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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
2
Well Done Shwe community thanks volunteers who organized the Memorial Day event. Troop 8 Boy Scouts deserve praise for the First Aid tent that likely saved a boy with a severed arm artery. Scouts helped keep Butler Field clean while residents and newsboys littered streets. A suggestion arises for a littering ordinance amid calls for Village pride.
Blanche Gordon dedicates a freshly picked tulip to Miss Frances Smith for a dinner honor. She places the bloom in a bowl with green leaves, depicting the heart of a mother and child, and signs a card for readers to share the sentiment. Lester Leber adds a sharp aside about Westchester citizens.
A 20 year old Nigerian man Dehinde Dawoden requests publication of his name and address for American penpals. He offers to exchange African goods such as snakeskin slippers ebony carvings and dagger knives for colorfully priced items including T shirts ties sport shirts jackets and shoes. He provides the address 38 Amunigum St Thadan Nigeria BWA.
Westchester County officials opt not to seek a stay from the State Supreme Court on the PSC ruling ending passenger service on the Putnam Division. The decision comes as parkway tolls rise 150 percent, with further toll plans hinted for Central Ave access and Hudson and Harlem divisions pending.
Mr. Goldberger praises as heartening the Shopwell Super market opening at Heathcote Corners. The letter questions local protest and affirms support for preserving Scarsdale’s residential character while noting possible neighborhood self-interest.
Richard Kostelanetz 18 son of Boris Kostelanetz of Shawnee Road earned third prize in the Eighth National Lawrence S. Mayers Memorial Peace Essay Contest co sponsored by the Institute for International Order. He plans to attend Brown University next year and has served as associate editor of the Scarsdale High School Maroon and as Junior Assistant Scoutmaster of Scarsdale Troop 7.
Mr and Mrs Edmonde de la Chapelle of Franklin Road are on a six week vacation starting May 8. They stayed at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki, Honolulu after traveling from the east coast by train to Chicago Las Vegas Los Angeles and Beverly Hills before sailing to Hawaii. Mr de la Chapelle is vice president of Bauer Inc textile manufacturers.
Memorial Day observances at Butler Field and Scarsdale villages featured Boy Scout troops, a new first aid station, and a medical incident with Henry Teitel who survived a cut artery after a pop bottle accident. Mayor Ralph Keating delivered a retrospective address honoring fallen soldiers and urging world peace through disciplined leadership.
Rudolf P. Berle of School District 1 delivers a president’s report stressing the home as the key to character formation and urging strong home school cooperation. He lauds the district’s building program, discusses the junior high opening, bond sales, and recreation plans, and calls for careful staffing and curriculum improvements.
The Junior Red Cross organized Internat s Night at Edgemont High School on May 20 drawing 100 attendees from 25 Westchester schools. About 30 student guests from 15 countries spoke, including Elizabeth Jaafar representing Malaya and Delcia Bence for Argentina.
In the Fox Meadow Tennis Club Spring Scrambles final on June 1 Mrs Henry L McClintock and Charles W Barnes defeated Mrs Edgar W Nelson and Otto Reimer 6 3 6 4. Semi finalists were Malcolm V Lane and Sam C Harned who lost to Nelson and Reimer 7 5 6 4 and Mrs John M Young with F Guild Devere who were beaten 6 2 6 2. Devere led the event which drew 30 entries.
Steffi Nossen promotes a routine of five or six published exercises to improve muscle tone. Nancy Meredith demonstrates a simple lower body move. perform stretches with legs extended and toes up, then lift and bend each leg while maintaining proper posture.
The League of Women Voters outlines 19 committees and assigns officers. President Mrs Martin J Brennan lists board assignments while first vice president Mrs Sigurd Landmore aids the president and second vice president Mrs Carl Schmidt coordinates yearlong programming.
Arnold L. Klipstein of Post Road a Columbia College freshman has been initiated into Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity. A Scarsdale High School graduate he earned Dean's List honors last semester and serves on the Columbia Spectator business staff.
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