Westchester hearing debates education bill and home rule
Scarsdale Town Club president Roderick Stephens and Board of Education figures oppose Westall bill granting county district superintendent city powers. A public hearing drew nearly a hundred in White Plains as critics warn the measure threatens local control. one speaker supported it.
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Roderick Stephens
Scarsdale
Board of Supervisors
Walter Westall
Voters’ League of
New Castle
Yorktown
Westchester County
Stephens
Chappaqua
Herbert Gerlach
Ossining
Committee On Education of the Board of Supervisors
Mr. Marsh
O. H. Cheney
Board of Education
Plans for New Building Passed by the Board
The Village Board granted Alfred W. Haywood’s appeal for the Scarsdale School District 1 to pass the Fox Meadow School plans with conditions. The appeal requires cement plaster ceilings on metal lath on the top floor and restricts attic use, plus a single fireproof door opening for inspections. State Education approval remains. The school will be set back 75 feet from other buildings and can empty fully in 34 seconds with its designed exit system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred W. Haywood
Scarsdale
William Livingston, Jr
Fox Meadow
State Department of Education At
Albany
Village Board to lease 14016 square feet for parking
The New York Central lease for 14016 square feet east of the track in Searsdale and north of the shelter house was reported Tuesday night. A board committee was appointed to execute the lease. The village plans to use the property for parking and will pay ten dollars annually in rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central
Searsdale
Intellectual Ambassador Fox Warns on American History Texts
Professor Dixon Ryan Fox of Columbia University, head of the American University Union, spoke at King’s College London about attacks on American history textbooks. He cited Chicago’s diverse population and urged revisions by scholars rather than by political or sectarian groups, noting ongoing battles over depictions of the Revolution and Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon Ryan Fox
Scarsdale
King College, London
the Inquirer
Manchester Guardian
London
King’s College Today
Columbia University
American University Union
Thompson
Chicago
Florence
America
Professor Fox
Mayor Thompson
North
Fox
England
Bridge fund for Woman's Club House on Drake Road
Sixteen hundred thirty five dollars has been raised by chain bridge parties for the furnishing fund of the Woman's Club House on Drake Road. Treasurer Mrs. Herbert McKennis said more will be raised, with a goal of doubling the amount after all parties are completed. An appeal urged early completion of the fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake Road
Herbert McKennis
Election Tuesday in Scarsdale Village Trustee race
The Scarsdale village election is set for March 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Village Hall on Post road near Popham road. Endorsed candidates for Village Trustee are George Clifton Charles E Birge and Mrs P W R Glover, all current trustees. Any US citizen over 21 who has lived in New York State one year, Westchester County four months, and Scarsdale village 30 days may vote.
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Post Road
Popham Road
George Clifton
Charles E. Birge
P. W. R. Glover
United States
State of
New York
Westchester
Scarsdale
Northgate Fifth Apartment Adds Tudor Style To Scarsdale Manor
Ground broke for Northgate the fifth Scarsdale Manor apartment house south of Scarsdale station on the Bronx River Parkway. A one story business building will be added, all design to fit the Tudor English theme. Mooney and Beatty manage the development with Culver Associates and Bagge Murray building others.
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Scarsdale Manor
Scarsdale Station
Bronx River Parkway
Northgate
Thornycroft
Scarswold
Cragswold
Eton Hall
Mooney and Beatty
Culver Associates
Bagge-Murray
Librarian Anne Rymer Named to Lead Scarsdale Library
The Library Board announced the employment of Anne J. Rymer to oversee library operations. A Drexel Institute graduate with seven years at the New York Public Library she joins from Fordham Branch to form the library nucleus with Harry Lydenberg as the board member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Anne J. Rymer
Rymer
Drexel Institute Library School
Philadelphia
New York Public Library
Fordham
Scarsdale
Harry M. Lydenberg
Dickinson
New Auto Accessory Shop Opens at 815 Post Road
Clifford A. Boggis opens a shop at 815 Post road near Brook street selling automobile accessories with battery and ignition service and Hood tires and tubes. He previously worked two years with Ruggiero Auto Sales Co and with Standard Oil Service in New Rochelle before moving to Searsdale.
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Clifford A. Boggis
Ruggiero Auto Sales Co
Post Road
Brook Street
Boggis
Standard Oil Service
New Rochelle
Searsdale
Open House for Children’s House in Gothic building
The Children’s House on Greenacres avenue, designed by Renwick Aspinwall Guard, opens Sunday for Hitchcock Memorial Sunday School. The two story facility seats 500, includes two auditoriums, a kitchen, offices, a sexton apartment, and a Boy Scout shower. Palm Sunday dedication. building to host concerts, plays, lectures, dances, suppers, and scout work.
