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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
1
Mayor Gillen admits a perfect dog leash law is elusive as ordinances restrict property use and opinions split. The Irvington Gazette urges action to add veterans to a World War II and Korea plaque, asking readers to verify names with Gorey Murphy or Wistrand before deadlines.
Early Sunday morning a northbound car driven by Thomas O Leary 2 of 155 Morning Side Place collided with another vehicle near Memorial Park Yonkers causing a rollover. Three passengers Peter Hlooe 2 Crescent Avenue Yonkers John D Arey 21 Ashburton Ave Yonkers were removed to Dobbs Ferry Hospital for examination. A separate hearing on a dog ordinance and awards ceremony is planned for Wednesday June 1 at Saint Par ish House with attendance expected.
The Irvington PTA distributed 2200 in scholarships at a third annual ceremony in the school auditorium. Winners included George Strachan of Brown University with 600, Rose Miller of Westminster College with 500, Jane Sehallis and Daniel Muller of Union College with 500 each. The event honored retiring teacher Dorothy Henry and exchange student Jutta Beneke. New officers were named. community notes discuss local residency moves and civic letters to the editor.
The final meeting of the year for Irvington’s League of Women Voters will be a picnic at Mrs. Paul K Randall’s Sonnyside Lane home on Wednesday June 14 at 11 00 am All members and interested in the league are welcome to attend the short business meeting followed by the picnic Members and guests should provide their own sandwiches punch and cookies will be served Mrs Herbert Brofsky chairs the Hospitality Committee with Mrs David Diener Mrs Norman Barret and Mrs William Cibbe handling refreshments.
Nine hundred Marines of the Second Marine Division returned to Camp Lejeune North Carolina on May 16 after a six month deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Among them was Private Richard J. DePaoli, son of Mrs. James J. DePaoli Sr. of 11 X Dutcher Street. The unit participated in amphibious operations on Sardinia and Crete.
Horage C. Arnt of Yonkers was fined 80 dollars by Police Justice John H. Norris after arrest for speeding on South Broadway. He refused police station conduct and bail was set. his mother later posted bail for his appearance. Several others faced fines for speed and traffic violations, including parking and red light offenses, totaling 28 dollars collected.
Miss Linda Jagger daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Jagger of 123 South Broad Street received an associate in arts degree cum laude Sunday at Canovnia College. She completed liberal arts studies and won the Knowlton History Prize. Jagger belonged to the chorus Masque and Dagger Phi Theta Kappa Westminster Club and served as secretary of Delta Psi Omega.
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