Democrats Start On Fall Election
Democrats on the town committee met at chairman R E L Howe Jr home and adjourned for two weeks due to vacation depleted numbers. They will plan fall elections and discuss whether village board members should abstain from votes on matters involving personal interests.
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Democratic Town Committee
R. E. L. Howe, Jr
White Plains
Howe
the Inquirer
Jacob Aronson
Westchester County Commuters Association
New York Central Railroad
Aronson
Birge
Public Utilities Committee
William T. Brewster
Harrison M. Robertson
Mamaroneck Road
Edward L. Dillingham
Heathcote Station
Firemen Lose In Ninth To Yonkers A C At Butler Field
Scarsdale Firemen's baseball team fell 11 to 10 to Yonkers A C on Sunday at Butler Field. The locals led in the ninth before Yonkers surged in the last half. Austin and Briante homered and doubled each, with L. Davis G. Roberts H. Lappe T. Briante W. Short W. Duhigg J. Austin G. Simpson R. Irish in the lineup. The team to play Sacred Heart C C Stamford next Sunday at Butler Field.
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Scarsdale Firemen
Yonkers A. C
Butler Field
Yonkers
Austin and
Briante
L. Davis
G. Roberts
H. Lappe
T. Briante
W. Short
W. Duhigg
J. Austin
G. Simpson
R. Irish
Sacred Heart C. C
Stamford
Butler
Stormy Tuesday Strikes Scarsdale Village
A Tuesday thunderstorm in Scarsdale damaged property after a day of heat. Hail and lightning stripped bark from a tree on Greenacres Avenue while emergency crews fixed burned-out lights. In Walworth Avenue a lightning strike ruined a radio set and lights. The Dudman residents reported smoke in their living room. fire crews found no further damage.
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Scarsdale
Greenacres Avenue
Walworth Avenue
Dudman
Brewster Road
Noise from Horns Sparks Scarsdale Police Concerns
Scarsdale residents complain of horn blasts from wives waiting for husbands off trains and children in cars as heat fuels agitation. Chief William Short says horns should be used only as traffic signals, warning others, not for impatience, and warns against unnecessary summonses.
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Scarsdale
William Short
Scarsdale Adopts Peddling Law With Minor Revisions
The Scarsdale Village Board approved a peddling ordinance Tuesday evening with minor wording changes from the tentative version published earlier by The Inquirer. The measure takes effect August 15 and restricts peddlers within 500 feet of schools parks or playgrounds and limits stopping to ten minutes in a 60 minute period, with owner objections prohibiting placement in front of certain premises.
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Scarsdale
The
Inquirer
William T. Brewster
Mrs Burke Wins Golf Tournament at Scarsdale Club
The final round of the women’s July tournament at Scarsdale Golf Club saw Mrs J F Burke win Class A and Mrs P H Brown win Class B. Prizes were lace table cloths. A kickers handicap on Tuesday morning crowned Mrs Edward Raymond in Class A and Mrs Edward W Isom in Class B, with Mrs David Magowan taking the approaching and putting contest in the afternoon.
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Scarsdale Golf Club
J. F. Burke
P. H. Brown
Edward Raymond
Edward W. Isom
David Magowan
Village board stalls on commuter aid petition
William T. Brewster, chairman of the village public utilities committee, urged no taxpayer funding for the Westchester County Commuters Association petition to combat higher railroad charges. He suggested groups like Boards of Trade should handle such efforts. The board took no action, while Brewster also discussed linking with county communities to challenge rates by the Westchester Lighting Company.
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William T. Brewster
Public Utilities Committee
Village Board
Rhode Island
Westchester County Commuters’ Association
Boards of Trade
Professor Brewster
William Cravath White
Westchester Lighting Company
Beach Clubs Have Many Visitors
A compact Westchester society note highlights frequent visitors at local beach clubs blending leisure with community activity. The feature notes schedule trends and social engagements shaping the season.
No Paralysis in Scarsdale as Yet
Westchester county reports several infantile paralysis cases near Scarsdale but none in the village. Dr. Ralph R. Ryan says New York faces an epidemic yet offers no new board recommendations. Hospitals, schools and camps urged to limit visitors to curb poliomyelitis spread and protect children. Grasslands Hospital prepared to isolate cases, and a Mount Kisco boy received a Drinker respirating machine from White Plains Hospital. County health officials urge precautions and seek serum from recovered patients.
