Memorial Day Parade and Services in Scarsdale
Scarsdale plans a full Memorial Day program starting at 8:30 with a parade along East Parkway led by Spencer Place. The march proceeds to Boniface Circle, Popham Road, Church Lane, and St James the Less for veterans graves, Taps, and America. Mayor Keating will address at Butler Field after awards to Girl Scout and American Legion winners.
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Scarsdale
East Parkway
Spencer Place
Boniface Circle
Popham Rd
Church Lane
St. James the Less
Ralph Keating
American Legion
West Point
Butler Field
Gomer Reese, Jr
Edgemont Opens Registrations for Its Play Schools
Edgemont invites registrations for the Summer Recreation Program running July 1 through August 16 for children aged four and a half to 12. Seely Place Play School activities include painting nature lore and music under trained leaders. The program, partly funded by Scarsdale Community Chest, expands this year to include tennis swimming sports and arts and crafts with town cooperation. Registration forms are available at the two schools and should be sent to Mrs Edwin F Lewis at 1 Uxbridge Rd.
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Edgemont
Seely Place
Scarsdale
Greenburgh
Edwin F. Lewis
Uxbridge Rd
Briarcliff Ace Enters John Parker Memorial Tennis Tourney
Briarcliff High ace Chip McClelland enters the 12th annual John Parker Memorial Tennis Tournament to be held June 17 to 22 at Fox Meadow Tennis Club. Other entrants include Dale Schreiber Rye High Thomas Meyer Valley Forge Ken Sutherland Hill School Thomas Doolittle Rye High Henry Devere Hill School and Arnold Moss Scarsdale High. County resident players under 18 as of Jan 1 are eligible. last year's winner John Adler of Scarsdale is expected to defend. Entry forms due June 10 from William L. Foley at Village Hall.
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Chip” McClelland
Briarcliff
John Parker Compton
Fox Meadow
Recreation Dept
Dale Schreiber
New Rochelle High
Thomas Meyer
Valley Forge Military Academy
Ken Sutherland
Hill School
Thomas Doolittle
Rye High
Henry Devere
Arnold Moss
Scarsdale High
Tax Lien Sale Yields Private Purchases Across Village and Town
Tax lien sale results show residents buying most of the liens. Village offered 1,047.05 dollars in liens, private buyers took 950.09. Town liens totaled 2,253.64 with individuals purchasing 2,037.71. Village carryover to the village amounted to 312.89 dollars.
Church News Pages Highlight Local Faith Events
The index lists Church News on pages 16 to 18 covering upcoming services, church activities, and community announcements. Readers are invited to participate in parish events and note schedule details across local houses of worship.
Gardener’s Classified Ad Brings In Extra Work and Car
A gardener who advertised in The Inquirer says the ad brought more work than he can handle and has just bought a new car due to the business jump. The notice highlights the effectiveness of classified advertising in expanding local work.
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the Inquirer
Beech Hill School Addition Dedication Monday
The Beech Hill School Yonkers PS 26 will dedicate its new addition Monday at 8 pm led by Dr. Stanley S. Wynstra. Rabbi Lester Hering will give the invocation, students will lead the Salute to the Flag, and Eugenie Guillemette will direct the national anthem.
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Beech Hill
Yonkers PS 26
Stanley S. Wynstra
Lester Hering
Mid-Chester
Wynstra
Kristen Kristensen
Charles L. Curran
Arthur W. Richardson
Charles Feinert
PTA
Margaret M. Spitzer
Scarsdale Children Aid Fresh Air Fund Efforts
Scarsdale children support the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund with a $100 donation and make items to aid two week visits for city youngsters. Youth groups from Scarsdale Studio Workshop create posters and art projects to promote invitations to Friendly Towns during Fresh Air Week.
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Scarsdale
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Kiki Cohn
Mary Newburger
Nancy Wesseler
Jane Moeman
Kathy
Charles Schiffman
Brite Ave
Edwin Goldberg
Westchester
St Pius X School Dedication Planned in Scarsdale
More than 1000 people were expected for the dedication and blessing of St. Pius X School on Mamaroneck Road and Palmer Avenue. Cardinal Francis Spellman would dedicate the convent and school with an outside speakers system for overflow. The ceremony marks his first Scarsdale church function with Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis X. Shea preaching.
