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January 24, 1937

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Headlines from January 24, 1937

SKI FESTIVAL TODAY TO HELP A NURSERY; Members of Society Will Go to Skytop in Poconos by Special Sports Train

By Unknown Author

Ski carnival planned

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Negotiate $7.866.850 Loans

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Rept on mortgage loans, 1936

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NEW APARTMENT HOUSES BEING BUILT IN WESTCHESTER

By Unknown Author

ON a twelve-acre site formerly used by the Ardsley Golf Club in Ardsley Park, Westchester County, a new apartment project known as Hudson House, consisting of three units to accommodate eighty-five families, is nearing completion.

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PHELPS SMITH WILL CREATES A COLLEGE; Adirondack Co-Ed Institution Would Bear the Name of Paul Smith

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Establishment provided for in Phelps Smith's will as memorial to father

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STATE IS FACING A RECORD BUDGET; Lehman's Figures May Run to $365,000,000 Because of Mandatory Increases

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

May ask as much as $30,000,000 in new budget

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Notable Births

1937Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer^[†]

Leonard Trevor Edwards was a Welsh footballer. A full-back, he played his club football for Charlton Athletic. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. In the sixties he emigrated to Australia, where he played for Sydney Hakoah, Melita Eagles and Marconi with whom he won the Australian Championship. After his football career, Edwards stayed in Australia, living in Queensland. He died in Queensland in 30 May 2024, aged 87.