Rules of Road Go Into Effect Next Tuesday
New York State adopts the Traffic Commission's 400 page Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices under the Rules of the Road law. Cities must follow uniform standards for signs signals and road markings though some devices may be used until replaced. New features include Yield Right of Way sign white on red and a Yield Sign Ahead in black on yellow along with a strolling boy and girl symbol for school signs and Dead End Stop signs white on red to be used within 100 feet of road ends.
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New York State
New York
Traffic Commission
Joseph P. Kelly
Commission
Scarsdale High class of 1958 graduates in milestone ceremony
More than 300 seniors at Scarsdale High School received diplomas in an exercises last Friday night led by Principal Oliver W. Melchior. Dr. Howard V. Funk urged graduates to blend knowledge with personal dedication to advance the common good as he addressed the class.
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Scarsdale High
Scarsdale High School
Oliver W. Melchior
Iolanthe
Sullivan
Color Guard
Walter L. Schroeder
Craig Lee Lyons
Bennett
Suzanne Elizabeth Heitmann
Robert Foster Moore, Jr
Mark Joel Oppenheim
Laurence David Weinberg
William Lewis Leland
Howard V. Funk
Department of Educational Administration
Teachers College, Columbia
Archibald B. Shaw
Elgar
Harry Alshin
Symphony
Walter Ehret
Charles Michel Singher
Dr. Funk
Charles Dickens
Funk
Twilight Softball League crowns four champions in Scarsdale
The Twilight Softball League concluded with champions across four divisions. 9th and 10th Grade Boys: Trojans captained by Dick Davidson with Richard Reuter and others. 11th and 12th Grade Boys: Them captained by John Lazarus with Mike Fox and Craig Lyons. 9th and 10th Grade Girls: F B A s led by Bonnie Burrows with Maureen Muller and Anne Garey. 11th and 12th Grade Girls: Flycatchers captained by Carol Christie with Anne Ripley and Mindy Edwards.
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Scarsdale Recreation Department
Trojans
Dick Davidson
Richard Reuter
Dick Winslow
Keith Mahler
Pierre Roche
Joe Hertzberg
Ted Lansky
Hugh Savage
Bob Furey
Fred Baker
Gerry Singsen
John Gordon
John Lazarus
Mike Fox
Dick Holbrooke
John Donald
Craig Lyons
John Austin
Bob Day
Mike Herschensohn
Marty Rapaport
Pete Rapaport
Jay Walberg
Bill Wagner
Lyman Black
Jules Nelkin
F.b.a.'s
Bonnie Burrows
Maureen Muller
Anne Garey
Mary Follis
Mary Machin
Pam Willis
Lou Selbos
Steffie Delazzaro
Sarah Hackett
Carol Craft
Barbara Reinecke
Clare Dowling
Sue Raidy
Brook Martin
Carol Christie
Anne Ripley
Mindy Edwards
Jane Lowenstein
Sue Pomeroy
Sue Wallach
Val Graffin
Dede Robineau
Betsy Babcock
Gukey Heitmann
Stop Sign Request At Bradley And Sprague Roads
Monroe L Mendlesohn urged the village board for stop signs at the Bradley and Sprague Roads intersection noting Bradley Road lacks one and citing collisions there. Mayor Ralph Keating referred the issue to the public safety committee for action.
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Monroe L. Mendlesohn
Bradley and
Sprague Rds
Bradley Rd
Sprague Rd
Ralph Keating
Public Safety Committee
News Index Overview of Church, Editorials, School and Society
Page references list Church News Editorials School News Society. readers directed to sections for community updates and features across pages 12 14 15 17 18 22 with Page 18 highlighted for society coverage.
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School News
Exchange preacher Dr Anderson to tour British Isles
Dr Anderson and Mrs Anderson depart June 30 for the Netherlands and British Isles as part of a National Council of Churches exchange program. He will preach in The Hague on the first two Sundays of July and at multiple churches across England Scotland Northern Ireland and Eire. They return August 28 with photos for parishioners.
