Traveling First Aid Car To Visit Westchester County
The American Red Cross First Aid Demonstration Car will reach Harmon on July 21 for a three day stay. It offers free demonstrations of practical first aid to students shop workers police fire fighters and the public with staff surgeons aboard. The tour on New York Central lines has covered 200 cities and reached over 150000 people.
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Westchester County
American Red Cross
New York Central Railroad
Harmon
Bronx Battery Tube Plan Revives Suburban Subway Idea
Henry M. Brinckerhoff outlines a Westchester subway concept to move commuters from Westchester County to lower Manhattan without changing modes. The plan envisions a tunnel under the Harlem River linking Hudson River, Harlem, and Putnam trains to a future Westchester subway with three initial stations at 125th Street Grand Central and City Hall. The project would cost about 150 million dollars with the county backing bonds while New York City supplies land.
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Brinckerhoff
New York City
Westchester County Transit Commission
Henry M. Brinckerhoff
Parson, Klapp, Brinckerhoff and Douglas
New York State Suburban Passenger Commission
Westchester County Board of Supervisors
Westchester
Manhattan
John G. Agar
Madison Avenue
Fifth Avenue
West Broadway
City Hall
Battery Terminal
Long Island
New Jersey
Agar
Hudson River
Harlem
Putnam
New York Central
New York, New Haven
Hartford
New York, Westchester
Boston
Harlem River
Play program proposed for Scarsdale youths
Village Board hires Mr. John Benedict to supervise Scarsdale playgrounds in July and August. Edgewood School chosen for a better play center with swings see-saws and space for baseball. Croquet tournament prize contests and baseball tourney planned. Tennis courts to be renovated and a slide and sandbox added. Supervised play runs 2 PM to 8:30 PM daily.
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John Benedict
Village Board
Scarsdale
Benedict
New York City
Edgewood School
Scarsdale Woman Raises 2900 for White Plains Hospital
Mrs Leonard Schultze of Scarsdale reports a successful campaign securing 2900 for the White Plains Hospital beyond Scarsdale’s 2500 quota. She led the drive by personal letter appeals, gathering contributions from local residents, and plans a hospital wing funded by Scarsdale residents.
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Scarsdale
White Plains Hospital
Leonard Schultze
Schultze
Whitman Memorial Campaign Plans Statue in Manhattan
The Authors' Club of New York launches a drive to erect a statue of Walt Whitman on Manhattan Island. Professor Emory Holloway chairs the executive committee and notes the city has not yet honored its renowned poet. Campaign plans are being formulated and announced later.
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Authors’ Club of
New York
Walt Whitman
Manhattan
Emory Holloway
America
Dog Quarantine Lifted by Village Board
The village board repealed May 26 rabies measures at July 14 meeting upon Health Officer Ryan’s recommendation. No new local cases in four weeks. state dog confinement rules remain in force, requiring muzzling or seclusion to prevent bites. Unmuzzled dogs off premises may be captured and destroyed.
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Board of Trustees
Ryan
State Department of Farms and Markets
Westchester County
Department of Farms and Markets
Boys' Camp Westchester Opens With Record Enrollment
Camp Westchester starts today with the largest enrollment in its history. More than 140 boys are signed up for the first three week period, and similar attendance is expected for the second two week session starting August 8.
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Camp Westchester
Spirited Start in Fox Meadow Men's Singles Tournament
The annual men's singles event at Fox Meadow Tennis Club began last Saturday with many byes and tight matches. Early results show Mason defeating Pleuthner 6-1 6-3, Pfeiffer taking Johnson 5-7 6-3 6-2, Waxman sweeping Gray 6-2 6-0, and Quaid advancing by default among several byes as rounds progress.
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Fox Meadow
Mason
Pleuthner
Pearson
Waters
Welling
Evans
Pfeiffer
Johnson
Niles
Eckhardt
Winchester
Waxman
Gray
Carnochan
Garnett
Scully
Haywood
Spieden
Ayres
Palmer
Quaid
Deaut
Wellings
Special September Election on Fenimore Crossing grade issue
Scarsdale voters will decide in September on Bronx Parkway Commission plans to eliminate the Fenimore Road grade crossing with funds totaling 112000 plus coordinated shares from New York Central Railroad 64000 and Scarsdale 75000. If the vote fails the village may pay its share to proceed despite the commission’s withdrawal.
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Fenimore Crossing
Bronx Parkway Commission
R. Auld
W. Duhigg
Arthur Manor
Fenimore Road
Bronx Parkway
Greenacres Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Scarsdale
Fenimore
New York Central Railroad Company
Al Jolson Expands in Fox Meadow with Tennis Courts
Fox Meadow Estates sold land adjoining Jolson’s Fox Meadow Park home in Scarsdale to the comedian for building ten nis courts and a swimming pool. Jolson previously bought on Fenimore road. Frank Bracello, Hammond, and a half acre plot for a colonial style home were also sold in Fox Meadow Park.
