Scarsdale Village Incinerator Plan Report Discussed
A special committee report on Scarsdale incinerator plans outlines the need for a new plant, consultant Henry W. Taylor's design work, and board considerations. It argues for a facility sized to burn commercial waste from private contracts and to be funded to ensure 20 years of reliable operation near residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Gordon
Ralph Keating
Henry W. Taylor
Scarsdale
Taylor
Croton
Westchester Parkway Commission
Nelson Heads Fund Raising Group For Eisenhower
Erling G Nelson is named chairman of the joint Eisenhower Campaign Fund drive by the Scarsdale Republican Town Committee and Scarsdale Citizens for Eisenhower. The house to house effort runs June 18 to June 28 with a large executive and district co chair team. Contributions fund radio TV schedules and support both national and Republican committees ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Scarsdale
Republican Town Committee
Scarsdale Citizens For Eisenhower
Erling G. Nelson
Joseph L. Andrews
Edward A. Bolton
Franklin J. Bowman
George W. Cornell
Halliday Clark
J. Larned Green
Harry B. Henshel
Malcolm ‘A. Mac
Doris P. Yancy
Ruth Brooks
John F. Cline
John T. Hodges
Eldred A. Halsey
Bertram Trent
Edward M. Stanley
W. Nelson Young
Lucille Gage
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Republican National Committee
News index and pages listed for church and society
The index lists sections including Church News Editorials Schools on pages 18 through 15, Society pages 16 and 17, Theatres on page 22, and pages 18 to 20 and 12 for additional listings. No specific events or details are provided in this fragment.
Nightly Fox Meadow raccoon seeks handouts
A raccoon visits a house on Fox Meadow Rd at 10 pm each night, apparently unafraid of humans. The Inquirer asks the owner to contact their office to help resolve the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Meadow Rd
Inquirer
New Assistant At Saint James
Charles Robert Greene begins duties June 1 as assistant to Rev. George F. Kempsell Jr. at Church of St. James the Less after May 29 graduation from Union Theological Seminary. He and wife Gloria Iacone Greene will reside at 13 Rochambeau Rd. in Charlotte born September 15 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robert Greene
Union Theological Seminary
George F. Kempsell
Church of St. James the Less
Greenes
Rochambeau Rd
Walter F. Greene
Charlotte
N.C
Wake Forest College
School of Sacred Music
Gloria Iacone
F. A. Iacone
Reading
Penna
Iacone
Eastman School of Music
University of Rochester
Mu Phi Epsilon
Union Seminary
Village Board Sets Two Public Hearings Tuesday Night
The village board schedules two hearings at 8 15 pm at the Village Hall Annex Drake and Post On the Walworth Ave route renewal for Orienta Bus Co and an amendment to the building code to allow a single storage tank up to 2750 gallons in a basement and a 20000 gallon per building maximum with specified wall thickness and height for tank installations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board
Drake and Post Ads
Orienta Bus Co
Walworth Ave
General Motors Scholarships Award Two Scarsdale Students
Two Scarsdale residents, Charles H. Maier of Bradford Road and Amy L. Taubin of Wyncliff Road, won General Motors four year college scholarships. Maier will enter Harvard College in the fall to study law, while Taubin will attend Sarah Lawrence College after ten years in Juilliard's preparatory division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
General Motors
Charles 8. Maier
Bradford Rd
Scarsdale High School
Amy L. Taubin
Wyncliff Rd
Roosevelt High School
Yonkers
Maier
Louis Maier
Harvard College
Miss Taubin
Harry Taubin
Sarah Lawrence College
Juilliard School of Music
Boy Scouts
Forum
Princeton
N. J
Scarsdale Democratic Club Plans Spring Meeting
The Scarsdale Democratic Club schedules its Spring meeting next Tuesday at the Scarsdale Woman's Club on Drake Rd with coffee at 5 15 and the session starting at 8 45. Club president Henry Hofheimer Jr invites interested residents to attend. a Ford Foundation civil rights film will be shown narrated by Joseph Welch of Boston, attorney in the Army hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Democratic Club
Scarsdale Chamber To Hold Dinner Meeting At Inn
The Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday at seven for dinner at the Scarsdale Inn on School Lane. Henri Couche of Gold Seal Wine Co will lead an informal discussion on wine use. Wives and husbands of members and prospective members are invited to attend this final meeting of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce
