Athletic Field Nearing Completion
Progress on the Community Play-Ground shows the baseball diamond nearly finished and the football field nearly ready for sowing. A cinder track and pedestrian path wrap the oval while a 325 by 40 foot parking space sits between the track and local institutions. Drainage is installed and finish work aims for October completion with full readiness by spring for athletic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Post Road
H. D. Enright
Alston
Mass
Harvard
Hartsdale Scarsdale Chesterfieldian Society Notes
The issue highlights the Chesterfieldian number focusing on Hartsdale and Scarsdale matters with society news and portraits of Westchester and Fairfield County women. It includes personal news on suburb elite and editorial urging railroad switch to the Interborough Subway, plus a note that Ralph Knight’s country club piece will appear in a future Inquirer issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfeldian
Hartsdale- Scarsdale
Westchester and
Fairfield Counties
Ralph Knight
the Inquirer
Buick Cars Offer Right Look Ride and Price
Buick cars appeal with proper appearance ride and upkeep plus low repairs and price. Brown's Buick Service has 11 years at White Plains N Y advertising the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BUICK
Brown
White Plains
Woman's Club Closed on Select August Dates
The Woman's Club House will have no attendance on August 10 20 22 26 and 27. The notice lists these days as closed periods with no events or meetings scheduled.
Street Commissioner Fairbanks Arrives in Scarsdale
Harry 5. Fairbanks, selected to replace Henshaw as Street Commissioner, met the Village Board. An engineer from Rensselaer class of 1911, he served in the Quartermaster's Department at Port Newark during WWI and later with the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co. He starts work September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry 5. Fairbanks
Henshaw
Scarsdale
Fairbanks
Rensellaer
Quartermaster’s
Port Newark
N. J
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Co
Women’s one club eighteen hole match at Scarsdale Club
The Tuesday women’s event at Scarsdale Golf Club ended with Mrs Van Schaick as winner. Rain halted Greenacres two ball match on Wednesday evening. Twenty five members dined at the Club after the Automobile Association tournament that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Golf Cluy
van Schaick
Greenacres
The
Automobile Association
Annual Flower Show Planned for Westchester and New Rochelle
New Rochelle hosts the Tenth Annual Flower Show of the Westchester and Fairfield County Horticultural Society and the Garden Club of New Rochelle on September 21 and 22. John H. Troy is manager, with proceeds benefiting New Rochelle Hospital. The event features a piazza tea room, market stalls, marquees, a miniature garden, an alley of Cedars, and Fort Slocum Band. The show gathers professional gardeners, florists, and nurserymen from Westchester and Fairfield, promising rare exhibits from large estates.
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New Rochelle
Westchester and Fairfield County Horticultural Society
Garden Club of
John H. Troy
New Rochelle Hospital
Woman’s Club
Church Lawn
Fort Slocum
The
Horticultural Society
Westchester
New York
Fairfield County
Harry Scott
Traffic Rules Tighten in White Plains and Brookfield Street
White Plains officials approved a 20 mph speed limit with hefty penalties and a future one way change on Brookfield Street from Main Street to Martine Avenue to ease congestion. The ruling awaits 30 days of official publication before taking effect. Dr Page’s ponies killed by lightning near Fox Meadow drew local sorrow.
