Literacy Tests For Voters During Registration Hours
Superintendent Archibald B. Shaw announced literacy tests will be held at Scarsdale High School Room 213 during registration hours from Oct 6 to 11. New state law allows pass by eighth grade diploma or affidavit, or honorable discharge from U.S. service. tests will be rare and only for certain naturalized citizens or non-English instruction graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald B. Shaw
Scarsdale High School
Post Rd
Armed Services of the
United States
State of
New York
Shaw
Edgemont Assembly Plans speech by Mrs Roosevelt
The Edgemont School PTA opens the year with a guest address from Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt on United Nations work, progress and challenges. She will speak to Junior High and fifth and sixth grades, with no parent invitations this year due to higher enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont
PTA
Franklin D Roosevelt
United Nations
Roosevelt
Greenville
Lester Arons
LWV Will Hear Charles E Wilson in Scarsdale
The League Of Women Voters of Scarsdale invites the public to a talk by former Defense Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson at the Woman's Club next Friday, Sept 26 at 8 15 p.m. A 7 30 p.m. reception will precede the event with League officials and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters of
Scarsdale
Charles E. Wilson
Woman's Club
Wilson
League
League of Women Voters
Pfc. Douglas BE Reeder Arrives in Germany with 28th Infantry
Pfc. Douglas BE Reeder, son of Mr and Mrs P G Reeder of Clarence Road, has recently arrived in Germany serving with the 28th Infantry Division under NATO guarding Western Europe. A Princeton University graduate, he previously worked as an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale's in New York City before entering the Army in February 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas BE. Reeder
P. G. Reeder
Clarence Rd
Germany
28Th Infantry Division
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Western
Europe
Pfc
Reeder
Princeton University
Bloomingdale
Dept
Army
Church News And Editorial Pages Featured In Index
The news index lists Church News on pages 16 and 17 along with editorials and school notices on page 11. Society pages run pages 12 to 15 and theatres feature on page 20.
Military Ballot Rules for Families in Election Day
Families of armed services members are urged to ensure voting on Election Day. Military ballot applications must reach Albany by October 23. Applications available at The Inquirer office and can be picked up and mailed to service members to fill out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Albany
Inquirer
Open House Day Aids Hammond House Restoration
The Westchester County Historical Society plans Open House Day on Saturday October 4 to benefit Hammond House and nine other 18th century homes in Scarsdale. Funds raised aim to finish interior restoration while exterior work proceeds under committee leadership. Eight Scarsdale houses plus the Smith residence on Old Army Road will be shown with advance tickets available at the White Plains headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond House
Westchestr County Historical Society
Frank MacGregor Smith
Scarsdale
Route 1000
Grasslands Hospital
Eastview
Smith
Hammond House Committee
Elliot Baldwin Hunt
Ossining
William Harvey Smith
Larchmont
Post Road
Smiths
Old Army Road
Hunt
Frank Seth
White Plains
Amos Struble
Hawthorne
Ralph Seberhagen
William Sheldon
Police credited for breaking up Westchester burglary gang
District Attorney George M. Fanelli praised Scarsdale and White Plains police for netting a burglary gang accused of thefts totaling about a million dollars across Westchester Nassau and New York City. Jacob Wissenfeld, 42, labeled the gang’s ringleader, was arrested after a White Plains tip linked to Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Fanelli
Scarsdale
White Plains
Westchester
Nassau
New York City
Jacob Wissenfeld
Winthrop Ave
James Walsh
Manhattan
Wissenfeld
California
James Lyons
Edwin Meehan
Thomas Fitzmaurice
Robert Russell
Russell
Eisenhower Clubs Launch County Get Out The Vote Drive
Westchester Eisenhower Clubs begin the largest county campaign Sunday with 6000+ workers. In Scarsdale, co chairs Mrs. Floyd W. Mundy Jr and Mrs. Ben F. Gates oversee a 10-house canvass. Volunteers seek turnout in November, offer absentee ballot guidance, and collect voter counts while noting preferences as a recruitment tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester Eisenhower Clubs
Scarsdale
Floyd W. Mundy, Jr
Ben F. Gates
Robert Gitzen
Republican Town Committee
Eisenhower
Manor House Centenary Service at Trinity Lutheran Church
A Sunday centennial service marks the Manor House original build century at Crane Road. Trinity Lutheran Church hosts guests from the Crane family and Scarsdale officials. Dr. August W. Brustat delivers the sermon “By the Grace of God” with brief community greetings and post service refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Rd
