Town Club names officers for 1955 56
Finsterbusch and MacIntyre named by town club to lead in 1955 56 with vote set at the May 19 annual meeting in the high school auditorium. Nominations were presented April 14 by Philip L. Carret. Several officers and governors are listed along with by law amendments increasing the admissions committee and nominating chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finsterbusch
MacIntyre
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
Philip L. Carret
Mr. Carret
William L. Butcher
Harry G. Liese
James J. Pilliod
Harold L. Smith
Audubon Society Screen Tour Opens April 29
The Scarsdale Audubon Society presents the second Audubon Screen Tour, Bits of Land Along the Coast, on Friday April 29 at 8 15 in the Fox Meadow School auditorium. Dr. Telford H. Work, who studied California's birds and the condor, narrates the film detailing rugged exploration by canoe, raft, and long swims, with challenges of transport and supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Meadow
Scarsdale Audubon Society
Telford H. Work
Stanford University
California
North America
Public Hearings Set By Village Board Tuesday
Village Board will hold hearings next Tuesday at the Village Hall on a new local law to provide hospitalization medical benefits for regular paid full-time employees and their families. The second item proposes changes to the official village map removing segments of Black Birch Lane Thornwood Place Magnolia Road and Sylvia Lane. The hearings are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ost
Drake Rd
Black Birch Lane
William Place
Sylvia Lane
Magnolia Rd
Thornwood Place
Sycamore Rd
Church and Society Pages Highlight Community Events
The index lists Church News on pages 20 to 22 and Society Pages on pages 18 and 19. Editorials appear on page 4, Schools on page 16, Theatres on page 24, and Woman's Club on page 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
PTA Round-Up at Greenacres School Gym
Tonight at eight o'clock the PTA ways and means Round-Up starts in the Greenacres School gym. Square and social dancing to James Yo's music. prize balloons and refreshments add to the gaiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenacres
PTA
James Yo
Books for Africa drive seeks Scarsdale help
Scarsdale High School honors groups Signifer and Aristol urge book donations to aid African students. Through Friday April 29 students, teachers, and parents are asked to contribute sound condition books printed 1940 or later. Donations can be left in Brewster Road Lobby or handed in during homeroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signifer
Aristol
Scarsdale High School
Africa
Brewster Road
George Pauff
Elizabeth Klosty
Tompkins Rd
Frederica Townsend
Claremont Rd
Dedication of New Parish House for Scarsdale Congregationalists
Scarsdale Congregationalists dedicated a new Parish House at Post and Heath coted roads on April 17 with Open House events. The heart of the building is Dyckman Hall praised as the project’s transformation from an old drab chrysalis. local officials and church leaders including Senator Pliny Williamson and Rev Howard Stone Anderson spoke of community service and Christian fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Rudolf P. Berle
Church Board of Trustees
Pliny W. Williamson
Dyckman Hall
Chamberlin
Archibald B. Shaw
Congregational Guild
Harry H. Williams
Board of Christian Education
Scarsdale Leads County Cancer Crusade Progress
Scarsdale tops Westchester County in the 1955 Cancer Crusade with over $12,000 raised by April 19 as efforts aim for a $15,000 April quota and an annual total surpassing $18,598.08. The county committee promotes cancer control education and offers literature and clinic information from offices at 89 Pondfield Rd Bronxville and New Rochelle Hospital. The Scarsdale group chaired by Joseph B Ullman includes George B Clifton Mrs J Larned Green John H Hearne Frederick H Lewis Donald T MacPhail and Clarence W Olcott, with plans to loan cancer control materials and arrange expert comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Eisenhower
American Cancer Society
Westchester Cancer Committee
Pondfield Rd
Bronxville
New Rochelle Hospital
Joseph B. Ullman
George B. Clifton
J. Larned Green
Westchester Kennel Club All Breed Show Judge Named
Mrs. Justin Herold of Mamaroneck Road will judge the Toy Group at the Westchester Kennel Club’s 38th annual all breed dog show. The event is set for Sunday September 11 on the grounds of the Westchester Country Club in Rye New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Herold
Mamarjoneck Rd
Westchester Kennel Club
Westcheter i Country Club
Rye
Cancer Exhibit At Scarsdale Library Displays Public Resources
The Scarsdale Public Library hosts a cancer exhibit featuring publications from the Westchester Cancer Committee and relevant items from the library's own collection. The display will run for about ten more days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Public
Interchurch Council Luncheon in Scarsdale
The Woman's Interchurch Council of Scarsdale invites all women to its annual Spring luncheon at the Congregational Church on Thursday. Host pastor Dr. Howard Stone Anderson will speak at 11:30 on Congregational faith, followed by Columbia University chaplain Dr. John McGill Krumm discussing Religious Isolationism. Luncheon is at 12:30 in the new parish house. reservations to Mrs. John A. Knowlton at 72 Strathmore Rd by today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Interchurch Council of
Scarsdale
Congregational Church
Howard Stone Anderson
John McGill Krumm
Columbia University
John A. Knowlton
Strathmore Rd
School Board Seminar Attended by District 1 Members