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St. Pius X School
Mamaroneck Rd
Palmer Ave
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Scarsdale
Cardinal Spellman
Edgemont Seniors Entering Colleges 90 Percent Accepted
Edgemont High School’s first senior class of 55 will be represented in many top colleges next September. About 90 percent have college acceptances. Girls and boys are admitted to numerous institutions including Centenary Hood Mt Holyoke and more.
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Edgemont High School
Centenary
Hood
Mt. Holyoke
Edgemont
Boston
Ohio Wesleyan
Russell Sage, Smith
Sweet Briar
Vassar
Albion
Allegheny
Beloit
Colorado
Connecticut
Clark
Cornell
Denison
The
University of Colorado
Duke
Indiana
Michigan
Goucher, Hollins
Jackson
Lake Erie
Lasell Junior College
Lynchburg State Teachers College
the College of William and Mary
Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing
New Haven State Teachers College
Northwestern
Ohio State
Ohio
Pembroke
Pennsylvania
Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh State Teachers Colleges
Randolph Macon
Simmons, Skidmore
Stephens Colleges
Texas Christian University
University of Vermont
Mary Washington College
Marjorie Webster
Wilson College
Wisconsin University
Cornell University
Harvard University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bradley
Colgate
Clarkson
Columbia
Dartmouth
Haverford
Kansas
Lehigh
Miami
Nichols Junior College
Pennsylvania State
Swarthmore
Villanova
Colleges
Rochester
Yale
Heath York Case Heard On Zoning Appeal In Scarsdale
The New York State Court of Appeals in Albany heard arguments on a variance granted to Heath York Corp by the Scarsdale Board of Zoning Appeals to permit a parking lot for a Shopwell supermarket at Palmer Ave and Secor Rd. Residents and supporters raised funds over $1 400 to cover stenographic and printing costs for the appeal.
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New York State of Appeals
Albany
Heath-York Corp
Scarsdale Board of Zoning Appeals
Shopwell
Palmer Ave
Secor Rd
Everett B. Phillips
Edward Garfield
Edgewood Fathers To Meet On Monday
Edgewood area fathers are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting of the Edgewood Athletic Assn Inc at Edgewood School. A decision will be made on joining fall soccer for boys grades four through six and Speed-a-way for girls grades six through eight if enough fathers volunteer to coach. Recreation Dept plans clinics to train volunteer coaches.
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Edgewood
Edgewood Athletic Ass'n, Inc
Recreation Dept
Joseph Weidman
Thrift Shop Officers Elected at White Plains Event
Mrs. Norman H. Smeltzer of the Scarsdale Woman's Club was chosen president of the Thrift Shop board at the annual meeting held at the White Plains Woman's Club. Other officers include Mrs. Eric A. Fredrickson as vice-president, Mrs. George D. Ellis as secretary, Mrs. William B. Tippy as treasurer, and Mrs. Dozier H. Drinkard as assistant treasurer from the White Plains club.
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Norman H. Smeltzer
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Thrift Shop Board
White Plains Woman's Club
Eric A. Fredrickson
Hitchcock Memorial Church
George D. Ellis
Hitchcock Memorial
William B. Tippy
Dozier H. Drinkard
Butcher Is Elected President Of The Town Club
William L. Butcher was elected president of The Town Club with Theodore Sander Jr. as vice president at the final 1956 57 meeting held May 16 in Scarsdale High School auditorium Retiring president Malcolm A MacIntyre received a rosewood gavel with a silver inscribed band. A 106 to 25 vote tabled a resolution to have the Village Board acquire Chase Rd property for a downtown Scarsdale parking area and urged a public informal hearing on a modified plan.
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William L. Butcher
Theodore Sander, Jr
Scarsdale High School
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
Parks and Highways Committee
Village Board
Chase Rd
Scarsdale
East Parkway
Congregational Church
Heathcote Rd
Spencer Scott
Town Club
Friends of the Scarsdale Parks
Harold L. Smith
The
Woman's Club
League of Women Voters
League
Architecture Firms Asked for Plans On Seely Place
The Edgemont-Greenville Board of Education sent letters to about 18 architectural firms seeking interest in preliminary plans to modernize Seely Place School. They request proposals by June 14 detailing a phased plan, prior related work, and estimated fees for partial and full scope renovations including lighting, fixtures, storage, space utilization, new kindergarten space, and boiler replacement.
