Yonkers Board of Education to buy Beech Hill land
The Yonkers Board of Education votes to appropriate 17500 for five acres in Beech Hill for a grade school site. A portable four classroom school is favored for immediate use, serving about 150 pupils until a permanent building is constructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council of
Yonkers
Board of Education
Beech Hill
Scarsdale
Crestwood
Greenburgh
Kings Cross Road
Woodford Road
Norman P. Gerhard
Leonard G. Phillips
Patrolman dies after Bronx River Parkway crash
Clifton Cypher a 32 year old Westchester County Park Police patrolman died at White Plains Hospital after a head on collision on the Bronx River Parkway at Butler Road The crash occurred about 1130 Monday night Jacob Meyer 17 of 1567 Fulton Avenue New York City driving a car owned by George Pannamacoor 1514 Washington Avenue also of New York City faces homicide charges along with Pannamacoor in county jail without bail Two seventeen year old passengers in the car suffered minor injuries and were not charged A second fatal crash on Central Avenue Hartsdale last Friday killed Milton Gates a butler for Horace Parker Gates was one of five in a car driven by Harold Doerr of White Plains Doerr and three others were injured and Gates died at the scene.
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Clifton Cypher
Westchester County Park
White Plains Hospital
Bronx River Parkway
Butler Road
Jacob Meyer
Fulton Avenue
New York City
George Pannamacoor
Washington Avenue
Meyer
Pannamacoor
John Jacobs
Cypher
Beekman Avenue
North Tarrytown
Central Avenue
Hartsdale
Milton Gates
Horace Parker
Fenimore Road
Gates
Harold Doerr
Gainsberg Avenue
White Plains
Greenburgh
Robert Doerr
Lillian Doerr
Stores Close Wednesdays in Scarsdale All July and August
Scarsdale will close stores at noon every Wednesday through July and August. Residents are urged to shop and market Wednesday morning. The move has unanimous backing from the Retail Merchants' Association of Scarsdale and support from the Scarsdale Woman's Club.
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Scarsdale
Retail Merchants’ Association of
Scarsdale Woman’s Club
Unemployment in Westchester County Figures Released
A preliminary report on Westchester unemployment shows 22 people in Scarsdale able and seeking work. Other towns listed include Bronxville 25, Tuckahoe 109, Ossining 221, Greenburgh 256, Peekskill 265, and several more across the county.
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Scarsdale
Westchester County
James A. Arbuckle
Westchester
Bronxville
Town of Eastchester
Tuckahoe
Ossining
Briarcliff Manor
North Tarrytown
Pleasantville
Town of Greenburgh
Dobbs Ferry
Elmsford
Hastings
Tarrytown
Irvington
Peekskill
Scarsdale Firemen Beat Yonkers Aces 7 to 1 at Butler Field
Scarsdale Fire Company No 1 defeated the Yonkers Aces 7 to 1 Sunday afternoon on Butler Field. The Scarsdale lineup featured L Davis W Irish W Short N Lolly W Duhigg E Crane T Van Sloane W Stoots and W Losee. The team will host the Seymour Club of Yonkers at 3 15 p m Sunday at Butler Field.
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Scarsdale Fire Company Number 1
Seymour Club
Yonkers
Butler Field
Detain Driver When Motorist Is Injured
Two cars on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale collided Thursday evening. Walter Brodhead and John Spraver were driving. Spraver suffered a fractured pelvis and other injured occupants were treated at White Plains Hospital. Brodhead was held then released on parole after Spraver began improving.
Won Golf Match At Scarsdale Club
H. M. Scott was 2 down and R. B. Marchand 3 down in Class A and B, winning match play at Scarsdale Golf Club on July 12. Morning ball sweepstakes went to W. F. Barnes and R. B. Marchand. afternoon winners were F. B. Geddes and David Magowan. Sunday sweepstakes saw George Walker and A. Wiese among winners.
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H. M. Scott
R. B. Marchand
Scarsdale Golf Club
W. F. Barnes
F. B. Geddes
David Mag
Runners-Up Named in Sunningdale Pro-Pro Tournament
Tom Conroy of Scarsdale Golf Club and partner finished as runners-up in a pro pro tournament at Sunningdale last week. Jack Sabol of Westchester Hills posted the low gross for the day.
