Camp Activities at Croton Point Park Impressive
The Recreation Camp at Croton Point Park runs in August with 150 girls registered. In July 196 boys attended and gained 3 to 5 pounds on average. Most boys learned to swim and new strokes under the athletic director. 14 earned camp letters. Programs include swimming, track, baseball, basketball, volley ball, paddle tennis, hiking, and group games plus craft, nature study, toy making and a small nature museum. Some girl vacancies remain for the last two weeks of August. contact Chester Geppert Marsh, County Director of Recreation, 617 Court House, White Plains, N Y.
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Chester Geppert Marsh
Court House
White Plains
Nee
Prison Industries Reorganization Discussed by Thirty Organizations
Adolph Lewisohn hosted representatives from thirty bodies at the Bankers' Club luncheon to review New York State prison industries reform. Robert T. Kent reported wage incentives boosted production, aligning some departments with outside shops and aiming to fund administration from prison output.
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Adolph Lewisohn
Bankers’ Club
State of New York
Lewisohn
Scarsdale
Herbert Shonk
Robert T. Kent
Kent
New Thermometer Records Extreme Low of 380 Degrees Below Zero
A newly developed thermometer registers temperatures as low as 380 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. The device demonstrates remarkable cold tolerance, enabling precise readings in ultra cold environments for scientific use.
Superstitions Dying Among Deep Sea Sailors
Rex Clements notes fading old sea beliefs from Russian Finns and clergymen aboard ships to whistling bringing wind and whales spouting. He recalls rituals like nailing a shark’s tail to the bowsprit or moving it to the boom end to influence breezes and avert dead muz zlers.
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Rex Clements
Parks Spend Plans Reach Twenty-One Million Over Three Years
The commission outlines a park centered growth plan totaling 21.98 million over three years, linking park investment to county urban development and coordinated street and community projects. It cites Rye Beach as evidence that delaying park land purchases raises costs and reduces value. The report notes early advocacy in 1900 with Rye Beach and Oakland lands facing debate and cost estimates for 135 acres.
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Westchester
Rye Beach
Oakland
Rye Beaches
Forest Avenue
William Woodward Laird Estate Claims Notice
Notice is given by executors Jenny Laird and Bertha Rosenfield under Surrogate George A. Slater to all claimants against William Woodward Laird late of Westchester County to present claims with vouchers by October 5, 1925 at Townsend & Gutterman 45 Cedar Street Manhattan New York City. Executors’ attorneys Townsend & Guiterman.
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Laird
William Woodward
George A. Slater
County of
Westchester
William Woodward Laird
Townsend & Gutterman
Cedar Street
Borough of
Manhattan
City of
New York
State of New York
William Morris Quote on Home Use and Beauty
A concise message notes William Morris urges only keeping items at home that are useful or beautiful, guiding minimalism and intentional living. The quote emphasizes discerning possession and intentional choices for living spaces.
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William Morris
Land Purchase Estimate for 54 Acres in 1925
A 1925 estimate places the cost of acquiring fifty four acres of the same land at two million five hundred thousand dollars, following authorization by the Board of Supervisors.
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Board of Supervisors
Push carts supply eleven percent of New York produce
The report notes that eleven per cent of the fruits and vegetables sold to New York City come through push carts, indicating a notable share of street trading in the city’s produce market.
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New York City
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Herbert Lakin
Sherbrook Road
Woman's Club
White Plains Hospital
Inquirer
Harold P. Hyatt
Spin
McKeel
Croton Point
Croton Point Park
Mr. Kent
Vail & Company
N. E. Vail & Company, Inc
First National Bank
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Tel
Oakwood
Pierce
White Plains Motor Service, Inc
Martine
H. A. Plassmann
Orient
Luikert’s
Tuckahoe and
Frank Kusner
Consult
Elizabeth Nash
East Parkway
Station Park
Hartsdale
Lexington
Cor
Lexington Avenue
White Plains, N. Y
W. P
Scarsdale Avenue
Scarsdale Tel
Westchester Lighting Company
WM. Brunneman
THE
Scarsdale Supply CO
Garth Road
Scarsdale, N. Y
Fowler & Sflars
White Plains Hardware
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