My Kind of Country Favorite Writings about New York
Carl Carmer collects favorites about upstate New York with dialect stories poems and expository pieces. The volume includes Hudson River legends and folklore plus stories like Hanging Day and The Lavender Evening Dress. Carmer’s bio notes long career writing on New York history folklore and legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmer
Hudson Valley
Odell
Broadway
The
Hudson
New York City
Gray House
Irvington
Hudson River
Mr. Carmer
Upstate New York
Cortland
N.Y
Hamilton College
McKay
Society of American Historians
New York State Historical Association
New York State Folklore Society
RFW
Fire safety talk warns BPW on home risks
Douglas A. Golden of Wesco Fire Equipment spoke to the Business & Professional Women's Club of the Tarrytowns at the Asbury Methodist Church about fire dangers from hair spray and nail polish while smoking. He cited NFPA figures on 90 percent human-caused fires, urging elimination of combustibles in attics and garages and professional checks of wiring, plus planning escape routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas A. Golden
Business & Professional Women's Club
Tarrytowns
Asbury Methodist Church
Golden
Wesco Fire Equipment and Service of
Tarrytown
Navy
Naval Ammunition Depot
Hawthorne
New
Treasure Island Naval Base
Firarshal
12Th Naval District
National Fire Protection Association
Club
Rosalie Rosenblatt
North Tarrytown
Mary Sheehy
Charlotte Kuster
Diamond Lodge Plans Advance Of Officers
Diamond Lodge of Dobbs Ferry No 535 F A M will meet Friday evening at 730 pm at the Temple with James Lundy as Master. The meeting is an Advance Night for officers with apron and commemorative coin presentations and a Rising Star Yonkers tribute. A Ladies Night is planned for December with slides of wildflowers and stories. A Christmas Party for children is set for December 11 at the Temple, sponsored by local Masons and Eastern Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Lodge
Dobbs Ferry
Temple
James Lundy
William Cronk
E. Reginald Harris
Rising Star Lodge
Yonkers
Cronk
H. Floyd . Jones
P.G.M
New York State
Warren Crawford
Mr. Sronk
Rising Star of
John Tumino
Fernbrook Lodge
Robert Brownes
Pack Night At Main Street Auditorium Cubs 120
Cub Scout Pack 120 held a November pack night at the Main Street Auditorium led by Cubmaster FioRito. Webelos Dens One and Two were announced with Thom O Rourke and Oreste Yovane as leaders. Den Chiefs from Troop 34 spoke of a West Point camp-out. awards were given to Hovey, Marshall, Houston, FioRito, Ritchie, D Allesandro, Haggerty, Sheldrake, and Harmonay.
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Main Street
FioRito
Webelos
Thomas O'Rourke
Webelos den
Oreste Yovane
Webelos 'den
Den
West Point
Chris Hovey
Clint Marshall
Robert Houston
Robert FioRito
Craig Ritchie
Anthony D'Allesandro
Wolf
Lawrence Haggerty
Silver Arrow
Brian Sheldrake
Denner
Leo Harmonay
Cubs
The
Living Circle
Captain Francis Reilly A Viet Nam Thoracic Surgeon
Captain Francis Reilly serves with the 8th Field Hospital in Vietnam as a leading thoracic surgeon in combat zones. A native of Tarrytown, he trained at New York Medical College and Jersey City Medical Center, then completed residencies in general and thoracic surgery. He led the Gith Medical Thoracic Surgery Detachment and advised Khak Hoa and Nha hospitals while residing in Vietnam with his wife Caroline.
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Francis Reilly
White Plains Road
Tarrytown
Nham Trng
Sub Area Command
8Th Field Hospital
Viet Nam
Fathi
New York Medical College
American Board of ‘Y
Rct
Jersey City Medical Center
Flower and Sth
Avenue J
Bronx Veterans Adminis
New
Gith Medical Thoracic
Reilly
Khak Hoa
Vietnam Nly
Nha
Caroline
Vs. James P. Reilly
Sant Lane
Flemish Renaissance Stamp Depicted on 1966 Christmas Issue
Postmaster Murphy announced a Christmas 1966 stamp featuring Hans Memling's Madonna and Child with Angels from 1480. The stamp, a replica of the National Gallery of Art painting, is on sale at Irvington post office and aims for strong sales with a one billion two hundred million print run and local availability of about 60,000 stamps.
