High Praise Given Berle Presiding at Last Meeting
Rudolf P. Berle presided over his final District 1 Board of Education meeting before June 30 resignation, receiving tributes from former president Malcolm C. Spence and others. Smeltzer elected to fill vacancy. Willard and Snyder welcomed as new members. Smeltzer is General Electric Credit Corp. vice-president and former village board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf P. Berle
Board of Education
Malcolm C. Spence
James H. Pickering
Berle
Eliot P. Hirshberg
John P. Edmondson
Mr. Berle
Roger B. Jones
Norman H. Smeltzer
Mamaroneck Rd
Citizens Nominating Committee
Smeltzer
General Electric Credit Corp
Scarsdale High School
Josiah Willard
John S. Snyder
Village Board Sets Two Public Hearings Next Tuesday
The village board will hold two hearings at 8 15 p m in the Village Hall Annex Post and Drake Ads. One concerns a parking ban seven to nine and five to seven weekday hours along Walworth Avenue and Greenacres Avenue. The second considers removing Kingsley Lane from Stonehouse Road to Church Lane on the official map.
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Village Board
Village Hall
Post and Drake
Greenacres
Walworth Ave
Fenimore Rd
Colvin Rd
Greenacres Ave
Bronx River Parkway
Bond Issue Goes To County Trust For Sewer District
The County Trust Co. was the low bidder for $52,000 North Ardsley Sewer District bonds. The Greenburgh Town Council accepted the bid with $52,141 at 34 percent interest. Other bids came from George B. Gibbons, Scarsdale National Bank & Trust Co., Bacon, Stevens & Co., and National Bank of Westchester with rates from 3.6 to 3.8 percent.
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The
County Trust Co
North Ardsley
Greenburgh
George B. Gibbons
Scarsdale National Bank & Trust Co
Bacon, Stevens & Co
Parkway Toll Policy Debated by Board of Supervisors
The Parkway Authority was asked by the Board of Supervisors on Monday to study commuter tolls for frequent parkway users, to consider relocating toll stations and speeding vehicle flow, and to survey the origin and destination of toll dodging cars.
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Parkway Authority
Board of Supervisors
News index snippet highlights sections and pages
A brief index entry lists sections such as Pay Church News Editorials Schools ee sat Society Pages and page references 183A 3B Theatres Page 18 res 15 16 Page 10 11128. The fragment indicates newspaper navigation rather than a full article.
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Berle Reports At District 1 Meeting
The Inquirer presents the report by Rudolf P. Berle president of the Board of Education District 1 from the recent annual district meeting. The editorial notes it will interest residents who did not attend.
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Islue
the Inquirer
Rudolf P. Berle
Board of Education
District 1
Boy Scout Mothers Club to mark 25th anniversary luncheon
The Scarsdale Boy Scout Mothers Club will celebrate 25 years with a luncheon and fashion show at the Girl Scout House on Wayside Lane. The event, part of the annual meeting, features a "Century of Fashion" show tracing Boy Scout history with dates and fashions.
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Scarsdale Boy Scout Mothers Club
Girl Scout House
Wayside Lane
Walter Hanley
Reuel Dorman
Maurice Lee Woodhull
Boy Scout Mothers
Boy Scouting
Walter Sonneborn
George W. Wilson
Boy Scout Mothers Club
Jerome W. Coombs
Jerome W. Coombs, Jr
Scarsdale
Randolph M. Fuller
Joseph V. Kline
Alberts.swanson
John Thies
Vincent du Vigneaud
Howard M. Abbott
John P. Dennis
Robert W. Ejidson
Percy L. Smith
Murray Koff
Tax rate revised after state bill change in Scarsdale
The village tax rate for the coming year will be 18.463 per thousand, slightly above the estimate, due to a last minute state bill. Full exemption from taxation on religious residential property replaced prior limits, removing 155,900 from the assessment roll. Miscellaneous increases added 127,800, yielding a net loss of 28,100. Scarsdale total assessed valuation rises to 96,551,873, up about 2.5 million.
Residents Lose Suit Against Klein Store Plans
Sixty two Yonkers residents failed in a State Supreme Court bid for a temporary injunction to stop the Klein department store from building on a 34 acre Central Ave site near Beech Hill. No trial date for the permanent injunction was set and residents seek to invalidate a Yonkers Common Council rezoning that would allow the project.
