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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
2
The Inquirer notes the summer break approaching with school closings and camp plans. It laments limited space to print all graduate notices from Scarsdale schools and colleges but promises to publish them as soon as possible for the community.
In a letter to the editor Emma Pomponi, Americanism Chairman of Scarsdale American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 52, urges all flags to fly on Flag Day June 14. She recalls the flag as a symbol of liberty, equality, and courage from Valley Forge to Iwo Jima, stressing freedom and national identity.
A local dedication event for a new junior high school is planned this Sunday with a long committee roster including Krosney W Stewart McDonald and Mrs Gaius W Merwin among others. The project lists Reginald E Marsh Associates as architect and Port Chester firms as general contractor and subcontractors.
The Board of Appeals will meet Wednesday at 8 15 PM in the Village Hall Annex to review four zoning variation requests. Applicants include Donald K Evans at 15 Stonehouse Rd seeking to maintain a house on a short street frontage. Rocco Rescigno and Thomas Perrazzo at 17 Taunton Rd East for a residence with limited frontage and front yard setback. Daniel Schwarz at 24 Stratton Rd seeking a rear extension closer to the lot line. and Emanuel and Sylvia Dannett for an above ground Doughboy vinyl pool installation and maintenance.
England and the Free World urges a reassessment of global policy after Suez. It argues for stronger unity against communism and nationalism, calls for increased Western aid and education, and supports West Germany within a united Europe to defend democracy worldwide.
Results from the NYS School Music Ass'n Contest Festival in Ossining on May 23 and 24 show Scarsdale High School pupils earning multiple A and B ratings. Trombonists David Anderson and Alan Hill received A and B. Ronald Goldenson and Jane Lowenstein earned A on French horn. Margaret Greene, Timothy Lipman, both A in Grades V and VI. Richard Handel B in snare drum. Robert Sheridan A on tuba. Janet Wagner A on oboe. violinists Meg Meglathery Lucy Ogden Deborah Pomeroy all A in Grade IV. Nancy Day performed a festival violin piece. the High School Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra also earned A ratings in Grades VI and IV.
The 13th Annual John Parker Compton Memorial Tennis Tournament begins Monday at 10 AM at Fox Meadow Tennis Club and runs through June 21 with finals. Notable entrants include Dartmouth freshman Ron Picket, Tony Wilson of Scarsdale High, John Botts of Bronxville, John Adler, Leslie Moglen, and other rising players from area schools.
The Inquirer receives a Veterans Administration certificate for aiding publicization of the Gift Shop at Montrose Veterans Hospital. The award honors support for hospitalized veterans to send presents to loved ones at Christmas, recommended by the Scarsdale Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Richard Frederick Gottlieb of Buckingham Arts and a Columbia University senior assisted in the Vanguard project. He helped develop the separation device that jettisoned the instrument bearing satellite from its third stage on March 17 and worked in the satellite structures group at the Naval Research Laboratories in Washington.
The Scarsdale High School Concert Band directed by Willard Briggs presented its 20th Annual Pop Concert in the high school auditorium on June 6. The program featured Beethoven and Gershwin selections, standout soloists, and praised precision, timing, and rhythm marking a high level of student musicianship.
Brown of Kent Road privately prints Journey Toward Understanding. The work, produced under the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship program, chronicles a five and a half month 1957 study tour through the Mediterranean Europe the New and Middle West Southern Asia and the Far East.
Robert M. Sentman, formerly assistant supervisor of the Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency, is named executive director of Greenburgh's Urban Renewal Commission. He will be paid 5500 annually from a 100240 federal grant for a 186 acre rehabilitation project in Fairview. Sentman has held planning and land acquisition roles with the Baltimore agency and FPHA and served eight years with the FPHA Chicago office.
Greenburgh assessors release seven questions and answers about the 357.3 million tentative assessment poll. Harold C. Hansen says many residents asked about the revaluation, with staff available at Town Hall 9 to 5 for questions and record reviews.
Mr Smith receives an honorary degree from Trinity College. He is a partner at Hughes Hubbard Blair Reed in New York City and has longstanding roles in Scarsdale civic life, including mayor from 1951 to 1953 and various board positions. He also held military and professional memberships across legal, academic, and social clubs.
Registrations for the Scarsdale Summer Theatre and Workshop Group are being accepted at the Recreation Dept. in Village Hall. The program runs July 7 to August 15 at Scarsdale Junior High School under John S. Hemmerly. Auditions limit to experienced youths up to 21 for three plays. a beginner Workshop runs 9 to 12 and 9:30 to 4:30 for 12 to 21 year olds.
Warren Goodie physical education instructor and basketball coach at Scarsdale High School attended the Marine Corps Reserve Officers Association conference in San Diego California from May 20 to 24 as a Reserve major and delegate from the First Naval District.
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