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The Daily Item from Port Chester, New York • 2

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The Daily Itemi
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Port Chester, New York
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1 on THE DAILY LION, FOR Chicolel, N. aluous 11, 1044 FuL 1.0 2 Youngsters Hurt As Car Grazes Pole The two young daughters of Mr. and Mra. John W. of LarchAcres, Larchmont, were inmont jured intel yesterday afternoon when the car in which they were r.ding.

driven by their mother, Westcheste: Lighting Co. grazed and struck a tree on Forest pole Avenue. Rye Mrs Muir told police that she dr sing south Fotest Avewhen she lot control nue of the car. She and Mrs. Anna R.

Corof Scarsdale, another passenthe car escaped uninjured. Carol Muir. 20 months old, Ustained a deep laceration of her chin and Ann Marie Muir, two and sustained fractured humerus of the right arm. The right front end of the car, the ateeting wheel and windshield ere damaged, police reported. Ray Tomlinson Hurt In Burma Area Fighting Mrs.

Beatrice Tomlineon. 177 Osborne Road, Harrison, WAS NO- tified yesterday in telegram from the War Department that her son. Pfc. Raymond Tomlinson, 20. was slightly wounded In ACtion in Myitkyina, Burma, on July 2.

The impact of the telegram had been somewhat lessened, by recelpt of a letter from the young soldier on the previous day in which he mentioned that he was hospitalized and "having A fine time on a vacation Pic. Tomlinson has been in the Army since February, 1943, and left for overseas in April of thie year. His brothers, Arthur and Alfred, are both corporals with the Army in England. Pfc. B.

Spencer Fights OnGuam The haunting anxiety of a month in which no word came to them from their Marine sone, Pfc. Bradley A Spencer, 21, was broken yesterday when his parenta, Mr. and Mra Archie B. Spencer, 47 Oakland Gardens, Rye, received a V- mail letter from him revealing that he was on the island of Guam with conquering American forces. Mom and wrote the young Marine, "the news has been released so there is nothing to do but confrm it.

I am on Guam- and some place too." He added that he and his companions had heard their Arst radio broadcast on Guam only the day before. Spencer, who also took part In the invasion of Bougainville, is graduate of Rye High School, entered service in November, 1942, and has been overseas 16 months with the Ninth Marine Corps. His nance is Miss Betty Reilly. formerly of Rye, now of Northport, L. 1.

2 Vote Inspectors Named To Vacancies Two vacancies in the Town of Harrison Fourth Election District bare been filled by appointments made by Supervisor Benjamin I. Taylor this week with the approval of the Town Council. The new appointees are Lewis B. Tucker, in place of Edmund Pendleton, resigned, and Miss Frances Murray, Alling the vacancy caused by its resignation of Alexander Di Imperio. GIVEN 15 DAYS Arthur G.

Rogers, 50, Hartford, was sentenced in Rye City Court yesterday to 15 days in the County Penitentiary, Rogers Was arrested on the Boston Post Road, Rye. Want Her to Know You're Thinking of Her? Say it with Moraio Bros. 64 Purchase St. Rye Phones Rye 184-764 Scouts Seek Paper Again Members of Harrison Boy Scout Troop 2 will spend tomorrow again collecting waste papery under the direction of their leader, Cyrus Vaughn. The troop last week attempted to salvage scrap paper in all of the Franklin Park section but were able to work on only one side of Halstead Avenue because residents failed to bundle their paper and place it outside the house.

Mr. Vaughn urged today that residents of Halstead Avenue on the side opposite the railroad station place their bundles outside tomorrow so that Scouts will not have to waste collection time do- this themselves. The boy's will ing meet at the Vaughn home, 40 Marion Avenue at 9 A. M. WAR WORKERS! EASE when Help relieve externally Rash, caused.

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Browns, blues, graze--sizes 29 to 42. ALL CRAWFORD DE LUXE CLOTHES ARE CELANESE RAYON LINED Ask about Craveford's Convenient Credit CLOTHES PORT CHESTER NORTH MAIN STREET OPEN SATERDAY TIL Plains New INVEST IN WAR BONDS A COOL CARD GAME is enjoyed at the Westchester Country Club by Ann Bricker (left) and Corbetta, both of Harrison. -Staff Photo Caryl Turnabout! She 'ouldn't Get Out Women all over the country are having difficulty finding domestic employee. Many of the domestics have left for war plants, others have gotten married and gone housekeeping for themselves, some entered the armed services, but Mra. Louis Anapacher, of Purchase Street.

Purchase, had different problem yesterdayshe couldn't get rid of her maid. Mrs. Anspacher complained to Rye police that her chambermaid, Mra. Frieda Helmiche Guman, 51. had been discharged for failing to heed Instructione but refused to leave the house.

A Harrison patrolman WAS sent to Mrs. Anspacher'a home, at her request, but Mrs. Guman continued working even as the patrolman was speaking to her. trying to persuade her to leave After an hour and half the maid admitted that she WAS fred, accepted her check from Mrs. Anspacher and ticket to New York, packed her suit CARe and left.

