Westchester Board Delays Tax Plan and Considers Local Labor Rules
Westchester County officials at the Monday meeting rejected a county tax program for public schools, citing state responsibility under the Fried sam formula. The board debated a forty hour week for county workers and a reduced pay scale, with recommitment to budget officials and Barrington Associates. Toll collections on parkways will start midsummer after needed lanes, booths, and devices are ready, while airport reuse for a New York National Guard air unit was proposed but no action taken. Rye was urged to reconsider Ostertag options and join the county relief plan. next meeting set for July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-second Fighting Wing
New York National Guard
Board of Supervisors
Westchester
Joseph Salle
White Plains
Empire Race Track
Yonkers
Jefferson Armstrong
Jamaica
County League of Women Voters
Barrington Associates
New York City
James C. Harding
Harding
Purchase
Hampton Anderson
New York
Rye
Warren A. Ransom
Greenville Council to Discuss Central Avenue Zoning
The Greenville Community Council meets Monday June 16 at 8 30 p m in Edgemont School auditorium Seeley Place. Townsend Cannon of the zoning committee and Councilman Charles A Costabel will present issues on proposed zoning changes along Central Avenue and their effect on the school problem.
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Greenville Community Council
Edgemont
Seeley Place
Townsend Cannon
Charles A. Costabel
Central Avenue
Seely Attends NFYR Convention in Milwaukee
Mrs. William H. Seely of Old Army Road travels to Milwaukee to attend the National Federation of Young Republicans convention, staying today and tomorrow.
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William H. Seely
Old Army Road
National Federation of Young Republicans
Milwaukee
Local Page References and Themed Columns
A near index listing outlines sections for Churches Editorials Schools Sports Society Theaters with page numbers across the newspaper pages. It indicates where readers can find community features and cultural items throughout pages 14 15 17 18 19 22 and 23.
Village groups urged to send meeting dates to newspaper
Organizations plan schedules for the coming year and submit dates to The Inquirer. The village calendar aims to avoid clashing meetings, with PTAs on Mondays, church gatherings on Tuesdays, and Women's Club events on Wednesdays.
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the Inquirer
Woman's Club
Village Summer Play School Registration Now Open
Recreation Director Marshall R. Laird urges all parents to register children for the summer recreation program to fit them into proper age groups. Village Hall office hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until June 9. Programs run at Greenacres and Edgewood Schools from July 7 to August 22 with possible arrangements for summer absences.
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Village Recreation Department
Marshall R. Laird
Greenacres
Edgewood
Corporal Thomas C. Harvey Injured in Germany in War Explosion
Corporal Thomas C. Harvey, son of Mrs. Jessie C. Harvey of New York, formerly Scarsdale, was seriously injured May 9 in Germany by a bazooka rocket explosion. He lost both legs and a finger on each hand and remains in serious condition. A 1944 Scarsdale High School graduate, he served with the 75th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad attached to the 6th Air Vehicle Repair Squadron in the Munich area. His contact address is Corporal Thomas C. Harvey 12233931, 387th Station Hospital, APO 154, c/o Postmaster, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Harvey
Jessie C. Harvey
East 75Th Street
New York
Scarsdale
Germany
Scarsdale High School
Munich
75Th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squadron
6Th Air Vehicle Repair Squadron
387Th Station
Apo 154
c/o
Quaker Ridge P.T.A. Elects Officers for Year
Mrs Walter C Howe was elected president of the Quaker Ridge Parent Teacher Association at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening May 27 at the schoolhouse. Other officers elected include Mrs Edward Stanley first vice president Miss Alicia Neville second vice president Mrs Chandler Withington recording secretary Mrs Jack Siege corresponding secretary Mrs Lewis Stanton assistant secretary and Mrs P R Garwood treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Howe
Quaker Ridge Parent Teacher Association
Edward Stanley
Alicia Neville
Chandler Withington
Jack Siege
Lewis Stanton
P. R. Garwood
Red Cross Meeting in Scarsdale Branch Held
The Scarsdale Branch of the American Red Cross holds its regular monthly meeting on Monday June 9 at ten in the morning in the Harwood Building Room 305.
