Edgemont School Graduates 48 from 10th Grade
A class of 48 Edgemont School students received 10th grade certificates on June 23. The ceremony featured the Junior High Orchestra, a farewell speech, and awards for scholastic achievement, with plans discussed for an indoor pool at the high school and remarks on community issues.
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Edgemont
Eckard von Estorff
PTA
William D. Moyle
Virginia Weissinger
Ann Austin
Donald Metz
Brockton
Wendell Phillips
Christ's Church, Rye
Moyle
Elgar
Scarsdale High School
Postmaster General cuts directory search. reader urges full addresses
In a letter to the editor Ralph A. Gamble notes the Postmaster General’s order to curtail postal services including directory searches. He asks readers to ensure their communications include a full address to guarantee replies, warning that incomplete addresses cause mail to be returned.
Planning Commission Reports Parking Problem for Village
Planning Commission presents a report at the Village Board meeting on off street parking in the business area. It notes current field surveys show no acute need for general extension, but predicts changes with new stores on Christie and Spencer Place. The plan proposes meters revenue funding parking relief and self liquidating financing for on and off street lots in the station business area.
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Robert W. Sawyer
Commission
Christie Pl
Depot Pl
Spencer Pl
Scarsdale
Declaration anniversary amid crisis calls for bold action
The Fordham University address by Very Rev. Laurence J. McGinley, S.J. frames the Independence Day anniversary as a moment of national crisis requiring initiative, risk, and affirmative government. He urges faith in liberty, prudent decisiveness, and belief in human good will across faiths, warning against inertia and negative criticism. History will judge us by the saints who endure.
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Fordham University
Laurence J. McGinley
S.J
Fourth of July safety appeal for New York travel
Officials warn the four day Fourth of July weekend will bring the heaviest traffic in New York State history. The public is urged to drive safely and moderate physical exertion, as police will boost enforcement but individuals must police themselves to avoid tragedy.
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New York State
Newcomer counsels focus on tactics in Scarsdale school dispute
A Scarsdale newcomer writes about the school book controversy praising the community’s schools while criticizing the opposing group’s methods. He notes anonymity and indirect evidence and questions the push for private hearings and subversive activity claims.
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Mittee
Scarsdale
Indoor Pool Recommendation for High School Sparks Debate
A reader advocates building an indoor high school pool to provide year round swimming and reduce outdoor noise. The letter notes that small voices carry far and water sports typically involve noise, implying an indoor facility would be quieter and more practical.
Public hearing targets Haym Salomon portrait in history critique
At a recent public hearing, Father Kernan criticized Howard Fast's Haym Salomon, Son of Liberty, accusing the book of portraying Revolutionary Era businessmen as unpatriotic and money driven. He argued the work is not American history but Communist propaganda. Haym Salomon, a Polish Jewish broker, helped finance the American Revolution.
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Howard Fast
Mr. Thomas
House Un-American Affairs Com
Father Kernan
Haym Salomon
Liberty
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