Welfare Office Nomination Shock in White Plains
Herbert McKennis of Walworth Avenue was named Thursday evening last week by the Democratic County Committee for Commissioner of Public Welfare. He will run against incumbent George R. Werner of Rye. McKennis cites Grasslands and Eastview as part of a wide budget and expansion program troubled by criticism of hospital management. He notes a $2,000,000 annual budget and promises reforms to avoid bureaucratic pitfalls.
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Herbert McKennis
Walworth Avenue
Democratic Town Committee
Westchester
Grasslands
Eastview
Scarsdale High School Opens September 8
Scarsdale High School will open on Monday September 8 at 8 40 for registration and absence checks. Classes start on the regular schedule Tuesday. The Principal and Dean of Girls will be in the office all week from ten to twelve and available later by appointment. changes in courses and election blanks will reduce delays for new and returning pupils.
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Scarsdale High School
the Inquirer
W. G. Smith
Scarsdale Archers Enter State Meet
Scarsdale archers from the New Rochelle club led by Judge William C White Caleb Hyatt G A Mang and H B Hubbel travel to Syracuse for a three day New York State Archery Association meet which began on Wednesday.
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William C. White
Caleb Hyatt
G. A. Mang
H. B. Hubbel
New Rochelle
Scarsdale
Carney Case May Be Heard in October
Records of the trial of Raymond Carney before the Scarsdale village board on June 17, which led to his dismissal from the police, have been filed with the Supreme Court at White Plains. The case may move to the Appellate Court in Brooklyn for an October hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Carney
Scarsdale
Carney
Supreme Court
White Plains
Graham Witschief
Appellate Court
Brooklyn
Shows Increase In Circulation At Scarsdale Library
The Scarsdale Public Library reports July circulation rose 23 percent from 1929, with detective and mystery titles leading. Biography and travel remain in demand, readers seek reference answers, and many visitors explore the building’s history while librarians plan enlargements.
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Scarsdale Public Library
Theatres May Have Suburban Nights
Suburban nights may be established in several New York theatres this fall if the experiment at the Charles Hopkins Theatre succeeds. The second Tuesday evenings will start a 7:30 curtain and end around 9:45 to aid commuters. The initial production is Mrs Moonlight with plans for Lee Shubert and Theatre Guild to follow.
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New York
Charles Hopkins
Hopkins
Actors' Equity Association
Lee Shubert
Theatre Guild
Delahay Family Dines at Landlords Inn Templeton
Mr and Mrs W A Delahay and daughter Carol of Drake Road were among recent guests at Landlords Inn Templeton Massachusetts Details note their visit as part of a local society column entry with names and residence.
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W. A. Delahay
Carol
Drake Road
Landlords’ Inn
Templeton, Massachusetts
Fire Origin Questioned After Scarsdale Mattress Fires
Firemen used gas masks Sunday to battle a blaze in an unoccupied Scarsdale home on Brewster Road started in a mattress. A similar July 23 fire on Fenimore Road also began in a mattress. Chief Chester Dobbs suspects juvenile arson, noting broken windows and fires confined to beds.
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Scarsdale
William Rather
Brewster Road
Fenimore Road
Chester Dobbs
A M Crane Named Independent in Republican Convention Race
Alexander M. Crane of Crane Road runs as an independent Republican candidate for delegate to the Republican State Convention in Albany on September 25. He competes with twelve Second Assembly district nominees opposing the regular Republican slate. The list was released by Henry T. Price and John M. Holzworth, with Crane serving on Holzworth’s campaign committee.
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Alexander M. Crane
Crane Road
Albany
Mr. Crane
Republican Organization
Henry T. Price
Ossining
John M. Holzworth
Port Chester
Crane
Aaron Sapiro Leads New Harlem and Bronx Milk Dealers Assn
Aaron Sapiro of Walworth Avenue serves as treasurer of the Harlem and Bronx Milk Dealers Association Inc, formed about a month ago with 31 members. The group aims to curb trade abuses and cut-throat tactics and seeks cooperation with authorities to investigate milk price boosts.
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Aaron Sapiro
Walworth Avenue
New
Scarsdale Improvement Corporation Relocates Office
The office of Scarsdale Improvement Corporation moved this week from 22 Harwood Court to Tower Circle into the former Nancy Pastry Shop. Mae Blanche Beauty Parlor plans to open at 22 Harwood Court in mid September after alterations and equipment installation.
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Scarsdale Improvement Corporation
Harwood Court
Tower Circle
Nancy Pastry
Mae Blanche
Cheney to Head Book Survey by National Publishers Group
Orion H. Cheney of Fenimore Road, former Scarsdale Board of Education president, will lead a National Association of Book Publishers survey on how to achieve wider distribution of books. The study aims to uncover factual, unbiased insights into the industry beyond current headlines, including both dollar and traditional publishers, with no preconceived notions.
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Orion H. Cheney
Fenimore Road
Scarsdale Board of Education
National Association of Book Publishers and Allied Organizations
Cheney
the Inquirer
National Association of Book Publishers
Westchester Weighs Link to City Alarm Network
Westchester County Police Chiefs Association and Sheriff Ellrodt have not decided on connecting the Westchester police alarm system to New York City. They are exploring a link with lower Connecticut towns, notably Greenwich and Stamford, while concerns about alarm overload delay the plan. New York officials say broadcasting a metro alarm through White Plains is simple if a connection is made.
