Scarsdale TV shoots on Spencer Place disrupt merchants
A Friday TV commercial filming on Spencer Place drew crowds and caused a business downturn for local shops. Merchants including Young Vogue and Mary Rothman reported lost sales and crowded parking as comedian Marty Ingles starred in a sponsor beverage scene. They consider legal action for alleged disruption and damage to shopper traffic.
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Spencer Place
Business
Merchants
Marty Ingles
Young Vogue
Jerry Dreyfus
Mary Rothman
David Rothman
Gotham Rotisserie
Strathmore Fire Claims 12-Year-Old Girl in Scarsdale
Two local boys attempted a heroic rescue as flames engulfed a Strathmore home at 1 Romney Place in Scarsdale. Angela Nikki Carr 12 died inside while her 11-year-old brother Richard escaped through a basement window.
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Strathmore
Romney Place
Scarsdale
Angela
Nikki) Carr
Our Lady of Fatima
Yonkers
Richard
Richard Carr
Kew Gardens
Queens
Debbie
Gina
Cynthia Carr
Roger Zahm
Lakeview Avenue
Kurt Rieschick
Wilmot Road
Eton
Garth Road
Cynthia
Mother Describes Man Who Robbed Her in Baby Threat
Mrs. Joseph Axler of 2 Old Lyme Road says a home intruder threatened harm to her infant son and stole 2287 dollars. A police sketch is being prepared from her description by NYPD CID, as detectives note no forced entry and no vehicle seen nearby.
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Joseph Axler
Old Lyme Road
Axler
Scarsdale
Bureau of Criminal Identification
New York City
Police Nab Youth After Wild Chase in Scarsdale
A 90 mile per hour pursuit through Scarsdale streets ended with 16-year-old David John Robinson being arrested on reckless driving driving without a license against red lights and assaulting an officer. He was released on $500 bail after arraignment before Judge John M. Friedman. Trial set for June 1.
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Scarsdale
David John Robinson
Walworth Avenue
Robinson
John M. Friedman
Popham
Garth Roads
Eastchester
Brook St
Post Road
Albert Tino
Harold Kushatha
Philip Donohue
Grasso
Kushatha Robinson
Teachers Bid Farewell To 4 Who Retire
Scarsdale's Teachers Association held their annual meeting at the Woman's Club bidding farewell to four retirees including Miss Bea trice Stolle. Officers were elected with Richard Davenport as president and Miss Stolle to serve two years as secretary.
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Scarsdale
Beatrice Stolle
Teachers’ Association
Woman's Club
Richard Davenport
Dorothy B. Connor
Ruth W. Haight
Scarsdale High School
Lillian R. Baker
Edgewood
Walter F. Fogg
Stolle
Davenport
Scarsdale High
Agnes Reigart
Vincent Romanello
Green [Acres
Giladya Kellogg
Scarsdale Meigh
Ann Woodcock
Blinker Light Planned At Post and Huntington Corner
The blinker light at the Post Road and Huntington Road intersection will be installed within a month. State officials, led by James Wallace of the State Traffic Commission, notified local leader Mrs. Alexander Cadoux of the project. The State Department of Public Works will handle installation, with two poles already staked. The move signals possible future pedestrian and full traffic lights, funded by the state, potentially saving village costs if local pedestrian light rights are granted.
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Post
Huntington Roads
James Wallace
State Traffic Commission
Alexander Cadoux
Brite Ave
Wallace
State Department of Public Works
Memorial Day Schedule Impacts Local Services
In observance of Memorial Day the following services are curtailed Saturday. Post Office has no window or delivery service but special delivery and collections will run. The Scarsdale Public Library will be closed.
