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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
13
The piece notes heavy road use twenty years ago would amaze today with 28 000 pound trucks on roads built for lighter vehicles. Rail passenger volume in 1928 is at a twenty year low, blamed partly on cars and buses. Scarsdale repairs roads after winter, but regional roads near New York fall below standard awaiting a funded construction plan.
Judge Seely in Greenburgh enforces a fifty dollar fine for abandoning a worn vehicle on the highway. Owners may instead pay ten to fifteen dollars to smelt or have the car disposed of by a public incinerator, or tow it to disposal. Strict enforcement benefits residents and neighboring towns alike.
A reader objects to an editorial’s final paragraph equating Memorial Day tribute to honoring servicemen with war glorification. The letter argues that citizens should honor the dead without endorsing war or its pageantry, emphasizing a distinction between tribute and advocacy.
The program details cast members led by Nanki-Poo Ko-Ko Yum Yum and Yum-Yum in The Mikado, with performers for characters such as Pooh-Bah and Katisha. It credits director Laura Adair, costume lead Marjory Rossmassler, and dance sequences by Madame Patti with a large list of Japanese dancers and supporting roles.
The Wayside Orchestra under Anson MacLoud presents a final show at the Children's House tonight marking the end of the season. Cast includes Janette Cartozian Jean Farries Doro thy Glenn Mary Keating Martha Ann Keen Nancy Ryan Mary Claire Sale and others with over a hundred contributors to the production.
Two day archery meet directed by Caleb Hyatt of Scarsdale awarded medals for all events with two cups to champions Paul Crouch and C S Thompson of Onondaga. Trophies included gold medals first place silver for second and bronze for subsequent places. A Metropolitan Bronze Medal with bat honors the Junior Boy Scout Champion on June 1.
Richard Hughes known as Dickie Hughes told the Woman Pays Club he is unlike the usual English visiting author. He said he saved and borrowed in England before coming to the U S and will stay here until his money gives out.
In 1866 two prominent Scarsdale residents recall Fox Meadows near the Bronx River, tracing its origin from Caleb Heathcote’s 1701–2 grants to the manor of Scarsdale, through subdivided parcels, and the influential Griffin and Tompkins families. It notes Jonathan Griffin Tompkins, Daniel Tompkins, and Revolutionary War ties, including local committees and the 1776 assembly.
H. M. S. surveys travel guides postwar briefly noting Baedekers Muirheads Milton Bowen Hueffer and Bonney titles. Morton and Bowen offer atmospheric country tours while Hueffer Paris guide focuses on provinces not places and prices guide Bonney sisters target feminine shopping in Paris.
The article notes outposts from Mamaroneck to Dobbs Ferry with British forces in New York secure behind King’s Bridge to West Farms. It describes raids on local farms by British and Tory guides seeking supplies, driving cattle into New York. Small American detachments operate from Peekskill and Dobbs Ferry, with more details continued on Page Fifteen.
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