Silversmith Skinger Builds Olympic Flame Pole in Stowe
In Stowe Vermont a gruff silversmith named Joe Skinger rants about skiers yet spends hours erecting and maintaining an Olympic flame monument for Billy Kidd and the U S team. He toils with local academy help, crafts silver rings, and displays bronze figures while urging conversation over leisure. His daughter Erika skis and he plans future museum showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silversmith Skinger
Stowe
Joe Skinger
Billy Kidd
Pittsfield
Skinger
Harper's Bazaar
Stowe Preparatory Academy
Erika
Massachusetts
Worcester
London
England
Central School of Art and Crafts
Fleming Museum
Burlington
United States
Goerlach
Stone
Mt. Mansfield
City Notes Henry A. Mclaughlin Transfer to Springside Home
Henry A. Mclaughlin has been moved from Thompsonville Conn to Springside Nursing Home in West Branch. He is listed in city notes as a transfer recipient and caretaker records note the new placement.
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Henry A. Mclaughlin
Thompsonville, Conn
Springside Nursing Home
West Branch
Lee Firm's Bid Is Lowest for City Chlorinator
The Western Massachusetts Contracting Engineers of Lee submitted the low bid of $62,292 for the Ashley chlorinator project. Bids opened yesterday by the Water Commission. Other bidders were Carroll Verge & Whipple of Pittsfield at $65,452 and Joseph Praneese Inc. of Pittsfield at $67,885. All bids were gross figures including subcontract bids for heating, plumbing and ventilating work. The Water Commission's engineers Metcalfe & Woldy will study the quotations before awarding the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masachusetts
Lee
Water Commission
Carroll, Verge & Whipple
Pittsfield
Joseph Praneese Inc
Metcalfe & Woldy
Real Estate Transfers From Local Buyers and Banks
Real estate sales listed include Robert R. Hair and Josephine Hair selling to Frederick H. MacDonald and Helen W. MacDonald a house on Roberta Road. Mortgage transfers include Martin A. Pinus to City Savings Bank for a house on Sampson Parkway. Other deeds show Gullian to St Palley corner of First Street and Maplewood Avenue and Fos ter to McDevitt on Cambridge Avenue.
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Robert R
Josephine Hair
Frederick H
Helen W. MacDonald
Roberta Road
Martin A. and
Shirley A. Pincus
City Savings Bank
Sampson Parkway
Joseph F
Barbara B. Gullian
Stephen L. and
Mary P. St. Palley
First Street
Maplewood Avenue
Berkshire Boy Scout camping conference set in Lenox
The Berkshire Boy Scout Council holds its annual camping conference at Bellfontaine Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Lenox on Saturday with 2 p.m. registration and a 9 p.m. wrap. Wil l Rae D. Dyer opens at 2 30 p.m. and panel discussions cover forest conservation, public land use, camp organization, health and safety, wilderness survival, local lore, outdoor advancement, and nature programs, with leaders including Stetson Adams John A. Anderson Robert L. Stone Richard Burke William Curtis Robert Bierwith Paul Hydinger Melvin McNeil and others. Dinner is at 6 30 p.m. and nature program discussions feature Alvah W. Sanborn Jane Bartlett Henricks and Berkshire Museum topics.
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Berkshire Boy Scout Council
Bellfontaine
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
Lenox
John A. Anderson
Robert L. Stone
Richard Burke
Eagle
William Curtis
Great Barrington
Robert Bierwith
Paul Hydinger
Richard Bonneville
Richard Ryer
Melvin McNeil
Alvah W. Sanborn
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary
Jane Bartlett Henricks
Berkshire Museum
Berkshire County
Mayor files $180,000 order for pay raises
Mayor Robert B. Dillon yesterday filed an order for 180000 to cover the cost of a two step raise granted to all municipal employees except Welfare and School departments. The City Council will act on the order at tonight's special meeting. The mayor says the move aligns municipal salaries with other state personnel and that the salary survey committee will report by July 1. Further reviews of municipal salaries are planned after the survey.
