A Newsday article from January 4, 1962, describing vandalism at the Chevy Chase Motel was reported, of which Mrs. Edith Speingethal is listed as the proprietor. The article describes a vandalism that occurred at the motel, involving a 16-pound bowling ball from the local Babylon Bowl bowling alley being used to damage the three-foot-square, neon sign at the motel front. The damage was estimated to be roughly $95.