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Tom Conroy
Scarsdale Golf Club
Sunningdale
Jack Sabol
Westchester Hills
Saxon Woods Hunt Club Holds First Annual Horse Show
The Saxon Woods Hunt Club staged its first annual horse show on Mamaroneck Road White Plains attracting entrants from Westchester and visitors from Connecticut. West Point cadets Chester Derecktor and Miss Mildred Wheeler with Master Louis Wheeler participated, and a dinner dance followed at the club house.
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Saxon Woods Hunt Club
Mamaroneck Road
White Plains
Westchester County
Connecticut
United States Military Academy
West Point
Westchester Reserve Officers’ Group
J. F. Black
Fenimore Road
Nathan Derecktor
N. E. Derecktor
Park Road
Mildred Wheeler
Louis Wheeler
Isaac M. Wheeler
Heathcote Road
Play Off Finals in July Tournament at Scarsdale Club
In the Scarsdale Golf Club July tournament finals for women Mrs. George Hussey beat Mrs. Charles King 6 and 5 in Class A and Mrs. R A McClelland defeated Mrs. Robert Erskin 6 and 5 in Class B. Prizes included pewter asparagus platters. Twenty eight entries competed in the two ball foursome medal event last Tuesday with half the handicap counted. Mrs W D Welsh and Mrs F R Davis won with a net 90 and received Lalique perfume bottles.
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Scarsdale Golf Club
George Hussey
Charles King
R. A. McClelland
Robert Erskine
W. D. Welsh
F. R. Davis
Woman's Club Holds Informal Bridges
The Scarsdale Woman's Club hosted informal bridge games with twenty players on a Wednesday afternoon. Prizes were awarded before tea, and Mrs. Lewis R. Gwyn of Pinecrest Road invited members to join the bridge and tea event on Wednesday afternoon July 23, with reservations by phone.
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Scarsdale
Eskimo Dog Succumbs In Unfriendly Climate
Dingo the Eskimo dog that accompanied Joe de Ganahl on the Byrd expedition’s return from Little America died last Thursday from nervous distemper. The cream colored, friendly animal endeared itself to the family during its brief stay in the district and officials believe the climate change contributed to its death.
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Dingo
Joe de Ganahl
Little America
Scarsdale Realtors Hear H E Lesan On Advertising
H E Lesan of Eton Road will address Scarsdale Board of Realtors at the regular luncheon Tuesday noon at the Scarsdale Tavern. A business meeting will follow.
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H. E. Lesan
Eton Road
Scarsdale Board of Realtors
Scarsdale Tavern
Arno Fund Reaches 3623.36 For Patrolman Arno's Family
Final figures show the Arno Fund netted 3623.36 from a West Chester Conservatory of Music benefit for the widow and her son. George B. Clifton, fund trustee and ticket committee chair, notes no payments have yet been issued. The Village Board will provide the late officer's salary for March through May, funeral costs were 200 from the Workmen's Compensation Bureau, and ongoing support will come from the fund's capital with help from Chief William Short and Mrs Arno as details are arranged.
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Arno
Westchester Conservatory of Music
George B. Clifton
Workman's Compensation Bureau
Clifton
William Short
Woman's Club to Close for Repairs August 1
The Scarsdale Woman's Club on Drake Road will close Friday August 1 for a month of repairs redecorating and renovating. A new heating plant will be installed during the closure. Secretary Mrs William Newman will take a four week vacation as the clubhouse is closed. Activities resume in September.
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Scarsdale Woman's Club
Drake Road
William Newman
Capt Hawks Escapes Serious Injury In Wichita Crash
Captain Frank Hawks of Garth Road escaped serious injury after a crash in Wichita Kansas while flying his new speed plane the Mystery S at eighty to ninety miles an hour. The craft was badly damaged delaying his planned cross country flight.
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Frank Hawks
Garth Road
Wichita
Kansas
Westchester County Gets Fuel Tax Distribution
In the fifth motor fuel tax distribution for New York State Westchester County receives 12539.08 dollars, bringing its total share to 61843.27 dollars to date.
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New York State
Westchester County
Dr. Caroline Buttrick Moves Office to Scarsdale
Dr. Caroline Buttrick announced she will relocate her practice to 5 Oakwood Place Scarsdale after two years at the corner of Chase Road and Harwood Court.
