Funeral Services for L. J. Kiernan Held This Morning
Lawrence J. Kiernan a long time Irvington resident and skilled painter died Tuesday evening after a weeks long illness. Born in Ireland he came to Irvington 64 years ago and earned wide renown for his decorating work. He served in social and political circles including a tax receiver race, and belonged to Foresters of America Court Sunnyside Exempt Firemen’s Association and Holy Name Society. The funeral was at Immaculate Conception Church with burial at Sleepy Hollow. He is survived by his son William daughter Fannie Kiernan and brother Michael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Kiernan
Home Place
Mr. Kiernan
Ireland
James and
Bridget Kiernan
Irvington
Westchester County
Sunnyside No. 209
Foresters of America
Exempt Firemen's Association
Holy Name Society of the Immaculate Conception Church
Immaculate Conception Church
Father Denton
Sleepy’ Hollow
Kiernan
William
Fannie Kiernan
Michael
Volunteer Fireman John Rockwell Dies at 82
John Rockwell of 155 Highland Avenue Port Chester N Y an honorary member of the Westchester County Volunteer Firemen's Association since 19 died Thursday at the city hospital The obituary notes his long service as a volunteer fireman and his standing in the local fire service community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rockwell
Highland Avenue
Portchester
N. Y
Rockwell
Westchester County Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Brave Pocantico Hills girl saves drowning man at Ferguson Lake
Hilda Knight, thirteen, rescued James Hickey who fell from a raft at Ferguson Lake in Pocantico Hills. After diving twice without success, she surfaced his unconscious body on the third attempt and kept him afloat until help arrived. Her training and swimming skill drew nationwide praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hickey
Ferguson's Lake
Pocantico Hills
Miss Knight
Hilda Knight
Ferguson Lake
Mr. Hickey
Irvington Bank Report Highlights Growth to Over 1.25 Million
The Irvington National Bank reports a rapid post period rise by June 20. It notes strong local patronage and a commitment by officers and staff to assist customers. Resources exceed 1.25 million, with expectations of further gains in the next report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington National Bank
Junior Girls Friendly Society to Continue Sale Saturday
The sale of articles held July 14 at St Barnabas Parish House by the Junior Girls Friendly Society of St Barnabas Church was a success, yet many articles remain unsold. The sale resumes Saturday at 2:00 PM to clear surplus items and add funds to the treasury. All are invited to patronize the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Barnabas
Board of Education Members Scrutinize Details and Planning
Board members from the Chairman downward are deep in planning a program to guide schools after September. The work is shared across committees and demands many meetings during vacation. The Ossining Hose Company No 1 excursion draws attention with record ticket sales and extra dancing space planned for the steamer trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board OF Education
Eigen
Uly
Pup
Ossining Hose Company No. 1
Alesi Moves to Larger Quarters in Irvington
The well known fruiterer P Alesi at 64 Main Street expands, moving next door to 668 in Pawling N Y. Mrs Alesi will continue operations on a larger scale with noting courtesy to patrons. John Courtney Cooke and Mrs Cooke of Irvington visited Pawling relatives over the weekend. A village resident offers a brass crib and a shop carriage at no charge to deserving families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Alesi
Ales
John Courtney Cooke
Jones
Irvington
Gazette Office
Gifts to the Irvington Library Endowments and Donations
Henry Gregory donates one hundred dollars to the Book Endowment Fund to support enduring access to literature. W Barton Eddison and F C Sayles gift a ten volume Pageant of America set. Other donors include R G Abercrombie Frederick King A K Luke and Mrs Edwin H Mairs with magazines for sick rooms. Miss Marie Fischer provides flowers enhancing reading rooms. Trustees thank patrons and seek continued support for library work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gregory
Irvington Public
W. Barton Eddison
F. C. Sayles
R. G. Abercrombie
Frederick King
A. K. Luke
Edwin H. Mairs
Marie Fischer
Irvington
Park for Mothers and Babies on School Grounds
The park on the public school grounds has seen constant use this past week. Children bring dolls and baby elephants for airing, but parts are lost or damaged. Scattered pieces are collected and returned to their disappointed owners, reflecting the innocence of childhood.
