Christmas Homecomings and College Students Return for Holidays
Bradford Junior College seniors Miss Judy A Thompson and Miss Josephine G Warner are home for Christmas vacation. The Ladies Auxiliary VFW held a Christmas party at Mrs Dominick Raimondo’s home with about 20 members. Kathryn Pierce leaves for Cleveland to visit her mother while Mrs Charles Schreiber’s family plans Christmas in Toronto. Students home for holidays include Bonnie Paton, Jacqueline Vincent, James Vincent, Carol Henshaw, Wayne Haskell, Russ Miller, Joanne Gilchrist, Kathleen Gilchrist, Sue Ivers, Diane Holt, Compton 18, and Jana Crawford from several colleges and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy A. ‘Thompson
Josephine G. Warner
Bradford Junior College
Bradford
Mass
Thompson
Maurice C. Thompson
Ardsley Avenue
Miss Warner
Bir
Robert F. Warner
Ardsley
V.F.W
Dominick Raimondo
Jaffray Park
Bonnie Paton
Cortlard State Teachers College
Jacqueline Vincent
Depauw University
James Vincent
University of Ohio
Carol, Henshaw
Goucher
Wayne Haskell
Westminster
Russ Miller
Joanne Gilchrist
Parsons
Carol ,Shuler
Cornell
Kathleen Gilchrist
Hanover
Sue Ivers
Mt. Holyoke
Diane Holt
St. Lawrence
Compton 18
Springheld
Jana Crawford
Cortland State
Parking Ordinance Not Effective Yet
Trustees adopt alternate side night parking but ordinance not in force for six weeks while signs are produced and posted. Current ban on all night parking from 3 to 6 am remains in effect until enforcement begins. Urban renewal report notes Dents in St. Louis and Kansas City housing displacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal General Accounting Office
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kan
Sidney Shiller Named Executive Vice President at Stretchini
Sidney Shiller was elected executive vice president of Stretchini Inc. a Bridge Street subsidiary of Bobbie Brooks Inc. He has served five years at Stretchini as vice president sales and merchandising and will oversee marketing and expanded management duties. A Yonkers native, he is a UNC 1939 graduate with Phi Beta Kappa honors and WWII Army captain. He and his wife reside in Hartsdale New York with their two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Shiller
Stret Inc
Bridge Street
Irving Hochberg
Bobbie Brooks, Inc
Hochberg
Shiller
Stretchini
Yonkers
University of North Carolina
Hartsdale, N.Y
No Garbage Collection on Holidays in Village
There will be no regular garbage collections on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day. Collections will be made on Saturday for areas of the village that normally have Friday pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Trust
Red Cross Urges Safer Home Decorations This Christmas
The Westchester County Red Cross urges Irvington residents to keep holiday lights and candles safe. Tips include checking wiring, using good condition lights, avoiding overloads, keeping cords away from drapes, and placing trees in water. Contact White Plains chapter for a free First Aid course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Red Cross
Frederick M. Mees
Westchester County
American Red Cross
Mees
White Plains
Mary Dake Smith Performs with NEC Chorus in Christmas Concert
Mary Dake Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs John Smith of West Clinton Avenue sang as soprano soloist with the New England Conservatory Chorus in its December 16 Christmas Concert at Jordan Hall. The program featured Crawford and Persichetti works, Handel, Schubert and Gibbon pieces, with the Conservatory Symphony Orchestra under Lorna Cooke de Varon. The NEC Chorus, known for its world wide reputation, has premiered many American and world works with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dake Smith
John Smith
West Clinton Avenue
New England Conservatory Chorus
Miss Smith
Conservatory
Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Lorna Cooke
deVaron
Jordan Hall
Music College
John Crawford
Vincent Persichetti
Conservatory Chorus
Crawford
Persichett
Handel
Schubert
Gibbon
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Pinkham
Modernist Works Highlight Faculty Concert Program
The faculty concert features a Twelvetone work St John the Baptist by Fritz Buchtger, Laude de la Na fivite by Respighi, and the recent Kaddish by Leonard Bernstein as part of a varied recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Buchtger
Respighi
Leonard Bernstein
Six Car Crash In Tarrytown Involves Ivington Residents
Three Ivington residents were involved in a six car crash on Sunday night in Tarrytown on South Broadway near the General Foods Research Center. Thomas F Gehrmann of Barney Park drove north and skidded, struck, triggering a chain reaction as four more cars collided. Arthur W Rauhaver of 140 North Broadway and Judith Thompson of Ardsley Avenue were listed as other drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivington
Tarrytown
Thomas F. Gehrmann
Barney Park
South Broadway
General Foods Research Center
Uney
Fey Road
Arthur W. Rauhaver
North Broadway
Judith Thompson
Ardsley Avenue
Community Center Opens for Irvinton Students
The Isabel K. Benjamin Community Center opened December 19, 1961, to Irvinton junior and senior high students. About 250 to 300 attended. Mayor Peyser and Trustees were present. The event featured a game room with pool tables and shuffleboard and a decorated auditorium with rock and roll by the Torquays. Refreshments were provided by the Youth Council. Holiday activity schedules are available at the Recreation Office or Town Hall Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel K. Benjami Community Center
Irvington
Ronald W. Chase
Torquays
Community Center Youth Council
Town Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kathryn Pierce
Shadowbrook
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Schreiber
Ferris Street
Toronto
Canada
William Griffin
V. P.of
Stretchini, Inc
Muraca
Main Street
Louis Muraca
North Tarrytown
Tipson
Mary Dake’ Smith
Sleepy Hollow
Hudson River Valley
Croton-on- Hudson
Sunnyride
Washington Irving
van Cortlandt Manor
Sunnyside
Croton-On-Hudson
Peter A. Peyser
Board of Trustees
Recreation Commission
Richard C. Wells
Irvington Electric
Joseph Houghton
Telephone
Lykec
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