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Howard Stone Anderson
Scarsdale
Anderson
England
St. George's Presbyterian Church
Dumfries
Scotland
Abbey Presbyterian Church
Dublin
Eire
Northern Ireland
Library Announces Vacation Privilege Policy
Scarsdale Public Library launches a vacation loan plan allowing four borrowers to take up to eight books each until October 1. Adults and juveniles may participate, except new fiction non fiction school reading list titles and other high demand items. Borrowers must request the privilege at checkout.
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Scarsdale
Twilight Golf Tie at Scarsdale Club Ends In Three Way Draw
Seventeen teams competed in the twilight golf event at Scarsdale Golf Club last Friday with 14 teams entering. Charles 8S McAllister and Mrs. Eric W Neason tied with John Edmondson and Mrs. Arthur T Sutherland and Don 8 Flynn and Mrs. Ernest J O Leary for the top honors in a three way finish.
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Charles
NYS Girls Tennis Championships Set For July 7 11
The NYS tennis championships for girls singles and doubles will be held at the County Tennis Club from July 7 to 11. Albert Oettinger of Rock Creek Lane, club president, announced the event.
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NYS
County Tennis Club
Albert Oettinger
Rock Creek Lane
Botts Crowned Compton Champion in Singles and Doubles
Fordham Prep graduate John Botts headlines the John Parker Compton Memorial Tennis Tournament finals at Fox Meadow. Botts defeated Ron Picket to win the singles and then partnered with Tony Wilson to capture the doubles title after a hard fought final that showcased top level wychampion play.
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John Parker Compton
John Botts
Bronxville
Tony Wilson
Scarsdale
Westchester
Fox Meadow
Botts
Fordham Prep
Jack Nusbaum
Leonard Friedman
Alex van Eyck
Ron Picket
Burton Metzger
John Vinton
Tom Doolittle
John Adler
Wilson
Early Inquirer deadlines shift for Fourth of July
To accommodate Independence Day, The Inquirer will publish one day early on Thursday. Picture deadlines are Monday at nine, other editorial copy Monday at 10, display ads Monday noon, general copy Tuesday noon, and classified ads Tuesday at three.
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the Inquirer
Scarsdale Summer Theatre Presents Three Faith Based Plays
Scarsdale Junior High auditorium hosts a three play season under director John Hemmerly. Each work represents a different faith and country with post show discussions led by a priest, Rabbi, and Protestant minister. July 16 Cradle Song. July 30 Tobias and the Angel. Aug 13 Easter. Filmed programs offered on alternate Wednesdays for patrons. Call Recreation Dept Village Hall for details.
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Scarsdale
John Hemmerly
Scarsdale Junior High School
G. Martinez Sierra
Tobias and the
Angel
James Bridie
Parking Study Presented to Village Board
Mayor Ralph Keating reported Tuesday night that consultants prepared a parking study for the station area. The board will review the report and make it public at an early date.
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Ralph Keating
Village Approves Fenimore Rd Widening Plan
The Village Board votes to widen Fenimore Rd on both sides of the Walworth Ave intersection this summer. Plans call for a thin sliver with trees and wall left intact and left turn lanes. Residents urge traffic light or officer during rush hours.
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Fenimore Rd
Walworth Ave
Reeves Newsom
Greenacres Ass'n
Brite Ave
Howard T. Taylor
Scarsdale Library Announces Summer Closures
The Scarsdale Public Library will close Friday July 4 and Saturday July 5 and will also close at 1 PM on Saturdays in July and August. It will close on Thursdays from July 10 to August 28 due to staffing shortages during the vacation period.
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Scarsdale
Village board hears report on Wayside Cottage use
The Junior League of Scarsdale presented a Wayside Cottage activity report noting 32 nonprofit groups used the building this year with low rental fees, and 15 children's groups were welcomed to the historic site.
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Junior League of
Scarsdale
Wayside Cottage
Plan Union Services For Four Scarsdale Churches
Four Scarsdale churches join for summer union services on Sundays in July and August at 9:30 and 11. July services rotate among Greenville Community Reformed Church and Scarsdale Community Baptist Church with nine ministers from England and London parish networks. August services switch to Hitchcock Presbyterian Church and Scarsdale Congregational Church with speakers including Rev. Arden W. Coe and Rev. Canon W. F. P. Chadwick.