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Scarsdale
The
American Red Cross
Harwood Building
Memorial Day Observed in Scarsdale With Parade and Services
Scarsdale held a Memorial Day program led by parade marshal Arthur G. Bouton and a wreath laying ceremony at St James the Less. Mayor Samuel E B Darby Jr spoke on war sacrifices from the Civil War to World War II and called for lasting peace. Scouts competed in drill with Troop 3 winning and Eagle recipients named. Brownie and Girl Scout units earned attendance and marching honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James the Less
Samuel EB. Darby, Jr
Brownies
Darby
Scarsdale
Week End Golf at Scarsdale Club Sees Swertinger Triumph
W. M. Swertinger wins the President's Trophy with 83-13-70 at Scarsdale Golf Club over the holiday weekend. H. W. Marache and H. D. Carter take the relay title 83-14-69. Marache also wins the 18-hole medal with 84-16-78. Sweepstakes crown winners include Swertfinger in Class A and Crary in Class B. Sunday ties shift the field as Crary and Barnhart lead in Class A with Loughlin and Marache strong in Class B. This Sunday the member-pro tourney draws top players from Westchester Connecticut and Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Swertinger
Scarsdale Golf Club
O. A. Krebs
H. W. Marache
H. D. Carter
Marache
Swertfnger
C. H. Crary
Hff’. Barnhart
P. E. Mead
Walter Page
W. D. Gaillard
Andy DeLisser
J. W
W. B. Miller
Westchester
Connecticut
Long Island
Richard Hunter Cited For Civilian Service
Richard R. Hunter of Thor nycroft Apartments received official commendation from the War Department for meritorious civilian service. The former village president helped renegotiate Government contracts to eliminate excessive war profits, earning praise for his careful negotiator duties and cooperative approach with firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard R. Hunter
Thornycroft Apartments
War Department
Hunter
Quartermaster General
Erskine Boat Wins Coastwise Class at Memorial Day Regatta
The Erskine boat won the Coastwise Class in the Memorial Day regatta at the American Yacht Club. G R Corwin's Huba Huba finished second in the One Ten Class. The Erskine boat won again on Sunday at the Sea Cliff Yacht Club regatta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Erskine
American Yacht Club
G. R. Corwin
Erskine
Sea Cliff Yacht Club
Lydenberg Alive Noted Librarian Accuses New Yorker Error
In a Scarsdale letter, John Lydenberg defends his father Harry M. Lydenberg, rebutting a New Yorker obituary. He recounts Lydenberg’s postwar work in Mexico City for Nelson Rockefeller and his library roles, noting active travel and mountain climbing. He claims the obituary was inaccurate and bets the Stuart Collection against the magazine’s editors.
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New York Public Library
Lydenberg
Mexico City
Nelson Rockefeller
Washington
International Relations Board
American Library Association
Austria
Switzerland
Germany
Library of Congress
Harvard
Stuart
The
New Yorker
Weather week highs and lows for Scarsdale by observer Edderbuttel
Last week reports from A W Ed derbuttel, cooperative weather observer for Scarsdale, list daily highs and lows: May 28 78 62, May 29 82 70, May 30 80 no recording, May 31 71 70, June 1 75 48, June 2 78 62, June 3 72 62.
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A. W. Edderbuttel
Scarsdale
Pfc Sutherland Killed in Japan in C-54 Crash
Private First Class Robert A. Sutherland of 26 East Parkway a casualty among forty when a four engine Douglas C 54 crashed near Tokyo last Friday He was son of Mrs Marie Sutherland brother of Miss Peggy Sutherland and a student at Eastern Military Academy Stamford Conn He enlisted last June for three years and had been stationed in Korea The Sutherlands had lived in Scarsdale for about three and a half years.
