High School Choral Concert Shows Year’s Improvement
Scarsdale High School choruses and the Senior Orchestra presented a Christmas program with markedly improved tone and diction. Soloists Deborah Stoddard Judy Cohen and James Adams delivered demanding numbers while the choir’s balance and placement prompted stage lighting and acoustic adjustments. The ensemble benefits noted include better Messiah selections despite reduced male voices and praise for pianist Nancy Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale High School
Francis Dezort
Grati
George M. Lawson
Marianne Glaser
Joan Voss
Betty Westberg
Lawson
Deborah Stoddard
Judy Cohen
James Adams
Deborah
Nancy Moore
Joan Rauk
Barbara Scott
Susan Hosking
Patricia Potter
Ethelyn Mallan
Carol Eaton
Puerto Rican Girls Host Employers Dinner in White Plains
At the YWCA Fellowship House in White Plains, Puerto Rican girls working locally entertained their employers with a Monday dinner. The event featured Puerto Rican foods and dances, with Miss Petra Algea as general chair, and nine girls plus ten employers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ywca Fellowship House
White Plains
Petra Algea
Luisa Gonzalez
Rosalie Ramos
Antonia Rivera
Petra Rivera
Carmen Aponte
Tomasita Rivera
Scarsdale
Jane McCall
YWCA
Knickerbockers vs Rochester game travel announced
Scarsdale Recreation Department offers bus tickets and seat reservations for the New York Knickerbockers and Rochester game on December 29 at Madison Square Garden. Tickets available at Village Hall until December 27. Buses depart at 6 30 p.m. Children under 18 need parental consent slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Hall
New York Knickerbockers
Rochester
Scarsdale Recreation Department
Madison Square Garden
Editorial Page Highlights and Page References
A navigational index lists sections including Editorial Page on Page 10 Churches Page 16 Obituaries Page 11 School Pages 11 12 Society Pages 11 15 Theatres Page 18 for readers seeking local features and notices.
Safety Tips for Christmas Tree Fire Prevention
Keep the tree in water at all times and position it away from curtains and furnishings. Do not use defective electrical connections and avoid piling flammable decorations near the tree unless they are fireproofed. Ensure occupants and rooms cannot be trapped by the tree setup.
Mrs Frazee Heads White Plains Hospital Volunteers
Mrs Harold Frazee of White Plains elected chairman of the White Plains Hospital Central Committee of Volunteers at the December 15 meeting. Mrs Richard Mansfield of 38 Tompkins Rd is the new first vice chairman. The Christmas decorations group, led by Mrs Andrew Wilson Jr of 401 Fort Hill Rd, arranged greens and trees funded by local health and auxiliary groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Frazee
White Plains
White Plains Hospital
Richard Mansfield
Tompkins Rd
Andrew Wilson, Jr
Fort Hill Rd
Maternal Health Committee
Scarsdale
Library Committee
Wilson
Kenneth Bell
Janet Mead
Harold Pond
Helen Frazee
J. Everett Rowe
Social Service
J. Axon Jones
W. McConologue
Ellen Hadcroft
Davis Zimmerman
Elmer Cline
William Davis
Carl Eiser
Rudolph Leppert
James Crimmins
J. N. Jackson
Carl Wolf
Fred Bunger
Hans Wittinghoff
Station Scene Of Tragic Death At Scarsdale Station
Eric Langfelder 21 slipped before a south bound train at Scarsdale Station and died instantly. He was born in Vienna and survived by parents Richard Langfelder and the late Henig Boyko Langfelder, two sisters in New York and home, a stepson Eric F Simms, and stepmother Margaret Goldenberg Langfelder. Services were held at Bennett Funeral Home Garth Road Rabbi Green Crestwood officiating. Interment at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Eric Langfelder
Langfelder
Richard Langfelder
Winslow Place
Henig Boyko Langfelder
Vienna
Hans Goldner
New York
Eva Langfelder
Eric F. Simms
Margaret Goldenberg Langfelder
Bennett Funeral Home
Garth Rd
Rabbi Green
Crestwood
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Skaters Warn of Deepened Parkway Lakes
George S. Haight, general superintendent of the Westchester Parkway Commission, warns skaters that Parkway lakes at Station Park Scarsdale and below Harney Road have been dredged and deepened leaving no sand bars for footing and making a break through dangerous as winter arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkway
George S. Haight
