Union Free School District Created in Greenburgh No 6
A union free school district formed from Greenburgh District No 6 after a stormy Edgemont School meeting. Debates centered on Scarsdale village merger and a Hartsdale tie, with amendments to pursue potential annexation and a high school plan at minimal cost.
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Union Free School District
Greenburgh No. 6
Greenburgh
Edgemont
Scarsdale Village
Hartsdale
Committee of 11
Carroll D. Fearon
Scarsdale
Logan Cresap
Union of
Historical Film to Be Shown by Society
The Westchester County Historical Society will show The Gateway to the West at Dyckman Hall on Friday evening December 8. Yale University sponsors the two films about George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, with invited students from local schools.
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Westchester County Historical Society
Dyckman Hall
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Yale University
The
Historical Society
Five More Students Enter Scarsdale Schools
Five more pupils have entered Scarsdale schools since the end of October. Superintendent Ralph S. Underhill told the Board of Education on Monday night that the current school population is 1787, a fif teen percent increase over last year.
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Scarsdale
Board of Education
Ralph S. Underhill
417 More Children Added to Scarsdale Census
Scarsdale census reports 417 more children aged one to eighteen this year compared with 1928 figures. Edgewood district holds largest share of young children and of those aged five to eighteen, with 1,324 in Edgewood, 797 in Fox Meadow, and 859 in Greenacres.
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Edgewood
Fox Meadow
Greenacres
Scarsdale
Issue New License Plates For Cars 1930
All issuing offices of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles begin selling automobile plates for 1930. Early registrants can attach new plates on December 16, avoiding end of year changes. Plates for existing cars cannot be transferred. new registrations and numbers required. Over 2.2 million cars must be reregistered before January 1 to operate legally.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Three Injured in Fenimore Road Collision
Monday afternoon three people were hurt when two cars collided at Fenimore Road and Brite Avenue at 5 44. Herman Juenger, 27 Alkamont Avenue, driving one car owned by Otto Biekefeld, had a bruised left leg. Elizabeth Biekefeld suffered a knee and arm cut, and Clara Pflaumbaum had bruises on her right leg. The other car, driven by Ivan Hansen, was owned by Gerald Jacobson. A summons was issued to Juenger for reckless driving.
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Fenimore Road
Brite Avenue
Herman Juenger
Alkamont Avenue
Otto A. Biekefeld
Elizabeth Bickefeld
Clara Pflaumbaum
Bickefeld
Ivan Hansen
Park and
Oxford Roads
Gerald Jacobson
Biekefeld
Herman Juengerken
Village Board Approves Road Improvement Bonds
The village trustees at their regular meeting authorized $121,000 certificates for Post Road improvement maturing in one year at 5 percent. They also authorized Sewer Districts Three and Four certificates with interest not exceeding 6 percent. John H. Jackson received a resolution of thanks for Fox Meadow Cast work, with disbursements of $392.56 approved. Fire hydrants have been inspected and are in perfect order, with checks in February May August and November. A Supervisors’ letter urged wide shoulders on highways without curbs and asked the county engineer to prepare plans, requesting town boards in Westchester follow the same. Continued on Page Fourteen.
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John H. Jackson
Fox Meadow
Board of Supervisors
Westchester County
Folk Dances Taught To Scarsdale Girl Scouts
Folk dancing classes start December 7 for Scarsdale Girl Scouts with sessions each Saturday in the high school gym from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM. Sponsored by Mrs. Carter Waddell, the program offers three merit badges and costumes made by the girls.
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Carter Waddell
Scarsdale Girl Scouts
James D. Lester
Scarsdale
Board of Education
Girl Scouts
Virginia
William Gallowhur
Heathcote Road
Christmas Club Funds To Be Paid By December Checks
Christmas clubs across Scarsdale and Hartsdale prepare year end payouts. Scarsdale National Bank will distribute 30 329 50 to 415 members on December 2 as registrations grow. Hartsdale Bank expects over 25 000 mailed to about 450 members within two weeks.