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Edgemont-Greenville Board of Education
Seely Place
Greenburgh 6
Principa
Eisenhower Names MacIntyre Undersecretary of Air Force
Malcolm A. MacIntyre of Mamaroneck Rad., former Town Club president, nominated by President Eisenhower to be Undersecretary of the Air Force. He would succeed James H. Douglas as Secretary. MacIntyre served as an Air Force colonel in World War II and is a member of Debevoise Plimpton McLean law firm in New York.
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Malcolm A. Macintyre
Mamaroneck Rad
Town Club
Eisenhower
Air Force
James H. Douglas
MacIntyre
New York
Debevoise, Plimpton & McLean
Scarsdale High Names Scholastic Award Winners
Scarsdale High School held a May 22 assembly to honor Scholastic Award recipients. Notable honors include the Williams College Alumni Association Book Award to Williams College Alumni Ass'n and David Rusk, the American Legion Citizenship Awards to Frances Rumsey and Roger Simon, and the DAR Good Citizenship Award to Lucy Kostelanetz. Other awards cover Phi Beta Kappa, the Joel Mayer Memorial Fund, French Contest prizes, PTA Scholarship, and Alternate Regents Scholarships for Ronald O Connor, Roger Seasonwein, William Rodgers, and Joseph Schutzman.
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Scholastic
Scarsdale High School
Williams College
Robert Craft
Harvard Club of Scarsdale
David Rusk
Johanna Shaw
Phi Beta Kappa Society of Scarsdale
Carlotta de Sylva
American Legion
Frances Rumsey
Roger Simon
DAR Good Citizenship
Lucy Kostelanetz
Terrence O'Connor
Joel Mayer
Thomas van Schaick
Westchester Council of the State ‘Commission Against Discrimination
Stephen Lander
PTA
Andrea Clune
Cynthia Harvey
Virginia Carson
John Donald
Ronald O'Connor
Roger Seasonwein
William Rodgers
Joseph Schutzman
Scarsdale Boy Scout Mothers Club Plans Memorial Day Cake Sale
Mrs James F O Connor cake tent chairman notes Memorial Day cake sales fund half of the event proceeds. Mrs Julia Schutzman reports Cub Scout mothers donate about half of all cakes. Mrs Jack Schwartz urges every Scout mother to bring baked goods early Memorial Day.
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Scarsdale
Boy Scout Mothers Club
James F. O'Connor
Scouts
Julia Schutzman
Jack Schwartz
Health report records chicken pox and other diseases in Scarsdale
Health Dept reports during the week ending Saturday May 18 three chicken pox cases four mumps one German measles one strep throat and two measles in Scarsdale. The figures reflect totals for the period and underscore public health monitoring.
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Scarsdale
Health Dept
Holiday Closure Impacts Scarsdale Library and Services
The Scarsdale Public Library will close on Memorial Day along with the Post Office banks and shops, affecting regular operations and hours for residents and visitors.
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Scarsdale
Grievance Day Public Hearing Set By Village Board
The Village Board will meet at the Village Mall Annex next Tuesday evening from seven to 11 to hear complaints on village assessments and sewer district charges. A 6:45 p.m. public hearing considers adding a village code article restricting filling or diverting streams without a written permit and insurance, with penalties for violations. The board notes residents have reported property impacts from diversions.
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Post and Drake Rds
Set Tennis Clinics Open June 3 in Scarsdale
Recreation department announces eight tennis clinics led by Herb Walker at Brite Ave courts beginning June 3 at 3 30 for Scarsdale youths ages 10 18. Registration on June 3. trophies awarded for conduct attendance and improvement. more sessions set for June 10 24 26 29 and July 1 with details via SC 3 3300.
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Brite Ave
William L. Foley
Scarsdale
Herb Walker
Fox Meadow
Walker
United States
Recreation Dept
Old Scarsdale Association elects new board of governors
Alexander W. Alley Monroe Katcher and Mrs Malcolm Pirnie with William Britton Stitt were elected to the Old Scarsdale Association board of governors at the annual meeting May 16. Alley succeeds Carle R. Van Vliet. By laws were amended to admit all Election District 11 residents and property owners, ending prior restrictions on non property owners.