Trinity Lutheran Church
Scarsdale
Charles Whitehead Carmer
Carmer
Stone Manor Farm
Edward Nelson
Alexander Crane
Miller McClintock
McClintock
August W. Brustat
Alkamont
Brustat
Atlantic District
The
Lutheran Church
Searsdale
Crane
Theodore Wittrock
American Lutheran Publicity Bureau
Pliny W. Williamson
Theodore Sander Jr
Harold L. Smith
Trinity Lutheran
John Zuhr
Charles Gounod
Trinity
Woman Guild
Arthur E. Nelson
Henry Eichhammer
William Eggers
Friends Meeting House Sign Taken
The large grey colonial sign in front of the Friends Meeting House on Popham Rd was reported missing after the Sunday Meeting of Silent Worship. It had first vanished two weeks earlier when Gustave Sudaka repainted it, and builders say if returned no questions will be asked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Meeting House
Popham Rd
Gustave Sudaka
Sudaka
Lee Moore
Wallace Wolcott
Scarsdale
Hallowe'en Window Painting Contest Set for Oct 25
Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce and Scarsdale Recreation Dept announce the annual Hallowe'en Window Painting Contest to be held Saturday October 25 with about 1000 children expected. Black captains will seek permission to use store windows and merchants are urged to cooperate. Costs are typically covered by the Chamber, with non members asked to contribute ten dollars to defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Chamber of Commerce
Scarsdale Recreation Dept
Chamber of Commerce
LaFleur Promoted to First Lieutenant in Korea
Joseph D. LaFleur of Dogwood Drive has been promoted to first lieutenant while serving with the X Corps in Korea. He leads a platoon in the 116th Engineer Combat Battalion and is a Louisiana State University graduate.
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Joseph D. LaFleur
Dogwood Drive
X Corps
Korea
Lt. LaFleur
116Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Louisiana State University
First Town Club Opens 48th Year With Meeting
The New Town Club season starts next Thursday at 8 15 pm in the high school auditorium. Paul S. Smith urges all members to attend as the club marks its 48th year and discusses the consolidation of Union Free School Districts 1 and 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul S. Smith
Union Free
Philip L. Carret
Board of Education and District 1
Long Range Advisory Committee
Harold H. Tucker
Boy and Girl Scouts Committee
Floyd W. Mundy, Jr
Scarsdale Community Fund
Thorndike Deland
Malcolm Pirnie
Town Club
A. Chauncey Newlin
Board of Education
Alexander M. Aiken
J. A. Barkey
Alan G. Cherry
Robert Goldstein
Matthew J. Kane
I. George Kinzler
John V. Torrisi
John K. Donald
Stanley Herzman
Mack G. Klosty
William E. Lassiter
Lawrence E. Laybourne
Richard L. Salzer
Board of Governors
Air Force three-cent stamp features Corporal Margaret Tansey
Corpral Margaret Tansey represents the Women’s Armed Forces on a new three cent stamp. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Tansey. Mr Tansey serves as maintenance superintendent of the Scarsdale Woman’s Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Tansey
Air Force
Miss Tansey
Patrick Tansey
Mr. Tansey
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Art Association Hosts First Outdoor Show
The Scarsdale Art Association presents its initial Outdoor Show tomorrow from 9:80 to 4:30 on village property opposite the Post Office. The event showcases local artists and painting displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Committee Recommends School Plant Enlargement Plan C favored. EB minority
The long range planning committee to District 1 urges enlargement of the school plant for both high school and elementary levels regardless of consolidation. It supports Plan C with a separate six eight junior high, notes unavoidable tax increases, and plans further meetings with the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Archibald B. Shaw
Paul S. Smith
Town Club
W. Stewart McDonald
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Voters May Register For Election Day
Time is short for Scarsdale voters to register before the October 6 to 11 period. People out of town can register at the Westchester County Board of Elections in White Plains from 9 to 4 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturdays until September 26. Absent ballot requests are available there or in Scarsdale on regular registration days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
the Board of Elections
County Court House
White Plains
Scarsdale Adult School Opens Office for Fall Registration
The Scarsdale Adult School will set up a registration office at Scarsdale High School this Monday for fall term enrollment from October 7 to 10. The week of Sept 22 26 and Sept 29 Oct 3 will offer 1 to 3 pm daily. New courses include antiques cooking and golf with instructors Ralph Carpenter Jr Mrs Otto L Tinklepaugh and Andrew Hunter.