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Scarsdale National Bank
Hartsdale National Bank
Scarsdale National Bank and Trust Company
Hartsdale Bank
Hartsdale
Caleb Heathcote Trust Company
Plan Movie Series For Young People At Hitchcock Memorial Church
The Woman's Guild at Hitchcock Memorial Church launches fortnightly film afternoons for youths, starting December 7 at 3 PM in the Children's House. Robin Hood with Douglas Fairbanks opens, with films chosen by a committee and Scarsdale PTA, approved by the National Association. Admission is modest, with music by a boys orchestra and Scarsdale Post Office employee accompanying. Boy Scouts will serve as ushers.
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Woman's Guild
Hitchcock Memorial Church
Robin Hood
Douglas Fairbanks
Scarsdale
Parent Teacher's Association
National Association
Lewis C. Fuller
Chesterfield Road
Evangeline
Alexander Dingwall
Jackson
Scarsdale Post Office
Williamson Submits Resolution on News
Williamson submits a resolution on local news policy as part of routine board procedures. The move appears amid a week of district governance items and public notices.
Kubas Repudiates Second Confession Facing Grand Jury
Michael Kubas, a screen burglar in Scarsdale, pleaded not guilty at the second Police Court hearing after signing two written confessions to burglaries this fall. Judge Charles M. Carter had previously arraigned him and outlined the first hearing, noting Kubas represents himself due to lack of funds. The case now awaits grand jury action on burglary charges.
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Michael Kubas
Scarsdale
Charles M. Carter
Carter
Inquirer
Kubas
Grand Central Station
New York Central
Hartsdale
New York
Fenimore Road
Elm Road
C. I. Startup
R. A. Gantt
Greenacres Avenue
George Welting
Donellan
Bryant Park
42Nd Street
Sixth Avenue
Chief Short
Arthur A. Carney
Carney
Faulkner
Susquehanna
Pennsylvania
Williamson Submits Resolution on News
A Board of Supervisors meeting last week saw minority leader James A. Sullivan's resolution to bar a gag rule rejected. Pliny Williamson of Scarsdale proposed a replacement set for a vote next Monday as the panel weighs press access to Budget and Appropriations proceedings. The report notes past newsroom access was not refused and recounts a spate of robberies with Michael Kubas confessing to multiple break ins in Scarsdale and nearby areas during recent hearings.
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Board of Supervisors
Court House
James A. Sullivan
Pliny Williamson
Scarsdale
Sullivan
Committee On Budget and Appropriations
Budget and Appropriations Committee
Grand Jury on Land Case Convenes
The extraordinary grand jury convened Tuesday in White Plains to examine Westchester County land deals. Lawyers for the prosecution have met with Budget and Appropriations Committee members, real estate brokers, and White Plains residents as witnesses prepare bank books and account records.
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Westchester County
Board of Supervisors
Court House
White Plains
Budget and Appropriations Committee
Leonard Granted Leave of Absence at Scarsdale High
Leonard director of physical education at Scarsdale High School will take a leave of absence in the second half of the current school year to pursue studies in his field. He will have completed seven and a half years of service on February first.
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Clinton
Leonard
Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale
Churches Join in Thanksgiving Service at St James the Less
A union service at the Church of St James the Less brought together Hitchcock Memorial Church Scarsdale Congregational and Scarsdale Community Baptist Church. Rev George H Smyth preached on Be careful for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanks giving. Offertory benefitted the Golden Rule Foundation.
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George H. Smyth
Hitchcock Memorial Church
Church of St. James the Less
Scarsdale Congregational
Scarsdale Community Baptist Church
Mr. Smyth
Herbert W. Hansen
The
Baptist Church
J. H. Price
Alan R. Chalmers
Mozart
Brahms
de la Tombelle
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Edgemont School
Capt. Cresap
Mr. Barney
Neal Barney
Thomas McNiece
Yale
Moving Picture
Historical Group
George A. Marsh
Tmas
Cittchen
Women’s Guild
Williamson
Mme. Carreras
Dee
Ponzelle
Paulist
Page
Elizabeth McCormack
William Irish
C.W. Montgomery
Lloyd
Woman's Club
Westchester
the Churches
Short
Eastchester
Joseph Faulkner
Mr. Leonard
George Smyth
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