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Newspaper

Scarsdale Inquirer

Location

Scarsdale, New York, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1930

Page

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Wayside Players Present The Queens Husband in Scarsdale

The Wayside Players of Scarsdale rehearse final performances of The Queen's Husband at the Children's House Greenacres Avenue with Zoe Pinkham as Queen Martha and Thomas Scofield as King Eric the Eighth. Shows run Wednesday Thursday and Friday February 5 6 and 7 with proceeds from door tickets.

Scarsdale Greenacres Avenue Zoe Pinkham Queen Martha Thomas Scofield Eric the Eight Priscilla Parker Hall Princess Anne H. V. Leonard S. J. Ballinger Hugh Rennie Harry Price William Mercer Walter Irvine Robert Chamberlain Wayside Orchestra Anson McLoud H. H. Nute John M. Lawrence Ernest Feer Frank C. Rogers Louis N. Parker Woman's Club Hazel Schwarz Carter-Waddell School

Greenville Club Marks One Year Of Existence

The Greenville Club observes its first anniversary with a meeting on Tuesday February 4 at 8 15 p m at Edgemont School. Discussions include a proposed land rezoning between Bronx Parkway and Club Way, plus a Greenville history address by Prof Dixon R Fox. Officers listed are Thomas F E Huser president Merritt J Norton vice president Clifford Elliott secretary and Florence Wakefield treasurer.

Greenville Club Edgemont School Bronx Parkway Club Way Greenville Dixon R. Fox Thomas FE. Hu

Snow Queen play by New York Children’s Theatre

The Children's Theatre Company of New York directed by Clare Tree Major will present The Snow Queen at the Hitchcock Memorial Church auditorium on Saturday February 8 at 10:30 in the morning.

Children's Theatre Company of New York Clare Tree Major Hitchecock Memorial Church

Village Board Special Meeting Announced

Notices announce a special Village Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday February 4 at 8 15 PM replacing the postponed regular session. Mayor Robert E Christie Jr was absent due to travel to Detroit after his mother in law's death.

Robert E. Christie, Jr Detroit

County Women Voters Set Open Meeting in Scarsdale

The Westchester County League of Women Voters will hold an open meeting at the Scarsdale Woman's Club on Friday February 7 at 2 PM with Mrs. Albert L. Deane presiding and Miss Louisa K. Fast directing discussion on preventing war. A morning finance committee session precedes luncheon hosted by Scarsdale members.

Miss Louisa Fast Scarsdale Westchester County League of Women Voters Woman's Club Albert L. Deane State League Louisa K. Fast Department of International Cooperation National League League Scarsdale Finance Committee F. H. Bethell David Beecroft Bailey Cornell S. D. Crim E. L. Jensen H. Cartozian William Graham E. D. MacPhail J. M. Skinner C. W. Montgomery

Scarsdale Residents Freed From Land Jury Pool

No Scarsdale residents sit on the 87 name panel from which the Washburn land case jury is drawn. Washburn, former chairman of the board of supervisors, faces indictments tied to land sales in New Castle. The trial has attracted wide metropolitan newspaper attention with many papers sending staff correspondents to White Plains.

Scarsdale Howard R. Washburn Washburn Board of Supervisors New Castle White Plains

Bus Tickets Issued For Elementary Riders In Suburban Area

The Board of Education will issue bus tickets soon to children in eligible elementary grades living east of the Boston Westchester Railroad and south of Mamaroneck Road. Many pupils walk farther to reach the bus start than to attend school, drawn by bus transportation.

Board of Education Boston, Westchester Mamaroneck Road

Towns Protest Phone Rate Rise At Albany Hearing

Arthur Boniface village engineer joined about 100 municipal representatives before the Public Service Commission in Albany on Tuesday to object to a telephone rate increase set to take effect tomorrow. Only two witnesses spoke.

Arthur Boniface Public Service Commission Albany

Mumps Break Out in Scarsdale Schools

Reports of mumps cases flood the Scarsdale Board of Health with seven cases on Monday and six more in a single grade. Dr. Ralph R. Ryan foresees ongoing cases as crowded High School classrooms accelerate spread. Chickenpox also rises under new quarantine rules with forty to fifty village cases since January.

Scarsdale

Chris Knutson To Manage Scarsdale Golf Club

Chris Knutson named manager of Scarsdale Golf Club replacing William Kemp. New board members are Glover Reed with Philip Ross elected president, J. O. Hobby Jr. vice president, Magowan secretary, and Glover treasurer. The Knutsons will reside at the club while he brings years in hotel and club leadership to the position.

Philip Ross Scarsdale Golf Club J. O. Hobby, Jr David Magowan P. W. R. Glover Glover Kenneth Reed James Baird Hugh White Chris Knutson William &. Kemp Wh Mr. Knutson Oslo Norway White Star Line Leopold Belgium University Club of California Knutson West Coast New York Pennsylvania University Club Akron Ohio Carl Knutson Baldwin Locomotive Works Baldwin Locomotive Works. Mrs. Knutson

Kubas Faces Second-Degree Burglary Arraignment

Michael Kubas of Scarsdale is charged with second-degree burglary by the county grand jury. He was captured in October while leaving a house he had entered during a string of burglaries in the village and nearby towns. He will be arraigned to plead this morning at ten o'clock, according to Assistant District Attorney J Lester Albertson.