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Yonkers
State Supreme Court
8. Klein Department Store
Central Ave
Beech Hill
Tennis Clinics Set Next Week At Scarsdale Brite Ave Courts
The Scarsdale Recreation Dept schedules spring and summer tennis clinics at the Brite Ave courts. On May 26, over 165 youngsters registered, May 28 drew 65 for 3:30 4:30 and 50 for 4:30 5:30, with more sessions planned for next week. Edward Ghiazza, recreation staff supervisor, leads instruction. Call Village Hall SC 3-3300 for details.
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Recreation Dept
Brite Ave
Scarsdale
Edward Ghiazza
Ghiazza
Westchester
Village Hall
Beskind Elected President of Quaker Ridge Association
D. Herbert Beskind of Griffen Ave was elected president of the Quaker Ridge Association at its annual meeting held May 27. Otto Rich ter was named vice president, Mrs. Saul Rosenfeld secretary, and Ben H. Jacob treasurer. Members noted Murray Steyer’s three years as president and extended appreciation.
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D. Herbert Beskind
Griffen Ave
Quaker Ridge Ass'n
Otto Richter
Saul Rosenfeld
Ben H. Jacob
Murray Steyer
Golf winners crowned at Scarsdale Club benefit
John Graham won the Westchester County Children’s Association benefit tournament at Scarsdale Golf Club. Gibson McCabe captured nearest-to-the-pin with a two-foot shot. B H Tripp won the flag tourney on the 19th hole. Stanley Dow claimed three-day ringer play at 69 4 65. Don Flynn took 18-hole medal play at 87 12 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Graham
Westchester County
Scarsdale Golf Club
Gibson McCabe
B. H. Tripp
Stanley Dow
Don Flynn
Recreation Council Elects Belmont Corn as Chairman
Belmont Corn Jr of Burgess Road has been named chairman of the Scarsdale Recreation Council for a second year. G Hardy Ropes of Farley Road was chosen vice chairman and Mrs John RR Menke of Stratton Road became secretary. The Dads Club of St Pius X School and the Friends of the Scarsdale Parks won Council seats. A resolution honoring retiring chairman Edward E McKay of Brewster Road was adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont Corn, Jr
Burgess Rd
Scarsdale
Edward 8. McKay
Brewster Rd
McKay
Alfred P. Slaner
H. Lee Nelson
Slaner
Greenburgh Increases Town Assessment to 357.3 Million
The Greenburgh Board of Assessors filed a tentative assessment roll of 357.3 million on June 1, a 63 percent rise from 1957. About 125 million comes from revaluation and 18 million from new construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenburgh
Greenburgh Town Hall
Scarsdale Camera Club elects officers at final 1957 meeting
Wanda Bilgieu was elected president at the final 1957 58 meeting on May 27 at the American Legion clubhouse. Gregory M. Charlian was named vice president and James Arles was re elected secretary.
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Wanda Bilgieu
Harry W. Bilgieu
Henry Sr
Scarsdale Camera Club
American Legion
Gregory M. Charlian
James Arles
Memorial Day Celebration in Scarsdale Delights in Perfect Weather
Scarsdale marked Memorial Day with a smooth ceremony led by Legion Post chairman Gomer Reese Jr. Scouts from Troops 3 4A 5 competed in the drill with Troop 3 earning top honors. James Kent and David Armstrong won Old Timer's Token. Troop 7 claimed Harringtons Trophy and Cub Pack 5 earned the Pearson award. Fourteen boys achieved Eagle Scout rank including Thomas Brennan John Burrows Peter Carpenter John Falk Jeffrey Foster Peter Jenning Robert Continued on Page Ten
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Scarsdale
Gomer Reese, Jr
Legion Post Committee
Harringtons
Pearson
Thomas Brennan
John 8
Burrows
III
Peter Carpenter
John Falk
Jeffrey R. Foster
Peter Jenning
Robert
Keating Plans Panel On United Fund Expansion
Mayor Ralph Keating will appoint a representative citizens committee to study forming a United Fund. John W. De Wolf cited a $5,000 shortfall last fall and Rye’s successful United Fund growth from 98 000 to 225 000 in 1956 as a model while Scarsdale backs a possible local United Fund and budget panel chaired by Richard M. Lederer Jr. supports the idea despite some health groups not joining.
