Irvington Library Expands To Add More Room For Books
The Irvington Public Library, founded in 1869, undergoes renovation to connect the wall with the village hall lobby, add shelves, chairs, and carpet, and extend the children's department into the upper lobby. The project aims for completion by September with bids requested. The library, in Westchester County, houses 15,000 volumes, circulates over 4,800 annually, and serves about 2,900 cardholders amid Tiffany lamps, Canton vases, and blue mosaic tiles.
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Irvington Public Library
Village Hall
Westchester County
Mental and Moral Improvement Society
Elizabeth Moroney
Daily
Virginia Kirkus Service
Westchester
Heter
Main Street
Tiffany
Helen Gould
Margaret Robertson
Main St
Ger
Day School Fair for Building Fund at Hudson River School
The Hudson River Country Day School on North Broadway will host a day long fair on Saturday May 25 to support its building fund. The event features rides games a white elephant sale and a bake sale with luncheon provided. The fair has become an annual event since the school moved to Irvington.
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Hudson River
Board Meeting Agenda for Town Hall Delinquent Rents and Fire House Contract
The Board of Trustees will convene a regular meeting Monday at 8:00 p.m. in Town Hall. Items include continued public hearing on Hamilton Road and inclusion of delinquent water rents on tax bills. Also on the agenda is approval of an architect contract for the new fire house.
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Board of Trustees
Hamilton Road
Water Main Flushing Starts Next Week
The Irvington Water Department will begin semi annual flushing of fire hydrants starting Monday night May 20 at 9 pm. Week one targets hydrants on Harrison Road Cedar Ridge North Broadway South Broadway and Ardsley Park. Week two begins May 27 at 9 pm flushing Main Street side streets and South Buckhout Street.
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Irvington
School Board Receives Voter Backing for School Projects
Adele Warnock says the board is pleased voters approved the plan and Warren Goodell outlines next steps. The board will finalize legal and financial arrangements for the Stearns property purchase, proceed with working drawings, and may require more test borings and a tree survey. Foundations for the elementary addition should be laid this fall with a target opening a year from September. The high school completion is expected by September 1965, with ongoing consultations with two architectural firms as plans progress.
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Adele Warnock
Warren Goodell
Stearn
Stearns
Caerert gotHab
Goodell
Irvington Junior Leaguers Transfer From Binghamton
Irvington Junior Leaguers gain two transfers from Binghamton Mrs Stephen P Swope and Mrs John F Hartley as Marymount College lecturer Edward T Kelly spoke at the May meeting in Tarrytown about abstract painting styles and art history He announced private lecture tours of New York City museums and galleries and a Puppet Festival delegates list was named for late June in Hudson Valley area plus a Print Lending Collection at Warner Library numbers of items available and a luncheon followed.
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Edward T. Kelly
Marymount College
Tarrytown
Fashion ‘Institute of Technology
New York City
Junior League of Tarrytown
Mr. Kelly
Boston University
Marymount
Kelly
League
Richard Q. Praeger
Scarborough
Arthur R. Below
Ossining
Association of the Sunior Leagues of America
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Praeger
Binghampton
N.Y
Stephen P. ‘Swope
John F. Hartley
Irvington
John S. Wortley
North
Hucleyville
Kenneth C. Crouse, Jr
North Tarrytown
Richard Dick
Fisher L. Roberts
James House
Music Club Lunch Set for Wednesday at Sleepy Hollow
Hudson Valley Music Club members meet for the final program at The Sleepy Hollow Country Scar borough on Wednesday May 22 1963 at 12 15 p m All members invited to reserve guests A luncheon and brief meeting precede a program of vocal and piano selections by students of Teachers College Columbia under Frederick Mayer direction Sponsor: Hudson Valley Music Club and Teachers College.
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Hudson Valley Music Club
Sleepy Hollow Country
Scarborough
VEW Auxiliary Buffet Dinner Planned for June First
The Ladies Aux VFW Post 2911 will host a buffet dinner on Saturday June 1 from 5 30 to 7 30 at the Recreation Center. Proceeds benefit the Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Tickets are two dollars and go on sale early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aux V.F.W. Post 2911
Recreation Center
Ervington Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Irvington District Approves New Schools Bond Issue
Irvington voters approve a 2.89 million bond for a junior senior high on North Broadway and a Dows Lane Elementary addition by 1015 to 643. 1655 turnout, three voting machines, results announced about 9:15 pm. Ambulance fund drive reaches about 11,000 of 20,000 with under half the residents contacted.
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Irvington
Stearn
North Broadway
Dows Lane
Murray
South Broadway
Robert S. D. Roy
Irvington Women to Attend State League Meeting
Irvington women will participate in the New York State League of Women Voters Convention to adopt a two year program and vote on the 1963 64 budget and statewide officers. Delegates include Mrs Sidney Dexter Mrs Lester Joffe Mrs Lloyd Morrissett and Mrs George Reed. Also noted are nominations for Westchester County women for state offices and a May 15 banquet at Vassar College with Dr Carl Degler speaking on The American Past Unsuspected Obstacle in Foreign Affairs. Mr and Mrs Chester Slaybaugh welcomed a son born May 1 at Dobbs Ferry Hospital.