Alfred H. Phillips and Mrs. Augusta Jones joined Superintendent Archibald B. Shaw at a school board seminar held Wednesday at Teachers College, Columbia University. The full board, Shaw, and assistant superintendent Mr. Dumas will attend the School Boards' Association dinner on May 18 at Birch Brook Inn in Bronxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
District 1
Alfred H. Phillips
Augusta Jones
Archibald B. Shaw
Teachers College
Columbia University
Shaw
Dumas
Ass'n
Birch Brook Inn
Bronxville
Health Dept Reports Varied Illnesses in Scarsdale
Spring Spots three new chicken pox, two German measles, and two measles cases in Scarsdale last week, per the Health Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Health Dept
Residents split on Scarsdale pool in questionnaire
Final analysis shows 1 894 responses from 3 870 mailed cards with 885 favoring a community pool and 958 opposed. 702 residents would privately contribute to construction, 800 already swim elsewhere with 27 favoring a pool and 200 willing to fund its cost, while comments cite nuisance, facilities, tax fears, and resident-use limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the
Scarsdale Swimming Pool
Heathcote Corners Seeks Special Meeting on Program
Notice outlines Heathcote Corners program as the subject of a special meeting. Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday and ends the last Sunday in October, shifting clocks ahead one hour tonight and affecting dog walks and morning routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heathcote Corners
James B. Jackson Named Principal of Quaker Ridge
Everett E. Elting announces the appointment of James B. Jackson of Northport as supervising principal at Quaker Ridge Schools. Jackson holds degrees from Geneseo and NYS College for Teachers, engaged in Doctor of Education work, and has prior experience as assistant superintendent and school principal. He plans to move to Westchester and begin duties July 1 with wife and two daughters in Northport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett E. Elting
Board of Education
Scarsdale
Quaker Ridge Schools
James B. Jackson
Northport
L. I
Jackson
Geneseo State Teachers’ College
Geneseo
NYS College
Albany
Harvard University
Columbia
Teachers College
Columbia University
York
Elsmere
Delmar
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Lee
American Ass'n
NYS Ass'n
Phi Delta Kappa
Alpha Sigma Epsilon
Geneseo State Teachers College
Westchester
Fort Hill Players Present Light Up the Sky Tonight
Fort Hill Players stage Moss Hart comedy Light Up the Sky tonight and tomorrow at 5 30 in the Edgemont School theatre. Bill Shroder leads as Sidney Black with Evelyn Cimiotti as Stella Livingston and Claire Goldberg as Frances Black in a well regarded Fort Hill production expected to add to the troupe’s laurels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont School
Fort Hill Players
Moss Hart
Bill Shroder
Sidney Black
Mr. Shroder
Mr. Shrader
Evelyn Cimiotti
Stella Livingston
Irene
Stella
Cimiotti
Frances Black
Claire Goldberg
Fort Hill
Webster man elected chairman of Arthur Manor Ass'n board
Jed M. Spuhler of Webster Rd was elected chairman at the Arthur Manor Ass'n organization meeting on April 13. He serves with Town Club and Volunteer Fire Co. 1 and is a Scarsdale senior air raid warden and Edgewood Athletic Ass'n member active as a coach in all Sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed M. Spuhler
Webster Rd
Arthur Manor Ass'n
Town Club and Volunteer Fire Co. 1
Mr. Spuhler
Scarsdale
Edgewood Athletic Ass'n
Village Board Hears Associa tion Representatives Air Their Views
The Tuesday evening meeting in Heathcote Corkers area heard brief statements from organizations and individuals on the Planning Commission’s Heathcote Corners report. Representatives urged careful study and noted traffic, parking, and zoning concerns tied to future schools and commercial development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board
League of Women Voters
Planning Commission
Heathcote Corners
Scarsdale
The
Woman's Club
Frank J. Hertel
Henry N. Longley
Town Club
Edward Garfield
East Scarsdale Ass'n
Jules Wacht
Intercommunity Zoning Council
Sidney Feldschuh
West Quaker Ridge
Joseph B. Kline
Middle Heathcote
Louis B. Fox
Fox
William E. Lassiter
Benjamin Weintraub
East Scarsdale
M. D. Taub
Secor Rd
Arthur F. Driscoll
Scarsdale Supply Co
Benjamin Miller
Edgemont Ass'n Elects Five Directors At Annual Meeting
At the April 18 meeting in the Greenville Community House the Edgemont Association elected five residents to three year terms on its board: Mrs Rene Faure, Charles P Lockwood, William Jackson, Frank Smith Jr and Dr Charles Flory. Dr Charles Blanford discussed the new high school budget for 1955 56, noting salary increases and debt retirement as key factors and that the school would open on schedule in September. Stephen L Angell gave a history talk on Scarsdale and Greenville highlighting old houses and the area’s past changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont Ass'n
Rene Faure
Charles P. Lockwood
William Jackson
Frank Smith, Jr
Charles Flory
Charles Blanford
Edgemont-Greenville Board of Education
Greenville
Blanford
Stephen L. Angell
Popham Rd
Scarsdale
Angell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Karl Finsterbusch
E. Ray Broenniman
Harold H. Bennett
Theodore B. Goetz
Donald H. Ogilvy
Alden C. Smith
William M. Greene
Sydney Krause
Milton J. Levitt
Charles Cunningham
Edward S. Hand
William J. Irish
Bernard Krosney
Malcolm Pirnie, Jr
Norman H. Smeltzer
Dr. Telford H. Work
News Index
Boynton
Edward C. Boynton
John Gass
Inquirer
John A. Harvey
Charles Lee Brigga
Sherwood E. Silliman
Silliman
Edward Ingalls
John P. Moser
Robert H. Chamberlin
Alfred S. Lilly
Kenneth M. Bevier
James R. Spalding
Interchurch Council
Quaker Ridge
Heathcote Corkers
the Inquirer
Robert Sawyer
Willard P. Scott
Edgemont Ass’n
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