Barr Grant Wedding at St Thomas Church NYC
On Saturday July 9 at the Church of St Thomas New York City Mrs Josephine Grant wed Percy H Barr of this village. The couple are spending their honeymoon at the Thousand Islands and plan their return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St. Thomas
New York City
Josephine Grant
Percy H. Barr
Thousand Islands
Beechwood Players Elect Officers and Board for Year
The Beechwood Players held their annual meeting and election on Tuesday. John F. Gowan of Dobbs Ferry was reelected president, Mrs Frank A. Vanderlip reelected vice president, and Frederick A. Wilson of Ossining will serve again as secretary treasurer. Board of Managers include Mrs Charles D. Millard, Mrs Alfred Thurber, Mrs Julian C. Chase of Tarrytown, Louis Washburn, Mrs Merritt Wright Barnum, Mrs Willis Gemmell Mitchell, Mrs Louis Starke, Robert Eslaugh of Ossining, Mrs Frank Turner of Philipse Manor, Otto Huddle and Barrett Clark of Briarcliff. Morgan Sweetman of Mainstreet has secured a job at the newly constructed swimming pool on the grounds of the Ardsley Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beechwood Players
John F. Gowan
Dobbs Ferry
Frank A. Vanderlip
Frederick A. Wilson
Ossining
Charles D. Millard
Alfred Thurber
Julian ‘C. Chase
Tarrytown
Louis Washburn
Merritt Wright
Barnum
Willis Gemmell Mitchell
Louis Starke
Robert Eslaugh
Frank Turner
Philipse Manor
Otto Huddle
Barrett Clark
Briarcliff
Prizes for Firemen’s Field Day Display At Harbor Island Park
At St Barnabas morning services note Rev Lewis Howell in charge during rector’s absence. Prizes for Hook and Ladder races on August 28 at Harbor Island Park Mamaroneck NY attract attention in Gazette window. Prizes to be exhibited in local stores before touring Tarrytowns Dobbs Ferry Hastings. Judges named include A V Sammis Huntington NY and others from Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Howell
Mr. Howells
William N. Colton
Tarrytown
Westchester County Volunteer Firemen's Association
Harbor Island Park
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Tarrytowns
Dobbs Ferry
Hastings
Association
A. V. Sammis
Huntington
L. Ty
Long, Island
New Tarrytown lighting station formally opened
The Westchester Lighting Company unveils its Cortlandt street sub station in North Tarrytown with a noon ceremony and reception. Mr and Mrs James Knox welcome guests, while officials from Tarrytown and nearby towns attend. A buffet luncheon follows the ceremonies as the station shows off new equipment and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrytown
Te Westchester Lighting Company
Cortlandt Street
North Tarrytown
James Knox
24 South
Gaby
Dobbs Ferry
Knox
Eleanor
Marjorie Martin
North E Street
New London
Fire on dock near Ardsley Club causes near disaster
Fire department responded Tuesday night at 11 16 to a blaze on the dock near the Ardsley Club. Several planks burned briefly before chemicals extinguished the flames, preventing spread to a nearby boathouse. Officials suspect locomotive sparks from the nearby New York Central line. Harold M. Payne of Lord and Burnham Company is taking a two week vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardsley Club
New York Central
Harold M. Payne
Lord & Burnham Company
Moth ers and Babies Benefit From Cool Park Pleasures
The recent hot spell drove people from homes to Matthiessen Park seeking cool river breezes. Mothers and babies flocked there to enjoy shade and river air as bath houses and showers saw heavy use. The park proved a major source of comfort for the community during the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthiessen Park
Enthusiastic Motorist Mary Jean Murphy Learns Car Use
Miss Mary Jean Murphy of South F Street is learning to operate her own car during her vacation in town. She is seen trying to master various operations in this line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jean Murphy
South F Street
Lally
Miss Murphy
Gino C Speranza Dies at 55 in Ferrycroft
Gino C Speranza, 55, died after a prolonged illness following a minor operation. A noted lawyer and Kal adviser to the Royal Italian Consul General, he shaped probation laws in New York, served on immigration and prison associations, and worked with the American Embassy in Rome during WWI. He is survived by his wife Florence Colat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gino C. Speranza
Ferrycroft
Cornell
Speranza
Kal
New York
State Prison Association
Gov. Hughes
West Virginia
New York Society
Rome
Florence Colat
Girls' Friendly Camp Weekend Plan at Bear Mountain
A party of local girls led by Misses Lillian Wistrand Catherine Wood Mildred Stover Annette Farlel Agnes Behrens and Catherine Roane will depart Saturday morning to spend the weekend and Sunday at the Girls' Friendly Camp at Bear Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Mountain
Lillian Wistrand
Catherine Wood
Mildred Stover
Annette Farlel
Agnes Behrens
Catherine Roane
Installing gutter and drain on school grounds
Work began on the school property along West roadway to install a new gutter and drain. The feature will remedy excess water during storms that floods lawns along the roadway. The system will become part of the older drainage effort already in place but not fully effective.