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Brookfield Street
Main Pasture
Martine
Trafic
White Plains
Main Street
Martine Avenue
Scarsdale
Dr. Page
Shetland
Fox Meadow
Page
Mrs Raymond Competes In Forest Hills Tennis Event
Mrs. Edward Raymond, sixth in 1920 national ranking, played three days in an international Forest Hills tournament. She defeated Mrs Hough and Mrs Robert LeRoy before losing to former champion Mrs Bundy in straight sets 6 3 6 2, with Bundy displaying strong baseline play and swift attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Raymond
Forest Hills
Hough
Philadelphia
Robert LeRoy
Raymond
Bundy
New York Times
East
Mrs. Raymond
Scarsdale Car Takes Autoist to Hospital
After a dance at the American Yacht Club in Rye Mr and Mrs Roy Durstine found a car that had plunged down an embankment at Mamaroneck and Hartsdale Avenues Four men were in the vehicle. one, Mr Hume of White Plains, was critically injured with head and throat wounds and taken to White Plains Hospital The others were unhurt or only lightly cut. rescuers pulled the car back onto the road and continued on to White Plains
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Yacht Club
Rye
Roy
Durstine
Mamaroneck
Hartsdale Avenues
Mr. Hume
White Plains
British Golfers Are Again Victorious
The Scarsdale Golf Club hosted a thirty six hole exhibition match last Saturday where Duncan and Mitchel defeated Jack Dowling and Tommy McNamara with a six and four margin. Proceeds from spectator tags benefited White Plains Hospital and a standout day saw British players extend their winning streak while Dowling and McNamara defended their reputations.
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Scarsdale Golf Club
Duncan
Mitchel
Jack Dowling
Tommy McNamara
Siwanoy
Scarsdale
White Plains
Mitchell
America
McNamara
Dowling
New York Times
N. McNamara
Macy Tells Story of Year's Work in Westchester County
Westchester County Commissioner of Public Welfare Everitt Macy reports to the Board of Supervisors on advances under the Effort League among inmates. He cites rising self respect, improved labor, and reduced intoxication after the Volstead Act, noting fewer commitments and stronger daily work conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everitt Macy
Franklin Henshaw Named Water Works Superintendent
The village tendered resignation of Franklin Henshaw from Village Engineer to take charge of the new waterworks. He will work from the Village Hall second floor. Coworkers greeted him with humorous funeral- like decorations on his desk and best wishes for success in the Water Department role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Henshaw
Henshaw
Fire Department
Police Department
Water Department
Henry
Henry Skow
Highway Department
Road and Sidewalk Improvements Reported by Village Board
At a Village Board meeting Mr Boniface reported sidewalk progress on the Post Road from Sprague Avenue to Tompkins Road reaches 65 percent completion. A new sidewalk will be laid on Huntington Avenue. Griffen Avenue is repaired end to end and Circle Road gutters relaid. Meadow Road renamed Eaton Road by the planning Commission to avoid confusion with Fox Meadow Road. The village acquired one and a half acres on Murray Hill for a stand pipe for the new water system.
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Boniface
Post Road
Sprague Avenue
Tompkins Road
Huntington Avenue
Griffen Avenue
Circle Road
Meadow Road
Eaton Road
Fox Meadow Road
Planning Commission
Cambridge
Oxford
White
Murray Hill
Bids Received for Water System Extensions
Bids were opened at the village hall for seven miles of water mains extending the system into Murray Hill and Grange. Eighteen bids were read and will be tabulated by Geo. A. Johnson and Co. Lines will run through Morris Lane to Heathcote and to Heathcote Station, plus sections to connect dead ends and form a circulating system. Completion is expected by mid winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Johnson and Co
Board of Commissioners
Murray Hill
Grange
Morris Lane
Murray Hill Road
Heathcote
Heathcote Road
Boston and Westchester Railroad
Nursery Stock Reduced at Rosedale Nurseries in Tarrytown
Nursery stock offered at reduced prices at Rosedale Nurseries Saw Mill River Road 1.5 miles north of East View. Inspection invited. G Harris, Prop Tarri town NY Tel 628.
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Rosedale
Saw Mill River
East View
Harris, Prop
Tarrytown
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Gerhard
Interborough
180Th Street
Brooklyn
Chesterfield
Trinity Parish House
Mrs. Bundy
Prs
Hitdie
Bronxville
Westchester County
Grady
New York Giants
Bell
Madden
Clark
Scarsdale Aba
Scarsdale Aba Hpoe Dolan
Williams
See Eesensee
Disbrow
Seme Eee
Briante
MecKinnan
Gorman
Cesses
Cess
Kelly
Macy
Supt. of Water Works
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