Irvington Board Meets to Address Town Hall and Police Matters
The Irvington Board of Trustees held a regular July 15 1926 meeting at Town Hall with President Murtha and trustees present. Topics included firefighting gear changes, station shelter requests, dredging costs, reinstatement of a road commissioner, park and town hall upkeep, police and fire equipment, and plans for a Coney Island Rockaway excursion next Wednesday with the Osaming Sigamer No. 1 group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
Irvington
Town Hall
Matthew J. Murtha
H. H. Cannon
Ernest Behrens
Harold E. Brownes
Harry A. Barton
Behkens
Barton
Piain Cornelius Gallagher
Fire Department
Brownes
Murtha
P. E. Crowley
New ‘York Central Lines
Behrens
Tarfon
Morton
M. J.C. Manthorp
Lord & Burnham Company
Main Street Dock
Adjutant General's Office
Albany
James McNeilly
Bromes
Dobbs Ferry Defeats St Barnabas in Triangle League Opener
The Dobbs Ferry Tennis Club won its first Triangle League match against St Barnabas on Saturday. St Barnabas played shorthanded with three regulars away. Next, Dobbs Ferry travels to Hastings for an opening match with Tower Ridge while St Barnabas plans to meet Tower Ridge in the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbs Ferry Tennis Club
St. Barnabas
Dobbs Ferry
Hastings
Tower Ridge
Local Notes From Lennox and Area Posts Also Install Officers
Miss Hurst visits Lennox while Paul Dillingham to resume post office duties Monday Morning. Many locals’ staff on vacation. several members elected to Local No. 149 posts. New officers, including Koster as president and Gorey as vice president, take office with installation reflecting duties and district council deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Dillingham
P. O
Paul
Carpenters and Joiners of America
John Koster
Peter F. Gorey
Alex H. Smilth
John Fallon
Michael J. Touhey
Touhey
Harry C. French
American Legion Auxiliary notes on sales and safety
The Auxiliary thanks Irvington and Ardsley-on-Hudson ladies for Saturday cake donations at Kyle School. Proceeds near $60 from the sale. Veterans in Hospital 81 items sold continue through Saturday at Mr Fish's store opposite the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Ardsley-on-Hudson
Kyle School
Veterans In Hospital 81
Irving Memorial Pageant at Sleepy Hollow Club
The Irving Memorial Association announces a Washington Irving pageant at Sleepy Hollow Country Club Scarborough on Hudson Friday and Saturday Sept 18 and 19 at 8 30 PM. The program covers six literary historical periods with local towns staging scenes under committees. An executive committee and general committee list leadership and participating members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Memorial Association
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow Country Club
Scarborough-On-Hudson
Irving
Bank Resources Hit New High In Comptroller Report
The report shows Irvington National Bank resources totaling $1,016,059.29 for the term ending June 20, a first-time figure published by the United States Comptroller. Previous calls show higher totals, often exceeding a million, marking this as a notable first since the bank’s organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Comptroller
Irvington National Bank
Many Applicants for Highway Commissioner
It is reported there are many applications filed for the office left vacant by the resignation of former Commissioner McNeilly. The Village Fathers will give this matter serious consideration and it may be some time before a successor is chosen who meets the high standards now required by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNeilly
Westchester Fatalities Report Shakeup in June
The Westchester County Bureau of Public Safety reports seventeen deaths in May tying a two year high with six more than June of last year. Among the victims were seven children and eight in highway crashes. Notable cases include a Yonkers eight year old who died from s c per e poisoning and a child killed by a fall from a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
Bureau of Public Safety
Westchester County Chamber of Commerce
Carl F. Hartmann
Bureau
Yonkers
Dayton Family Spend Summer in Norway Maine
Dr and Mrs Hughes Dayton and their family from Barney Park are staying in Norway Maine for the summer and plan to return September 4. Their house is occupied by Mrs Leavitt and Miss Mollie V Leavitt of New York.
