Town Club Plans First Meeting of New Year
Notices sent for the Town Club fall meeting at the Children’s House Greenacres Avenue next Thursday September 24 at 8 15 p m. George W M Clark explains Scarsdale’s tax equalization appeals and citizens’ possible actions. Philip W Russell discusses the proposed new high school and Governor Roosevelt study committee comments are noted. Committees named for the year with Clark as chair.
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Greenacres Avenue
Scarsdale
George W. M. Clark
Committee On Taxation and Finance
Philip W. Russell
Board of Education
William C. White
Roosevelt
George B. Clifton
Robert E. Christie, Jr
Rush
Tennis Benefit Matches Raise Funds for Westchester Association
About $1,000 was added to the Westchester County Children's Association funds from tennis matches at Saxon Woods Club last week. Profit fell short due to a July to September postponement and doubled seating costs. William Tilden II and Francis Hunter racquets were donated and awarded to lucky-number holders, Paula Forum and a Peekskill youth won them. Mrs. Warner Kent chaired the event, praised by Miss Helen Kennedy Stevens, with sixty county girls as program participants and thirty men as ushers.
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Westchester County Children’s Association
Saxon Woods Club
William Tilden
Francis Hunter
Association
Paula Forum
Scarswold
Garth Road
Hunter
Peekskill
Tilden
Warner Kent
Birchall Drive
Helen Kennedy Stevens
Miss Stevens
Judge White Wins Archery Tourney
William Cravath White of Murray Hill Road captured the Scarsdale monthly handicap archery title at Scarsdale High School. He won the men’s division with How land S. Brown second and Carl Staley third. Mrs. John S. Stevenson led the women’s division with Mrs. Staley second. Several Scarsdale archers also competed in the Connecticut State Championship at Storrs.
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William Cravath White
Murray Hill Road
Scarsdale
Scarsdale High School
Howland S. Brown
Carl Staley
John S. Stevenson
Louis Stevenson
P. J. Madden
P. J. Madden, Jr
To Buy or Not to Buy Articles Sent Through Mails Is Problem
Scarsdale residents face requests to buy Christmas cards mailed by R L Houk, a nearly blind man from Washington DC, who sells through mail appeals. The Associated Charities notes his long-running campaigns across cities, with no illegal misrepresentation but use of his handicap to solicit aid. The Post Office found no criminal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
the Inquirer
Saranac
E. Cunningham
Miss Cunningham
Thorne Baker
Cooper Road
Town Club
Associated Charities
Washington, D. C
R. L. Houk
Houk
Washington
Mrs O Day to Address Westchester League Luncheon
Mrs Caroline O Day senior vice chairman of the Westchester County League of Women Voters will headline the Scarsdale Chapter luncheon Friday September 25 at 1 pm. Mrs F H Bethell chapter chairman presides with a reception committee including Mrs George H Mayo Mrs Burchard Dutcher Mrs Kenneth Hogg and Mrs Jacob Neahr. The opening meeting of the season will discuss What the League Means to Its Members and cover the group’s winter program. The event is open to the public with reservations at the clubhouse.
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Caroline O'Day
Westchester County League of Women Voters
Scarsdale
F. H. Bethell
George H. Mayo
Burchard Dutcher
Kenneth Hogg
Jacob Neahr
Sturges Leads for Golf Championship at Scarsdale Club
Scarsdale Golf Club announced leaders in the championship with E. E. Sturges top on 160 followed by F. B. Geddes 161 and H. Lee 162. Sweepstake results for Saturday and Sunday list Class A and B winners led by E. C. Holston and H. Hering among others.
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Scarsdale Golf Club
E. E. Sturges
F. B. Geddes
H. Lee
A. Ley
B. Barnes
P. Brown
H. Hering
H. McDonald
A. H. Ham
F. N. Shepherd
W. Jennings, Jr
F. A. Willard
A. C. Noble
C. Cairns
R. MacColl
H. A. Bade
BE. L. Noetzel
E. C. Holston
R. B. Marchand
B. M. Fellows
Reveille Dominates Sound Yacht Regattas
Reveille owned and sailed by Clarence Smith of Woods Lane took first and second in weekend Sound yacht races. The Scarsdale boat was runner up in the Victory Class at Indian Harbor on Saturday and won that class at New Rochelle on Sunday.
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Clarence Smith
Woods Lane
Scarsdale
Indian Harbor
Edgemont Man Named Principal of Major Technical High School
A prominent Edgemont resident has been appointed principal of a leading technical high school. The selection signals strong ties between the community and the school. The appointment reflects ongoing efforts to elevate technical education and prepare students for specialized careers within the county.
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Edgemont
Westchester County
Scarsdale and Edgemont School Opening Plans Detailed
Scarsdale plans opening day for midweek with Edgemont school starting soon after due to polio concerns. About 1500 to 2000 Scarsdale children expected to enroll this year, faculty totals include 120 staff with nine new members across Scarsdale and Edgewood Fox Meadow and elementary schools.
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Scarsdale
Edgemont
Greenburgh
Ralph I. Underhill
Vernon G. Smith
Edgewood
Fox Meadow
New York City
New York State
Connecticut
Boulder Brook and Saxonshire Clubs Merge in County Riding Center
The Boulder Brook Club and Saxonshire Country Club merged on Monday to form Boulder Brook Club Inc with 132 Boulder Brook members. C T Chenery and William Draper Jr led negotiations, exchanging Saxonshire certificates at par. The Board of Governors expect the new entity to serve as Westchester County’s recognized riding center.
