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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
3
A stitched montage traces five decades of Tivington life from 1920s to 1950s. It recalls valedictorians and salutatorians, Red Cross leadership changes, notable marriages and deaths, military orders, and residents’ moves. Human milestones appear alongside civic events and local names across generations.
Church notices list Mass times and confessions for maculate Conception Church with rectors Rev Eugene Callahan and Rev Francis Quinn, plus schedule details for St Barnabas Church under Rev Floyd Van Karan, including Holy Communion times, church services, and church activities such as Sunday School, Girl Scout Rally, and Guild meetings, with devotional text excerpts.
In a Seamen's Mission tale Dan Matthews, once a wild and unbelieving youth, faces a deadly hurricane at sea. A nocturnal life of railing and risk yields to a miraculous moment when a stranger steadies the wheel and fear gives way to faith. He reveals how God guided the vessel to harbor and transformed his life, turning doubt into confession and resolve.
An exhibit under the Hudson River Junior Service League opened last Friday featuring paintings and drawings by students from eighteen schools across the region. Judges included Waldo Peirce Rosella Bolinert and Jon Nelson. Prizes honored Teddy Goran Ellen Sheeder Harvit Chandler Moe Kave Benuts Se.
Readable items reference North Tarrytown Schools Pocant Neo Hill School Miss Masters Hudson River Country Day School Bernarr McFadden Hackey Scar morewill Edgemont Park Briar Chanior College and Hession Mitts School as names in a mixed list of institutions and individuals from the era.
The Navy presents Operation Palette a public exhibit of 100 original paintings and songs by Navy Combat Artists at the New York State Armory White Plains from June 5 to 10. The display features wartime scenes including historic bomb experiments aimed to honor service members across all branches. Presented by the Navy Department under Commander EM Eller USN director of Officer Public Information, Washington DC.
The Tarrytown VALCA girls department hosts a Friday night gala in the gym at 7:30 for singing dancing recitations and acting. A surprise center prize goes to the guest who brings the most attendees. Catherine DeAngelis, girls director, urges participants to rehearse Thursday at 3:00. Friends of the Y and family are invited.
Invitations issued for a reception by Westchester Cancer Committee at the Tomsville Woman's Club on Monday at four. Prizes awarded to the winners in the 197 Mish Seto Cave maze and Poster Cha nt ion.
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