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Fox Meadow Estates
al Jolson
Fox Meadow Park
Scarsdale
Mr. Jolson
Jolson
Fenimore Road
Frank Bracatello
F. P. Hammond
Westchester County
Carmel Summer School Opens Fifth Session July 20
The Carmel Summer School of Christian education, a ten day institute for officers and teachers of Sunday Schools in Westchester and Putnam counties, begins its fifth session July 20 at Drew Seminary Carmel New York.
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Carmel Summer School of Christian Education
Westchester
Putnam Counties
Drew Seminary
Carmel
N. Y
Nearly One Third of Legion Fund Raised in New York
A total of 400000 has been raised to date in the American Legion Endowment Fund campaign in New York State for war orphans and disabled veterans, with a state quota of 1500000 of the 5000000 national goal. Roosevelt reports 294 towns and 350 posts active, with eighty towns over the top. Tottenville Staten Island exemplifies the effort, organizing in one night and raising its 2500 quota, while Manhattan sees many posts already fully active.
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American Legion Endowment Fund
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Tottenville
Massena Springs
Hoosick Falls
Sanborn
Niagara County
Staten Island
Legion
Manhattan
Will Study Juvenile Delinquency At Series of Round Table Talks
Carl Bjorkegren Dies in Lake Carl Walter Bjorkegren aged twenty eight of 148 Bradley street Scarsdale died from an attack of acute indigestion last Saturday while swimming in Twitchell Lake Big Moose Adirondack Mountains Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Congregational Church Scarsdale and burial was in Kensico Cemetery He lived with his parents and sister He had lived in Scarsdale ten years coming from the Bronx He was engaged to Miss Elsa Beyer of Union Hill N J He served with the 14th Regiment U S Marines for two years in World War I He was a member of several Masonic bodies and bankers clubs and belonged to Scarsdale Post American Legion
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Carl Walter Bjorkegren
Bradley Street
Scarsdale
Twitchell Lake
Big Moose
Adirondack Mountains
Congregational Church
Kensico Cemetery
Bjorkegren
Charles Bjorkegren
Hilda Bjorkegren
Bronx
Irving Bank-Columbia Trust Company
New York
Elsa Beyer
Union Hill
N. J
Marble Lodge
Tuckahoe
Mount Vernom
Royal Arch Masons
Kismet Temple
Shriners
Brooklyn
York Commandry
Knights Templar
Bankers Square Club
Scarsdale Post
American Legion
14Th Regiment
U. S. Marines
League Opposes 11th Hour Reservations in World Court Vote
The National League of Women Voters declares opposition to all eleventh hour reservations on the World Court resolution pending in the U S Senate. It urges backing the Harding Coolidge Hughes proposal and opposes Pepper and Borah amendments. The group calls for focus on December 17 when the Senate considers U S membership in the Permanent Court of International Justice.
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National League of Women Voters
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
League
Women Voters
Harding
Coolidge
Hughes
Pepper
Borah
Senate of the United States
United States
Permanent Court of International Justice
League of Women
Old Hague Tri
Westchester Children’s Court hears Denver conference report
The Westchester County Children's Court committee met in Yonkers on July 7 with judges and local officials present. Judge Appell spoke on the National Probation Association Conference in Denver where he represented the county’s young and busy circuit court. Director Falconer summarized county child welfare survey findings and Miss Supplee outlined a plan for fall round table studies to raise the court’s profile across the county.
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Westchester County Children’s Association
Roger Mitchell
Rye
Judge Appell
Lathrop Colgate
Bedford
Douglas Falconer
Gane
Edith J. Mitchell
White Plains
Paul R. Reynolds
Scarsdale
Harry J. Shaw
Dobbs Ferry
Thomas Stephens
Hartsdale
Rosalie Supplee
James Wolf
Appell
National Probation Association
Denver
Westchester County Children’s Court
Falconer
Child Study Commission
Miss Supplee
Children’s Court
Westchester County Fatalities Rise in May Accidents
Accidents in Westchester County claimed seventeen lives in May, up six from June last year, per the Bureau of Public Safety. Seven victims were children, with eight deaths in highway crashes, and several other causes including drownings, falls, and an industrial or railway fatality.
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Westchester County
Bureau of Public Safety
Carl F. Hartmann
Bureau
Dahlia Prizes Contest Promises Special Award
The Northern Westchester Horticultural and Agricultural Association offers a $10 prize for the best two dozen dahlias to be judged in September. John Hall of the A. W. Butler estate in Mount Kisco has planted three new dahlia rarities costing $50 each.
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Northern Westchester Horticultural and Agricultural Association
John Hall
A. W. Butler
Mount Kisco
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Whitman
Fox Meadow Tennis Club
Mr. “Madison~ Grant
Frank H. Monahan
Hurlbert McAndrew
Mamaroneck
Secor Road
Mamaroneck Road
White
Taylor
New Rochelle
Carl Bjorkegren
Adirondack
Statemnt
Yonkers
Dahlia Prizes
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