Fires damage park area and architect's manor house
One of the village’s most unusual homes and a large section of Saxon Woods Park suffered two alarm fires on Friday. Firefighters battled a brush blaze across several acres aided by wind and limited equipment, while a separate two alar m fire destroyed the roof and attic of Walter K Pleuthner’s 1922 Heathcote Road manor house, with damage confined mostly to the roof and attic and the owner planning to rebuild.
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Saxon Woods
Walter K. Pleuthner
Heathcote Road
Citron
Alfred Clark
Mamaroneck Road
Saxon Woods Park
Fire Chief urges caution as brush fires spread townwide
William J. Duhigg warns residents to avoid burning leaves or brush due to dry weather and recent fires. He outlines village rules for yard piles, bonfire permits, and safe setups with screened metal receptacles, plus times and supervision requirements. The Waste Department lists weekly pickup details and recent incident notes at local properties.
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William J. Duhigg
Duhigg
Village Waste Department
Park Friends Plan Meeting at Women’s Club
Friends of the Scarsdale Parks will meet at the Women’s Club Wednesday April 24 at 8 15 p m. The main discussion item is the controversial Chase Road parking lot plan. All persons are welcome to attend.
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Friends of the Scarsdale Parks
The
Woman's Club
Chase Road
Two Local Youths Held After Theft Of $63,100
A grand larceny charge against 16-year-old Julia OConnor Jr. of Scarsdale and juvenile delinquency charges against three 15-year-old boys arise from a $63,100 theft from Mario Lalli of New Rochelle. The case set for grand jury April 26 includes questions about the money source and why the theft was unreported.
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Scarsdale
Grand Jury
Julia O'Connor Jr
Webster Road
Mario Lalli
Daisy Farms Road
New Rochelle
O'Connor
Lallis
Victor
Weather highs and lows for April seven day period
The Village Engineering Department records seven day forecast data from April 9 to April 15. Temperatures ranged from a high of 67 degrees on April 13 to a low of 30 degrees on April 14, with daily highs and lows listed by John Kappes.
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John Kappes
Scarsdale Family Service Names New Director
The Scarsdale Family Counseling Service announces the resignation of Victor Balaban as executive director effective September 1 and names Doris Harpole Hosmer, senior caseworker, as his replacement Balaban will join Hunter College Bronx campus Education Clinic as administrator and assistant professor He cites pursuing interests in child treatment and mental health research Hosmer has degrees from Pitt Indiana University and Smith College School for Social Work She previously worked with Yonkers Family Service Society and wartime Red Cross casework and administration
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Scarsdale Family Counseling Service
Victor Balaban
Doris Harpole Hosmer
Balaban
Hunter College
Bronx
Indianapolis
Ind
The
Red Cross
Scarsdale Quaker Ridge to raise school taxes and tuition
Scarsdale and Quaker Ridge school districts prepare 1963-64 budgets with tax rate rises. Scarsdale faces about 1.80 additional dollars per thousand and a 389,867 increase in spending for salaries, supplies, and new programs. Quaker Ridge plans a 100,139 rise with tuition changes and higher teacher salaries. Public hearings set for April 29 and ballot dates in May.
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Scarsdale
Scarsdale High School
Harold Howe II
Quaker Ridge
Quaker Ridge School Board
Mamaroneck
Quaker Ridge School
Board of Cooperative Educational Services
BOCES
A F Driscoll Heads Scarsdale Hospital Fund Drive
Arthur F Driscoll of Chateau-Rochambeau is named chairman of the Scarsdale committee for the White Plains Hospital Building Fund to support expanding the hospital from 200 to 250 beds and adding new surgical maternity and emergency units. The project costs total 3 993 000 with 2 250 000 raised and a 500 000 anticipated government grant. campaign leaders urge full cooperation to meet the goal.
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Arthur F. Driscoll
Chateau -Rochambeau
Scarsdale
White Plains
Louis A. Druss
Driscoll
Town Club
Gillie
Bus Policy Change Affects Scarsdale Students
Ralph A. Dumas announces a new district policy shifting bus eligibility for Scarsdale High School. Beginning next year students living more than 1.5 miles from the school will qualify, with districts measuring distances now to determine eligibility. Additional areas such as Heathcote Greenacres Grange section and Arthur Manor are included.
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Ralph A. Dumas
Scarsdale
Heathcote
Greenacres
Grange
Arthur Manor
Inside Look at Qualities for an Ideal Suburban Gallery
Noel Frackman presents her views on the qualifications for an ideal suburban art gallery. The piece discusses criteria for space, programming, audience engagement, and artistic balance, reflecting a thoughtful guide for readers on curatorial standards.
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Noel Frackman
County See ns As Cheated In State Apportionment
Westchester County and neighboring suburbs feel cheated in state legislature representation and tax funded programs. R. Peter Straus, president of WMCA, told the Scarsdale Democratic Club that current apportionment parallels entrenching the Republican party in the legislature. WMCA is testing New York State apportionment in a pending Supreme Court case.
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Westchester County
R. Peter Straus
Scarsdale
Democratic Club
Strauss
WMCA
Republican Party
New York State
US Supreme Court
Straus
Plaque Honors Inquirer for Fresh Air Campaign Cooperation
The Inquirer is one of ten eastern papers cited by the Herald Tribune Fresh Air campaign for aiding underprivileged children in congested New York City areas. The Inquirer will receive a plaque alongside other top citations including The Bennington Banner Cape Cod Standard Times Honeybrook Northern Chester County Herald New York Herald Tribune Sunday Magazine New Bedford Standard Times Riverdale Suburban Trends Southbridge Evening News Springfield Reporter.
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the Inquirer
Seaboard
Herald Tribune
Fresh Air Campaign
New York City
The
Inquirer
Bennington
Banner
Cape Cod
Mass
Standard Times
Honeybrook
Chester County
New Bedford
Riverdale
N.J
Southbridge
Evening News
Springfield
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Architect's Manor
Pleuthner
Fire Department
Maddock
Eton Road
Finley
Foxhall Road
Scarsdale Avenue
Theodore H. Kruger
Franklin Road
William
Leonard Rubenfeld
William Lalli
Yonkers Raceway
J. Radley Herold
Family Service
Peter Citron
Director
Edward D. Robbins
Robbins
Dr. Balaban
New York University
Columbia University
National Association For Mental Health
Doris Hosmer
Civil Service
James B. Jackson
Quaker Ridge Board
Kittrell
Robin Kittrell
Robin Kessler
A. F. Driscoll
Sidney Krause
American Association For the United Nations
Adlai Stevenson
Margaret A. Kateley
AAM
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