Scarsdale Inn
School Lane
Henri Couche
The
Gold Seal Wine Co
Shaw Reports On District 1 Teacher Recruiting And Crowded Schools
Sup J A B Shaw details teacher recruitment for the coming year amid teacher shortages and rising enrollments in District 1. May counts show 51 more elementary and 139 more high school pupils, with total enrollment 3442. He notes housing issues, crowded Heathcote and Fox Meadow, and possible use of meeting and music rooms for classes. Ralph Dumas praised for materials prep ahead of the Junior High bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald B. Shaw
Board of Education
Shaw
Heathcote
Fox Meadow
Ralph Dumas
John Edmondson
Wilson Named to National Board for People to People Diplomacy
Charles E. Wilson of Hampton Road was chosen by President Eisenhower to serve on a 34 member Americans board to promote private citizen diplomacy worldwide including behind the Iron Curtain. The Washington meeting is set for June 12 and the group will become a permanent advisory board. Wilson, former GE president and wartime Office of Defense Mobilization director, recently resigned as W R Grace & Co chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Wilson
Hampton Rd
Eisenhower
Washington
Wilson
General Electric Corp
Office of Defense Mobilization
W. R. Grace & Co
Weeks
Mr. Shaw Named To National Advisory Group
Archibald W. Shaw superintendent of Scarsdale Schools is named to a National Advisory Committee on School and College Building Problems. Appointed May 31 by Dr. Hollis L. Caswell of Teachers College Columbia University the committee will advise on national educational building solutions. Dr. Walter D. Cocking chairs the group which aims to identify research, share information, aid plant planning, conduct studies, and explore a national education plant research center at Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald W. Shaw
Scarsdale Schools
Hollis L. Caswell
Teachers College
Columbia University
Caswell
Walter D. Cocking
School Executive Magazine
Health report lists weekly varicella and measles cases
Eight new chicken pox cases were reported in Scarsdale alongside one German measles, two measles, and two mumps during the week ending Saturday June 2, per the Health Department. The tally highlights ongoing infectious disease activity in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Health Dept
Picnic Production by Greenacres PTA
Greenacres PTA presents its annual Field Day and picnic at Greenacres School playground on Wednesday from six to nine. George Hardy Ropes directs with all Greenacres students and families in attendance. Bonfires, sports, pony rides, and a 8:30 community sing conclude the event led by James Pickering and Claire MacIntyre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenacres Pta
George Hardy Ropes
John Snyder
John H. Hearne
Robert W. Rosenblatt
William J. Harnisch
Bruce M. Robertson
Anja P. Adair
Newcomb
Richard Caro
James Pickering
Claire MacIntyre
Scarsdale Safety Council Elects New Chairman
Edward Robbins was elected chairman for the coming year at the annual meeting in the Village Hall Annex. Charles R. Ciner will be vice chairman, Mrs Donald Fitzwater secretary-treasurer, with Robbins having served as temporary chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Robbins
Scarsdale Safety Council
Village Hall
Charles R. Ciner
Donald Fitzwater
Quaker Ridge Officers Named at Annual Meeting
At the Quaker Ridge Association annual meeting held May 29 at Weaver Street School, officers for 1956 57 were elected. Murray Steyer was chosen president, Howard Geiger vice president, M William Feingold treasurer, and Mrs Richard A Newman secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Ridge Ass'n
Weaver St
Murray Steyer
Griffen <Ave
Howard Geiger
M. William Feingold
Richard A. Newman
Dooley and Gwinn Win Republican Primaries
Dooley and Gwinn win the Republican primaries. The article notes volunteer shortages in summer and urges continued paper recycling efforts for the first drive on Sunday in September. Residents may call Legion Post Headquarters at 3-9828 to arrange pickup if storage spaces overflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Post Headquarters
Scarsdale Votes Split as Egan Sweeps Districts in GOP Edge
Westchester primary results show Edward Egan carrying all 11 Scarsdale districts while Benjamin Nields leads Edwin Dooley in eight of eleven. Total: Egan 786, Nields 309, Dooley 237. Greenville districts in GOP favor Armbruster with wide margins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egan