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Scarsdale Adult School
Scarsdale High School
Brewster Road
Ralph BE. Carpenter
Carpenter
Scarsdale
America
Williamsburg Forum
Walpole Society
Otto L. Tinklepaugh
White Plains
Andrew Hunter
Hunter
Westchester
Scotland
Brazil
Florida
Nova Scotia
Jimmy Powers
Anderson Elected To Nucleus Group Of Non-Partisans
Joseph P. Anderson of Sprague Road was elected to represent neighbors on the nucleus committee of the non partisan citizens committee. Leonard M. Starbuck of Cambridge Road named alternate. Paul B. Smith, Town Club president, called the meeting at 120 Brewster Road. The nucleus includes Smith, Anderson, and Mrs. John EB Wood, Woman's Club president. two more members and alternates will be chosen to complete the executive group.
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Joseph P. Anderson
Sprague Rd
Neighborhood Association
Citizens Committee
Leonard M. Starbuck
Cambridge Rd
Paul 8. Smith
Town Club
Brewster Rd
Smith
Anderson
John EB
Wood
Woman's Club
Library Story Hour at Scarsdale Public Library
A story hour will be held at Scarsdale Public Library on Olmsted Road tomorrow morning at 10 30. Children and caregivers are invited to attend the reading session and activities in the morning schedule.
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Scarsdale
Olme
Sted Rd
Caribbean Cruise Benefit Planned by Edgemont PTA
Edgemont PTA schedules a Caribbean Cruise fundraiser at the school on Saturday October 4. Entertainment begins at nine with Chuck Carolton's orchestra providing music and gym dancing. refreshments served. Community prizes, decorations and ticket duties are coordinated by listed parent volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont Pta
PTA
Chuck Carolton
Harold Coulter
Cortlandt Briggs
Ray Johnson
Sidney Lenz
William Seely
Bengt Nordberg
George Melinette
Stonesifer
James K. Switzer
Robin Hill Rd
Great Books course returns at Scarsdale Adult School
Kenneth M. Gould offers his Fall course "Great Books" at the Scarsdale Adult School. Readings include Plato Apology and Crito, Tocqueville Democracy in America, Dostoyevsky The Brothers Karamazov, Stuart Chase The Proper Study of Mankind, and Eric Hoffer The True Believer. Gould, Scarsdale resident, journalist, educator, editor-in-chief of Scholastic Magazines, has written on sociology and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Gould
Scarsdale
Plato
Crito
Alexis de Tocqueville
America
Fyodor Dostoievsky
Brothers Karamazov
Stuart Chase
Eric Hoffer
Mr. Gould
Scholastic
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Scarsdale Ave
Malcolm A. MacIntyre
District 1
Ivan Combs
Albert J. Young Jr
James K. Crimmins
Edward F. Page
E. Harper Cummings
Clifton V. Bagley
W. Wilson Garey
George P. Drowne
James Pickering
Richard Greenlee
James Ritchie
Herbert Cook
Richard Driscoll
George Steigler
Clark Blackburn
Charles Johnson
Walter Swertinger
Anson McLoud
F. D. Hildebrandt
Max Sheridan
Malcolm Lane
Myron Rose
Richard Reilly
Walter Olson
Thomas Leech
George Summers
Henry McClintock
Jerome Collins
W. M. Behrens
Albert Pross
Arthur VanDeWater
Norman Horn
Charles Carpenter
J. A. Day
Manor House
LaFleur
Library Story Hour
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