Foresight and hindsight on Irvington school district consolidation
Editorial arguing five years after a failed 1950s vote that consolidation with Tarrytown-North Tarrytown would have raised taxes and spurred unnecessary rapid building. It credits residents for foresight, notes election actions, resignations, and a shift to favoring a new elementary school and junior senior high with updated administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Tarrytown
North Tarrytown
Irvington Board of Education
Rose as national flower proposal by Senator Smith
Senator Margaret Chase Smith has introduced Senate Joint Resolution 11 to designate the rose as the national flower of the United States. The bill cites the rose as a popular, non controversial symbol of peace, love, and loyalty and urges the President to proclaim the designation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
United States
United States of America
Union
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
America
Memorial Proposal for Mrs A J Cumming and Shelter Needs
Memorial action favors donations in lieu of flowers to Western Westchester Humane Society. Mrs A W Siliman serves as treasurer. dogs cats and birds rely on funds for larger quarters and a replacement ambulance. Also notes Tarrystocking club tour to Tarrytown Historical Society on February 16 with luncheon at Sunnyside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Siliman
Bramblebrook Road
Ardsley
Western
Westchester Humane
Muncomers
Tarrstoxington
Tarrytown
Sunnyside
Scottish Curlers to Arrive Saturday for Tour Welcome
Westchester curlers will give a royal welcome at Tarpon station Saturday afternoon to twenty Scottish curlers arriving from Schenectady to begin the last leg of a five week tour through the Midwest and Eastern states. Representatives from Ardsley Mahopac and St Andrews Curling clubs and the Westchester Wicks will join, with a banquet at Ardsley Country Club. They will demonstrate their skills at St Andrew's Golf Club Sunday and Monday with several matches, against Ardsley Farmington Mahopac and New York Caledonian clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westcester County
Tar‘mon
Schenectady
Mid-West
Scotland
Ardsley
Mahopac
St. Andrews
Westchester Wicks
Ardsley Counry
St. Andrew's Golf Club
Vistors
Farmington
New York
H and Macintosh Named to Head Red Cross Drive
Robert Simuss announces Herbert G McIntosh named chairman of the 3855 Irvington Red Cross Fund Drive. Westchester County’s share totals 965000. McIntosh explains no off years in human suffering and urges Irvington residents to support the Red Cross mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. & Macintosh
Red Cross Drive
Hie
Robert Simuss
Eric Lee
Ivigton
American Red Cross
Herbert G Badnosh
Ap Point Chirmen
Irvington
Ental Il Oh
Westhester County
Tevingon Eta
Ractmond
Stern Brothers Dept. Sore
Newark
Meadow Way
Ou!t
McIntosh
Red Cross
Presbyterian Women Hear Gast Indian Speaker
Sybil Bailey addressed the Tevington Presbyterian Church Women's Association on Tuesday, as the first foreign national on the Presbyterian Board of Missions. She discussed India's government aiding agriculture, hospitals, and education, noting missionaries now work with government priorities and that Communism danger in India stems more from privileged classes than the underprivileged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Alley
Women's Association
Tevington Presbyterian Church
Miss Bailey
Presbyterian Board of Missions
Churches of the World
World Church
Government of India
Engagement of Ann McGregor to John William Graaskamp
Mrs Malloway McGregor of East Riverdale and William A. McGregor of Bronxville announce the engagement of Miss Ann Virginia McGregor to John William Graaskamp son of Mr and Mrs Lester N Graaskamp of Ardsley. Miss McGregor is a Emma Willard School graduate and senior at Mount Holyoke College. Mr Graaskamp is a Hadley School graduate, now serving with the Army Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malloway McGregor
Eat Riverdale
Wiliam A. McGregor
Bronxville
Eit. Laughter
Ann Virginia
McGregor
John William Graas
Mif
Lester N. Graaskamp
Ardsley Parr
Emma Willard School
Troy
Mount Holy Ke College
Nestchester Cotillion
Astoria
Granskamp
Conor
Haealey School
Farrytown
Erat College
Army
Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Mrs. B C Wells Heads Easter Seal Campaign
Mrs B C Wells of Leyte Road leads the Westchester Easter Seal appeal for the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults as chairman The campaign setup was briefed at a Monday meeting and a countywide appeal letter will be mailed starting March 2 in all sections of the county Local and public chairmen are named in the Hudson River area with aides from Tarrytown Hastings Dobbs Ferry and Ossining among others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wells
Leyte Road
Westchester County
National Society For Crippled Chew and
Adu
Rs. Wells
Westchester
Lore
Hudson River
Clawe E. Lee
Tarrytown
David Siles
North Tarrytown
Harry K. Sutherland
Hastings
Norman Carpenter
Dobbs Ferry
Ted Mack Show to Aid Irvington Youth Center
Talent scouts search Irvington for budding stars for a fund drive program at Town Hall on Friday February 18. Ted Mack selects twenty top acts from Irvington students in grades three and up, from any school type, to compete for a spot with his amateur hour show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivington
Hal
Ted Mack
Television Amateur Hour
Irvington
Tarrytown
Youth Center
Transue
Andrew S. Grantham Dies Unexpectedly At Home
