Police Seek Recruit for Irvington Force Amid Shortage
Irvington police chief Roger Fallon announced a vacancy on the 16 member force seeking qualified applicants. The department operates three eight hour shifts with patrols and foot checks, aided by a 15 member auxiliary force. Applicants will take the state civil service exam as the first step, with training through Yoná College and FBI courses to qualify for promotion.
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Guardian of Law and Order
Irvington
Roger A. Fallon
William McHugh
Main Street
Police Department
Greenburgh
Fal Jon
Force
Martin Fallon
Fallon
Chief Fallon
John McBride
South Ferris
Leo Beck, Jr
Mountain Road
John J. Hannon
Grinnell Street
William ‘Buckhout
James J. Sansevera
Taxter Road
Anthony “Ba- Viello
South Eckar Street
John ‘Mendel Ki
South Broadway
Basil Nikitopoulos
Franklin Baker
Dows Lane
Nicholas Raimondo
John DiCioccio
Howard Lee
Ossining
John McSharry
Dobbs Ferry
Robert J. Langan
Yonkers
Yona College
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tarrytown
Elmsford
Ardsley
Hastings - On - Hudson
H vanHoesen to retire head music at Presbyterian church
H van Hoesen will retire as Director of Music at The Presbyterian Church, Irvington, after twelve years on the staff of Master's School. His May 26 recognition will feature a Chancel Choir program with works by Tkach Lefebvre Jenkins Zingarelli Harker Handel and a sermon by Rev. Frederick F Jenkins on Christian worship.
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Harrington vanHoesen
Presbyterian Church
Irvington
van Hoesen
Peter Tkach
Light
Handel
Channing Lefebvre
Jennings
God
Zingarelli
Harker
Frederick F. Jenkins
Pellegrino Wins Prize at Colgate Assembly and Research Grant
Louis J. Pellegrino of Buckhout Street Colgate University received the Phil R. Miller Prize at the May 13 awards assembly. He will pursue a National Research Council fellowship in Physiological Psychology, assist at McGill University next September, and present a paper at the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago with Dr. Myers. Pellegrino’s work on rat behavioral responses under chemical stimulation drew praise for its novelty.
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Louis J. Pellegrino
Buckhout Street
Phil R. Miller
Colgate University
National Research Council
Robert O. Malmo
McGill ‘University
Montreal
Pellegrino
Midwestern Psychological Association
Chicago
Robert D. Myers
Dr. Myers
Myers
Louis
National ‘Science Foundation
Irvington High School
James H. Tracy Dies at 70 After 52 Years with Local Firm
James H. Tracy 70 of 120 North Broadway died Sunday after a long career with the Lord and Burnham Division of Burnham Corp. He retired as a foreman in 1962 after 52 years of service. Born April 23, 1893 in Dobbs Ferry, he served in World War I and was active in local veterans and church groups. Funeral Mass was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception Irvington with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. He was predeceased by his wife Bertha Gerhardt.
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James H. Tracy
North Broadway
Lord and Burnham
Burnham Corp
Irvington
Mr. Tracy
Dobbs ‘Ferry
James
Mary Gillenracy
Dobbs Ferry
American Legion
Church of the’ Immaculate Conception
Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart
Baker Memorial Funeral Home
Broadway
Hastings
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Mount Hope Cemetery
Bertha Gerhardt
Irvington Schools To Close For Memorial Day Break
Irvington public schools will be closed Thursday and Friday May 30 31 for a long Memorial Day break. Classes resume Monday morning June with publication of the updated schedule next week on Wednesday.
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Irvington
Volunteer Corps Approves Ambulance Purchase Decision
The Volunteer Corps reports its Purchasing Committee recommended a Miller Meteor 48 inch headroom ambulance built on a Cadillac commercial chassis. After evaluating Amba Wagon and other options, the panel chose Cadillac for its headroom, value, and service network, at a $205 higher price than Pontiac options.
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Cadillac
Memorial Day Parade in Irvington Thursday
The annual Memorial Day parade will start from Irvington High School at 10:30 a.m. after services at the World War I memorial, marching up Main Street to Broadway then into Memorial Park for services and Mayor Peyser’s address. Grand Marshal Charles Ritchie leads, with the Irvington High School band providing martial music and a rifle salute followed by taps.