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Alexander W. Alley
Monroe Katcher
Malcolm Pirnie
William Britton Stitt
Old
Scarsdale
School Board Sets Special Meeting At High School
The Board of Education of District One will hold a special meeting Monday evening at 8 15 in the teachers dining room at the High School.
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Board of Education of
District One
Informal Parking Hearing Prompted Regent Views
With Memorial Day weekend, The Inquirer will publish a day early on Friday. Deadlines shift: pictures and news articles Monday 10 AM, display ads noon Monday, copy noon Tuesday, classifieds 3 PM Tuesday.
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Regent
the Inquirer
Scarsdale Community Fund approves 1957 budget committee
The Scarsdale Community Fund board named the 1957 budget committee members led by Richard M. Lederer Jr. The committee reviews 17 beneficiary agency budgets and recommends grant amounts for the 1958 program. Last year volunteers totaled over 750 with receipts of $123,413.53, and the 1957 goal is expected to rise due to rising salaries and costs.
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Scarsdale Community Fund & Council, Inc
Richard M. Lederer, Jr
Duke Brown
Huntington Rd
Calvert H. Crary
Underhill
Jules H. Enrich
Old Army
Gordon F. Gardner
Brookley
Edward S. Hand
Walworth Ave
Raymond T. Heilpern
Overlook
John R. Menke
Stratton Rd
Lambert R. Oeder
Woods Lane
Edward D. Robbins
Old Orchard Lane
Quentin I. Smith
Blauvelt Place
Allen E. Throop
Greenacres Ave
Roy H. Walters
Rock Creek Lane
Scarsdale Community Fund
Fall Soccer Program Studied by Recreation Dept
The Recreation Dept considers an organized fall soccer program for fourth to sixth grade boys after a February Recreation Council recommendation. Superintendent William L. Foley asks Dad's Club groups for aid. Last year, seventh and eighth graders played soccer with Scarsdale High School PE. The Speed-a-way girls program for sixth and seventh graders, begun last fall, will be expanded.
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Recreation Dept
Recreation Council
William L. Foley
Dad's Club
Physical Education Dept
Scarsdale High School
Foley
Weekly weather report from Popham Road station
The Village Engineering Dept reports daily high and low temperatures at 4 30 PM from May 15 to May 21. Readings show 87 52 on May 15 down to 62 43 on May 21 with varying precipitation and degree days totaling 61 for the week.
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Popham Rd
John J. Kappes
Rusk to Address Scarsdale Democratic Club Sunday
Dean Rusk former Assistant Secretary of State and Rockefeller Foundation president will speak at 4 p m Sunday at the Scarsdale Woman's Club on Drake Road. He will present A Bipartisan Foreign Policy and take questions. The public is invited.
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Dean Rusk
Scarsdale
Democratic Club
Woman's Club
Drake Rd
Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Village hearing on East Parkway parking draws small turnout
Less than 50 residents attended the informal Village Board hearing about a proposed 49 car lot on East Parkway near Chase Rd. The plan, estimated at about 125000 dollars plus rental, aims to preserve open space while easing business district parking. Local groups urged balancing zoning and master plan considerations.
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Fast Parkway
Ralph Keating
Dyckman Hall
Congregational Church
East Parkway
Chase Rd
Edgemont High Field Day by "EH" Club Fathers
The Edgemont Junior Senior High School hosts a community field day sponsored by the "EH" Club fathers tomorrow. Fathers, faculty, and students will wear sports gear for tennis finals track events and more with a noon barbecue. Proceeds fund band uniforms and bleachers. Charles Bermmann is chair and Morris Libman president. A testimonial dinner for winter and spring varsity and JV teams follows Monday.
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Edgemont
Edgemont High
Eh” Club
Charles Bermmann
Morris Libman
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Briarcliff Ace
News Index
Fred Weber
Sanford Siegelstein
Fresh Air Fund
St. Pius X
Heath-York
Edgewood Fathers
William Butcher
John Gass
Pres. Eisenhower
Boy Scout
Health Report
Scarsdale Ass’n Kleets Governors
Community Fund
Dept
Weather Report
Jobin Gaus
Scarsdale League of Women Voters
Carel Austin
Carol Craft
Anne Garey
Barbara Flesch
Fran Rumsey
Wendy Dorman
Walter Goodridge
Edwin Cohen
Chase Rad
Commerce Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
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