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Robert B. Dillon
Major Officers of Local 882 Renominated in Uncontested Election
John H. King and all major officers of Local 882 United Papermakers and Paperworkers at Eaton Paper Corp. are renominated without opposition. A constitutional change shortens terms to two years. Nine candidates vie for three two year executive board seats. three vie for one three year trustees seat. Election at the plant on May 26 at a time to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loccal 882
United Papermakers and Paperworkers
Union For
Eaton Paper Corp
John H. King
Michael Daly
Anita Anton Angeli
William M. Popp
John Wechter
Leo Angelini
Nascon
George Wechter
Cyril Richard
Kenneth Lewarn
John Keefe
Carolyn Pomerteau
Theodore Hubbard
Louise Ludbrook
Benjamin Rodrigues
Edward McGrath
John Thompson
Richard Muldowney
Richard Depew
Richard May
King
Pittsfield
Eaton’s
New England YMCA Council Meets April 24 25
Several hundred YMCA executives and leaders will attend the eighth annual meeting of the New England Area Council of YMCAs on Friday and Saturday April 24 25 at the Shrine Inn Chicopee Harold D Barnes president of the council and James F Bunting of New York are among keynote speakers also listed is Dr Frederick M Meek minister of Historic Old South Church Boston.
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YMCA
New England Area Council of Ymca’s
Shrine Inn
Chicopee
Harold D. Barnes
Pittsfield Y
James F. Bunting
New York
J. Edward Police
Sproul
Thomas
H. Calnan
World Alliance Nf Wan
Sis
Ward 5 Councilman seeks study on Edwin Street parking hour limit
Councilman James M. Richmany petitions city for a feasibility study of one hour parking on the west side of Edwin Street from West to Church streets, aiming to improve turnover and curb congestion in the area.
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James M. Richmany
Edwin Street
Church Streets
Antigone at Lavender Door in Stockbridge review
Last night Austen Riggs Players staged Antigone in modern dress at the Lavender Door Stockbridge directed by Jayne Mooney with scenic by Jerry Stutz. Anne Day as Antigone and Arthur Aronoff as Creon received praise for a humanized contrast with the chorus Douglas Grant essaying detached narration and a capable supporting cast.
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Antigone
Jean Anguish
Austen Rigos
Lavender Door
Stockbridge
Jayne Mooney
Jerry Stutz
Douglas Grant
Anne Day
Fanny Culleton
Virginia Rowe Haemon
Peter Hawes
Creon
Arthur Aronait
John Cronson
Joan Beirne
Peter Kipp Pane
Ruth Culleton
Eurydice
Paula Thomson
Austen Riggs
Arthur Aronoff
Virginia Rowe
Ismene
Haemon
John Beirne
Peter Kipp
Philip Calder
Main Street
Senator Frank Church Calls Korea Troop Withdrawal
Senator Frank Church of Idaho argues in The Nation that keeping two full combat divisions in South Korea totaling about 52,000 troops is demonstrably unsound. He urges a token force and greater mobility, criticizing Washington and the Army’s vested interest in preserving the status quo. Church says changes should come from the State Department, not the Pentagon, after his Far East tour.
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Washington
Frank Church
D-Idaho
South Korea
Korea
China
America
Sen. Church
Church
Committee On Foreign Relations
Far East
Seoul
Army
Mechanics Attend Sports Car Seminar
Sixteen mechanics from Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York and Connecticut attended a seminar on the Sunbeam Imp sports sedan at the Foreign & Sports Car Center, 5 Lyman St. Rootes Motors, Inc. of New York City sponsored it. Instructors were Edward Mac Donald and John B. Hall, with Peter C. Furcinite attending from the center.
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Massachusetts
Vermont
Rhode Island
New York
Connecticut
Foreign & Sports Car Center
Lyman St
Rootes Motors, Inc
New York City
Edward MacDonald
Rootes
John B. Hall
New England
Peter C. Furcinite
Police Briefs from Meadowview Inn to Pittsfield Hospital
Police reported Harald Trumbule 49 of Adams was treated for a severe scalp laceration after transfer from Meadowview Inn to Pittsfield General Hospital. A wallet with money was found on Williams Street by Richard Clement’s son. A vandal damaged Richard Taglieri’s car about $280 in Notre Dame Church lot with a sharp instrument. A pickup owner missing spare tire and wheel on Onota Street will regain them via Councilman Roy Brown who found the items.