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Murphy
Medicare Simplified for death beneficiary reimbursements
A new Medicare reimbursement simplification allows payment to a surviving widow or relative when a beneficiary dies and no estate representative exists. Emil Weiss of the White Plains Social Security District announced the change and urged inquiries at the Social Security office. Emphysema remains a major disability among workers, second only to heart disease in crippling men in their prime.
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Emil Weiss
Social Security
White Plains
Medicare
Mamaroneck Avenue
Strep Throat and Whooping Cough Pamphlets Offered
Westchester County Health Department provides pamphlets on strep throat and whooping cough. Strep throat pamphlet notes symptoms like sore throat fever and malaise and that adults can contract it. Whooping cough pamphlet stresses disease seriousness and vaccination, urging inoculation for safety at any age. Send name and address to Office of Public Health Education White Plains NY 10601 for a free copy.
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Office of Public Health Education
White Plains
New York
Edgemont Incorporation Petition: Judicial Decision Signed
The written decision dated November 18 1966 affirms the petition for Edgemont village incorporation after a November 10 1966 hearing under Village Law Section 3306. It directs filing of the decision, hearing notice affidavits, written objections, and minutes with Town Clerk John Irwin of Greenburgh.
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Edgemont
John Irwin
Greenburgh
Children's Village Chaplain Talks at Area Junior League Meeting
The November Junior League of Westchester on the Hudson meeting at League House Tarrytown welcomed three new transfers from Irvington Providence and Hastings. Father Benedict J Groeschel OD spoke on teen culture and values at a League event with clergy and educators noting shared faith concerns. The report also mentions tuberculosis figures in Westchester and a Thanksgiving interfaith service led by Msgr Robert Brown at Temple Beth Abraham.
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Children’s
Junior League of
Westchester-on- Hudson
League
Tarrytown
Arthur C. Mojo, Jr
J. Richard Prior
Irvington
New York City
Richard W. Chapman
Ossining
Providence
Rhode Island
James E. Goulard
Hastings
Hartford
Connecticut
Mojo
Spon
Junior Leagues of America
Earle T. MacHardy
Hastingson-Hudson
Stuart D. Baker
Briarcliff Manor
New Haven
William K. Zinke
Benedict J. Groeschel
O.F.M
Dobbs Ferry
Father Benedict
Columbia University
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Westchester County
Robert Brown
Immaculate Conception Church
Temple Beth Abraham
Clergy Association of the Tarrytowns
Disability Law Changes Explained in New Social Welfare Rules
Emil Weiss, Social Security District Manager, stated that under last year’s law changes a person need not be totally disabled to receive benefits. A person with an impairment preventing substantial work and lasting up to a year may qualify for monthly benefits with five years of covered work in the prior ten years, not necessarily continuous. Special provisions exist for blind individuals. pamphlets and a district office contact provide details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Weiss
Social Security
Weiss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Carl Carmer
BPW
Cub
P, Ambra
N. Y
Captain Francis Reilly
Vietnam
Area Field Hospital
G. Wayne Clark
Keuka College
Marianne Dinielli
Walnut Street
Irvington High School
Tion
Hilton Inn
Keuka
Finger Lakes
Upper New York State
Dan Berry
Matthew Woyeik
South Ferris Street
Greenwich, Conn
Hone
North
Package Deal Motor
Valley St. Tarrytown
Irvington Wines & Liquors
David J. Smith
S. Broadway
ROY Auto Body
Cortlandt Street
Westchester County Health Department
Health Department
Public Health
America
Msgr. Brown
Temple Choir
Christ Episcopal Church
Methodist Church of the
Hope Presbyterian Church
Shiloh
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