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Scarsdale
Greenville Community Reformed Church
Ardsley Rd
Scarsdale Community Baptist Church
Popham and
Autenrieth Rds
Hitchcock Presbyterian Church
Walworth and
Greenacres Ave
Scarsdale Congregational Church
Heathcote Rd
Theodore Brinckerhoff
Greenville Community Church
W. Griffith-Jones
Congregational Union of England and Wales
J. A. Figures
Lancashire Union of Congregational Union of England and Wales
Ralph F. G. Calder
International Congregational Council
London
England
Arden W. Coe
Arthur E. D. Clipson
Whitehall Mission
Methodist
W. F. P. Chadwick
Barking
Essex
William C. Tuck
Gasoline Station Ordinance Held for Further Study
Village Board discussing proposed zoning amendment on gasoline stations held its decision for more study after lengthy presentations from residents and officials. Mayor Keating noted past actions on Heathcote five corners and referenced Scarsdale rules on non conforming buildings.
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Edmund L. Dorman
Innes Rd
Heathcote Corners
Edwin A. de Lima
Quaker Center
Inquirer
Ralph Keating
Five Corners
Heathcote
Scarsdale
Boards of Appeal
Red Cross Hours Announced by Scarsdale Chairwoman
Mrs Woodford Matlock chair of the Scarsdale Red Cross announces the office at 24 East Parkway will open from 10 to 12 on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 1.
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Mra
Woodford Matlock
Scarsdale
American Red Cross
East Parkway
Town Club appoints new committee chairmen for coming year
The Town Club announces new board chairmen led by President Theodore Sander Jr. The list includes Bernard Atwood admissions Allen Wilber nominating Norman Collister annual dinner Paul Nottage Boy and Girl Scouts and others. A pay-as-you-go financing study committee is formed with George Rutherford as chairman.
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Bernard D. Atwood
Allen
Wilber
Norman J. Collister
Paul H. Nottage
Robert B. Delany
W. Stewart McDonald
Ralph K. Rogers
Sterling A. Callison
Gordon M. Kehler
Milton J. Levitt
Harold H. Tucker
Jules Backman
Harry B. Henshel
Lloyd W. Durant
Herman C. Sturm
Bruce C. Robertson
Hartselle D. Kinsey
Ralph D. Ray
George H. Rutherford
Sturm
Recreation Council
Henshel
Safety Council
Callison
Friends of the
Scarsdale Library
Greenacres Fourth of July Program Announced
Greenacres Assn lists plans for the Fourth of July at Greenacres School playground starting 9 30 with a flag raising ceremony where Village Trustee David B Mathias will speak and a series of family field events. John M Friedman is general chairman of the committee including Bachman G Bedichek Richard L Driscoll Stanley Frankel Robert R Havill Hamilton Howry Jr Edward D Joseph John S Rubie Arthur R Magrath Arthur Marx Jr Dr Milton Robinson Harvey L Shulman and Clarence Von Glahn. prizes arranged by Mr and Mrs Elias Kittay.
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Greenacres Ass'n
Greenacres
George H. Ropes
David B. Mathias
John M. Friedman
Bachman G. Bedichek
Richard L. Driscoll
Stanley
Village Board Maps Cohawney Road and Adds Stop Signs
After hearings the Village Board added Cohawney Rd segment between Tompkins Rd and current pavement to the village map and approved full stop signs at Aspen Rd and Benedict Ave with support from Secor Farms Ass'n. The third hearing on a Lawrence Rd storm drain easement by condemnation was abandoned as the owner offered the easement.
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Cohawney Rd
Tompkins Rd
Post Rd
Aspen Rd
Benedict Ave
Secor Farms Ass'n
Lawrence Rd
County Planners to Meet on Roadside Development Issues
County Executive Edwin G. Michaelian will convene a joint meeting of county planners and local officials on Monday evening to discuss legal aspects and problems related to real estate developments and shopping centers along county roads. Ninety two officials have been invited, including planning board chairmen, town supervisors, and city and village mayors.
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Edwin G. Michaelian
Westchester
Greenburgh approves split school tax payment plan
The Greenburgh Town Council approved a part payment plan for school taxes allowing taxpayers to pay the first installment in September and the second in January with only a two percent penalty.
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Greenburgh
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Twilight Golf
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Rutherford
Greenacres Ass’n
Elias Kittay
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