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Greenacres Avenue
Hitchcock Memorial
Renwick Aspinwall Guard
Children’s House
Hitchcock Memorial Church
Fire damages Mrs Judd home in White Plains
A fire last Thursday afternoon at Mrs Laura Judd’s White Plains residence caused an estimated $8,000 in damage to her home at 1 Chase road. The blaze, likely started by a leaf bonfire by children, injured Mrs Theodore F. Judd slightly as flames swept through the house.
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White Plains
Laura Judd
Chase Road
Mrs Frank H Bethell Slated For Woman's Club Presidency
Dr J Edgar Park of Wheaton College Norton Mass will speak on What a College Education Is Supposed to Do to Scarsdale Parent Teacher Association members Monday March 26 at 8 15 pm in the High School Auditorium. Park born in Ireland is a Royal University of Ireland Dublin graduate and former minister of the Second Church West Newton Mass. He has written essays and stories including The Keen Joy of Living The Man Who Missed Christmas Bad Results of Good Habits and The Merrie Adventures of Robin Hood and Santa Claus.
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J. Edgar Park
Wheaton College
Norton
Mass
Scarsdale
Parent Teacher Association
Park
Ireland
Royal University of Ireland
Dublin
West Newton
Wheaton
Robin Hood
Santa Claus
World Court and League of Nations in New Jersey talk
Alden J. Alley described the World Court and the League of Nations to Hitchcock Memorial Guild members. He argued for a world police concept, U S cooperation without full joining, and US involvement in funding and electing judges at the Permanent Court of International Justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden J. Alley
Hitchcock Memorial Guild
World Court
League of Nations
New Jersey
Association
Alley
Association of Nations
Mr. Alley
Collision on Garth Road Injures Local Couple
Mr and Mrs Arthur C Ash of The Tavern suffered minor injuries when their car collided on Garth road with a vehicle driven by Edward Grey of 180 Anderson street The mishap occurred Friday morning March 9 at 11 oclock The slippery pavement was cited as the cause of the accident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Ash
Edward Grey
Anderson Street
H. S. Waterbury
Irvington
Garth Road
Uneventful Scarsdale Court Session Reports
Three cases heard this week at Scarsdale police court. One man received a suspended sentence for passing a signal light. A ten dollar fine was levied for the same offense. Another ten dollar fine was collected from a driver who passed another car on a dangerous curve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Nominations for Scarsdale Woman's Club Officers and Directors
Mrs Franklin H Bethell is nominated for president along with Mrs Guy Wellman Mrs Henry C Schwable Mrs Herbert Outwater Mrs Edward K Cherril and Miss Emily Van Horn for various posts on the Scarsdale Woman's Club nominating slate. Board nominees include Mrs Clarence Smith Mrs Richard Atwater Jr and Mrs Linus Keating with additional nominations to fill a one year term for Mrs Cornelius Kollenhoven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin H. Bethell
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Guy Wellman
Henry C. Schwable
Herbert Outwater
Edward K. Cherril
Emily van Horn
Clarence Smith
Richard Atwater, Jr
Linus Keating
Cornelius Kollenhoven
George Mayo
Joseph Hatch
Caleb Hyatt
Alvin O. Greist
John E. Muhlfeld
John H. Katt
Muhlfeld
Dwight Ellis
Alfred Haywood
Bethell
the Inquirer
Wellman
Community Service Committee
The
Inquirer Corporation
Schwable
Club
Association
Outwater
Smith
Atwater
Keating
Mayo
Kollenhoven
Hutchinson Valley Sewer Urgency Pressed by Scarsdale Board
The Scarsdale Village Board, led by George Clifton, urges the Westchester County Sanitary Sewer Commission to pressure for the Hutchinson Valley Sewer District. Trustees acknowledge prior efforts but warn current conditions threaten public health and demand immediate construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board
George Clifton
Westchester County Sanitary Sewer Commission
Hutchinson Valley
Scarsdale
Westover
Arthur Manor
Board of Trustees
Sanitary Sewer Commission
Under Cover Play Shown Again Tonight at Dyeckman Hall
The Wayside Players repeat the crook drama Under Cover tonight at Dyeckman Hall. Scarsdale talent delivers thrills as critics promise a review in next week's In Quirer.
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Dyeckman Hall
Scarsdale
Inquirer
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F. Rutledge Davis
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
15Th Street
George H. Smyth
Wilton Merle Smith
Harlem Presbyterian Church
Duncan J. McMillan
Clarence McMillan
Frank H. Bethell
Woman’s Club
League and World Court
Permanent Court of International Justice
Garth
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