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Westchester County Police Chiefs Association
Louis N. Ellrodt
Westchester
New York City
Connecticut
Greenwich
Stamford
Mulrooney
New York
White Plains
Ball Sweepstakes Winners at Leewood Golf Club
Sweepstakes at Leewood Golf Club on August 16 and 17 awarded multiple class victories. J Helmke posted 79 13 66 in Class A, F Wolf 88 16 72 in Class B, and G Businger 102 30 72 in Class C. On Sunday T H Lee won Class A while C W Byloff posted 95 26 69 in Class C.
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Leewood Golf Club
J. Helmke
F. Wolf
G. Businger
T. H. Lee
C. W. Byloff
Miss Bray Weds M. A. Packman
A wedding notice reports the marriage of Miss Bray to M. A. Packman. The event is listed among village social happenings with brief details on date and location.
Millard Endorsed by Scarsdale Republican Committee
Charles D. Millard was endorsed as Representative to Congress by the Scarsdale Republican Town Committee at its last meeting. The endorsement was by unanimous vote. Millard faces John M. Holzworth of Port Chester on an anti prohibition platform and Robert Patteson of the Anti Saloon League in the Republican primary.
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Charles D. Millard
Scarsdale
Republican Town Committee
Mr. Millard
John M. Holzworth
Port Chester
Robert Patteson
Hutchinson Valley sewer nearing completion by Nov 1
The main Hutchinson Valley trunk line sewer from Scarsdale to Yonkers should be ready for operation about November 1. The South Yonkers sterilization plant and the Bronx Valley and North Yonkers trunks will drain into the Hudson via the plant, preventing river pollution. A Mount Vernon tunnel nearly complete will eliminate pumping over a grade, costing nearly $750,000 but saving later pumping costs.
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Scarsdale
Mount Vernon
Yonkers
Eugene S. Martin
Westchester County Sanitary Commission
South Yonkers
Hudson River
Bronx Valley
North Yonkers
Hudson
Hutchinson Valley
Edgemont Names New School Clerk and Treasurer
Edgemont School trustees appointed Mrs. Roy Bonsib as district clerk and Myron A. Wright as treasurer replacing long serving officials Louis M. Keller and Henry J. Zehder. The district recently converted to a union free system making these offices appointive.
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Edgemont School
Greenburgh School No. 6
Roy Bonsib
Myron A. Wright
Hartsdale Fire District approves budget hires four drivers
Taxpayers last Friday night approved the annual budget allowing four new men to drive an aerial truck but rejected the bond issue to fund the truck. Five district commissioners are to reconvene to reconsider the bond. William J. Adams Jr. was elected to replace T Channon Press as commissioner.
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Hartsdale
William J. Adams, Jr
Central Avenue
T. Channon Press
Hawthorne Way
Burglary at John W Appel Home on Walworth Avenue
Monday night entry of John W Appel residence on Walworth Avenue Scarsdale reports two dozen unmarked silver pieces stolen from dining room burglar cut screen and entered by breaking kitchen door glass family away in Europe theft discovered Tuesday morning by waitress with no clues available from local police prior summer break-ins noted on Pinecrest Road with a failed capture by police after a confrontation.
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John W. Appel
Walworth Avenue
Scarsdale
Emil J. Bouchoux
Pinecrest Road
Post Road Repaving Nears Completion in Westchester
The White Plains Post Road through Scarsdale is expected to finish in two to three weeks per county engineer Charles McDonald. Concrete was poured at Popham and Post Roads, with detours via Church Lane until set. Fill work to raise the intersection continues and paving is not slated until late fall. bids have not yet been advertised.
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White Plains
Scarsdale
Charles McDonald
Popham and
Post Roads
Church Lane
Popham Road
Post Road
All Stars Defeat Scarsdale Firemen
Fisher's All Stars won against the Scarsdale firemen 8 to 3 at the High School Field on Thursday August 14. Lineup included Hopkins Rudd Joe Maine Fay Vincent John Quinn T M Chalmers Walter Crane Frank Nairne Sam Savage and Herbert Duval.
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Fisher
All Stars
Scarsdale Firemen
Hopkins Rudd
Joe Maine
Fay Vincent
John Quinn
T. M. Chalmers
Walter Crane
Frank Nairne
Sam Savage
Herbert Duval
Mrs McDonald Wins Two Matches in Yonkers Tourney
In a two day Women s Westchester and Fairfield County Golf Association event at Hudson River Country Club Yonkers Mrs Hugh McDonald defeated Mrs Maynard Holt 2 and 1 in the semi finals and then beat Mrs Anthony Bessler 3 and 2 in the final. Qualifying scores for nine holes show Mrs George Hussey 48 6 42 and Mrs Hugh McDonald 52 5 47.
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Westchester
Fairfield County Golf Association
Hudson River
Yonkers
Hugh McDonald
School Lane
Maynard Holt
McDonald
Anthony Bessler
George Hussey
Scarsdale
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Scarsdale Inquirer
Lamont
Landlords' Inn
Dobbs
A.M. Crane
Leewood
Fred Lavis
Bronxville
Miss Bray
M. A. Packman
Miss Dummett
Country Day School
Our Churches
John Ledbetter
Silver
Appel
Millard
Edgemont
Golf
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