Scarsdale
Nields
Dooley
Westchester
the Inquirer
Westchester County
Republican Committee
Edwin B. Dooley
Ralph W. Gwinn
Eastchester
Greenville
Armbruster
Edward Egan
Benjamin Nields
Edgemont PTA to Create Memorial Fund for Miss Mason
The Edgemont Elementary PTA votes June 4 to establish a Memorial Fund honoring Eleanor B. Mason, Seely Place School teacher and librarian, to continue her work fostering a love of reading among students. Seely Place School hosted the executive board meeting with 23 members present including Mrs Albert Terwilliger and Miss Martha Sternal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont
PTA
Eleanor B. Mason
Seely Place
Albert Terwilliger
Martha Sternal
C. E. Linville
Heathcote School Picnic Scheduled For Thursday
Heathcote School plans a family picnic at 5 30 on the athletic field if weather cooperates with a rain date of Friday June 15. Co chairs Mr and Mrs Albert Evans Jr organize pony rides for little ones, relay races for grades 1 4 and softball for grades 5 6 at 6 30, followed by a 7 30 game for faculty and parents. Heathcote Dad's Club runs the games and provides favors. Cub Scouts led by Mrs Fred Harmon gather wood for cook out supervised by Mrs Walter Sonneborn and Mrs Jules Wacht. Additional committee members include John Canepa Janet Cook Mrs Robert Cohen hospitality Mrs Edward Fogel Mrs Richard Saltzer prizes Mrs Ronald Jack pony rides and Mrs Robert Myers Good Humors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heathcote
Albert Evans, Jr
Dad's Club
Fred Harmon
Walter Sonneborn
Jules Wacht
John Canepa
Janet Cook
Robert Cohen
Edward Fogel
Richard Saltzer
Ronald Jack
Robert Myers
Secor Farms officers elected at May meeting
Secor Farms Property Owners Association held on May 24 at the American Legion Home on Mamaroneck Road. Elected officers and directors include Roy H. Walters as president, and Stephen Putziger, Roger F. Mills, James Russell Lyttle, Jules L. Wacht, Albert Oettinger, and John J. Lennon as directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secor Farms
American Legion
Mamaroneck Rd
Roy H. Walters
Rock Creek Lane
Stephen Putziger
Roger F. Mills
James Russell Lyttle
Jules L. Wacht
Albert Oettinger
John J. Lennon
Honorary Degree Awarded to Dr Ernest O Melby at Elizabethtown
Dr Ernest O Melby of Stoneleigh Road received an honorary Doctor of Laws at Elizabethtown College commencement in Pennsylvania on May 28. He gave the principal address and will serve as visiting professor of education at Michigan State University next year after retiring as NYU School of Education dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest O. Melby
Stoneleigh Rd
Elizabethtown College
Melby
NYU School of Education
Michigan State University
East Lansing
Mich
Scarsdale Summer Theatre Workshop Runs July 9 to Aug 24
The Scarsdale Summer Theatre opens its third season from July 9 to August 24 under director Stanley D. Cornish. The seven week program for ages 13 to 21 meets weekdays 9 30 to 4 30 with a 25 dollar registration. Assistants include Richard Foreman and a team from Brown and Columbia in acting design and tech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
William L. Foley
Recreation In
Stanley D. Cornish
Rye
University of Rochester
Teachers College
Columbia University
Graduate
Columbia
F. E. Bellows High School
Mamaroneck
US Naval Reserve
Recreation Dept
Village Hall
Scarsdale High School
Cornish
Richard Foreman
Brewster Rd
Brown University
University of Rochester Players
Fenimore Players
Shoe String Players
Columbia Theatre Associates
NYS Teachers College
New Paltz
Foreman
Overhill Association Elects Stanley Gordon President
At the annual meeting Overhill Association elected Stanley Gordon of School Lane as president. Also chosen were David Mead as first vice president Don K Price as second vice president Mrs Walter Murdock as secretary treasurer and executive committee members Philip L Carret Dr Jackson Seward and Josiah Willard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Gordon
School Lane
Overhill Ass'n
Gordon
David Mead
Don K. Price
Walter Murdock
Philip L. Carret
Jackson Seward
Josiah Willard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Nelson
News Index
Saint James
John Cats
Boniface Circle
Democratic Club Meeting
Chamber of Commerce
J. A. B. Shaw
Augusta Jones
Mr. Wilson
OnNat'l
Mr. Shaw
National Group
Health Report
Picnic
Safety Council
Quaker Ridge
Gwinn
Edgemont Schools
Mason
John Gan
New Edgemont High School
American Federation of Arts
Nyc
Seventeen Magazine
Overhill Ass
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!