Scarsdale Seeks Public Pool To Boost Summer Recreation
The Scarsdale Recreation Department offers many summer activities but lacks adequate swimming facilities. Day camp swimmers travel to Rye’s Oakland Pool for sessions, with two all-day trips to Croton Point including swimming. Residents question why Scarsdale cannot build its own pool, given open space and cost considerations, urging renewed discussion.
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Croton Point
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Peena
Fathers' Day and the changing role of men in society
The piece argues Fathers' Day reflects a shift from the male head of household to ceremonial role. It traces historical patterns from matrilineal origins to paternity norms, noting paternity suits as a turning point and a decline since the Victorian era. It predicts further emancipation of women and children in coming decades.
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James Frazer
Fatherhood, Freudian Critics and Modern Fathers
A columnist muses on Fathers Day and the shift from traditional fatherhood toward psychological explanations. He notes Freudian ideas and the slogan that bad parents produce bad children, arguing modern authority and ritual have replaced old prerogatives. The piece likens fathers to constitutional monarchs, wiser to enjoy the salute than resume royalty.
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Elizabeth
Freedom Riders party fosters longer view for Scarsdale youths
A Scarsdale weekend gathering of about 400 young people linked to the Freedom Riders event is described as a meaningful social bridge beyond school. The piece notes the value of contact across social and geographic lines for developing understanding and reducing prejudice, regardless of broader community stance.
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Congo crisis eased by UN role and Hammarskjold leadership
The Congo crisis, once a flashpoint of East West ideologies, appears settled for now under UN guidance led by Secretary Hammarskjold. The mission faced Soviet interference and Congolese factionalism yet delivered a measure of peace, suggesting Western methods can help developing nations seek self sufficiency and stability.
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Berlin
Hammarsfold
Congo
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Marsfold
Sporadic E On TV Causes June Viewing Glitches
An old Baltimore broadcast discusses Sporadic E as a seasonal TV interference in June. It explains the phenomenon as light waves bunching during transmission and notes viewers often switch off, suggesting understanding as the remedy.
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Baltimore
Channel Two
Poet's Corner: Names of American Trees
Poet Jerry Smile Steins explores the sound and beauty of American tree names. He lists horse chestnut black ash sugar maple shingle oak honey locust fragrant crab shagbark hickory American plum basswood canoe birch box elder white elm and celebrates soil sky and nature through their names.
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Earth
Freedom Riders clash with public opinion sparks editorials
A reader denounces a Scarsdale benefit for the Freedom Riders while another discussion notes the limits and dangers of large scale counterintelligence operations in World War II. The letter highlights concerns about political engagement and security pitfalls across agencies and theaters.
Prospect for CIA Efficiency Called Break
General Taylor's report on the CIA, leaked to the metropolitan press, frames a choice for the President between preserving a sprawling inefficient organization or pursuing reform and restructuring. The aim is to raise efficiency within the agency.
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Committee of Liberation
North Africa
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Algiers
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Scarsdale Inquirer Names Editorial and Staff
The Scarsdale Inquirer releases staff roles with Carl Tucker Jr as president Julian B Moss as vice president Victor Salvatore Jr as secretary and William J Heron as treasurer Ernest Dickinson as editor The paper reserves rights to edit letters for space and taste and requires authors' names for publication.
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Ralph R Mulligan
East 44Th Stree
National Advertising
Scarsdale Inquirer, Inc
Scarsdale
Carl Tucker Jr
Julian B. Moss
Victor Salvatore Jr
William J. Heron
Ernest Dickinson
Suburban Diary Cupboards And Casinos By Virginia Franklin
A humorous column recounts a wife’s boastful skill at opening a stubborn kitchen cupboard, earning praise from her husband. It contrasts domestic gadgetry ineptitude with exam-time stress as their family navigates trig, geometry, languages, and World History while the husband toils to aid their children.
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Virginia Franklin
War records draft criticism from Lester Blumner
Lester Blumner of Withington Road urges the President to follow wartime tradition by letting a sergeant draft and type the report. He calls the current option disappointing and limited, offering the commander in chief a unhappy choice.
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Lester A. Blumner
Withington Road
Clean-Up Sought for Scarsdale Station Grounds
Letter writer Godfrey Hammond of Carstenson Road urges the Town Club Garden Section of the Women’s Club and Citizens for Scarsdale’s Parks to launch a campaign to clean the station grounds now that repainting is done.
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Scarsdale
Town Club
Woman’s Club
Godfrey Hammond
Carstenson Road
Latin Rusty 1930 Grad Calls for Language Help
A historical note from 1930 recalls Latin language challenges in the Grad class. An editor comments on reforming phrases in Caesar and Cicero style and jokes about adding a small horse to future editorials, signed Mauritius H. Greenbergerus.
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