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Westchester County
Scarsdale
Ralph R. Ryan
Village Board
New York
Ryan
County Board of Health
New Jersey
Connecticut
Richard Slee
Westchester Department
General Hospitals
White Plains Hospital
Grasslands Hospital
Grasslands
Slee
County Department of Health
Strikers Clash With Local Police Near White Plains
Scarsdale police were called to Valley Road near the White Plains line to separate strikers from Peckham Road Corporation workers. About fifty strikers gathered while four patrolmen patrolled. threats were made but no violence occurred and most workers remained. Only two of forty workers departed due to the strike.
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Scarsdale
County Road
Valley Road
White Plains
Peckham Road Corporation
Coats Off Marks Village Board Meeting Opening
Acting Mayor Charles E. Birge called for removing coats as the Village Board opened Tuesday night. Residents complied as the session began, noting it would be the last meeting until September unless a special session is needed.
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Charles E. Birge
Fox Meadow sidewalk dispute heads to appeals court
Nelson Road residents at the village board meeting protested a planned sidewalk along Nelson Road between Drake and Edgewood, arguing it would alter the informal village character. The village advertised bids for sidewalks on Drake Road to Madison Road and Boulevard to Eastchester. Rudolf P. Berle of the Drake Road Neighborhood Association spoke for locals, but the matter continues.
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Nelson Road
Drake
Edgewood Roads
Drake Road
Ferncliff Road
Madison Road
Post Road
Eastchester
Rudolf P. Berle
Injunction Delays Greenburgh Incinerator Contract Award
Residents of Sprain Road Greenburgh obtained an injunction from Justice Taylor delaying the Town Board from awarding the incinerator contract. The order served to town officials halted bids opened earlier Monday. A July 1 hearing before Justice Witschief could extend the injunction with August 1 as potential contract date if no extension is granted.
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Sprain Road
Greenburgh
Justice Taylor
Mount Vernon
Stephen J. O'Brian
Budd, Coffey
Bertine
Ernest F. Griffin
Taylor
Graham Witschief
White Plains
Witschief
Wednesday Closing In Scarsdale Stores Linger Afternoon
Scarsdale village remains largely deserted on a holiday afternoon as chain stores stay open for last minute shoppers while other shops close for the period. Local residents browse shops and some customers use the late hours to complete purchases.
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Scarsdale
Scarsdale Victory in Fox Meadow Case Heads to Court of Appeals
Fox Meadow Estates Inc contests Appellate Division reversal of Justice Morschauser ruling on Scarsdale zoning and fireproofing ordinances. The company has sixty days to appeal to the Court of Appeals in Albany, with argument likely this fall. The opinion had faulted many of Morschauser’s findings while upholding several Scarsdale ordinances and objecting to the apartment site assessment.
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Scarsdale
Fox Meadow
Joseph Morschauser
Court of Appeals
Fox Meadow Estates, Inc
New York
Albany
Morschauser
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
New York Central Railway
Village Board of Appeals
Village Board
William Livingston
W. J. Mitchell
Comedy to Aid Nursing Service at Scarsdale County Center
The Scarsdale committee will donate half of all ticket receipts from the Westchester Summer School of the Theatre performances of Mid-Summer Night's Dream at White Plains County Center August 18 to 22 to the Scarsdale Nursing Association. Mrs. Charles D. Morgan chairs the ticket sale with assistants Mrs. Maurice F. Griffin Mrs. Raymond Sawtelle and Miss Julia Winslow. Mrs. Paul Revere Reynolds of Heathcote Road will be a patroness. The Nursing Association’s work is well known locally.
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Scarsdale Committee
County Center
White Plains
Scarsdale Nursing Association
Westchester Summer School of the
Westchester County Recreation Commission
Charles D. Morgan
Scarsdale
Dorade Yacht Sails in English Cowes Regatta
Dorade the Newport to Plymouth winner sails in Cowes England with eight other American yachts. Scarsdale trustees recall Dorade victory at village board meeting led by Trustee William Brewster who requests freedom of the village for Stephens and two other crew members Roderick Stephens and Roderick Stephens Jr.
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Olin J. Stephens
Garth Road
Newport
Plymouth
Cowes
England
William Brewster
Stephens
Roderick Stephens
Stolen Golf Balls From Knollwood Club Caddy House
Police report indicates seven hundred golf balls were stolen from the Knollwood Country Club caddy house Saturday night. Entry was gained without breaking doors, according to Greenburgh police, via George Bremser of 84 Lee Road.
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Knollwood Country Club
Greenburgh
George Bremser
Lee Road
July Vacationists Return to the Joys of Work and Hot Weather
The article notes returning July vacationers face heat and humidity as they adjust to work. Families carry baggage, doors stick, mildew appears, and August travelers hope for cooler days when they come back after Labor Day. Temperatures rise from eighty-three to ninety-eight before dipping.
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