Walter Fogg Leaves Scarsdale Junior High for Florida
In a heartfelt tribute the Scarsdale Inquirer salutes Walter Fogg, first Scarsdale Junior High principal. He departs to start a new business career in West Palm Beach, Florida, with praise from educators and gratitude from the Scarsdale community for his innovative leadership and impact on local public education.
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Walter Fogg
Scarsdale
Florida
Scarsdale Junior High
West Palm Beach
Florida Sun
South Florida
Taxation Without Representation in Westchester
A Westchester voter notes the 1894 apportionment formula leaves Assembly districts unbalanced and taxes residents unequally. Joseph L. Hutner, a White Plains attorney and Democratic nominee, argues rural areas are shrinking while suburbs grow, creating underrepresentation as the Supreme Court reviews apportionment.
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New York State Assembly
Washington
White Plains
Joseph L. Hutner
Hutner
Schuyler County
New York State
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Westchester
Editorial on Local Issues Shaping 1964 Voter Mindset
In Greenburgh area a national Johnson popularity surge influences local voting. Republicans face school funding failures and county representation concerns. Voter interest centers on taxes, state aid, and potential budget relief ahead of November.
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Johnson
Henry Ford
LBJ
GOP
Esser
Condon
Greenburgh
State Education Department
Assembly
Joseph F. Carlino
County Board of Supervisors
Edward N. Vetrano
Wilson
Hill
Vetrano
Lyndon Johnson’s Complex Public Persona
The quote analyzes Lyndon B. Johnson as a man prone to oversimplifications by others. It notes his readiness for sentiment yet aversion to emotional display and grand noble aims, showing a tough exterior masking genuine commitment to legislation.
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Johnson
Somme
Scarsdale Newspaper Masthead Reads Publication Details
The 1902 era notice lists Telephones Editorial and Business Scarsdale numbers, subscription rates, and single-copy price. It notes National Advertising Representatives Mulligan and McDonald, Sill Publishing Co Inc in Scarsdale New York with Jerome Sill as editor and publisher and HH Wishengrad as managing editor. It also cites affiliations with state and national press associations and the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Sill Publishing Co., Inc
Scarsdale, N.Y
Jerome Sill
HH. R. Wishengrad
New York State Press Association
National Editorial Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Akira Mitsui Hiroshima Newsman Becomes Good Will Ambassador
An Inquirer visit frames Akira Mitsui a Hiroshima editor and hibakusha member who, as a Good Will Ambassador on a World Peace Study Mission, travels to share witness of atomic warfare and urge lasting abolition of such conflict. The piece reflects on his fate born from the 1945 explosion and the burden of bearing witness for peace.
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Akira Mitsui
Akira
Hiroshima
Mitsui
United States
England
France
Russia
Nagasaki
Hibakusha
Hibahusha
Observations on Planning the Urban Renewal Program
The piece argues for total metropolitan planning of urban renewal, unified tax bases across cities, and efficiency in future urban design. It urges large scale funding, about 800 billion dollars, to align living patterns with transportation and work, while boosting per capita consumable production.
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Johnson
United States
Maynard Keynes
Respect Library Grounds At Scarsdale
A Scarsdale reader urges residents to protect the local library grounds from teen loitering and litter. The writer calls on parents to teach respect for books and property and cautions against overtaxing the police.
The Republican Dilemma Column Voices GOP Concerns
The Inquirer critiques Barry Goldwater’s record and questions his nomination. It argues the two party system must be preserved and urges citizens to pressure delegates to nominate someone other than Goldwater, fearing platform manipulation could ruin the party.
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Barry Goldwater
California
the Inquirer
Kerr- Mills
Goldwater
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Scranton
Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
America
San Francisco
Adventure In Faith World Peace Study Mission Tour
In Scarsdale a meeting with two Japanese Good Will Ambassadors offered a plea for world peace. The visitors described their atomic bomb survivor experiences and travels to ten nations to foster understanding. Readers were invited to contribute to the mission through the Central Methodist Church of Detroit and mail to New York address.
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Scarsdale
Japan
England
France
Germany
Russia
China
Central Methodist Church of
Detroit
World Peace Study Mission
Lafayette St
New York
N. Y
Sara P
Cory Scarsdale
Apology Over Misidentification in Town Club Debate
A letter corrects an error by the Inquirer identifying Alden Smith as participating in the May 23 Town Club debate and defends the role of reporters. The author, Harold Smith, notes Alden did not oppose the Committee on the Board of Governors report and calls for accurate coverage by professional journalists.
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Alden Smith
Mr. Smith
Inquirer
Harold Smith
Scarsdale
The
Memorial Day Reflections and Respect in Scarsdale
A Scarsdale reader laments Memorial Day changes from solemn memory to large parades. He recalls a quiet service at St James Church yard and recalls seeing youths desecrating graves by grabbing flags from remains, urging readers to remember the sacrifice of young soldiers who died for them.
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Scarsdale
St. James’ Church Yard
Germany
Fire department praised for quick response to car fire
Eugene Barry thanks Scarsdale Fire Department for fast action when his car hood ignited. A Sinclair Service Station worker at Popham Hall Road aided the team and was joined within two minutes by Harwood Circle and other fire personnel.
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Scarsdale
Sinclair
Popham Hall Road
Harwood Circle
Eugene Barry
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Houghton Mifflin
Overhill Road
Central Ave
Hartsdale
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Mulligan & McDonald
GWA
Vistor
Nippon
Ohio
Martin Luther
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