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Caroline Buttrick
Oakwood Place
Scarsdale
Chase Road
Harwood Court
News Index for This Week Village and Vicinity
Arno Fund now totals $3 623 36. Contributes part of Carnegie Report Pass New Traffic Rules for Parkway. Rum Runners in Scarsdale. Interview the Father of Chic Sale. Publish Article about Ray Perkins. Miss Rockwell Is Taken Ill Suddenly.
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Carnegie Report
Parkway
Scarsdale
Ray Perkins
Fresh Vegetables Sought for White Plains Hospital
Mrs Emery Ferris Richbell Read chair of the committee asks local gardens to donate fresh vegetables for White Plains Hospital. Donations will be received at the Scarsdale Woman's Club from 9 to 10 a m on Thursday mornings through September.
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White Plains Hospital
Emery Ferris
Richbell Read
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Adopts New Electro-matic Traffic Signals
Three new Electro-matic vehicle actuated traffic control units are being installed in Scarsdale at Heathcote station Wayside and Church Lanes and East Parkway Popham Road Scarsdale Avenue Work has begun at Heathcote Station and Wayside and Church Lanes Scarsdale was the first in the state to adopt this system which twelve other Westchester communities have since followed Pelham is the latest to adopt The system also began operation last week at Wolfe's Lane Carlton Avenue and the access drive to the Hutchinson River Parkway in that municipality
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Scarsdale
Heathcote Station
Wayside and
Church Lanes
East Parkway
Popham Road
Scarsdale Avenue
Wayside
Westchester
Pelham
Wolfe's Lane
Carlton Avenue
Hutchinson River Parkway
Tools Stolen From Three Greenburgh Sheds
Greenburgh police investigated three tool thefts reported from Edgemont Gardens and Knollwood Acres last week. A Walter Collet Corp shed yielded $150 in tools, another plumber shed in Edge mont Gardens lost $15 in lead and a toolbox, and a third theft from Knollwood Acres totaled $190. Each lock was broken and detectives pursued leads.
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Collet Construction Company
Knollwood Acres
Walter Collet Corporation
Edgemont Gardens
Greenburgh
Scarsdale considers new movie theater after closure
Residents group working since April says no plans finalized yet for reopening a moving picture theater in Scarsdale. Mrs. F. H. Bethell notes the regular theater closed last week, adds that a committee would approve a contemplated theater and that Scarsdale wants movies.
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Scarsdale
F. H. Bethell
Blind Corner Blamed For Crash At Sprague And Nelson
Eleanor H Harris and Aleck MacKenzie filed counter charges after their cars collided Friday evening at Sprague and Nelson Roads. The Scarsdale Police report cites a blind corner as the cause, with Harris driving south and MacKenzie west around 8 20.
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Eleanor H. Harris
Hamilton Road
Aleck MacKenzie
Johnson Road
Sprague
Nelson Roads
Harris
MacKenzie
Scarsdale
Club Opens New Holes at Scarsdale Golf Club
Three new holes were opened on the course at Scarsdale Golf Club early this month. A new second par 3 measures 186 yards, a new sixteenth par 4 spans 393 yards, and a new seventeenth par 4 covers 402 yards.
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Scarsdale Golf Club
Appeals Board Defers Action on Glen Holding Project
The Village Board of Appeals postponed its decision on Glen Holding Corporation’s plan for a business theater and apartment building at the Scarsdale area junction. A failure to resolve all conditions prompted the delay, with specifics covering height limits, frontage mean curb levels, and strict site setbacks along Overhill Road Popham Road and Scarsdale Avenue.
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Board of Appeals
Glenholding Corporation
Scarsdale Avenue
Popham Road
Overhill Road
Scarsdale
Nash
Village of
Caddies Called to Golf Club Monday Mornings
The Scarsdale club Golf Committee invites worthy caddies to play on Monday mornings under regulated rules and committee supervision. Donated old clubs bags and balls are requested for boys with a lock box for weekly storage and issuing. Raincoats for lads are being sought as members discard garments.
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Scarsdale
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Beach Avenue
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Taylor Avenue
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Grace Hoffman
Arno Avenue
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165Th Street
Brodhead
Amos O. Squire
Scarsdale Club
Scarsdale Realtors
Arno Fund
Woman’s Club
Capt. Hawks
Cynthia Goodwin
J. R. MacNeille
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