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Main Street
Broadway
Dows ‘Lane
Memorial ‘Park
Peter A. Peyser
Raymond Delameter
H High School
Irvington High School
Eugene ‘Sprague
Peyser
Charles L. Ritchie
North Eckar Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Board of Education
Color Guard
VFW
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Gold Star
Irvington
Memorial Park
Volunteers Receive Awards At Red Cross Meeting Wednesday
The Irvington Red Cross honors volunteers and staff at a Wednesday meeting led by George A. Lewit. Honors include 21 years service for Frances Valentine and multiple pins and bars for others. Frances A Valentine singled out for 21 years of service. New officers elected for 1963 1964 include Mrs. Gwillym R. Thomas as Branch Chairman and Mrs. George A. Lewit as Vice Chairman Records and Recognition.
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Red Cross
George A. Lewis
Harrison Condon
First Aid
Marie ‘Taguian
Ernest Geis — Graylady
Walter M. King
George A. Lewit
Lewit
Westchester
Frances Valentine
Edwin W. Fiske, Jr
Veterans Hospital
Montrose
Ernest Geis
Thomas B. Doyle
Ljubica Praunsperger
Clay Rice Smith
Frank Enright
John A. Yendell
Gwillym R. Thomas
Office of Volunteers
Herbert G. Macintosh
William B. May
C. W. Spangenberger
George I Bitterbauth
Max Watkins T
Robert Haynes
Max Watkins
George H. Buterbaugh
Charles R. Bennett
George H. Butterbaugh
Wallace Ryan
William Connor
Cl Johnson
Edwin W.J. Fiske
Willy Garrison
Charles R. Nash
Frances A. Valentine
Irvington
Rose N.Y
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Aldersgate Methodist
Dobbs Ferry
Betsy Bennett
Irvington Red Cross
Montrose Hospital
Susan Talve
Irvington Junior Red Cross
Shelley
Long Island
Mary Allison
Office of Educational Relations
Junior Red Cross
Fines Totalling 113 Dollars Collected in Local Court
Fines amounting to 113 dollars were collected in the Police Court by Police Judge John H Norris last night. The top single fine was 20 dollars paid by Donald Lashomb of Pearl River for speeding. Additional speeding fines of 10 dollars were paid by Lawreen Bibb of Ossining James Neale of Bedford and Steven Berkowitz of New York City. Mary B Coan of Irvington and Anna M Kenney of Ozone Park were each fined 5 dollars for passing a stopped school bus.
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John H. Norris
Donald Lashomb
Pearl River
Lawreen Bibb
Ossining
James Neale
Bedford
Steven Berkowitz
New York City
Mary B. Coan
Irvington
Anna M. Kenney
Ozone Park
Village Trustees Move Ahead on Plans for Firehouse
Village trustees advance plans for a new two story firehouse. They authorize purchase property from Jennie Palermo, accept a $1337 demolition bid from Vazques Co., and hire Luders & Associates as architects despite opposition from Kevin O Neill and Leonard Goldwater. The board also approves traffic light funding with nearby Tarrytown, police room work, and town hall space use for elections.
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Stonday Night
Jennie Palermo
Vazques Co
Elmsford
Peter A. Peyser
Luders & Associates
Irvington
Kevin O'Neill
Leonard J. Goldwater
O'Neill
Ashely
Muir
Luders& Associates
Waneo
DePauw to Honor McCormack and Humphreys in June
The Cooper Union president Richard Humphreys and Wall Street Journal editor Baren H. McCormack will receive honorary degrees from DePauw University on June 9. Humphreys, a Greenville, North Carolina native, graduated in 1933 and held posts in physics and research before joining DePauw later. McCormack, of Jamestown Indiana, joined The Wall Street Journal in 1931 and advanced to his current roles in 1955. An honorary doctor of literature will be conferred on McCormack.
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Richard F. Humphreys
Cooper Union
Baren H. McCormack
The
Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones & Co
DePauw University
Greenville
Humphreys
DePauw
New York Institution
Syracuse
New Haven Clock Company
Armour Research Foundation
Chicago
McCormack
Sigma Delta Chi
Jamestown
Ind
Barney Park
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H. vanHoesen
Presbyterian Music
College Assembly
Volunteer Corps
Bane
State Traffic Commission
Sunnyside Lane
Traffic Commission
Seus Construction Corp
Town Hall
Seus
Ernest R. Behrens
Grace Episcopal Church of
Patrick J. Clemens
Highway Department
Fk Sao Cab
Brida
Ieurtentascal
Titsioes Wall Ais
B. H. McCormack
Hudson River Country Day School
Wendy Coleetti
Crea Row Main
Bath St. George
Dobbs
Bobby Hatfield
North ‘Tarrytown
Dan Berry
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