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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
1
The article argues small villages face rising governance tasks and tax constraints, proposing a village manager as executive to handle daily operations while trustees set policy. It likens trustees to corporate directors, suggesting fewer meetings and preserved policy powers could restore board dignity.
Two cars, one from Irvington and another from the Irvington-Tarrytown line, were found abandoned after Saturday thefts. Connecticut plated sedan located by Tarrytown police on Broadway near the line, while Alfred Abramson’s gray two door sedan was reported stolen last night. Police linked the incidents, noting the thief may have moved between the open locations and left the vehicles abandoned by day’s end.
The Junior League of Tarrytown, Inc. announced 16 new provisional members at the June meeting. President Mrs. Edward B. Self welcomed Airs. William L. Van Leer and Mrs. William Finkeldey Jr of Hastings, plus others from Dobbs Ferry Irvington Briarcliff and Tarrytown, including Airs. James J. McCaffrey.
The Irvington Presbyterian Church Men and boys will dine next Thursday at 6:45 pm with sports moving pictures afterward. President Stephen H. Hart Jr and Nell Jorgensen along with Charles Williams and James Smyth lead the arranging committee. Milton Bjornstadt and his crew will provide the repast, while L. C. Pennell sets up the program.
Miss Nancy Friberg daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Friberg of Main Street wed Carlo Pasqualini son of Mrs Kenneth Ervasi of White Plains on Sunday June 10 at Mount Carmel Church Elmsford The Rev Joseph Moran officiated at 4 PM A reception for 180 followed at Fort Hill Restaurant The bride wore a white tulle gown with sequins and carried white roses lilies of the valley and a white orchid bouquet The bridesmaids wore dotted Swiss dresses and carried multicolor daisies Anthony Pasqualini served as best man and ushers included Victor Licitra Fred Olivia and Anthony Marinacci The couple plans a wedding trip to England then will reside in Elmsford
Town of Sreenburgh highway workers continue Edgemont and Greenburgh Edgemont section repaving to ease access to junction 1 Old Army Road and remove Edgemont Road detour. A Lakes Road continuation near Eastview Con Edison garages is underway. Irvington School faculty held annual picnic at Woodtane Country School on South Broadway.
Chase and Mrs Lewis Smith of Buckhout Street purchased the former residence of Miss Millicent Lewis on Marriman Road and plan to move there this month.
Sunnyside Federated Savings and Loan Association directors vote to continue a 3 percent annual dividend for the semi annual payout. Secretary Robert D Roy notes that six month earnings will likely be the highest in the history of the institution, with assets exceeding 5.75 million dollars and May savings gains the largest in years. The board expects to transfer about one third of net earnings to reserve funds and distribute over 78 thousand dollars to investment account holders after June 30.
Mark Donovan of 122 Hoover Road Crestwood died last Thursday morning at Yonkers General Hospital after a six week illness. He was 23. Funeral services were held Saturday at St Anthony's Yonkers with a Requiem. Interment was at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Esther Connors, infant son Mark Donovan Jr., parents Cornelius and Mrs Donovan, and sister Jane. He was a Roosevelt High School graduate, a 1954 Union College B A, and worked as an advertising promotion writer with Hearst Advertising Service in New York. The marriage to Connors occurred in June 1955.
The Women’s Association of the Irvington Presbyterian Church held its annual picnic on church grounds Tuesday evening. Miss Julie Harmon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Toward L Th e Strawberry Ill, received Jackstor of Arts dance at the Radelle College commencement exercises on Wednesday.
St Barnabas Church will start its summer schedule on Sunday June 24 with Holy Communion at 11 o'clock and Morning Prayer with a sermon at 10 o'clock, continuing each Sunday until September 9 before reverting to the usual 8 00 9 30 and 9 00 schedule. Supply priests Rev Neville Tinker and Rev Alfred Persons will cover during the rector’s vacation.
