists threaten American life and government. He urged not treating Germany as normal and stressed the United States must engage with world powers rather than remain aloof, arguing America has outgrown childish status and bears responsibility.
Westchester County Health Department nurse Mrs. M Brown urges Irvington parents not to panic over positive tuberculin test results. She notes a positive reading does not prove tuberculosis and stresses the test's role in identifying exposure and guiding further checks, including X rays. The statement aims to prevent ostracism of children and promote understanding of test purposes.
Mrs. Madeline Isabel Gilbert wife of Frank C Gilbert longtime Irvington resident and former village trustee died at home on West Clinton Avenue after a lengthy illness She was born November 19 1882 in Brooklyn and educated there later moving to Irvington She was active in the Tevington Presbyterian Church and its women’s group Survived by husband two daughters Christine Bell Gilbert and Margaret Gilbert and two sons Frank Cameron Gilbert Jr and Robert Watts Gilbert all of Irvington The funeral was held at home with Rev Robert J Kent and burial in Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn
Judge James J. Lyden fined Rafael Torres and Felix Guards tupe of New York City $8 each for speeding on Broadway. Harold Mandelbaum, also of New York City, was arrested for speeding on the Saw Mill River Parkway and had his sentence suspended. John Capsto of Ossining received four summons for passing a red light on Broadway and failing to have a driver's license, with a suspended sentence on both charges.
Sunnyside Circle No. 642 Companions of the Forest of America held their monthly meeting at the Annie F. Path Home, then celebrated the 39th anniversary with bingo and refreshments. A bingo party is planned for September 10 at the Annie E. Poth Home, with Mrs. Welen Duggan chairing fundraising for the treasury and Home. Anna Exgerling, Chief Companion, was elected delegate with Ethel McCarthy as alternate.
More than 15,000 school tax bills for 1940 will be mailed by William A. Buckley, receiver of taxes for Greenburgh, covering Irvington Union Free District No. 2 and parts of Dobbs Ferry. Taxes are due September 1 with penalties rising to 12 percent from April to May 27, then higher through February and March. The Treated district sees a rate of 7.218 per $1,000, up from 6.985, driven by a higher budget and reduced assessed valuation.
John A. Stevens, longtime Lord and Burnham greenhouse superintendent, was severely injured when a wall shifted at a stonehouse in Irvington, striking him in the face and injuring his eye. He is recovering in a Boston hospital, with several weeks of rest anticipated before he can return to work.
Two New York City residents were injured but not seriously in a rear end collision on the Saw Mill River Parkway near Leighton's Woodlands. Margaret Burton drove the striking car. Orpha Maier rode with Norton, who suffered a possible collarbone fracture while Maier sustained multiple facial and knee injuries. Both were hospitalized at Dobbs Ferry. The driver of Maier's car, McGlashon, stated he stopped in the right bound lane due to motor trouble and was uninjured.
An Tevington-Tarrytown branch 4 of the Westchester Council for National Defense plans a meeting in Tarrytown on Tuesday evening September 6. Ernest F. Griffin is requested by Judge George W. Smyth to convene residents of Tarrytown and Irvington to form a branch to sanction during national emergencies, promote U S defense, foster American values, and support democratic aims against totalitarian aggression.
Mise Prances Estelle Sullivan daughter of Mrs William Sullivan of Seartdate Manor will marry Norman Morrell son of Mrs Franks Morrell on Saturday afternoon September 21. The ceremony will be at 4 00 in the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Searsdale with Rev Thomas Cahill officiating. The bride elect has chosen Mrs Francie Walsh of Washington as matron of honor. Raymond Morrell will be best man. A reception will follow at the Ronnie Briar Country Club, Laurelmont. Mr Morrell a graduate of the Irvington High School was on the staff of the New York State Senate for Albany in 1959 and 1940 and is employed as a salesman.
Demand for tickets grows for the Republican Club outing at the Calvert estate on Saturday September 14. The committee plans a bake clam and roast corn meal, with free rides for children and $1 admission with accompanying patrons.
John Coney of South Fekar Street was aboard the Albany local when six bandits halted the train at Marble Hill station at 3:00 am last Friday. Donnelly awoke during the incident and helped attempts to free mail clerks bound at stanchions. Police needed over an hour to reach the cars, delaying him and others. he arrived home about six.
News brief notes only six aliens registered in Irvington within the first three days of the national Alien Registration Act period from late December. The piece warns of penalties for nonregistration and outlines fingerprinting, record secrecy, address-change duties, and the $1,000 fine for false statements. It mentions the Clarke estate sale on West Clinton Avenue, listed at $5,500.
Irvington public schools will start fall term on Wednesday September 4 with unchanged faculty except for Mrs Eileen Holt not returning to East Irvington and replacement for Roger Totten in high school history by Dorothy Venables. New entrants must bring birth or baptismal certificates and report times vary by grade.
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