Recreation Camp Letters Win Prizes for Camp Feedback
Westchester County Children's Association awards prizes for letters from Croton Point Recreation Camp in August. Betty Clark, Frieda Mitchellman, and Livingston Werner win girls and boys categories. prizes will be presented October 7 at the association's annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County Children's Association
Croton Point
O. H. Cheney
Scarsdale
Betty Clark
Larchmont
Frieda Mitchelman
Port Chester
Livingston Werner
Ginnie
George
Westchester County Children’s Association
Mrs. John R. Ross Dies Suddenly
Mrs. John R. Ross widow of the Village Clerk died September 15 at Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York. Funeral services were held at the Ross home with interment in St James the Less churchyard. Born Lucy Manuela Benton in Putney New York she aided her brother Urbana Benton on the Evening Alburnian and helped found The Boys and Girls Story Teller before marrying John R. Ross. The Rosses settled on the Post road in Scarsdale and remained noted residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R Ross
Fifth Avenue Hospital
New York
Ross
St. James the Less
Scarsdale
Mrs. Ross
Lucy Manuela Benton
Putney
Steuben County
Auburn
Urbana
Benton
Alburnian
John R. Ross
Frank Leslie
Mrs Bethell Addresses Dutchess Voters This Week
Mrs Bethell spoke to two League for Women Voters meetings in Ossining and Katonah this week. She is set to address the Dutchess County Republican Convention in Poughkeepsie. Laura J. Wylie of Vassar College chairs the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Bethell
League For Women Voters
Gordon Norrie
Ossining
Katonah
Dutchess County
Poughkeepsie
Laura J. Wylie
Vassar College
Park Commission Seeks Topographical Draftsman
The State Civil Service Commission will hold a written exam in White Plains on October 4 for a topographical draftsman at 1800 to 2400 dollars yearly. An immediate appointment follows from the eligible list to the Westchester County Park Commission in Bronxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Civil Service Commission
White Plains
Westchester County Park Commission
Bronxville
Roger Ascham School Opens in Soundview Area
The Roger Ascham School rises on Wingfield land in South White Plains with eight acres of playing fields and a large gymnasium. headmaster William Oliver Stevens and headmistress Annie Winsor Allen lead a project backed by David Graham and Edwin Outwater Inc as Republican women form Coolidge clubs to boost turnout in county politics.
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Soundview Avenue
South White Plains
Roger Ascham
Wingfield
John Miles
Residentia Development
al Ascham
David Graham
Edwin Outwater, Inc
Cushman Roads
Scarsdale
William Oliver Stevens
Annie Winsor Allen
Nydia Westman Emerges As Broadway Season Breakthrough
Nydia Westman, praised as a True Daughter of the Stage, rises as a notable newcomer in theater. The 19 year old daughter of Theodore Westman Sr and Lily Wren Westman has roots in vaudeville and the legitimate stage, joining John Golden in premiering Pigs at the Little Theatre and later bringing the role to New York on May 29 in Elmira.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Herald- Tribune
Dorothy Stone
Fred Stone
Helen Menken
Seventh Heaven
Nydia Westman
New York
John Golden
Little Theatre
Miss Westman
Theodore Westman
Ardsley Road
Scarsdale
Westman
Golden
Theodore Westman, Jr
Elmira
N. Y
Mr. Golden
New York City
Lily Wren Westman
Wren
Christopher Wren
Neville Westman
Lolita
Western Conference alumni outing at Briarcliff Lodge
Several hundred members of the New York Association of Western Conference Universities attended an outing Thursday at Briarcliff Lodge. Prizes were offered in golf, tennis and swimming events. Graduates from ten Middle West universities joined alumni from Chicago Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Northwestern Ohio Purdue and Wisconsin at Briar Cliff Manor.
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New York Association of Western Conference
Briarcliff Lodge
Middle West
Briarcliff Manor
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Purdue
Wisconsin
Town Club to Hold Symposium on City and Regional Planning
Scarsdale Town Club schedules a fall symposium at Dyckman Hall on October 1 to discuss city and regional planning for New York, Westchester, and Scarsdale. Speakers include Thomas Adams on regional plans Daniel L Turner on suburban transport and Frederick P Close on Westchester Park system.
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Town Club
Dyckman Hall
Scarsdale
New York
Westchester
Woman’s Club
Greenacres Association
South
Heathcote Station
Thomas Adams
Daniel L. Turner
Transi Commission
White Plains Mayor to act on Davis Brook issue
Frederick E Weeks head of the Board of Health has been delegated to present to the Common Council the Davis Brook question. The Board acted after Bronx Parkway Commission complained Davis Brook pollutes the Bronx River.
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White Plains
Davis Brook
Frederick E. Weeks
Board of Health
Common Council
Bronx Parkway Commission
Bronx River
NYU Adds Newspaper Work Course at White Plains
A new NYU course on newspaper making and editing will start September 29 in White Plains. Led by G Harris Danzberger, the class covers history, department organization, laboratory practice, and editorials with talks by experienced editors and possible plant visit. Sessions meet Mondays 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at White Plains High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York University
White Plains
James Melvin Lee
James E. Lough
White Plains High School
G. Harris Danzberger
Greenacres
Scarsdale
Scarsdale Supply unveils Home News leaflet in Parkway Building
The Home News release from Scarsdale Supply Company announces a monthly four page leaflet highlighting home and builder hardware, tools and supplies. It describes a new, larger showroom at the Parkway Building on East Parkway near the Bank and Post Office with centralized stock for quicker orders. An ad notes Buick financing options via Brown's Buick Service in White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home News
Scarsdale Supply Company
Scarsdale
Parkway
East Parkway
Bank and Post Office
Leo O'Farrell
Brown
White Plains
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Maxime
Edith
Rivers
Lorenz
Virginia
Recreation Hall
Hudson River
Prieda Mitchelman
Leslie
Mrs. Bethell
Park Commission
Coolidge
Coolde
Francis A. Winslow
Yon 5S
Coolidge-Dawes
Winslow
Republican Party
Theen
Collegians
Rosary Hill
Hawthorne
Servants of Relief For
John T. Smith
Greenwich Street
Alphonsa
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Mother Alphonsa
Mother Rose
St. Rose's Free Home
Jackson Street
Rose
Mary Huber
Louisville
Kentucky
Order of St. Dominic
Monsignor McIntyre
Dunwoodie
George Parsons Lathrop
E News
Wadceokeed
Corrigan
Mr. Danzberger
Supply Company
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