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Preston Meeker Harrington (1904-1980)

Newspaper Mentions

  • August 4, 1919 (rcj_19190804_01_001, col. 2), "Nyack Youngsters Quick to Learn At Swimming" "Dan Harrington, Preston Harrington, Warren Ward and John Gilchrist towed another person near their own weight forty feet or more. Daniel Harrington took honors in the diving events. He is the nearest of all to completing the requirements of the advanced certificate, hacing yet to demonstrate the trudgeon stroke and methods of rescusitation. Other boys who worked on their dives are... P. Harrington. Thompson is the only one beside D. Harrington to complete four dives." Strangely, this exact text appears again ten years later in the August 6, 1929 issue.
  • August 15, 1919 (rcj_19190815_01_001, col 4), "CHURCH WORKERS HOLD SOCIAL AT PASTOR'S HOME". A social event "under the ausppices of the Home Missionary Society of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church". "Preston Harrington gave a delightful violin number."
  • December 7, 1921 (rcj_19211207, col. 3), "SOUTH NYACK BOY WINS GOLD MEDAL" "Preston M. Harrington, Jr., of South Nyack, won the Ricketts gold medal in the interclass swimming meet held at '87 Gymnasium of the Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y., Saturday. The medal is awarded to the individual scoring the greatest number of points in the meet. Harrington took first place in the 50 and 100 yard events."
  • September 2, 1927 (rcj_19270902_01_004, col. 3), "Preston M. Harrington, Jr., has been enjoying a vacation at Bigwin Inn, Lake of Bays, Canada". This seems to be a former resort at Bigwin Island in Ontario.
  • November 5, 1927 (rcj_19271105_01_001, col. 6), "FATHER SON DINNER PLANS COMPLETED". "Arrangements have been made for the Father and Son banquet to be held in the Nyack Y. M. C. A. building on the evening of November 11..." "Tickets may be secured from Fred J. Smith, Preston Harrington Jr., ..."

  • December 27, 1930 (rcj_19301227_01_004, col. 2-3), "Nyackers Do You Remember?"
    > When Daniel and Preston M. Harrington, Jr., attended Rensselear Polytechnic Institute at Troy? And their sister, Mrs. Lloyd O. Sandt, of Narberth, Pa, who was then Miss Ruth Best Harrington, attended Goucher College, Baltimore?

  • December 17, 1931 (rcj_19311217_01_004, col 2), "Society Notes". "Mr. S. LaRue Tone of Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, Pa., announced this week the engagement of his daughter, Katharine Spofford Tone, to Preston M. Harrington, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Preson M. Harrington of Nyack. Miss Tone was graduated from the National Park Seminary, at Washington, D. C. Mr. Harrington is a graduate of Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. No date has been set for the wedding."

  • December 24, 1931 (rcj_19311224_01_006, col. 2), Christmas pageant cast is enormous, and includes Preston Harrington, Jr. Doesn't say what role.
  • December 26, 1931 (rcj_19311226_01_005, cols 4-5), at St. Paul's upcoming Christmas pageant, "major roles are taken by... Preston M. Harrington, Jr."
  • December 29, 1934 (rcj_19341229_01_003, col. 7 and 8), "A son was born this morning at the Englewood Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Preston M. Harrington Jr., of Tenafly, N. J. The little boy is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Harrington of Washington avenue, South Nyack.
  • February 27, 1940 (rcj_19400227_01_005, col. 6), "A son was born on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Preston M. Harrington of Tenafly, N. J. The baby is their second child, the first also being a son."

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