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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
1
An editorials piece decries superficial holiday sentiment and commercial excess. It urges readers to honor Christmas as a year round spirit, prompting heartfelt gratitude, earnest prayer, and lived faith in the brotherhood of mankind.
Greesburkdh Planning Board recommends rezoning 4 large townships along the Yonkers line for single family homes with a 25000? fee. Action tabled for two weeks at the council meeting led by Supervisor Willian C Duell. property bounded by Central Avenue Ardsley Road and Yonkers boundary near Sprain Valley.
Hackley School closes December 16 for a Christmas break with a service tea and dinner for students and parents. Named locals on vacation include David Bates Donald Lillstone Burnham Bowden Jr Charles Kamp Nelson Kimball James Lewis Kent Nixon Barry Stewart Peter Whiting John Wisinger Joan Kinney and Cynthia Sten from Brandford Junior College.
The Board of Trustees approved $27,520 in reductions to the 1988 assessment roll on November 15. Single family residences saw the cuts, including $4,200 splits for five Remsen owners and a $1,000 cut on the Paton estate home on West Clinton Avenue where demolition reduced value. Total assessment remains $420. No cuts were given to Livington Gardens or Irvington Estate apartments, damping the overall decreases.
The Dobbs Ferry Hospital received Christmas decorations from the Woman's Auxiliary on Monday. Mrs. Albert Hall presided as leaders, with George Weiderhold and Miss Mice Bunting among the workers. Fir trees and ornaments illuminated the nurses’ station, doctors’ lounge, and the ward where the children rest.
The village Board of Trustees hosts a children’s holiday party in Town Hall on Friday evening December 3. Public urged to attend the village event featuring a special show for kids supervised by local groups and officials.
Residents of Irvington and nearby districts will vote January 28 on consolidating the Irvington bio school list with the Tarrytown North Tarrytown district. Location uncertain. three sites under study include Hope Presbyterian Church social hall, Consolidated Fire Company rooms on Sheldon Avenue, and the Irvington Pennybridge school on Sheldon Avenue. Voters will decide in a secret ballot using two machines once polling places are designated.
High School seniors sponsor an alumni reunion dance on Thursday evening December 22 at 8:00 PM. Letters sent to graduates invite attendance to reunite with old friends. Music by Teddy and his Bears. Admission price is 1.00 per couple or single. Tickets available for seniors at the door.
Tiny artifacts and toys from Tong ue form a featured exhibit at the Windows of The Children's Museum in Irvington. Curated by Mee Mitchel Taradash of Ardsleyark, the collection includes a 30 inch tall display piece, a 9 kitchen knife set, a child sized bed and stove with utensils, and copper dated pieces. Sixth Grade and Fourth Grade students contributed wrapped gift boxes and toy designs as part of the school mural, under Mrs Sees huller’s direction. The museum will close over the holiday weekend December 29 to December 27 and reopen after New Year’s. craft classes will run through the break.
Mrs ret F Kiernan of 12 Croton acres died Tuesday afternoon in Tarrytown Hospital after a length illness aged eighty seven. The body rests at Kiernan residence and funeral from there Friday at 10 in Church of the Immaculate Conception. Interment in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Miss Mary King leaves a sister Mrs Alexander Byrnes of Tivington and sister Mrs Catherine O Keefe in Ireland, another sister Mrs T O Rourke of New York City and nephew Arthur Byrnes of Irvington. Miss King born in Triand daughter of Patrick and Catherine Hollywood King, resided in Tevington.
Village workers may join New York State Employees Retirement System. A board representative explained eligibility, benefits, and costs while awaiting employee turnout data. Deductions would average about 6 percent, with the village contributing roughly 12 percent of payroll. estimated annual cost around 4200 dollars. The board also reviewed a petition to amend building ordinances for a garden apartment project and referred it to the planning board.
Santa Claus drew a crowd of about four hundred youngsters at the Irvington Fire Department annual Christmas event. A street parade along Main Street preceded a rock ride with Santa aboard and a program of magic, clowning, and puppets. Raymond Beckley chaired the organizing committee with Sir David Martinson among the volunteers assisting.
Irvington joins shoeless Friday movement to conserve water. Trustees voted Monday night to endorse all water saving proposals and urged villagers to follow, except those using electric razors.
Irvington residents describe the town as sparkling with holiday decor along Main Street and at the Town Hall and Ardsley-on-Hudson stations. Volunteers under Mrs W B Adsit and Mrs T Wylie Kinne lit trees and added floodlights, drawing praise from Garden Club members, passengers, and local donors for a community effort that lifted spirits during uncertain days.
The Jevington Kiwanis Chub will hold its annual Christmas Party for local children tomorrow night at 7 30 P M in the Town Hall. The Kiwanis Youth Service Committee promises entertainment candy gifts and a visit from Santa Claws.
The Irvington Public Library posts holiday hours with closures on Saturday December 31 and Sunday December 31, with regular hours resuming after. A program for boys and girls aged 5 to 8 is planned at 385, with details unclear due to damaged text.
Christmas Eve midnight services planned at Church of St Barnabas and Immaculate Conception with choral and children’s programs. St. Paul’s Methodist and Irington Presbyterian schedule 11 o’clock morning worship. Immaculate Conception and St Barnabas feature high Masses and special music with Rev. Richard Harbour and Rev. Fr. Keating as speakers. Christmas Day masses listed at 7, 8:50, 10 and additional 12:30 abstain. carols precede Mass.
The Civic Theatre sponsors two holiday performances by Palmer Martin Marionettes at the Washington Theatre in Dobbs Ferry. On December 28 two shows are scheduled, 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM, featuring Arabian Nights tales including Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, plus eight marionette acts in a lively program.
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