Westchester Parkway Commission
Mr. Haight
Station Park
Scarsdale
Harney Rd
Christmas Flower Show Winners At Scarsdale Club
The Scarsdale Garden Club annual Christmas show showcased elaborate arrangements with Mrs. Bernard Farley winning the tri color award for Mantel for the Holiday Season. Second and third prizes followed for other festive displays by Mrs. Hoeland and Mrs. Carson. The Beckoning Door and Christmas Gaiety classes earned top honors for Mrs. Swigart and Mrs. Carson respectively, with other prize mentions among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Garden Club
Woman's Club
Bernard Farley
Tom
Farley
William A. Hoeland
O. B. Carson
George Schlegel
I. B. Swigart
Stuart DeBreuil
Robert Byloff
Kenneth Bell
Harold Speed
Carl Lenz
Whole Village Mourns Laurence Duggan Tragedy
Laurence Duggan president of the Institute of International Education died December 20 in a Manhattan window fall. Police seek foul play evidence while officials doubt suicide. Scarsdale and surrounding communities hold Christmas Eve services as investigations unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence Duggan
Walworth Avenue
State Department
Institute of International Education
Duggan
Welles
New York
The
Inquirer
Scarsdale
Stephen Duggan
White Plains
Stamford
Nicholas Murray Butler
Institute
South America
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Campbell Funeral Church
Madison Avenue
Wrighty-first Street
New York City
All Students Join In Christmas Show At Quaker Ridge
Over 350 students parents and friends gathered at Quaker Ridge School for a Christmas program. Dudley Hare the principal welcomed attendees. Students performed songs dances and scenes from many nations with Santa Claus and a candy cane for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Ridge
Quaker Ridge School
Shack
Dudley Hare
Glee Club
Eleanor Akley
Anne Siege
Russell Gregory
Alice Foote
Gene Chappell
Miss Akley
Santa Claus
Nicky Penacchio
Poland
Leslie Seagle
Walter Ackerman
England
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Germany
France
Akley
Eleanor Baker
Anne Roberts
Daniel Falk
Patricia Feltis
Rene Goldmuntz
Larry Elliott
Patrolmen Re-elect Belknap as President
At the Scarsdale Patrolman’s Benevolent Association annual meeting on December 21 Herbert Belknap was reelected president. Officers elected include Walter Heinzinger secretary treasurer George Landskron vice president Harold Partelow and Robert Doerr sergeant at arms. Fred Rassman was elected to a three year directorship. The association, founded in 1937, plans a solid fund for sick and death benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Patrolman's Benevolent Association
Herbert Belknap
Walter Heinzinger
George Landskron
Harold Partelow
Robert Doerr
Fred Rassman
Koerner and Dammes To Head New York Stock Exchange Firm
Emanuel Koerner of 18 Kelwynne Road and Herbert P. Dammes of New York City will head the New York Stock Exchange firm of Dammes and Koerner with offices at 40 Wall Street starting January 3. Koerner previously worked with Herzfeld and Stern for 30 years, joining in 1919 as a clerk and advancing to junior then senior partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emanuel Koerner
Kelwynne Rd
Herbert P. Dammes
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
Dammes
Koerner
Wall St
Herzfeld and Stern
Measles Case Reported in Scarsdale Health Dept Says
One slight case of measles was reported in Scarsdale last week, according to the Health Department. The report notes a single patient under observation with no further spread indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Health Department
Village Board to Hold Regular Meeting Next Tuesday Evening
The village announces a regular Village Board meeting next Tuesday at 8 15 PM in the village hall board rooms. The session will cover routine village affairs and public input opportunities.
Shell Oil Names Earl H Walker Vice President
Earl H Walker of Eton Hall Apts is appointed vice president at Shell Oil Co progressing from general manager of personnel and industrial relations since 1943. He joined Shell in 1932 as a counterman at the Norco Louisiana refinery and has since held roles in St Louis New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl H. Walker
Eton Hall Apts
Shell Oil Co
Walker
Shell
Norco
Louisiana State University
St. Louis
New York
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