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Scarsdale Inquirer

Location

Scarsdale, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1925

Page

2

Scarsdale Voters Face Five Propositions Next Tuesday

Citizens are urged to vote on five propositions including a $85,000 total expenditure and an important real estate transaction. The first asks whether to establish a village Police Justice to handle local criminal and ordinance cases, replacing the town justice system with village administration.

Scarsdale Association of the Justices of the Peace of Westchester County Justices of the Peace Justice of the Peace

Fox Meadow road extension proposal details on ballot

The map outlines changes for Fox Meadow road extension in propositions to be voted on Tuesday. Yes would grant a land strip along East Parkway and Crane Road in exchange for the extension right of way, with grading duties and a strip to be maintained.

Fox Meadow Road Popham Tract East Parkway Crane Road Ono Fox Meadow

Prof Fox Praises Scarsdale School Progress Report

At the Town Club meeting on March 5 a nominating committee and auditing committee were named. Prof Dixon R. Fox presented a favorable school situation showing pupil enrollment growth and better regents exam results. The report will be printed for Scarsdale residents. Discussion covered tax rate reductions and Fox Meadow zoning.

George W. Field R. R. Updegraff John Cornell W. H. Draper, Jr H. D. Buckley Town Club Arthur Herbert George W. Both Charles M. Carter Dixon R. Fox Scarsdale Fox Meadow

Byways of verse and stage works in a mixed review

A collage of literary notes and theatre listings. Yuam Mei poetry from 18th century China contrasts with a 20th century stage calendar. Ariadne at Garrick Theatre, The Emperor Jones at Booth, The Guardsman at Booth, The Firebrand at Morasco, and They Knew What They Wanted at Klaw Theatre occupy the notices with brief descriptions.

Ariadne Garrick Theatre A. A. Milne Emperor Jones Booth Theater Eugene O'Neill Guardsman Booth Molnar Morasco Joseph Schildkraut Klaw Theatre Theater Guild

Five More Plays in The Wayside Theatre Guide

In response to reader demand the column presents five additional plays recommended by Chris Morley for the Wayside Theatre Guide. This installment highlights varied titles likely to appeal to the newspaper’s theatre audience and continue the guide’s tradition of curating accessible plays.

Christopher Morley the Post Wayside Theatre Guide

Women Debate County Charter Hearing Protests Dated

Women discuss the county charter amid protests against hasty passage. They seek more light and education on the act as critics fault the seven month drafting delay and late board approval that rushed the bill to the Legislature without a public hearing. Delay could push voters two years away, officials say.

Lawyers’ Committee Board of Supervisors

Voters urged to support three propositions on upcoming election

Inquirer readers are urged to remember the annual election next Tuesday and consider the three propositions on the ballot. Proposition 2 is noted with emphasis on the village adopting the two smaller changes.

the Inquirer

Scarsdale wife’s odd scheme and New York cafeteria opening

A playful note describes a Scarsdale wife’s scheme forcing exercise on husbands by letting Jerry walk home with Pete while she carries the briefcase. It mentions Bunn Brothers’ cafeteria in the Knickerbocker Building, and a humorous misdirection about a bronze tablet at 250 Park Avenue. The column closes with a quip about a London fog cabbie joke from Dumbbell.

Scarsdale Pete Jerry Bunn Brothers Knickerbocker New York W. K

What Did Cal Mean In Coolidge Inaugural

The excerpt from President Coolidge's inaugural speech questions the duty to use vast national power to trim the balance of the world. It suggests a vague call for restraint and measured influence rather than wartime intervention.

Coolidge

Spring Is Coming as Northward Season Arrives

A cheerful notice proclaims that spring is definitely on her delightful way north, signaling warmer days and new growth ahead for readers awaiting the change of season.

Scarsdale considers Fox Meadow extension move

The notice discusses parcels of land exchanged for the Fox Meadow extension right of way, arguing it shifts tax burden to taxpayers for grading and does not ease traffic at Station Plaza. It cites The Inquirer suggestion from February 21 that routing via Fox Meadow through Popham tract could divert White Plains and Walworth avenue traffic from East Parkway and relieve village congestion. Scarsdale, March 12, 1925.

Fox Meadow the Inquirer Fox Meadow Road Popham Tract White Plains Walworth Avenue East Parkway Chase Road Popham Road

Irish Eyes and Smile Toast for Irish Heritage

A light verse praises the Irish smile and eyes as bright as sunlit heather. It likens the cheerful expression to green shamrocks and warm weather, noting its innocence and genuine merriment in any mood.

Jessie D. Howard

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