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Ralph Keating
United Fund
John W. de Wolf
Bell Rd
de Wolf
Rye
Scarsdale Fund
Richard M. Lederer, Jr
Rye's Fund
Scarsdale Community Fund names Edward Hand budget head
Edward S Hand of Walworth Avenue was named chairman of the budget committee for the 1958 Scarsdale Community Fund campaign. He is an attorney with Winthrop Stimson Putnam Roberts and has served as solicitor, district chairman and on the Pacemakers and budget committees. He has long community roles including treasurer of Friends of Scarsdale Parks and member of The Town Club.
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Edward 8S. Hand
Walworth Ave
Scarsdale Community Fund and Council
Richard F. Hansen
Hand
New York
Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts
Pacemakers
Scarsdale Community Fund
Friends of the Scarsdale Parks, Inc
Town Club
Board of Education
Greenacres Ass'n
Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
Democrats Name Spector Candidate for State Senate
Sydney Spector of Farley Road was designated May 28 by the Westchester County Democratic Committee as the candidate for State Senator in the 31st District. Other candidates on the Aug 12 primary ballot include Phil E. Gilbert Jr., Richard W. McSpedon, Thomas K. Saltzman, Brendan O Carroll, William J. Keating, George C. Annunziata l, Miriam Jackson, and assembly candidates Jay Crystal, Louis Zito, John J. Gardner, Elliot Newcomb, Anthony Marasco, and James M. Pines.
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Sydney Spector
Farley Rd
Westchester County Democratic Committee
Pliny W. Williamson
U.S
Phil E. Gilbert, Jr
Larchmont
Richard W. McSpedon
Yonkers
Thomas
Greenville Holding Summer Playschool
The Greenville Recreation Committee will run a Summer Playschool for Edgemont-Greenville district children ages four and a half through 12. Sessions run weekdays 9 AM to 12 PM at Seely Place School from July 1 to August 15. Registration extended to June 15. send forms to Mrs. Robert Hampton, 19 Barclay Rd.
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Greenville Recreation Committee
Edgemont-Greenville
Seely Place
Robert Hampton
Barclay Rd
Fordham Chemist Receives ABC Grant for Rare Earth Research
The Atomic Energy Commission announced an $8,000 research grant to Dr. Michael Cefola, associate professor of chemistry at Fordham University, for studies on the kinetics of chelate formation in rare earths and related elements. Funds support two graduate students and purchase of specialized equipment.
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The
Atomic Energy Commission
Michael Cefola
Bell Rd
Fox Meadow Fathers Press School Field Repairs
Fox Meadow Dads urged quick action on field conditions at the school during a Board of Education meeting. President Rudolf P. Berle and members pledged to address issues after noting land sinking, a broken drain, and wet spring hinder seeding and grading. The basketball court will stay put, with a possible fence, while the Yankee-style baseball diamond may be replaced by several smaller diamonds. field work aims for fall readiness. Harry Sternberg and Simon Breines spoke for the fathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Meadow
Board of Education
Rudolf P. Berle
Helge Johnson
John P. Edmondson
Butler Rd
Johnson
Harry Sternberg
Simon Breines
Three Candidates Enter 27th District Congressional Race
Three Republicans vie for the 27th District seat retiring Ralph W. Gwinn. Yonkers Mayor Kristen Sen is the organization choice, with Cortlandt Supervisor Charles J. Cook and Yonkers resident Robert R. Barry also in the race. Barry led Yonkers Eisenhower campaign in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Gwinn
Yonkers
Kristen Kristensen
Cortlandt
Charles J. Cook
Robert R. Barry
Trainor to be designated for 5th Assembly seat in Bronxville
Assembly candidate Robert J. Trainor of Tuckahoe, a Justice of the Peace and attorney with Bronxville offices, will be designated by Republican leaders Monday at a special convention of the 5th Assembly District to replace the late William F. Horan. Trainor is 57.
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Robert J. Trainor
Tuckahoe
Bronxville
5Th Assembly District Committee
William F. Horan
State Assembly
Mr. Trainor
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County Trust
News Index
Klein Store
Photos By
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Ellen Presendofer
William Popham Society
Children of the American Revolution
John Strohmeier
Society
Ellen
Beskind
Quaker Ridge
Recreation Council
Belmont Corn
Camera Club
Keating
Group
Olmsted Rd
American Legion Post
James Lyons
Community Fund Board of Directors
Community Fund
Mr. Hand
Spector
Greenville Holding
ABC
Assembly
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