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Strude Fallon
Woodbine Rd
Agnes Gillen
North Broadway
Moroney
South Broadway
Collegeville Pa
Ursinus College
Baren H. McCormack
Barney Park
Wall Street Journal
Dan Lacy
West Clinton Ave
American Book Council
Harry Haynes
Carla Lane
Stewart Graff
Ann Colver
Thebrary
Westchester Library System
Irvington Library
Irvington
Gordon Cooper
Margaret Crawford
Board of Education
Prevent
von ‘Dndergarten Clan
Tiv Sa
Dows
Lake
Avery ‘Nook
Main Street
League of Women Voters of
New York State
News Kok
League of ‘Women Voters of
Sidney Dexter
Lester Joffe
Lloyd Morrissett
George Reod
Irvington League
Vassar College
Carl Degler
Vassar
League
United Nations
Forj
Westchester County
Kenneth W. Greenawalt
Greenburgh
Lincoln Paige
Larchmont
Howard M
Thue ‘League of Women
Fi Jon
Poughkeepsie
Chester Slaybaugh
Dobbs Ferry Hospital
Myrtha Hyde Dies At 81 Former Irvington Teacher
Miss Myrtha E. Hyde of Afton New York a former seventh grade teacher in Irvington Public School died Friday May 10 in Sidney Hospital after a long illness. She was 81. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon with burial in Nineveh Cemetery. She taught penmanship for many years in Irvington and is survived by two sisters an aunt and three nephews.
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Myrtha E. Hyde
Afton
Irvington
Sidney
N.Y
Nineveh
Miss Hyde
Irvington Proclaims May 21 1963 Teacher Recognition Day
Mayor Peter A. Peyser proclaims Tuesday May 21 1963 as Teacher Recognition Day in Irvington urging residents to honor and appreciate public school teachers for their dedication to students and the community.
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Irvington
Peter A. Peyser
Local F and AM Members to Receive 40 Year Pins
Diamond Lodge No. 555 F and A M Dobbs Ferry will honor eight members at a Friday 7 30 p m meeting with seven to be presented forty year pins and certificates. Attendees include Dr William R Roane Howard McFarland Joseph Gagliardi Otis Gray John Habermeht Jr Winfred Michaely and Frank Newell Jorgen Storm will not attend David Ravekes will receive his pin Guests escorted by Past Masters and Laurence Rice Atherton will speak Entertainment features Victory at Sea stereo music and taped folk songs by Barney Smith.
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Diamond Lodge
Dobbs Ferry
George ©. Rosvally
William R. Roane
Irvington
Howard McFarland
White Plains
Joseph Gagliardi
Ardsley
Otis Gray v
Elmsford
Winfred Michaely
Frank Newell
Hastings
Jorgen Storm
Florida
David Ravekes
Hour Wi
Laurence Rice Atherton
Victory At Sea
Barney Smith
PTA Plans Fitness Night and 1963-6 Slate
Monthly meeting discussed the school fitness program run by volunteer mothers led by Mrs. Paul A Conley. A family fitness demonstration featured the D Arrigo family and students from first through eighth grade. Nominating committee presented the 1963-6 PTA slate headed by Mrs. John Ford. Final meeting set as a family covered dish supper on June 11.
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Faudi
Paul Slavin
Jeffrey Fowler
Clinton Clifford
S. Leo Harmonay
D'Arrigo
Robert Sheridan
Miles Ambrose
John C. Monks
PTA
John Ford
Harold Smith
Robert Hayes
James Atwater
John O'Grady
Missouri
William Mellvain
Local Times Writer Pulitzer Candidate
John Rendel, a sports writer for The New York Times, was among Pulitzer prize candidates this year for coverage of the America's Cup yacht races and related defense trials off Newport last summer. His Westminster Kennel Club show reports in Madison Square Garden earned the Dog Writers Association of America award for best news stories on dogs in 1962.
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John Rendel
South Buckhout Street
New York Times
Newport
Madison Square Garden
Dog Writers ‘Association of America
Wm. Martinson Receives AIB Certification in Westchester
William Martinson of South Ferris Street, a teller for County Trust, was among 75 Westchester Putnam bank employees who earned AIB certificates at ceremonies May 11 at Westchester Country Club Harrison. The 250 attendees included ATB faculty and bank leaders. John Wemmiinger presided as certificates were awarded. Dr Gordon J Steiner introduced graduates. Harold J Marshall gave the speech noting banking centennial. Mr and Mrs William Oberg of 140 North Broadway welcomed a daughter born April 30 at Dobbs Ferry Hospital.
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William Martinson
South Ferris Street
County Trust Company
Westchester
Putnam County
Westchester County
American Institute of Banking
Westchester Country Club
Harrison
ATB
Putnam Counties
John Wemmiinger
The
AIB
Gordon J. Steiner
Manhattan College
Westchester Aib
Harold J. Marshall
National Bank of Westchester
Marshall
United States
William’ Oberg
North Broadway
Dobbs Ferry Hospital
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Samuel Gilchrist
North Ferris Street
McLean, Virginia
Binghamton
Music Club
VEW
Women Voters State Meeting
Myrtha Hyde
F&am
Va Seana
Paul’a. Conley
Stephen A. D’ Arrigo
Patty
Andy
Paul
Danny
Michael
Matthew
Wm. Martinson
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