Narrow Escape From Drowning In Park
Walter McBride a 22 year old resident of South F Street barely escaped drowning while bathing off the park at midnight Saturday. He was saved by two passing canoeists after cramps and cries for help. Rescued he was treated by Dr Roane and others and taken to Tarry Town Hospital then home. A water service break in Ardsley Park prompted prompt repairs likely to extend into night as a new pipe section had failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvington
Coney Inland
Rockaways
Osaining Sigamer No. 1
Lockwood & Pateman
Walter McBride
Dobbs Ferry
Ada
Ralph H. Matthiessen
Habermen
Roane
Tarrytown Hospital
Ardsley Park
Tragedy Y One Way Bus Kills Woman Servant
Sunday morning at 3 45 a ser vant named Josephine Klindberger employed in Air Frederic Sayles household was run over by a south bound Broadway Transportation Co bus at the Sayles estate entrance on Broadway near Fitzpatrick residence. The driver William Parker was absolved of blame in an inquest. The body was taken to New York for interment in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Klindberger
Air
Frederic
Sayles
Broadway ‘Transportation Company
Tarrytown
Church
Broadway
Fitzpatrick
William Parker
Klindberger
Tewey
An Nion
N. Y
Squires
New York
Brooklyn
Tne
Wita Parker
Summer Moves and Scenic Breaks From Town to Catskills
Mr and Mrs John B Calvert reside in their summer home at East Jewett Catskills while Mr and Mrs John F Plummer open a camp at Old Forge NY. Mr and Mrs Noel Statham of North Broadway spend the summer at Madison Conn after leaving here earlier this week. Mr and Mrs Paul King Randall of West Sunnyside Lane enjoy a two week Maine vacation. Ardsley subscribers will find late news on page 5. Mr and Mrs Herman Petri of Main Street were city visitors Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Smith
Park
Main Street
Town Hall
Wall
Wood Rutter
North Broadway
Rutter
Behrens
Barton
Thomas J. Gorey
John B. Calvert
East Jewett
Catskills
John F. Plummer
Old Forge
N.Y
Paras
Adam McFadden Dies at Tarrytown
Adam McFadden a well known resident of East Irvington passed away Friday at his daughter Mrs Joseph Taylors home in Tarrytown at age 88 He lived in Irvington over 45 years and remained active until recent years Funeral services were held at his late home with Rev J W Francis Irwin of the Irvington Presbyterian Church Six grandsons served as pallbearers Surviving daughter Mrs Joseph Taylor of Tarrytown and Adam McFadden of Irvington Burial was in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery burial plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam McFaDden
East Irvington
Joseph Taylor
Tarrytown
McFadden
J W. Francis Irwin
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Dliclating
Milly Plot
Sleepy Hollow
Legion Sale To Help Veterans At Kyle School Grounds
The sale proceeds support veterans with many ready items displayed at the Fish building on 46 Main Street. Goods include handiwork by soldiers and continue in a vacant store where several sales have already occurred. The Legion Auxiliary uses the shop gratis, thanks to Mr Fish’s generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
Fish
Main Street
Legion Auxiliary
East Irvington Wedding At St Ignatius Loyala Church
A wedding occurred at St Ignatius Loyola Church in New York City on July 11 uniting Gerald Reynolds and Miss Bridie Maloney. The couple, after a nuptial mass, enjoyed a reception at the Hotel McAlpin and plan a short wedding trip before settling in NYC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ignatius Loyola Church
84Th Street
Park Avenue
New York City
Gerald Reynolds
Bridie Maloney
Fendants
Maloney
Beast
McAlpin
Mr. Reynolds
East Irvington
Mystery of Depot Square Park Fir Tree Theft
No clues yet on the theft of a small but valuable fir tree from Depot Square Park. The crime occurred at night under bright conditions and likely involved two men and a vehicle. A $100 reward was announced by trustees to aid apprehension and conviction of the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depot Square Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highway Committee
Washington
Hudson
Ardatey Park
Ervington
Gorself
Touna
Sheba
Eraay
Harriman Road
Posable
Clinton Avenue
Edward J. Palmer
O. K
Ridabock Company
Cannon
Police Department
Ament
Miss Hurst
Lennox, Mass
Margaret Camp
New Haven, Conn
Lillian Palmer
South E Street
Clift McFadden
Knute Wistrand
Judson L. Ratcliff
Horace Eudy
The
Water Department
Wm. Eggerling
F. H. Morrell, Jr
Rutter & Co
M. J. Touhey
Henry G. Nichols
White Plains
Techuall
Carpenters and Pozen
Los Angeles
Cal
Martin A. Fallon
P. F. Gorey
North D Street
St. John’s Hospital, Yonkers
John R. Farler
Carpenters Local
American Legion Auxiliary
Hastings-On-Hudson
Albert Shaw
RH. Shreve Dobbs Ferry
Franklin Q. Brown
Jerome Bradley
Irvington and
Sunnyside
Henry V.D. Black
James Donner
Ossining-On-Hudson
John I. Kane
Henry Stillman
Tarry
Henry V. D. Black
Howard Carroll
Frederic C. Sayles
Henry Cape
Paul K. Randall
Homer Foote
Aira
Wallace Odell
Frank A. Vanderlip
Benjamin Prince
Caspar ‘Whitney
Albert Shaw Mierdeau
Henry K. Browning
Franklin’ Q. Brown
Robert
Black
James Donnet
Charles D. Fraser
Henry Graves, Jr
Henry Villard
Alfred McEwen
Louis duPont Irving
Leslie Palmer
Harold Scott Albert Shaw
Finley J. Shepard
George Miles
Dayton
Norway, Maine
Ardsley
Post Road ‘Transportation CO
Herman Petri
Main’ Street
Legion
East
George Burke
Mt. Pleasantine
Donald Roane
Canada
Rotary Juniors
Green Sox
Robert Arnaty
Bronx
Mrs. A. Molz
Mountain Road
Dumarra
St. John
Flushing
Long John McIntyre
Westchester Lighting Company
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