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Robert A. Sutherland
East Parkway
Tokyo
Marie Sutherland
William Sutherland
Peggy Sutherland
Eastern Military Academy
Stamford
Connecticut
Bob
Korea
Sutherlands
Scarsdale
Fire Company Two Holds Special Drill
About twenty members of Scarsdale Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 attended a drill led by Chief Chester Dobbs at the Fenimore Road fire house on Tuesday evening. Captain John Perry and Lieutenants Stoughton Walker and John Hugel assisted as crews studied engines and equipment and reviewed their call cards. A special meeting is set for Monday evening June 16 to appoint committees for the coming year.
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Scarsdale
Three Public Hearings Are Scheduled Tuesday
Residents called to subscribe to a police benevolent fund should know this is not a solicitation from the Scarsdale Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. The local group is the sole benefit for all officers and only solicits once yearly by mail with no follow ups or personal visits.
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Scarsdale Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
Rabies Vaccination Clinic Opens In Scarsdale June 7
The first of three rabies vaccination clinics in Scarsdale starts tomorrow June 7 at the village maintenance plant on Palmer Avenue. From 12 to 3 PM veterinarians De Camp and Hare will administer injections in parallel lines with volunteers handling tagging and clerical work. About 200 of 1280 mailed appointment requests have replied. owners with unassigned slots for June 14 and 21 should confirm. The initiative, supported by the village county health department and Town Club, aims to prevent quarantines and ensure free service, with state reimbursements and a $12,000 county anti rabies appropriation.
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Scarsdale
Palmer Avenue
Mamaroneck
Secor
J. F. Conlan
Vilage
E. de Camp
H. C. Hare
Westchester
County Health Department
Health and Public Safety Committee
Town Club
Board of Supervisors
County Health
Children to Palestine Benefit Nets Over $4,000
The Scarsdale Junior Committee of Children to Palestine Inc hosts its third annual benefit at Scarsdale Theatre on May 28. Proceeds exceed $4,000 with returns still arriving as the effort aims to send at least ten European orphans to Palestine for one year. The program featured Lew Lehr as host, Gregory Peck, Elsa Gillis, and The All Star Trio, with prizes awarded in poster contests and performances by local youths.
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Europe
Palestine
Scarsdale Junior Committee of Children To Palestine, Inc
Scarsdale Theatre
Ted
All Star Trio
Radio Fame
Elsa Gillis
Scarsdale
Kenneth Sozzi
Molly Tuttle
Reginald Lidstone
David Brumbaugh
Doris Powell
Duninger
Boy Scouts
Troop 8
Village Board to Hold Three Public Hearings Next Tuesday
The Vil lage Board meets next Tuesday at 8 15 PM in Village Hall for three hearings. One seeks to ban ragweed on all village property with a $100 fine and removal by the village, led by Mrs John Horn Jackson head of the Hay Fever Prevention Society. A second hearing probes restricting motor trucks over three tons on specified streets unless delivering to nearby homes. The third hearing proposes fire safety rules for non fireproof hotels and boarding houses with multiple required measures and a $100 daily penalty, effective October 15. Mayor Darby plans reports from committees for next Tuesday.
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Hay Fever Prevention Society
John Horn Jackson
Church Lane
Fenimore Road
Popham Road
Secor Road
Mamaroneck Road
Palmer Avenue
Brewster Road
Olmsted Road
Harcourt Road
Samuel E. Darby, Jr
Scarsdale Prepares Fourth of July Celebration Plans
Plans for Scarsdale's 1947 Fourth of July celebration are nearly complete with William W. Luman stating committees are being formed and details will be announced soon. Sponsoring neighborhood events are Greenacres Arthur Manor and East Scarsdale associations with bigger fireworks and recurring features from prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
William W. Luman
Luman
Greenacres
Arthur Manor Association
East Scarsdale Association
the Inquirer
Scarsdale Pro Clarence Doser Tops National Open Qualifiers
Clarence Doser. Scarsdale golf pro, led national open qualifying with 140 total. He shot 72 at Cherry Valley in the morning and 68 at Garden City in the afternoon, finishing with a 32 on the back nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Doser
Scarsdale
Cherry Valley
Garden City
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Portchester
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Butler Road
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the New Yorker
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Harry M. Lydenberg
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Hobart College
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Japan
Fire Company Two
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