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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
1
The graduation message reflects on senior speeches and editorials urging focus on chosen fields. It applauds many seniors continuing studies in the fall and stresses the value of training for societal benefit, urging grads to recall Irvington High and its educators with fond remembrances.
Miss Gayle Jean Sutton announces engagement to William Southard Gardner of Glendola New Jersey. Sutton, daughter of Cornelius K Sutton of Irvington and Springs Lake, is a graduate of Irvington High School and Webster College, with teaching roles in Orange New Jersey. Gardner, son of William H Gardner, is a Rutgers University BA graduate and Manasquan High School alumnus.
Vacation time is here and residents will leave homes unoccupied for varying periods. Police Chief Roger Fallon offers tips to deter crime during summer months: notify police if away more than a day. stop mail and newspaper deliveries. avoid notes about absence. lock all openings and leave a light on. close garage door. do not store money or jewelry at home. arrange lawn and sidewalk upkeep. ask neighbors to report suspicious activity.
Irvington House will hold graduation ceremonies for five students from its public school. Mrs. Edwin Koehler will present diplomas, aided by Joseph B. Garvin and Grace West. The Board of Directors invites, with remarks by Litan Resenson and a NYC Board of Education official. Two graduates come from elementary and three from junior high.
Tom Flood executive director of the Irvington Youth Center announced that through the Irvington School District the Center secured summer use of school facilities. The Band Room hosts the Summer Music School while the High School parking lot hosts weekly Friday dances. Rainy days will use the Elementary School Gym, preventing cancellations.
The Dobbs Ferry Garden Club hosted a luncheon for the Executive Board and Garden Club of Dobbs Ferry at President Mrs. award P. Finegan’s home. Copies of the flower show schedule for October 18 were distributed by Mervin Vanderhelden. Co chairs E Pierre Roy and Orin F Berry III urged members to prepare garden entries and submit them. The club added Diseases And Pests Of Ornamental Plants to the library shelf and a three year subscription to The Plover Grower was provided alongside Conservationist. The next fall meeting is slated for September 22. Hosts included Mrs. Finegan and many club members.
Thelen Hayes, general chairman, announced an extension of the nine week Tap pan Zee Playhouse season subscription drive in Nyack due to many county supporters needing more time to contact prospects. Tallulah Bankhead opens with Craig's Wife on Thursday and Mrs Ian Garrigues coordinates subscriptions from Westchester and cross boroughs. diplomas awarded to Nahali Velez San Inocencio Carmen Pasia Niward Magennis and Wigvel.
The Village Board opened bids for a new water system and held a public hearing on the Mathiessen Park swimming ordinance drawing a capacity crowd at Town Hall. Acting Mayor Dr Leonard Goldwater led the session, explaining health safety and enforcement limits while residents pressed for practical rules and feared enforcement gaps.
The Tappan Zee Mental Health Clinic plans to raise about 45,000 dollars to activate state funds and expand services. Executives met June 25 at W. Barton Edison home to address outreach, staff, and budget needs, with new director Craton-on-Hudson and a board spanning Hastings to Croton.
Robert J. Reilly son of Mrs Iana Reilly NX Ferris Street was notified this week that he won 150 dollars the first Johns Always Prize from the National Nebtule for Architectural Eiven Reilly a fifth year student at New York City Institute majoring in architecture won for his design presentation titled Opera House He is a candidate for graduation this year and received recognition for his creative concept and technical craft.
Irvington residents will participate in the Seminers on American Culture in Cooperstown during the first two weeks of July. Carl Carner of West Clinton Avenue will speak among the annual Mid-State area events. Wolcott Lockwood, village historian, joins discussions on dynamic historical societies and photography. Mrs. Lockwood teaches at the elementary school and joins talks on History and Culture of the Iroquois and Archaeology for the amateur. Mrs. John R. Bushel attends four seminars including Pioneer Farmer's Work and American Folk Art. Ruth M. Trask will take Pioneer Farmer's Year and Landscape courses.
Irvington High School honored seven seniors with plaques for seven or more varsity sports at the spring awards assembly. Recipients included Donald Jalrns Kevin Carrey Gene Deut scher Fred DiChita Robert Ma im Gene Pattenon and John Undergraduates. Additional athletes from five sports received certificates and letters from coaches Bjornstad Mobilia Cox Hawkes and others.
Irvington High School will hold its 1980 commencement at Memorial Park in the early evening of Saturday June 25 at 7. Graduating are 38 seniors including 18 girls and 20 boys with 18 earning honors. Dr Edward Carney will receive diplomas as Warren Goodell presides. staff and clergy participate in a program ending with a recessional.
Sunnyside Council launchs a One Day Fund Drive on Sunday October 9 1960 to raise 11300 for the coming year with a goal of completing the campaign by the evening of October 8 led by Winslow Wheeler Riverview Road as chair. Neighborhood chairmen from Ardsley Dobbs Ferry Hastings-on-Hudson Irvington Tarrytown and Ardsey including four villages coordinate volunteers and a wide committee team to reach the goal of five dollars per worker.
An Alice E Tewey Memorial painting will be presented to Dows Lane Elementary School on September 28 in Irvington. Miss Tewey taught second grade in Irvington public schools for 32 years, retiring in February 1958. Contributions to The Alice Tewey Memorial Fund may be mailed to Box 105 Irvington N J.
Donald S Wormley and Beverly Wormley announce the engagement of their daughter Beverly to Mr Sames Washington a Greenwich area student and chemist planned marriage in September 17 at Irvington Presbyterian Church. Washington a Port Washington High and MIT graduate works in advertising research. Gerald Hodgson of Los Angeles visited briefly.
The graduation program lists processional, salutatory, address, diplomas, and benediction with speakers and band. The graduates include Anthony Bogus Donald Cairne Kevin Carney Donald Casadone John Covert Sharon Cuff Bobbie Sue Decker Eugene Deutscher Frederick Dichiara Charles Elder Alan Elsworth John Evans Jean Gasparnin George Gasparnin Irene Gedra Patricia Glenn Carol Hackarth Patricia Hickey Margaret Jack Peter Kane William Karr Charles Kennedy Henry Kuhn Robert Baum Carol McRickard.
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