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Scarsdale
Memorial Day Parade and Butler Field Ceremonies Schedule
Memorial Day Committee of Scarsdale Post No 52 announces parade events for Saturday May 30. Parade assembles at 8 30 a m East Side East Parkway with head at Spencer Place, moves at 8 45 a m to Honor Roll Boniface Circle for wreaths, along Popham Road Church Lane to Brownies, then churchyard services, firing squad taps and America. Parade continues to Butler Field via Church Lane Wayside Lane for review with color guards massing at north end.
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Memorial Day Committee
Scarsdale
American Legion
Eugene T. Rogliano
Richard B. Limbacher
Butler
East Parkway
Spencer Place
Backman Heads Group To Study Village Needs
The Town Club forms a Special Committee to Study Trends in Scarsdale led by NYU economist Dr. Jules Backman. President Richard W. Darrow announces a two year study of Scarsdale’s growing pains and long term outlook beyond next year.
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Backman
Scarsdale
Town Club
New York University
Jules Backman
Richard W. Darrow
Darrow
Prs
Mary
School of Commerce, Accounts
Delegates Named for GOP Primary in Scarsdale District
Four delegates and four alternate delegates will be elected in Scarsdale on June 2 to the Republican National Convention. Candidates include Henry R. Barrett Jr and J Herbert Grimsey for delegates and Jeanne A. O'Brien, Donald Vail, and Harry Parker Quinn for alternates, with opposition from two Goldwater-aligned groups. Polls open noon to 9 pm as the committee reviews village governance issues and seeks public input for a two year agenda.
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GOP
Republican County Committee
Henry R. Barrett Ll
White Plains
Charman
J. Herbert Grimsey
Jeanne A. O'Brien
Larchmont
Donald Vail
Bedford
Harry Parker Quinn
Scarsdale
26Th Congressional District
Phone Service Snarled In Scarsdale For 35 Minutes
About 10 000 Scarsdalians in the SC 3 and 5 area faced a 35 minute disruption in telephone service on Wednesday night. New York Telephone Company officials cited a failure in common dial equipment causing delayed dial tones and trouble completing incoming calls. The outage began around 7 50 p m and cleared by 8 25 p m.
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SC 3
New York Telephone Company
Urbanization Spurs New YWCA Building in White Plains
William L. Butcher led a Westchester luncheon urging a week long drive to fund a projected YWCA building in White Plains. He warned urbanization increases youth guidance needs and noted Westchester has few delinquency problems but faces rising insecurity and temptations.
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Westchester
William L. Butcher
The
County Trust Company
YWCA
White Plains
Schrafft
Eastchester
Butcher
John Gass
17 Veterans Granted Tax Exemptions At Village Hearing
The Board of Assessors granted exemptions to 17 veterans and increased assessments on three properties transferred to non veterans. A $1 200 reduction was awarded to Melvin J Nelson for an over assessed property due to incomplete original improvement plans. Requests for two larger reductions were denied, and the grievance session lasted four hours from 7 pm to 11 pm with occasional transaction pauses.
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Board of Trustees
Melvin J. Nelson
Aspen Road
Harry Schlosser
Board of Assessors
Harold Bennett
Chester Dobbs
Club Leaders Defend Nonpartisan Nominating Procedure
At the Town Club annual meeting, retiring president Milton J. Levitt and the incoming leader spoke in defense of the non-partisan nominating process. Levitt praised the club’s 60 year role in village affairs while warning that its influence may be challenged as Scarsdale remains a unique community.
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Milton J. Levitt
Scarsdale
Mayor appoints Albert Foreman to Village Planning Commission
Mayor Ralph K. Rogers announced the appointment of Albert E. Foreman to the Village Planning Commission to fill the unexpired term of William Wemple. Foreman, a Scarsdale resident for two years and NYC construction law practitioner, brings planning and voting experience to the panel. He has led urban zoning efforts, chaired the Town Club’s Zoning and Planning Committee, and serves on local advisory groups on open space and school district consolidation.
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Albert E. Foreman
Brewster Road
Ralph K. Rogers
Foreman
William Wemple
Rogers
Commission
Scarsdale
New York City
Town Club
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