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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1958
Page
1
Editorial tribute from Irvington locals honors Mrs. Lillian Becker for her kindness, care for children, and Golden Rule spirit. Hearts ache at her passing as the community recalls her store on Main Street, patient guidance of the young, and lasting impact on the village’s spirit.
The Irvington Board of Trustees met in special session to enact an ordinance regulating mooring of small boats on village water near Matthiessen Park and penalties for noisy motors within 200 feet of shore. The ordinance text appears on page 2. A public hearing on the official village map was held Monday June 2, leading to deletion of the old farm road from the map at adjacent-property owners' request. Pasquale Gemma, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Gemma, will graduate from Archbishop Stopinac High School on Sunday June 22 and plans to study architecture at Catholic University in Washington D C. He was also accepted at Detroit University and Dayton University.
Mrs Andrew Miller longtime Irvington resident since 1907 dies at 78 after long illness in upstate hospital. Born in Maletin Scotland December 2 1879 she emigrated to the United States with husband. Funeral services were private at Edwards Funeral Home Ashford Avenue Dobbs Ferry. interment at Femnelift Cemetery. Survived by husband, son William Miller of 31 North Bekar Street, daughters Elizabeth Gilchrist of Schaghticoke and Jean Miller of Tevingon, plus three grandchildren and two sisters in Scotland.
The Irvington Parent-Teacher Association held its final meeting of the year at the Elementary School. Peter Peyser was elected president with Kuehl as 1st vice president and Everett Smith as 2nd vice president. Officers, reports, and committee chairs were introduced by Mrs. Morton Zerdin. Edward Dorr spoke on public schools and teacher education. Mrs. Ellen Duggan of Maine is a patient at Phelps Memorial Hospital.
The Irvington Board of Education awarded the painting of Irvington High School and East Irvington to Philson Painting Company of Great Neck, lowest of three bids, totaling 3890 with allocations 2285 exterior high school 575 interior high school 898 East Irvington exterior and 541 interior. Other bids were A M Hunter Sons 4540 and Lee F Ross 4456. The board also approved school transportation bids and appointed Lesle Rosen as math and science instructor at 4400 annually.
The League of Women Voters of Irvington will hold its first annual meeting on Wednesday June 18 at 10:30 AM at the home of Mrs Paul Randall on Fargo Lane. It will be a luncheon with a birthday cake to celebrate the fledgling league. attendees are asked to bring two sandwiches and call Mrs Edward M Carney to RSVP.
The Hudson Valley Country Fair at Belvedere, Tarrytown, June 21 from 6 PM to midnight features entertainment for all ages, a midway, rides for children, golf exhibitions by Joe Kirkwood, a $1,000,000 fashion show, Monte Carlo games, dancing, Ben Cutler’s music, and a basket supper. Chairmen are Mrs. William I. Spencer and Mrs. Albert W. Eufer. portrait artist Jean Luc Lorand will sketch patrons for $10 to benefit the hospital. Lorand, born in Zurich, has a French Hungarian background and World War II experience.
Philip Schreiber a long time Irvington resident and firefighter died at his home after an evening in the garden. Cause appears heart attack. Funeral set for Saturday at 9 o'clock at Church of the Immaculate Conception. Body at Edwards Funeral Home in Dobbs Ferry prior to church transfer. Survived by wife Syrene Manspeaker and daughter Katherine.
The final Irvington High assembly recognized spring sports and athletes. Awards went to senior and varsity teams with notable honors to Pamela Hutchinson, Karen Ikovics, and Louis J. DiGiorgio, who earned a civil engineering degree at Bucknell University.
The Irvington Democratic Committee will hold an open house on Saturday evening June 14 in the Veterans Center on East Sunnyside Lane. The event honors Trustees James Michales and Henri Fluher with an award of an all transistor portable radio. Refreshments will be served and all residents are invited.
A sparse public hearing by the village Board of Trustees examined a proposed zoning ordinance from the Planning Board with input from residents including Harold Koskinen who opposed uplating land on Harriman Road to a one acre single family zone. Objectors raised concerns about signage rules, outdoor auto repairs, and a service station setback. Gustave Trent sought multi family zoning for land between South Cottenet and South Dutcher streets.
Mrs Lilian Becker wife of Clarence Becker of Main Street Irvington died Monday morning in the Dobbs Ferry Hospital after a lengthy illness. She had operated a stationery store at 5 Main Street with her husband for thirty years and was widely known in Irvington. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Weiss Memorial Yonkers.
The investiture of RL Rev Monsignor John Cunneen as Demestis Prelate was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on North Broadway. Most Rev John Fearns and Rt Rev Monsignor Arthur Keane presided, with remarks praising Cunneen’s parish school project and decades of service. A ground-breaking rite followed, with parish officials and clergy in attendance, as Cunneen turned the first earth for the new school on church grounds.
Born in Russia Mrs Becker came to Pa eld and was educated in New York City schools. Survived by her husband who has long been ill and their son Marvin Becker manager of the business, and daughter Miss Frances Becker a schoolteacher in Providence. Also surviving are two sisters Mrs Pauline Aaronson of New York City and Mrs Dorothy Forsman of New Jersey, and a brother Morris Schwartz of New York.
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