About 300 parishioners attended St. Barnabas Church celebration for the Feast of St. Barnabas held Monday evening after parish permission due to commuting schedules. The service featured Holy Communion at 5 20 PM led by Rev H August Kuehl with Rev Donald Gaus assisting, followed by a chicken dinner on the parish lawn and a candlelit performance by children and a pantomime titled St Barnabas at Irvington.
Police report several groups of youths of varying ages warned to stop throwing stones after numerous windows were broken. Breakages cited at Trent Building South Suckout Street, High School gym North Ferris Streets, Memorial Park field house, and North Broadway estate. Parents agreed to cover damages. some youths rounded up and reprimanded.
The Irvington Board of Education awarded a conditional contract to Molloy and Murray Inc of Yonkers for installing a drainage system at the elementary school on Dow Lane. Bid was 25 980 dollars, with competitors Villard Contracting 27 800 50 and Vaccaro Bros. Construction 28 909 5. Final approval awaited by village board due to broader school building projects and heating work in the high school and gym.
Rev Jay Schmidt a Nebraska native and Drew Theological Seminary graduate is named minister of St Pauls Methodist Church succeeding Rev Lee H Ball who retired June 1 to become treasurer of the New York Conference of the Methodist Church. Schmidt will lead Sunday service at 1 pm and deliver a sermon on Spiritual Companions. He holds a BS in science and education and previously served as student minister at Palmyra Nebraska. He is single and plans to marry Barbara Powell of Mountain View, Utah in September.
Patricia Molloy of 15 South Buckout Street will marry Raymond Tonner of 1450 Parkchester Road Bronx NY Saturday at 10 am in the Church of the Immaculate Conception with a post service breakfast at Teppan Hill Restaurant in Tarrytown. Molloy attended Bishop McYonnell Memorial High School and Albert Magnus College. Tonner is a Yale University graduate pursuing a doctoral degree in electrical engineering.
Street paving in Jaffray Court SAURAY Court, a developing subdivision on the former Reginald Jaffray estate, was completed last week with landscaping underway. Twenty two one family residences have been built, all but two either completed or substantially done. Two homes are occupied by Mr and Mrs Nixon Calderwood and Mr and Mrs Bruce Reynolds. Several others are under contract of sale, developer Edward Platy says.
Irvington High School held its award assembly in the auditorium on Tuesday. Five seniors received outstanding athlete awards: Matosich football Ray Sherrier baseball Frank Gilligan basketball Alexander Evans ten and Robert Winter track. Other honors included the Skippy Patterson Memorial Award to Alexander Vans and Attendance Award to Billie Jean Warnock.
Mrs Eugene Reilly has been appointed director of the Hastings on Hudson Cooperative Nursery School announced by school board president Mrs Louis Joughn. She is married to Eugene Reilly a teacher at Washington Irving High School in Tarrytown and is a Minnesota native with a 1963 College of St Catherine degree. She holds New York State teaching certificates for nursery kindergarten and grades one through six and has worked in Lager Mills Shelton Washington and as a substitute in Hudson Valley area nurseries. Library hours and opening days noted.
Valuation Associates Inc appraisers will begin work in Irvington and Ardsley under Greenburgh Town revaluation. Hastings is fully surveyed. Dobbs Ferry nearly done. Homeowners urged to cooperate, provide access, or leave a neighbor with a key. Appraisers describe interiors and exteriors. tape measures only on exterior. Project lead Robert Wynn aims to finish in 3-4 weeks with a crew including Gullen Zacchio Ward Iannone and others.
The hospital recently added a modern autoclave costing $2.00 and replacing equipment thirty years old. It features a 1,000 inch capacity and a flexible automatic center allowing rapid sterilization of gloves and dressings without constant supervision. Joseph Pears, chair of the buildings and areas committee, notes substantial cost savings from the upgrade.
The text recalls a memorial meeting for departed companions held in former years with flowers placed in churches on May 1 and June 3 40, reflecting reverent remembrance of those who died. The Annie E Poth Home is mentioned in memory of the departed.
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