Capital Citizen Lights Still Burn Late At Electric Charley's
Charles E. Wilson former president of General Electric reflects on Washington service during WWII and the Korean conflict saying you must go when called. He notes optimism about Kennedy and recalls a lifelong drive for perfection while rising from an errand boy to top industrialist.
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Charley's
Jacqueline Fowler
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Electric
Charley
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr. Wilson
War Production Board
Truman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Kennedy
Wilson
Sei Ogy Tere
Rae Tie
Hampton Road
New York
Sprague Electrical Works
G.E
Patterson’s Move to Beech Hill Home Sparks Positive Reaction
News that heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson is negotiating to buy a Beech Hill home near Scarsdale has drawn favorable response from local residents. Adam D. Taylor, owner of the Yonkers residence with Scarsdale address, reports many supporters and few objections as Patterson’s negotiations continue with his attorney Julius November. No deposit has been made and no money exchanged yet. Patterson hopes to fight again in June or September and prefers proximity to training locations.
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Floyd Patterson
Beech Hill
Adam D. Taylor
King’s Cross
Wyndcliffe Road
the Inquirer
Scarsdale
Pattersons
Taylor
Patterson
Yonkers
Julius November
Mr. Taylor
Spring Valley
Connecticut
ABC Reaches Hall Of Quota
The Red Cross reaches 55 percent of its quota as Mrs Woodford Matlock vice chairman reports. Donations total 23441.50 from 1461 subscribers toward a 42300 goal. The drive continues through March.
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ABC
Red Cross
Scarsdale Board Hears Supply Firm Plans for Heathcote Site
Scarsdale trustees neared a decision on the Heathcote 3.4 acre property as contractee William Shroder presented a survey of 22 buildings with 2,108 units showing 160 school age children. He argued higher rents mean fewer children, while opponents warned of potential school strain and population changes.
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Scarsdale
Board of Trustees
Scarsdale Supply Company
William Shroder
Heathcote
Shoder
Shroder
Searsdale
Eastchester
Hartsdale
Shrader
Land
Alden C. Smith
Smith
Schrafft's Eastchester Restaurant preview draws 1000 guests
More than 1,000 guests attended a preview opening of Schrafft's Eastchester Restaurant at the Vernon Hills Shopping Center. The new largest Schrafft's features a 600 seat banquet room, French Provincial decor, a soda shop, and a rotating oven kitchen.
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Eastchester
Schrafft
Vernon Hills
Schrafft's
Frank G. Shattuck Company
Copeland, Novak
Israel
New York
Harold D. Shattuck
Scarsdale’s town and village clerk handles a split role
Miss Hyde serves as Scarsdale clerk for both village and town duties. She manages births and deaths, licenses, zoning maps, and official papers, attending village, town, planning, and zoning boards. White Plains native, she continues to oversee vital statistics and directs inquiries to proper offices.
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Ethel M. Hyde
Miss Hyde
Miss Hydes
Zoning Board of Appeals
Scarsdale
White Plains
Westchester County
Election Set Tuesday For Village Posts
Village elections are scheduled for Tuesday with polls open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Mayor Al den C. Smith seeks a full term after being appointed last November 4 to fill the vacancy caused by Mayor David B. Mathias’s death. Trustees nominated for reelection are Gordon C. Hunger and Ralph K. Rogers. Hunger is a Jewel Tea executive and longtime Scarsdale resident, while Rogers is a Harvard Business School graduate and senior partner at Rogers Slade and Hill. Also nominated are Jules L. Wacht, president of the East Scarsdale Association, and Bernard D. Atwood, linked to local legal work.
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Alden C. Smith
David B. Mathias
Smith
Scarsdale
Carstensen Road
Price, Waterhouse and Company
Gordon C. Hunger
Ralph K. Rogers
Hunger
Jewel Tea Company
Rogers
Harvard Business School
Rogers, Slade and Hill
Jules L. Wacht
Bernard D. Atwood
Yale
University of Virginia Law School
Wacht
Corell Road
East Scarsdale Association
Tail Or Dog Winter Vacation Vote Before District Two Board
District Two approved the 1961 1962 school calendar including the mid winter vacation. Lincoln's Birthday was dropped. The board regarding both districts coinciding expressed reservations and planned a formal letter to District One. Szabad and Vargish weighed cautious language against a sense of unity.
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Murray Steyer
Lincoln
Quaker Ridge
Steyer
George M. Szabad
Frank J. Vargish
Harold Howe II
District One
Howe
Szabad
How To Help Children With Homework
Parents often aim to assist with homework but can create tension. Emphasize objective tutoring, work with the teacher, and avoid doing the work for the child. Encourage self correction, use dictionaries, and reinforce classroom learning to support the child’s success.
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Johnny
Nostalgic for the Twenties PTA Benefit Planned in Scarsdale
Scarsdale High is planning a nostalgia themed PTA benefit as one of the area’s most unusual parties in recent years. Page 11 notes the event as a fundraiser with a distinctive twenties vibe. Page 13 reports Scarsdale High wrestling placing fourth in the Section 1 freshman tournament.
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Scarsdale
PTA
Scarsdale High
Talks Still In State Of Flux Over Village Hall Sale
Hoff-Barthelson Music School negotiates with Scarsdale village officials for possible purchase of Village Hall on Post Road and adjacent land. Talks are ongoing with a smaller land offer than hoped, while plans for relocation and a new building on Mamaro Neck Road are discussed. The school, founded 1944, now serves about 400 pupils with 24 teachers, and operates from 265 Old Army Road with an annex on Spencer Place and a studio in Hartsdale.
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Hoff-Barthelson Music School
Post Road
the Inquirer
Scarsdale American Legion
Hoff-Barthelson School
Mamaroneck Road
Scarsdale
Old Army Road
Spencer Place
Hartsdale
State Board of Education
Friends of the Hoff-Barthelson School
Virginia Hoff
Joyce Barthelson
Sander Chosen For Post In Cancer Society Drive
Theodore Sander Jr of 35 Tompkins Road is named chair of the Scarsdale American Cancer Society special gifts committee. The roster includes Mrs E Paul Charlap and others. Sander, president of American Maize Products Co, cites progress in cancer cure rates and stresses support for ACS research program.
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Sander
Cancer Society
Scarsdale
The
American Cancer Society, Inc
Theodore Sander, Jr
Tompkins Road
E. Paul Charlap
Henry Holheimer, Jr
Saul Horowitz, Jr
Everett L. Noetzel
Jerome Brody
Philip L. Carret
Robert G. Fuller
W. Stewart McDonald
Willard P. Scott
Harold H. Tucker
Er. Sander
Scarsdale Cancer Drive
American Cancer Society
A.C.S
Mr. Sander
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Grace Company
Champ
By Marion Gross
Music School
Woman About Town
Page Ten
William F. McCart
Scarsdale High School
Dad
Mother
American Maize Products Company of
Corn Industries Research Foundation
Scarsdale Community Fund
Town Club
Board of Appeals
Pax Meadow Association
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