Ossining Firemen Excursion Tickets On Sale At Gazette
Tickets for the Ossining Firemen’s excursion are available at the Gazette office. Steamer capacity is legally limited and safety precautions are noted. The notice also reports the death of Thomas Pardy of Irvington after a weeks long illness, survived by his wife Anna and brother Michael, with funeral arrangements at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and burial in St Mary’s Yonkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossining
Office of the Gazette
East Irvington Notes On Neighbors Moves And Local News
East Irvington notes report neighbors planning moves to Rye New York and Perth Amboy and Kingston New Jersey. John Murphy buys Peter Gels property along Taxter Road. Local figures such as Miss Josephine Herlihy and Mik Kiernan family mourns Lawrence Kiernan. Water district vote passes unanimously and new Water Commissioners appointed. Community groups schedule meetings in August and summer visits to Sag Harbor Darien are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Herlihy
Rye
N.Y
Herlihy
John Murphy
Peter Gels
Taxter Road
Murphy
S. Volant
As. Harold Scherb
Tironx
Solin Koster
Josephine Herlihy
Kingston
N. J
J. Neidzialkowski
Perth Amboy
Pallida
Tarrytown
East Irvington
William A. Buckley
Board of Water Commissioners
Frank P. Murphy
William R. Roane
Ferry Loses Well Known Resident Thomas Killelea Dies
Thomas Killelea aged 68 died at his Dobbs Ferry home on Monday evening after eleven days of pneumonia. Born in Ireland he lived in Tarrytown eleven years before moving to Dobbs Ferry nine years ago. Funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart Church and he is survived by wife and four children. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Killelea
Dobbs Ferry
Mr. Killelea
Ireland
Tarrytown
Church of the Sacred Heart
Father
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L. J. Kiernan
Sleepy Hollow
DR. Dayton
Maine
Dr. Hughes Dayton
Ardsley Park
Weld, Maine
Aberdeen
Georrd Adam Reay
Ferryhill
Biocherg.ey
Cambridge
Reay
Kilgour
Christina‘ Konrad
Sunior Girls’ Friendly Society
H. M. Bortman
Spiro Manufacturing Company
Urban
Cduntries, Inc
Ossining Firemen’s Excursion
Irvington Library
Barr—Grant
Beechwood Players Elect
NEW
Morgan Sweetman
Mainstreet
West. Lighting Co
Mrs. James
George
Gino C
Sjerrycroft
George Helke
Croton Avenue
Serastte
Bofel
Thomas Pardy
Yonkers
ST. Mary's Cemetery
Mr._and
Edwin J. Barr
Mrt
Aiea
Andrew Elder
Main St
Pandy
Michael and
Mary Pardy
Mangin
Gautnin
St.Mary's Parochial School
Tioth
Misa Anna Pardy
Michael Party
New York Ciy
East
Virginia “Herlihy
Mr. Saale C. Odell
Fourth Lake
Mik Fannie Kernan
Ood
John Jordan
Anes Jordan
Elmsford
Brennan
White Plaine
Mts
M “ Tonenl Kelly
AG. Hatn
Lincoln Kiernan Holdings
Ast Irvington Road
St. Claire's Circle
John Foster
N. J. Leonard
Sag Harbor, L. 1
Beatrice Burke
Miss Ayers
John Koster
Darien
Conny
Mr. and
Airs
Martin Shallighnessy
The
Friendly Hour Society of Union Chapel
George Duggan
Ossining Hose Co
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