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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
6
An observer recalls the Nevis Sassafras trees along the old aqueduct route, noting their height and age, their beauty in Indian summer colors, and the aromatic sassafras oil. The piece links the trees to colonial use, French and Spanish exploration, and personal labor memories from the 1920s, including landscaping work and poultry farming uses.
Fragmented OCR text mentions private avis, years and refers to a personal or legal context with unclear details. No clear names, places, dates, or concrete actions are readable to form a full item.
A fragment notes that sassafras, a native North American tree, is regarded as a weed in vacant land and is not commonly listed in nursery catalogs. The snippet hints at confusion over its classification and value in horticulture.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe leaves of varying shapes from a tree including oval and mitten shaped forms and a three lobed cluster. No clear event, species name, or context provided.
The Library Club at Irvington High School held its final meeting for the year in a party format. Senior members, longtime participants, and librarian Miss Dorothy Conahan were honored. Club members received inscribed silver charms and Miss Conahan a gold bracelet, as they reflected on a year of library assistance and inventory work.
Dr. Carl L. Marburger New Jersey Commissioner of Education urged educators to stress the link between education and political leadership at Rider College Trenton N J during a conference on the social studies Ronald Gossow of Irvington High School and Dr Seymour H Fersh Asia Society spoke on cultural understanding and urban rural divides The meeting highlighted rising expectations in America following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr Also noted were dietary calories from ham and price differences in cheddar cheeses and curling costs
Women often suffer dry hands from gardening due to thinner skin and exposure to wind water and chemicals. A light oil or medicated hand cream before gloves protects skin and aids transplanting delicate seedlings. The article touts the creativity and immediate reward of growing and eating homegrown produce, urging teens to share in the pleasure.
Irvington girls Patricia Fatato of Harriman Road and Linda Wadds of Jaffray Court graduated Friday from the Berkeley School in White Plains.
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