Waste Paper Drive Set for Sunday in Scarsdale
Scarsdale prepares its twentieth waste paper collection on Sunday January 12 starting at 1 PM with Green Knolls and Greenville joining civic groups and fire departments. Girl Scouts benefit from proceeds toward an outdoor fireplace at Scout House, while Legionnaires and Scouts remain on duty.
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Scarsdale
Green Knolls
Greenville
Civic Association
Legionnaires
Scout House
J. Bradford Ricketts
Miss Phelps Survives Coastline Plane Crash Beach Landing
Miss Patricia Phelps daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Phelps of 19 Overlook Road returned home early Monday after an American Airlines DC 3 failed to land during a east coast snowstorm. The plane ran aground near Jones Beach Long Island after diversions through Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington. All aboard survived with minor injuries while pilots suffered facial and arm cuts from shattered glass.
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Patricia Phelps
A. W. Phelps
Overlook Road
University of Arizona At
Tucson
American Airlines
LaGuardia
New York
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Miss Phelps
Washington
Philadelphia
Jones Beach
Long Island
Coast Guard Station
LaGuardia Field
University of Arizona
Scarsdale Red Cross Names Home Service Chairmen
Mrs. Philip J. Ross is named chairman of Home Service with Mrs. Jack Fawcett as co chairwoman by the Scarsdale Branch of the American Red Cross. The program supports veterans and active service members and seeks new recruits with training courses starting January 22 at the Westchester Chapter in White Plains.
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Philip J. Ross
Home Service
Scarsdale
American Red Cross
Jack Fawcett
Westchester
White Plains
Harwood Building
Church sections listed across multiple pages and pages indicated
Index shows sections including Editorial Pages 12, Schools Page 16, Theatres Page 21 and society pages 14 15, women’s club Page 17, men in service Page 13, NEWS INDEX for Church News Pages 18 and 19
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Woman's Club
Legion Commander Walter Myers Fractures Arm in Garage Fall
Walter E. Myers of Mamaroneck Road, commander of the American Legion drive, fell in his home garage and fractured his arm just below the shoulder. He was treated at White Plains Hospital and remained there until Wednesday afternoon. He voiced continued support for waste paper drives.
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American Legion
Walter E. Myers
Mamaroneck Road
White Plains
Melchior to Speak To Scout Mothers At Lunch Monday
Oliver W. Melchior the Scarsdale High School senior boys dean will speak on Scouting as an aid to character development at a Scout Mothers Club luncheon. The event January 13 at the Scout House includes a hot buffet by the executive board and several troop mothers assisting. Melchior previously taught at Friends School in Baltimore, served in the Navy, and worked with General MacArthur in Tokyo before arriving in Scarsdale in 1935.
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Boy Scout Mothers’ Club
Scout House
Albert Swanson
Kevney O'Connor
Robert Chamberlain
Robert Estes
Edward Morley
Edward Angales
Royal Lord
Albert Tidwell
Oliver W. Melchior
Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale
Melchior
Friends School
Baltimore
Navy
Sampson
Seventh Fleet
General MacArthur
Tokyo
Architects' Claim Settled Over Edgemont School Building
York and Sawyer architects were paid 15040.89 for services on Edgemont School plans, with 9595.11 previously paid and 9850 covered by New York State Post War Planning Commission funds. The district budget included a 50000 provision inflating taxes. excess taxes will carry forward to 47 48. Estimated project cost was 600000 with a 600000 bond approved in 1945. bids in 1946 exceeded estimates and the May meeting canceled the project.
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York and Sawyer
Edgemont
Board of Education
New York State Post-War Planning Commission
Social Studies Teaching Studied at Edgemont
Eugene Exman chairs the Edgemont community education committee meeting on January 13 at 8 15 p m at Edgemont School to discuss social studies teaching aims and curriculum. A sub committee on the community survey met Wednesday to present population growth reports for the coming years with details to follow.
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Community Committee On
Eugene Exman
Edgemont
Exman
New York County Supervisors Elect New Leaders for Year
The Board of Supervisors named new leaders at its first meeting on Monday. William F. Horan of Eastchester becomes chairman with E. Gosman Halsey Jr. of Peekskill as minority leader, and Alex J. Cooke Jr. of Yonkers completes the trio. Richard H. Levet of White Plains becomes budget committee chair, with Robert B. Stewart of New Castle out. The chairmen each receive an extra 1200 dollars on top of salaries.
