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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
1
A compilation of 1920s real estate conveyances listing buyers, sellers, and properties across Yonkers Elmsford Hastings Tarrytown White Plains and Greenburgh with dates May 2020 and earlier. entries name individuals such as Birdsall Gilmour Sutton and Jenk ins along with associated lot numbers and map references.
Total amount received to date 975.85. Team reports list districts with teams and totals, naming H B Morris G Smith Clifford Smith Berney Park W R Morris Robt Southwood H Brownes Robert Abercrombie M J Murtha F H Morrell Wm Kirk James J Lyden Geo E Dickinson H V D Black Robert Dashwood C F Judson J F Plummer etc. June 24 1920.
At the 94th Annual Commencement in Hartford Connecticut on Monday June 21 Leslie Walter Hodder was conferred the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W E Hodder of North Broadway.
A stream of mortgage filings lists Fredk A Potter and others assigning lots in Riverview Manor and nearby areas to lenders including Yonkers Savings Bank and Greenburgh Savings Bank. Entries show multiple properties in Tarrytown Dobbs Ferry Hastings and Mount Vernon with terms from 1 to 8 years and payments of six percent. Amounts noted range from 800 to 12,600 dollars with dates in May 1920.
Miss Myrtle Capron from Mt. Vernon visited Hastings on Thursday. Roderick Scott of Olinda Park was at Dr Jenk's Hospital on Wednesday. Manor hosted a bridge party last week. Rodger Shaw from Broadway graduated Hackley School and will enter Princeton in the fall. Miss Fuller of Bridgeport spent the weekend with Mrs. F. Maybury. Rebecca Charles of Frederickburg Md visiting the Murphys. Prof and Mrs Bruckner hosted guests from New York City. Mrs. Carley attended the funeral of the nine month old son of the Wicks in Bay Shore. Mrs. W Camp of Buffalo visiting her daughter Mrs. Doerfler in Hastings. Mrs Walter Keys visiting daughter Mrs. Ferguson in New Jersey. Mrs Van Ness of River View Manor left for West Virginia to visit relatives. Miss Helen Carey of Hudson Heights hosted a dance. Helen Reynolde visited mont, N Y this week. Miss Dorothy Graet entertained friends at bridge. Miss Helen Ferguson hosted as guest of Miss Laura Keys. Advertise in the Gazette.
The community lauds education as the driving force behind opportunity and progress. It notes the value of teachers, regrets the departure of several staff including Lenora McMahon Lena Manchester Marion Roy Ralph S Smith and Lillian Wackwitz, and commends Ralph S Smith for his work fostering school spirit and community involvement. It urges renewed support and direct engagement this fall.
Miss Beatrice A. Farrall Junior Project Leader inspected the School Gardens, praised the children's success, and shared seed planting and care tips. She photographed the gardens with children beside each plot. This marks the third year of the project, with growing interest and encouragement for visitors to tour the gardens.
The Chevy Chase Club in Washington restructured no course change yet added bird protection measures and habitats. Birds now mingle with players, improving scenery while preserving golf. The Irvington Audubon Society urges similar steps at Ardsley Club and invites all to join Irvington-on-the-Hudson Audubon Society.
The Fire Department held a brief meeting amid hot weather. A plan for dances near Ainsley Park on July 16 and in August and September gained Village Board support. Edward Sweetman chairs the committee and 36 cent admission is set. Funds, refreshments, and local cooperation are urged. Subscriptions to the Gazette remain $2.00 annually.
East Irvington items show Thomas Divney now employed on the King estate. George Sonntag is in surgical care in New York City. Mrs. John F Magennis of Harrison N J visited relatives here. The Riley houses are rented for summer. P Farrell spent Sunday in New York City. John S Mulligan wired his house for electricity. Miss Rose P Magennis secured a job in New York City. Local baseball team lost to Trinity A C of New York City by a shutout. Miss Teresa O Leary recovered a lost diamond pin. John Divney and David McDiarmid now employed at Lord Burnham plant. Laura Masterson returned to Brooklyn after visiting Miss Mary Harten.
Dr Eugene Du Bois, Troop Surgeon for Irvington Scouts, conducted a thorough three hour exam of 22 boys on June 21 with Ed wand Costello and Scouts Wood Lyden and John O Connor assisting. He praised the group as among the best physically, noted 11 with no defects, 6 needing dental care, 3 with suspicious tonsils, and 2 with flat feet.
St Barnabas Sunday school has postponed the planned Saturday trip to West Point. The group will instead take its annual outing on Tuesday, June 29, to Oakland Beach. Buses will depart promptly from the parish at 11 o clock.
The chairmen report additional subscriptions to the Boy Scout Drive. Names listed include Capt. H. V. D. Black, Adam K. Luke, Charles Eddison and Mrs. C. D. Fraser. The item asks readers to send in news items.
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