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Newspaper
Irvington Gazette
Location
Irvington, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
2
The student speaker Anita Stoeber thanks parents and teachers and reflects on the 1961 graduating class. She notes the move from childhood to responsibility, cites Robert Frost, and credits family and community for shaping character. She pledges effort to honor those who supported her and to prove worthy of their guidance.
Robert Battaly earns Master of Arts from State University College of Elibeston Albany on Sunday. The item notes a family mention and references local school deadlines for Gazette readers with deadlines for news items advertising and display ads.
A compact notice listing services and leaders for Episcopal St Barnabas Aldersgate Methodist Immaculate Conception Irvington Presbyterian Dobbs Ferry Lutheran and Eastern Orthodox churches. It notes July 2 1961 and July 2 1941 service times including morning prayers masses divine liturgy and Sunday school details.
A list of special events from July 4 to July 7 outlines activities for children at Memorial Park. Plans include daily group games, volleyball teams chosen on July 3 morning, a July 3 afternoon volleyball tournament, a July 3 evening teenage coed softball, a July 3 afternoon bowling trip to Scappy's, and a 1:15 PM departure from Memorial Park for the trip. The exact events depend on attendance and children's interests.
The Summerfield Methodist Church of Dobbs Ferry hosts the first English-language services of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Westchester. Summerfield property sold to Adair Charities Inc for use by the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church, relocating its headquarters from New York City under the sales agreement terms.
The Irvington-Dobbs Ferry area church plans to keep Methodist occupancy of its main sanctuary during work on a new church. Located on the east bank of the Hudson about twenty miles north of New York City, Dobbs Ferry has a rich colonial past including a ferry service by Jeremiah Dobbs and historic ties to British occupation and figures like Major Andre and Washington Irving. The piece also notes ongoing cultural events and discussions about liturgical language in worship.
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