Greenville Man Helps Taxco Establish Volunteer Fire Company
Harold L. Shenker of Greenville drives four year effort to aid Taxco Mexico in creating a volunteer fire department. After letters to officials and consulates, a June town meeting approved two laws and elected Andres Garza Galan as president. Shenker presented Greenville badges maps and kept fundraising plans moving.
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Taxco
Mexico
Harold L. Shenker
Evandale Road
el Presidente Honorable
de Euerpo de Voluntarios Bomberos de
Greenville
Peace Corp
Greenville Volunteer Fire Company
Shenker
New York City
Jorge Aguilar
Chamber of Commerce
el Presidente Municipal de Taxco
Servando Rios Mendoza
Sr. Mendoza
Mr. Shenker
Guerrero
Mexico City
Raul Spindola
Mexican Tourist Bureau
Kennedy
Manuel Aguilar
Tourist Bureau
State Department
Bureau of Inter-American Affairs
John F. Kennedy
Mr. Asencio
Francisco Pineda Flores
Flores
Teacher Receives Fulbright Exchange Grant for 1961-62
Thomas C. Lott of 200 Harvard Drive Hartsdale a Scarsdale Junior High School teacher will be an exchange instructor for 1961-62 teaching mathematics at Balmoral County Secondary Modern School Lancashire England. He exchanges with Clifford Metecalfe. The award is among about 400 Fulbright grants for teaching and seminars abroad in the next academic year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Lott
Harvard Drive
Hartsdale
Scarsdale
Department of State
Balmoral County Secondary Modern School
Lancashire
England
Clifford Metecalfe
Scarsdale High plans summer courses with extended options
Scarsdale High School announces a summer program through June 27 for district students and June 2 to June 27 for non-residents. Registration fees and per-course tuition apply, with a $2 book deposit. Remedial courses prioritize residents. others join if space remains.
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Scarsdale
Scarsdale High School
Stefan Corbin
Corbin
Fresh Air Fund drive urged by Scarsdale group
Mrs. John Hearne, chairwoman of the Scarsdale Friendly Town Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund program, says there is still time to sponsor a summer vacation for a Fresh Air child. Further information may be obtained from her at SC 3.4589.
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John Hearne
Scarsdale
A Soldier's Reward DAR Award at West Point
Cadet Howard D. Graves of Amarillo Texas received a portable typewriter award for proficiency in fluid mechanics during June Week at West Point. Presented by Mrs William H Sullivan Jr of Scarsdale she is DAR first vice president general and Harvey Birch Chapter member. Graves also won five other awards and a Rhodes Scholarship to England for three years.
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DAR
Howard D. Graves
Amarillo
Texas
William H. Sullivan Jr
Scarsdale
West Point
Sul
Livan
Harvey Birch
Graves
England
Three Women Named to Pick Woman Delegate Group
Three women were elected Monday to a nine member committee that will choose a woman’s representative to the Non-Partisan System’s Executive Committee. Mrs. Morris Krantz Mrs. Bernard Gladieux and Mrs. Edwin A. deLima were named to fill vacancies after the League of Women Voters did not participate this year. The chosen woman will replace the president of the Women’s Club on the executive committee under a Town Club amendment adopted April 6. The nine member panel to select the representative and alternate includes four Women’s Club members three LWV members the present representative and her alternate.
