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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
1
The Irvington centennial story recalls the village’s 1850s land boom, the first schoolhouse opened in 1855, and the shift from the little red schoolhouse era to modern Kenyon era. Residents reflect on how electrifying the Putnam Division could boost service and growth across Westchester, with proposals to route trains via an overhead crossing near High Bridge to connect Putnam and Hudson divisions.
Newsweek highlights Dr Loren Guy of Ardsley Park with Drs Jonathan Lan man and Joseph Dancis for research saving up to 3000 infants yearly by lowering oxygen exposure to premature babies. The study links reduced oxygen to preventing retrolental fibroplasia or RLF, the cause of blindness. The Guy family resides at Ardsley Avenue East and Washington Street.
Richard L Harbour of the Church of St Barnabas conducts a course in Dynamics and Group Life at Hood College Frederick Md as part of the Province of Washington conference enrollment 143 attending. Wellesley Weekend alumnae plan to visit the campus from Lane 1 to 20 for the fourth annual gathering combining reunion events with a back to class lecture program by faculty members.
Richard Tewey and family attended Westchester Scholastic Sports Page award reception held by WEAS in Mount Vernon on June 8. Richard Jr. won a basketball award from Consolidated Iron Company. Village Trustee Martin and Mrs Martin travel to Fort Smith Arkansas for their son Som’s Field Artillery graduation. Lewis of Ardmore, Ohio, joins Ardsley Country Club as golf pro. Graduation Day programs at Choate highlight students Albert Hastings and Mary Hastings.
William P Fox Jr is named cubmaster of the Irvington Cubs by the Irvington Parent Teacher Association. He succeeds Joseph Woodle who asked to be relieved due to village business but will chair the cub committee. New officers include James G Gannetl as assistant cubmaster and several others as committee members and den mothers.
Seventeen graduates plan further study after high school graduation on June 26 at Memorial Park or Town Hall. Elizabeth Salmon will attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Evelyn Evatt will enter Connecticut College for Women New London. Names of accepted institutions and students span Cornell University, Lehigh University, NYU, NY Military Institute, and others, with many headed to colleges in New York area.
Watson of Ardsley Country Club broke the Ardsley course record with a 6 under par effort after tying for third in Westchester qualifying for the National Open. He carded two 32s with four birdies on the front nine and four more on the back. The record had been shortened from 66 by other players, including Dave White and Ben Homan, since the course opened in 1984.
Miss Purdy, a key figure in St Barnabas Guild evening section, resides on South Buckhout in Irvington and Oxford, NY. An Oxford Academy graduate, she earned an A.B. from the New York State College for Preachers in Albany in 1822, and studied at NYU. She taught in Gouverneur before her Irvington appointment, with future plans described as indefinite.
Girl Scouts from Irvington honors at the annual spring rally held at the Church of 481 Barnabas under Miss Isabel K. Benjamin, with color guards Joan Evatt Sydney Furst and Margaret McGilligan. Senior scouts Judy Carlson Janice Cole Evelza Evatt Mardi Puciato Ca r0 Riordan Elizabeth Salmon Katherine Sutton receive special pins and badges for long service and dressmaking.
The Irvington School faculty plans a Thursday dinner at Otto's Restaurant on Saw Mill River Road to honor Ralph S. Smith and Miss Teybill Putay who retire this month. Many former staff members are expected to attend.
The article notes Dr Chesley E Smith named chair with several colleagues and three more members to be appointed. It references family ties, past naval service, and a plan tied to a school anniversary and local facilities, citing Maple Street addresses and nearby properties. The piece also mentions a rainings exercise and the opening of a sept 1955 elementary school.
Irvington High may field a football team this fall pending about 25 players report for practice. Dr. Philip E. Saitoin told the board that 40 boys would play if organized, with a schedule of about six games against similarly sized teams. The district also discussed bids on a new elementary school and high school gym, with maintenance and repairs contracts awarded. School nurse Miss Jane V. ate Gintey reported on contagious disease among students, measles, chickenpox, and polio vaccination progress, along with vision and hearing tests.
Rocks weighing at least two pounds and up to three inches wide were hurled along the New York Thruway through the Pennybridge section near Gerald Twers of Irvington and Glenwolde residents. Police and local officials warned the blasts could be deadly missiles if they struck a home or person. The Tarrytown Board of Trustees heard from William Low, an Irvington church officer, that the blasts threaten nearby properties including Ivers home, and urged action to curb the blasting or require better protection from the contractor. The board voted to raise the issue with authorities and seek safeguards on the project.
Fifth grade pupils from Irvington, guided by teachers Miss Frances Valentine and William Nenon, visited New York City on a bus trip to explore the Cathedral of St John the Divine and the United Nations. They toured facilities and engaged in a post tour discussion led by King Gordon of Barney Park and an East Indian representative.
Mayor Frederick Kramer attends the New York State Conference of Mayors at Monticello. The sanitation head invites comments on curbside refuse rules, fees for container handling, and charges for businesses with excess quantities. The village ordinance since 1950 requires containers at the curb within 25 feet, with enforcement tightening in late May. the chairman notes investigations and potential changes to improve service.
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