Gets $50 Weekly Pending Suit Trial Temporary alimony of $50 week And $250 for counsel fees was awarded to Mrs. Katherine Fitzpatrick of Rye, pending trial of her suit for a separation from Harry J. Fitzpatrick, motor company executive, in Supreme Court, White Plains, yesterday, The award was made by Justice Frank H. Coyne after Mre. Fittpatrick, who was represented by Thomas J.

Connolly, Port Chester, said she is without funds to support herself and their two daughtere, and la faced with the necessity of moving from the home she now occupice. The couple were married at Babylon, L. on March 2 1928 and have been living apart since July, Mra. Fitzpatrick charges cruelty and states her husband 16 now living with his mother in Jackson Heights, L. I.

Fitzpatrick, who is represented by John A. Bodmer, denies the charges. Harrison Schools To Open On Sept. 5 Registration In all Harrison Schools for new pupils In the School District will be held Friday, Sept. 1, from 9 to 11:30 A.

and from 1 to 3 P. it was Announced last night by Superintendent of Schoole Louis Klein at a regular meeting of the Harrison Board of Education. The schoole wD1 open on Tuesday morning, Sept. 5, and the BUperintendent's meeting with the faculty will be held that afternoon 1 in the High School Auditorjum. IN NEW JERSEY Mr.

and Mre. Charles J. Schroeder, Fremont Street, Harrison, and Mr. and Mrs. William Burke, Pearl Street, Silver Lake, are Vacationing at Lavallette, N.

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800 THE DAILY ITEM Want Ad Result Number Quality Meats Theodore Fremd Parchase Tel. Rye 153 Rye Red Cross To Abandon Vacation For Emergency Job The Rye Red Cross has been given a new quota of 7,400 surgical dressings to be completed by Aug. 28 and, because of the emergency order, the branch workroom at 45 Purchase Street will be kept In full operation during the month stead of closing as usual for two weeks to give the workers a hollday. This announcement was made by James S. McCulloh.

president. at the branch's monthly meeting yesterday in the city's war work headquarters at 51 Milton Road, Rye, At the same time it WAS Fund Transfer Is Clarified Declaring he wanted to "clarity" the Harrison Town Board's action Wednesday night in rescinding An earlier resolution establishing real estate department with rovenue gained from land sales, Town Attorney John J. DiSesn today explained that, under the board's new resolution, the "surplus" will be transferred to the already existing budgetary item, "'Town-owned property other than municipal." Mr. DiSesa said today that he had received numerous inquiries and that some persons gathered the Impression that the appropriation would be from surplus to non-existent budgetary item, which he emphasized, is not the case, H.H.S. Graduates Decline In Number The number of Harrison High School graduates has varied in almost each of the past ten years, a report submitted to the Harrison Board of Education by Superintendent Louis M.

Klein revealed last night. In 1935 the number of graduates was 54; in 1936 there were 51; in 1937 the number shot up to 89, only to drop the following year to 65. In 1989 class again totalled 89, but in 1940 there began a gradual slump to 87 in 1940, to 82 in 1941. to 82 in 1942, to 69 in 1943, to 49 this year. POLICE GET TIRES Thirteen new tires have been purchased for Town of Harrison police patrol cars, Torry G.

Miner, chairman of the Town Board of Police Commissioners, has notified the Town Board. Total cost was $218.50 and the tires were bought from Barry's Service Station. Comptroller Charles E. Myers has been authorized by the Town Board to audit the claim and Supervisor Benjamin I. Taylor has been authorized to pay the claim to be charged against the maintenance of police equipment item in the budget.

CLERK RESIGNS The resignation of Miss Marguerite Miner, a clerk for a number of years in the principal's of. fice of Halstead Avenue School in Harrison, was accepted by the Harrison Board of Education with regret last night at the Board's regular meeting. REPORTS THEFT Eric Nightingale, of Edge Estate, Forest Arenue, Rye, reported to the Rye police late yesterday afternoon the loss of a pump compressor which he believes to have been stolen from his garage. stressed that Rye's June and July emergency quota of 16,800 surgical dressings, had been completed two days in advance of the time set for delivery at White Plains headquarters. During July alone the production department contributed 2,584 hours of service and completed and shipped 14,129 articles, of which 13,865 were surgical dressings.

The work of the camp and hospital council of the Red Cross in furnishing rest and recreation rooms in camps and hospital 1 in the area has continued. Mrs. Lith- gow Mitchell, chairman of the Rye unit, reported. She announced that, through Mrs. Edward J.

Turnbull, chairman of the Rye branch of the British War Relief Society, a quantity of china, glassware, kitchen utensils, tables, chairs and rugs used in the society's "Bites for Britain' lunchroom now discontinued, had been 80- quired. These articles will be put to immediate use in equipping camp and hospital served through the county Mrs. quarters, Mitchell added. Youngsters Active The Junior Red Cross in Rye completed and shipped 3,081 articles over the school year, it WAR announced by Mra. Archie S.

Woods, chairman. Of this total, 199 were made in woodcraft, 256 were sewn and 2,626 were made in arts and craft classes, she said. The articles made by the Juntor Red Cross are sent to service men convalescing in Hospitala, Mira. Woods explained, and some are sent to patients in United Hospital, Included are such things a socks, afghans, table covers, writing boards, games, scrapbooks and booklets. INTRODUCTION TO.

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