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Board of Supervisors
William F. Horan
Eastchester
E. Gosman Halsey, Jr
Peekskill
Alex J. Cooke, Jr
Yonkers
Richard H. Levet
White Plains
Robert B. Stewart
New Castle
Weekly Scarsdale Weather Averages From A W Edderbuttel
Weather data from Scarsdale cooperative observer A W Edderbuttel shows daily high and low temperatures for January 1 through January 7. Readings include highs from 29 to 87 degrees and lows from 10 to 32 degrees, with notable warm and cold swings across the week.
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A. W. Edderbuttel
Scarsdale
Scarsdale-Longview Votes for Playground
The Scarsdale-Longview Association votes to build a one acre playground on school land at Glen Dale Road. President Loring B. Andrews notes work will start in spring after favorable survey feedback. committee chair R Melville Anderson and members DeLeon Walsh Melvin H. Goff and Joseph F. Stilling named.
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Glendale Road
Scarsdale-Longview
Loring B. Andrews
Scarsdale-Longview Association
Association
R. Melville Anderson
DeLeon Walsh
Melvin H. Goff
Joseph F. Stilling
Volunteer Firemen Back Paid-Staff Hour Reduction Plan
At Scarsdale Fire Department No 1 meeting January 2 in club rooms at Post and Popham, members voted to support paid members in reducing total weekly hours. Edward Grey announced an entertaining movie for the February meeting as plans for the year were discussed.
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Scarsdale
Alcoholics Anonymous Opens Scarsdale Meeting
A new Alcoholics Anonymous group begins weekly Sunday meetings at 8 30 PM in the American Legion rooms Harwood Building Scarsdale. Open to anyone with an alcoholic problem or helping someone. Write to PO Box 56 Scarsdale for information. Confidentiality assured.
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Westchester Groups of Alcoholics Anonymous
Scarsdale
American Legion
Harwood
Alcoholics Anonymous
Not Here Yet Dog Tags For 1947 Registration
Scarsdale residents awaiting 1947 dog licenses have not received tags at Village Hall. Those who already secured licenses will get tags by mail once they arrive, said Village Clerk Herman Steuernagel.
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Scarsdale
Herman Steuernagel
Seven Reappointed To County Posts
County Executive Herbert C. Gerlach reappointed seven officials to county posts and the Board of Supervisors confirmed the appointments on Monday. Terms run three to six years depending on the office, with names including Harry R. Patten Orie R. Kelly Lottie Dillon Dr J Russell Foshay Edwin G Ramsdell Harry E Colwell Margaret Loder William J Harper Ralph T Mumford and T Vincent Ehrbar Details notes include probation director and deputy jurors commissioner reappointments.
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Herbert C. Gerlach
Board of Supervisors
Park Commission
Harry R. Patten
New Rochelle
Orie R. Kelly
White Plains
Recreation Commission
Lottie Dillon
Larchmont
Board of Health
J. Russell Foshay
Peekskill
Edwin G. Ramsdell
Health report records two cases in Scarsdale last week
A health report lists one pneumonia case and one scarlet fever case in Scarsdale during the previous week, detailing illness types and local tally.
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Scarsdale
School Board Adopts Special Salary Committee Report
The School Board unanimously approves the wage and salary report from a special committee for non teaching staff. Due to space, the full report will be printed in the next issue of The Inquirer.
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Board of Education
the Inquirer
Scarsdale
Greenacres Association to present House of Magic show
The Greenacres Association invites Scarsdale residents to an 8:30 p.m. January 15 performance of General Electric’s House of Magic at the High School Auditorium. The one hour and fifteen minute show features scientific wonders and a Venus shadow demonstration, with no admission charge.
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General Electric
Greenacres Association
Scarsdale
House of Magic
General Electric Company
Floyd Gibbons
W. H. Reger
Fewer Pupils Reported in Scarsdale Schools
Superintendent Vernon G. Smith told the Board of Education that Scarsdale schools show a net decline of fifteen pupils from the previous year. The high school has nine fewer pupils, the combined elementary schools six fewer, Edgewood up seventeen, Fox Meadow down twenty four, and Greenacres up one pupil.
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Scarsdale
Vernon G. Smith
Board of Education
Edgewood
Fox Meadow
Greenacres
Compensation Insurance Rule Clarified For Large Communities
The Inquirer retracts its prior push for household employee compensation insurance, clarifying the new law targets communities of 40 000 or more and requires a minimum forty eight hour work week. Affects residents in New Rochelle Yonkers Beech Hill Cotswold Edge mont Strathmore areas. coverage via any insurance agency.
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The
Inquirer
New Rochelle
Yonkers
Beech Hill
Cotswold
Edgemont
Strathmore
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