Grade Crossing Bond Issue Debate and Costs
The article discusses a statewide bond measure of 300 million dollars to fund grade crossing elimination with railroads 50 percent and towns 25 percent and the state 25 percent. It notes partial data on accident and death rates at grade crossings and explains loan return provisions and potential state cost. It also mentions residents touring Europe sending letters about their travels and eagerness to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
New York State
Europe
Paris Bastille Day Fete Noted by Mrs Bethell Abroad
Mrs Bethell writes from Europe describing Bastille Day revelry in Paris and a Parisian scene of five days of street festivities. She notes the influx of third class travelers, then compares warm, noisy Paris to a tranquil Lake Geneva resort with French hotels, cafés, and a golf club while her family enjoys local meals and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Bethell
Europe
P. W. R. Glover
Paris
Frank
Italy
France
Janet
Lake Geneva
Cachat
St. Bernard Pass
Chamonix
Evian letter notes travel life and French hospitality
The writer describes long coffee breaks between acts, lemonade and wine at low prices, slow travel by train, and friendly but businesslike French hosts. He observes war undercurrents, identity-card photography, and a loving, dolllike treatment of children, ending with a view of unspoiled France at Evian-les-Bains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Touraine
France
Adams Swam Daily in Potomac as President in Summer
The record notes John Quincy Adams swam in the Potomac nearly every morning during summers of his presidency demonstrating a habit of daily early swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Adams
United States
Potomac
Golf as a social obsession and costly pastime
A satirical meditation on golf describing the sport as costly and elitist, with jokes about fashion, pace of play, and its social image. It notes golfers’ loud voices, folklore, and the supposed dangers of exclusivity while mentioning an obituary for Melba Fifteenth of Darbalara, Queen Melba the Australian shorthorn, and her royal lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto Globe
Melba
Darbalara
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Scarsdale Inquirer
Scarsdale
N. Y
Scarsdale Woman's Club Publications, Inc
F. H. Bethell
James H. Purdy, Jr
Martina Coman
Wayside Inn
Post Road
Florence H. Bethell
Scotland
Laddie
Ministry
Greens Committee
Four Hundred
Sipe
Jane Cornell
Scarsdale Supply CO
Scarsdale, N. Y
Watland Kennels
Ardsley
New York
Dobbs Ferry
Tarrytown
Tarrytown Cleaners and Dyers
North Broadway
Main Street
Russell & Lawrie Building
Federal Reserve System
Elizabeth Locke Bogart
Henry Szaniawski
General Insurance
Court Street
White Plains, N. Y
Briarcliff Laundry
Briarcliff
Staten Island
White Plains
Westchester
Green Knolls
Greenacres
Greenridge
Bronx Parkway
Leewood Golf Club
Scarsdale Golf Club
Robert E. Farley
Madison Avenue
New York City
White Plains and
Hartsdale Station
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