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Citizens’ Committee
Morris Krantz
Richbell Road
Bernard Gladieux
Walworth Avenue
Edwin A. deLima
Quaker Square
League of Women Voters
Woman's Representative
Woman's Club
Town Club
LWV
Woman's
Winston E. Hobbs
Brewster Road
Stewart S. Hawes
Axtell Drive
John S. Snyder
Fairview Road
Harold H. Tucker
Chesterfield Road
Oscar §. Blinn
Brown Road
Robert
GOP Starts Petitions In Berle and Craw For Primary Bids
Republicans in the village circulate petitions to place Rudolf Berle for town supervisor and Ronald Craw for receiver of taxes on September 7 primaries. Berle seeks reelection. Craw also aims for reelection. Endorsed at May 31 town committee meeting. County officials backed include Edwin Michaelian John Galloway George Becker John Hoy and Edward Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf P. Berle
Ronald A. Craw
Mr. Berle
Mr. Craw
Republican
Arthur A. Levin
Scarsdale
Edwin G. Michaelian
John Galloway
George Becker
John E. Hoy
Edward Warren
Republican Town Committee
Harry Parker Quinn
Franklin J. Bowman
Harry B. Henshel
Edith C. Jenks
W. Nelson Young
Quinn
Berle
Board of Supervisors
Rudolf Berle
Inside Swimming Pool for Scarsdale Editorial Yes
Editorial on Page 10 endorses a swimming pool in Scarsdale. Readers see a Suburban Diary report and a Battle of the Sexes front. Women’s self defense and June brides are also noted with other items on pages 7 to 10.
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Scarsdale
Handyman Front
Scarsdale Recreation Dept Offers Wide Summer Program
Scarsdale’s Recreation Department outlines a full summer schedule for 1000 plus residents. Programs include three play schools, a day camp, a children’s theatre, tennis clinics, swimming trips, concerts, outdoor movies, plus a collegiate softball league and special events. Registration is at Village Hall offices 9:30 to 4. Tuition figures for play schools and day camp are detailed, with age groups and staff sizes noted. The program adds day trips to Croton Point and Oakland Pool, with supervision by a director, instructors, and counselors. An eight season summer drama program for ages 12 to 21 runs July 10 to August 18 under Stanley Cornish.
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Scarsdale
Recreation Department
Edgewood
Greenacres
Heathcote
Croton Point
County Recreation Commission
Oakland Pool
Rye
Green
Stanley D. Cornish
Department of Speech and Dramatics
Rye Neck High School
Scarsdale Benefit Party Aids Freedom Riders
More than 300 students attended a Scarsdale benefit party Saturday night to aid the Freedom Riders legal expenses. The event raised over 1700 dollars and drew remarks from riders and local clergy before discussions and folk singing. Funds go to CORE for the riders’ legal costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom Riders
Lawrence Horowitz
Albert Bigelow
Cos Cob, Conn
Jackson
Miss
330 Seniors To Graduate Friday Night
Scarsdale High School will confer diplomas on 330 members of the Class of 1961 at Friday night’s 44th graduation exercises. Acting principal George W. Paulf will preside as the graduates enter to the March of the Peers from Il Trovatore. The event features the color guard, anthem, and remarks by Rev. Harvey B. Hoffman and Dr. Warren Weaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale High School
George W. Paulf
Harvey B. Hoffman
Greenville Community Church
Terrence W. O'Connor
Ralph H. Black
Edward A. Schwartz
Carol B. Busch
Haydn
Lawrence E. Gladieux
Warren Weaver
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Open Space Conservation Described at Scarsdale Meeting
Scarsdale still has substantial open land available for development as described by Gerald Rise at the June 14 recreation council meeting. Rise outlined land in Arthur Manor and Edgewood Drake capable of about 150 more homes and noted methods to protect open spaces including land acquisition, rezoning, and development rights grants to the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Gerald Rise
Riso
Scarsdale Supply Company
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North Carolina
Land of the Free
Genevieve Hughes
Congress On Racial Equality
David Dennis
Shreveport
Dillard College
James McDonald
Yonkers
Max Gelb
Temple Israel Center
White Plains
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Lawrence Yarber
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Elmsford
Rev. Yarber
Lelia Triggs
New Rochelle
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Kane
Arthur Pulley
Westchester Children's Court
Scarsdale College
Tom Bratter
Richard Kostelanetz
Dan Lander
Birchall Drive
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Frank Rumsey
Lucy Kostelanetz
Jim Kent
Dartmouth College
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Yale University
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Amherst College
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