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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
2
A vintage guide advises choosing a fresh cut tree early with good symmetry, needles that resist shedding, and a height-fit trunk. It outlines cutting, watering, and storage tips, notes needle retention by species, and mentions regional preferences for various firs and pines in Christmas decor.
An advertisement from Kansas City promotes an inconspicuous ruptured men and women truss. It boasts no leg straps or bulky pads, claiming easy use and comfort. A 30 day trial offers a $3.50 truss and a descriptive booklet for free.
A reader protests letters exceeding length limits and discusses Irvington building code rules. He cites the need for eight inch openings between garages and living spaces to prevent carbon monoxide seepage, recounts a New York Times case, and notes a village occupancy certificate approved before moving in.
The page lists names and topics from culture and craft to a legal notice. It includes portraits of notable figures, book and travel themes, club gifts, and a Tiv ington Youth Center annual meeting notice. The legal notice announces the December 1953 meeting with agenda and invitation to members and friends.
A fragment discusses Certificate of Occupancy and FHA inspection concerns in Irvington village. It notes initial seller reluctance to remedy conditions followed by a change of heart and mentions an eight inch sil and steps to the law. The piece ponders what a Certificate of Occupancy truly signifies for Irvington residents.
A mixed list of new library acquisitions includes fiction authors such as Surdick Eugene The ninth wave and Robinson Robert Landscape with dead dons, and mystery entries like Lanham Edwin Death in the wind. Nonfiction items feature Blanchard Dorothy C Nantucket landfall and Churchill Winston The birth of Britain.
A collage of classified help wanted ads includes positions for a porter watchman office work cook caseworker and handyman with shifts from evening to night and a duplex apartment for rent. A separate notice announces Greenburgh town preliminary budget filing and a public hearing set for December 6 1956 at 8 00 PM in White Plains New York with eligibility for inspection at the Town Clerk’s office and opportunity to speak.
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