Michael Kubas Scarsdale Kubas J. Lester Albertson

Scarsdale Has No Inmates in County Institutions

Scarsdale reports no inmates in county facilities as the new County Welfare Act requires centralized approval of all municipal funded cases. Welfare officer John R. Ross outlined the rule at Grasslands luncheon with forty officers, as Elsie Bond and George J. Werner explained the act.

Scarsdale John R. Ross Ross Grasslands

Fox Meadow May Limit Students and District Lines

The Board of Education restricts new pupils from the north Fenimore district to Fox Meadow and may transfer current Fox Meadow pupils to Greenacres. Lines may be redrawn to ease Fox Meadow pressure while expanding Edgewood and Greenacres enrollments. Total district enrollment rises to 1,789 with Edgewood, Greenacres, and Fox Meadow seeing gains. Greenacres expansion due next month and Edgewood work due in two months.

Fenimore Road Fox Meadow Greenacres Board of Education Ralph I. Underhill Underhill Edgewood

Hospital Patients to Receive The Inquirer

Scarsdale patients in White Plains and Bronxville hospitals will receive a free copy of The Inquirer weekly. Distribution is arranged by Caleb Heathcote Trust Company at a bank customer’s suggestion. Superintendents of the two hospitals support the effort and note patients value village and neighbor news during admission.

Scarsdale White Plains Bronxville

Village and Vicinity News Index Briefs

Weekly index listing items from police court to school news across Scarsdale Greenburgh and Westchester. Includes plays rehearsals recitals fire department events wedding notices and church listings with page references and department notes.

County Efficiency Expert Sought to Cut Costs and Boost County Game

Pliny W. Williamson urges hiring an efficiency expert to survey all county departments to cut operating costs and raise efficiency, with the budget and appropriation committee to study the idea. The Bronx Valley Sewer District budget for 1930 is set at 168 691.82, $500 less than 1929. Westchester lawmakers are urged to oppose the Pratt dirt road bill which would shift state aid away from the county, reducing expected 1930 state aid from about 257000 to 40000.

Board of Supervisors Pliny W. Williamson Scarsdale Williamson Bronx Valley Westchester County Westchester Charles MacDonald Upstate

Legion to Hold Annual Dinner in Scarsdale

The Scarsdale American Legion chapter will host its annual dinner on February 7 at Scarsdale Golf Club. Guests must wear military attire only if they wish. uniforms of any rank are not required. Reservations advised through William M Hulick at 12 Barry Road.

Scarsdale The American Legion Scarsdale Golf Club Frank Futter Legion William Mhulick Barry Road

Choral Unit Rehearsal Moved to Tuesday

The Scarsdale Choral Unit of the Westchester County Choral Society will rehearse Tuesday February 4 at the Woman's Club, replacing Monday night sessions. The change follows the Way side Players open meeting and a weather storm affecting attendance, with membership closing postponed to Tuesday’s meeting.

Scarsdale Westchester County Choral Society Woman's Club

Scarsdale Police Court Report for 1929 Filed by Judge Carter

The Scarsdale Police Court year end report shows over 100 criminal sessions since the last statement, fines totaling 6525 with state share 550, charges heard from Feb 1 to Dec 31, 1929. Village and county ordinances fines stay with the village, while Highway Law violations go to the state. The report notes complainants mainly from patrols, with some by individuals and the state building inspector. About 1000 criminal charges heard, with roughly 3 percent withdrawn, 1 percent dismissed, and about 44 percent sentences suspended. Fines imposed in about 52 percent. no jail sentences, though some prisoners sent to county jail pending disposition. It also covers Michael Kubas, the screen burglar, to be tried in White Plains. nine petit larceny charges heard locally, then he was sent to county jail awaiting grand jury action on seventeen additional charges. Continued on Page Thirteen.

Scarsdale Carter Westchester County Park Commission Westchester Park Commission Michael Kubas White Plains

Install Automatic Police Broadcasts In Scarsdale

The Scarsdale Police Department installed the countywide automatic police broadcast system last Saturday. Westchester robberies are now reported immediately and announced as cars are recovered. Descriptions and timing details are sent over the wires to police headquarters in White Plains and released countywide.

Scarsdale Westchester Short White Plains

Postpone Meeting of School Board

The Scarsdale Board of Education postponed its next meeting by a week because Superintendent Ralph S Underhill will attend the winter meeting of the National Education Association Department of Superintendence. The meeting will be held on Tuesday March 4 instead of Monday February 24.

Ralph S. Underhill Department of Superintendence National Education Association Scarsdale Board of Education

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Wayside Connelly Professor Fox Children’s Theatre Captain Hawks Wates Roger Ascham Ville Conservatory Eleanor Duval Byrd Antarctic Greenburgh the Churches Lester J. Stewart
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