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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1932
Page
1
Record attendance expected at meeting on park situation as Peter Bont roadway is opened to the parkway. Obscure notes recount church history in the eighties with Rev William Colton and Mr McVicker in building a chapel school nave and mission aims.
The Greenburgh Town Board extended tax actions against Photocolor, reflecting $20,000 in taxes over one year. The board may grant a further 20 day extension if needed. January-extended items included a tax exemption discussion for Spen terkelly Post American Legion and tax issues surrounding water works outside village limits. The meeting also covered zoning and building questions, plus road funding and two new gas station permit referrals.
The dedication of a new high school in Yonkers area draws a crowded auditorium with Thomas Murphy builder E J Smith board president and architect team. Notable attendees include John F Plummer James F Reynolds and Rev J Bark. The event signals Irvington area growth and community interest amid auto era changes.
Irvington Fire Department members attended a third Fire School session led by Captain Edward Siller of Yonkers Fire Department last Friday night. On River Street near Lord and Turnham Factory building Assistant Engineer Foley oversaw the class as Siller demonstrated hose delivery via a roller device that lets the hose be drawn to roof tops with less effort. Knots for hoisting the hose to rooftops were taught and a demonstration showed a man being tied to a ladder with hose slaps. Continued on Page Four.
The Veterans post at Tarrstowne and Irvington led 88 men in the Memorial Park contest at Mt. Vernon. Arthur Reese was drum major as the post claimed first prize for largest corps in the band and won a cup for top overall standing in the veterans corps competition.
Village Views praises the Irvington Park opening by the Garden Club. It urges taxpayers to fund future development and resist selling the park while weighing use options for children, athletics, and school needs, calling for community minded dialogue at a Town Hall meeting.
After months of debate and delays the Peter Road project is finished and open to traffic from East Irvington to the Saw Mill River Parkway. Contractors will finish minor grading in two weeks while crews, trucks, and concrete mixers depart. The new concrete highway roughly 25 feet wide offers a solid surface, though motorists are urged to drive carefully and respect curves and grades as police monitor the road and taxpayers are thanked for support.
A charity golf match features Bobby Jones Jess Sweetser Billy Burke and Johnny Farrell at Sleepy Hollow on July Third hosted by the Thursday Club. Proceeds benefit St Faiths House in Tarrytown and Thursday Club Charities with local players from Irvington, Ridgefield, and Greenwich. Tickets are available through club members for a public event drawing golf fans from the metropolitan area.
The Immaculate Conception School will hold its annual commencement on Sunday June 26 at 3 00 p m Father Daley will present diplomas and address the graduates The service will close with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament The notes mention road conditions in East Irvington to Broadway and concerns about spending but specifics are unclear
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