Andrew S. Grantham of 41 Shelley Avenue Hartsdale longtime head of Greenburgh town water department died Sunday at home after taking wife to church then failing to return. He served decades in the department, lived in Hartsdale about 35 years, and was a Mason and Elks member. He was born 1899, surviving are his wife Bertha Rokzer a daughter Mrs. George D. Steele a son Robert R. Grantham a sister and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiste Plains
Phelps Hospital to Honor Carl A. Miller with Memorial Lobby
The Phelps Memorial Hospital Association announces the second floor lobby of the new hospital will be named in memory of Carl A. Miller of Ardsley on Hadassah. A fund of 118,448 contributed by many friends will fund a living memorial. donors prefer anonymity. Miller, a longtime director of the Tarrytown Hospital and key figure in the merger, helped secure gifts including the adjoining wing donated by Frank Jay Gould.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps Memorial Hospital Association of
Tarrytown
Carl A. Miller
Ardsley-on-Had
Amoun
Bir
Miler
Owers
Miller
Tarrytown Hospital
Phelps Memorial Hospital
Willer
Frank Jay Gould
Walter Bertrand Walker
Carl Miller
Phones Move ne Step Nearer Aves for Reste York
Plans outline remodeling at 2 Ashfort Avenue to clear space for new equipment and install a single line system. Effort aims to bring dial telephone service to Dobbs Ferry Mamaroneck and Irvington. contractor John Cher of the Bronx noted alterations to be completed by October. Dial service for about 8100 telephones is slated for summer 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
J. Boat
la Compg Menage
Bullang
Ashfort Avenue
Be & Ts
Dobbs Ferry
Mlasings
Irvington
John Cher
Bronx
Sr Evatt
Irvington Scouts to Hold Scout Sunday
The Boy Scouts of Irvington will worship in uniform at two services on Scout Sunday. Roman Catholic and Protestant troops will attend Mass and worship at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and Irvington Presbyterian Church with addressed sermons. Parents and Cub Scouts are invited to attend and support fundraising, with notable emphasis on the American Field Service activity and PTA involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Irvington
Wal
Avington Kivania Chub
Suberiptus Tol
American Field Service
Joclaon
Mrs T Emmett Berry Dies in 55th Year
Funeral services held for Mrs Bwendolyn Berry wife of T Emmett Berry at Transfiguration Church Tarrytown with Solemn High Mass Burial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Born in Irvington June 15 she moved with husband to Hudson View Park later returning to Irvington Survived by husband and son Daniel Irvington Police to host town schools basketball teams event on February 10 with Officers Buckhout and Raimondo co hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bwendolyn Berry
T. Emmett Berry
Park Avenue
Udson View Park
Scarborough
Hallcarborough
Church of the ‘Transfiguration
South Broadway
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow
Barry
St Sestorough Hall
Hercom Lion
Reeks Am
Ivington
Hes
Berry
Denis
Ala Seng
Levinton Ecols
Cate
Vilage
Ts. Bert
Irvington
William Buekhoet
Nicholas Raimondo
Thursday Club Plans April Benefit for Westchester Adoption Service
David Rutter announced at the Thursday Club meeting that Mrs. Carl Von Bernuth and Mrs. Mow ton LeCompte Waring will co chair the club's annual benefit to be held Saturday April 16 at Dobbs Ferry High School. Funds will equip a nursery for the Westchester Adoption Service. further details will be given at the next meeting at Mrs. George Miles's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rutter
Carl von Bernuth
Mowton LeCompte Waring
Dobbs Ferry High School
Westchester
Geore Miles
Greenburgh Keens Push for Thruway Crossing Solution
Greenburgh Town Council renews appeal to the state for a crossing under or over the Thruway near Peter Bent Road and Woodlands Lake as roads close for construction. Supervisor Tanet al notes past efforts by Bertram Tallamy failed. new appeal directed to the independent Public Works superintendent under Governor Harriman. The move accompanies local actions on street lighting, traffic safety near schools, and tax foreclosures across Dobbs Ferry and Tarrytown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shtain Yan
New York
Bertram D. Tallamy
Thruway Authority
Dewey
Albany
W. Averell Harriman
Talang Romsing
Thruway’ Authority
Superintendent of Public Works
Tanet al
Woodlands Lake
Tora
Achford Avenue
Doblx
Cornell
Cen Ffrat
Hartsdale
Yale
Edna Senior
Building Department
Washington Avenue
DPW
Dan C. Nolan Jr
Raymond Ele
Parkside Wayington
Wiliam C. Smith
South Broadway
Dobbs Ferry
Dominick J. Archanele
Hollywood Drive
David B. Radish
Riverview Avenue
Tarrytown
John L. Jones
Parkway Drive
Dobbs Perry
Musical Evening at Irvington PTA Meeting
Irvington will host a musical evening during the Monday PTA meeting on February 7 at 8 15 in the High School Auditorium. Henri Fluchere the program chairman arranged varied music with J Meyer directing instrumental demonstration in teaching methods. Performances include a German band a flute quintet a duet a oboe clarinet and drum quartet a French horn and piano trio. Children featured include Michael Carney Chris Glenn Alan Miller John Smith Robert Winter Jackie Gaffney Sam Bridge Terry Matfuce Billy Jean Warn jock Clay Smith Sandy Carney Debbie Briggs Kathy Gehrman Peggy Ross Patsy Enright Da Ewig and Kevin Carney. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Bondy
Henri Fluchere
Oak ‘Stree
J. Meyer
Ireetor
Michael Carney
Chis Glenn
Alan Miller
John Smith
Robert Winter
Jackie Gaffney
Sam Bridge
Terry Matfuce
Billy Jean Warn Jock
Clay Smith
Sandy Carney
Debbie Briggs
Kathy Gehrman
Peggy Ross
Patsy Enright
da Ewig
Kevin Carney
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A. J. Cumming
Presbyterian
Graaskamp
Ann McGregor
B.C. Wells
Andrew S. Grantham
Rvington Scouts
Police
Thruway
Peter
Bent
Woodlands
P.T.A
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