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Boulder Brook Club, Inc
Saxonshire Country Club, Inc
C. T. Chenery
Boulder Brook Club
William Draper, Jr
Saxonshire Club
Saxonshire Country Club
Bassford Loses Semi Final in National Veterans Championship
Bassford fell to a challenger last Friday in the semi finals of the national veterans championship at Forest Hills. Bassford had won the tournament the previous year.
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Henry Bassford
Forest Hills
Bassford
Merchants Seek Waste Department Collection Debate
A Scarsdale Retail Merchants Association delegation will attend the Village Board meeting next Tuesday to press restoring waste collection for business district stores. The group argues merchants are entitled to village service, noting neighboring towns provide it and charge shops, while Scarsdale currently serves households only.
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Scarsdale Retail Merchants Association
Edward L. Dillingham
Mamaroneck
Larchmont
Tarrytown
Bronxville
Rye
Pelham
Greenwich
Connecticut
Postpone Equalization Appeal Hearing After October 7
Seventy two voters including fifty one Republicans and twenty one Democrats cast ballots in Scarsdale for the primary this Tuesday. Last year the village tally reached 530 in the contests for the Congressional nomination. Republican and Democratic county committeemen are named with multiple local members listed.
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Scarsdale
Congress
Linda R. Wyckoff
Edward J. Johnson
Ralph A. McClelland
John H. Rogers
Grace N. Green
A. Presley Colburn
George W. Both
Eldred A. Halsey
J. Lester van Name
Edith L. Haldimand
William F. Salter
Phoebe J. Lacy
Herbert McKennis
Sheila B. Howes
Benjamin A. Howes
Mary C. McDaniels
T. R. B. Fike
Bella R. Montgomery
Emery L. Ferris
Anna V. Bough
R. E. L. Howe, Jr
Josephine Stitt
John Coughlin
Anne R. King
County Traffic Safety Plan Proposed Without New Department
White Plains Supervisor McCarthy urged a teethy legislative approach to traffic safety. He argued against creating a new county traffic department, favoring a uniform set of regulations for board approval and possible laws to curb ticket fixing and maintain violator lists at the Sheriff's office as the study continues for the next legislative session.
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McCarthy
White Plains
Board of Supervisors
Committee On Traffic
Department of Traffic and Safety
the Times
Scarsdale Reports Second Mild Poliomyelitis Case
Scarsdale records a second poliomyelitis case in a week. A six year old on Brayton Road fell ill at the beach and was diagnosed as infantile paralysis a mild form with little paralysis. County health officials report ninety six total county cases outside Mount Vernon New Rochelle and Yonkers and no respirator use. Greenburgh School District says no cases but school opening postponed as precaution.
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Scarsdale
Brayton Road
Ralph R. Fegan
County Department of Health
Berton Lattin
Greenburgh
Summer Weather Reverses Season Warm Week Surprise
Nature produced a July like heat wave this month as Scarsdale saw record highs. Thursday reached 97 degrees, Friday 100, Saturday 85, followed by 92 on Sunday 95 on Monday and 85 on Tuesday, with a drop to 73 by Wednesday morning at eight oclock.
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Nature
Scarsdale
Mercury
The
Rotary guest recounts Dorade transatlantic victory
Rotary Roderick Stephens Sr. of Brayton Road addressed Scarsdale Rotary Club at yesterday's luncheon detailing the Dorade’s successful Atlantic race. Earlier, Eugene Szepesi of Jefferson Road spoke Thursday about his Russia experiences and his work organizing Moscow textile mills.
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Roderick Stephens, Sr
Brayton Road
Scarsdale
A. W. O. L. Club to Open Next Tuesday
Members invited to bring guests for the grand reopening of the clubroom in the Harwood Building next Tuesday evening September 22. Refreshments and entertainment planned. Bowling alleys have been scraped and polished to championship condition. Pool tables and other equipment ready for use.
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Harwood
Scarsdale appeal hearing postponed amid tax plan clash
Postponement of Scarsdale’s appeal from its county equalization rating was announced with hearing set after October 7 due to State Tax Commissioner Mark Graves’ absence. Scarsdale officials including Supervisor Pliny Williamson and lawyer William Cravath White, plus Hall Cunningham Jackson Haywood firm, will represent. board members battled over Brower’s figures showing shifts in tax burdens among Yonkers White Plains Scarsdale Rye Pelham Harrison Eastchester with Pelham hit hardest.
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Scarsdale
Mark Graves
State Tax Commission
Graves
Roosevelt
Pliny W. Williamson
William Cravath White
Warren W. Cunningham
John H. Jackson
Hall, Cunningham, Jackson
Albert Brower
Brower
Williamson
Benjamin I. Taylor
Percy Barrett
Bedford
Eastchester
Poor Box Thief Captured at Church by Patrolman
Patrolman Arthur Carney nabbed Joseph McPhillips of Yonkers at the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Wednesday afternoon after a chase up Carman Road. Father Cahill had flagged repeated thefts from the poor box and McPhillips, 20, with a long police record, was on probation at arrest.
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Arthur Carney
Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Joseph McPhillips
Yonkers
Scarsdale
Gerald Cahill
William Short
Carney
McPhillips
Carman Road
County Supervisors Endorse Fight Against Lighting Rates
Majority of the Board of Supervisors join a minority resolution Monday supporting various county municipalities in their battle over rates charged by the Westchester Lighting Company.
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Board of Supervisors
Westchester Lighting Company
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Judge White
Mrs. O’day
County League of Women Voters
Scarsdale Group
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the Woman's Club
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Saxonshire
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