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Harald Trumbule
Adams
Meadowview Inn
Pittsfield General Hospital
Richard Clement
101 Mountain Drive
Williams Street
Richard Taglieri
Grove St
Notre Dame Church
Onota Street
Roy Brown
Councilman Brown
McArthur St
Salvation Army Rushes to Alaska Relief After Quake
Salvation Army disaster teams moved within an hour of the Alaska quake. Anchorage headquarters act as refugee center. operations spread to Kodiak, Seward, Cordova and Valdez under Lt Col Daniel G. Rody. Donations urged. food and goods collection deferred until transport improves.
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Boston
Salvation Army
Alaska
Massachusetts
Army
Anchorage
Civil Defense
Daniel G. Rody
Districc
Berkeley St
Dotations
Col. Weatherly
New Bill Sets Guide For Press Ethics In Law Reporting
Boston moves to adopt a code of ethics for newspapers handling court and crime news. The bill, moving from Legal Affairs to Ways and Means, follows the Bar Press Guide and warns against publishing indictments before trial, interviews with subpoenaed witnesses, criminal records, and juvenile names without judge approval.
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Boston
Ways and Means Committee
House
Legal Affairs Committee
the Eagle
Walsh-Sigourney
Bar- Press
Compass Failure Cited as Cause of Recon Plane Incident
The Air Force says gyro compass failure was the most probable cause of a RB6G reconnaissance plane entering East Germany last month. The aircraft was shot down but the three-man crew parachuted to safety and were later returned by the Communists. The investigation continues, with officials planning possible interviews after completion.
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Washington
Air Force
RBGG
East Germany
U.S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Arthur Sylvester
NBC Drops Chet Huntley Name From Beef Brand
National Broadcasting Co and commentator Chet Huntley agreed to withdraw his name from a high protein beef brand after disclosure on March 20 that Huntley discussed beef industry price structures. The same day the product was introduced as Chet Huntley’s nature fed beef.
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Chet Huntley
NEW York (Ap
Naional Broadcasting Co
Chet Thintlhey
Wuntley
Rhode Island U OKs Invitations To Extremists
Rhode Island's trustees defend free expression for students and faculty, approving invitations to controversial speakers on state campuses and allowing student participation in off campus politics without disciplinary action if laws are followed and the university is not claimed to act on behalf of.
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Skinger
Hartford
Kingston, R.E
Rhode Island
Trustees of State Colleges
Gannett Group Acquires Ten Westchester Papers
The Westchester Rockland Group newspapers nine New York dailies and one weekly with about 200000 circulation were sold to Gannett. Valentine Macy Jr. and J Noel Macy of Westchester County Publishers along with Paul Miller of Gannett announced. Miller said staffing and basic employment policies will not change. sale price not disclosed. The Gannett group now includes 15 daily newspapers across New York Connecticut New Jersey and Illinois with Rochester NY as headquarters.
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White Plains. NY
Westchester-Rockland Group
New York Daily
Gannett Newspaper Group
Valentine E. Macy Jr
J. Noel Macy
Westchester Countty Publishers, Inc
Paul Miller
Gannett Co., Inc
Miller
Gannett Group
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Illinois
Rochester
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By Lee Goerlach
Elaine Kaufman
Tommy
Amy
Kaufmans
Kaufman
New York ‘Times
Conn
Peor
Lustre
O'Brien
Thibaut
Old Store
Register Now
C. M. Farrell & Son, Inc
Summer St
Lee Firm
John C
Elizabeth M. Fosster
Sonn F
Patricia A.mcdevitt
Cambridge Avenue
Mary A. Sayers
Williamstown Savings Bank
Dewey Avenue
Hutchinson Sand & Gravel Co
Ellis W. and
Vivian L. Newton
Lee Knickerbocker, Inc
Richard B. and
Nancy Ann Duhnay
Patricia Avenue
Dalton
Luella A. Stickles
John F. and
Eleanor L. Kelly
Church Street
Ethelynd F. Hapgood
John E. and
Elizabeth H. Dallmeyer
National Street
Lanesboro
Maurice J. and
Anna T. Smith
Berkshire County Savings Bank
Doreen Street
John G
Lucille M. Callahan
Esther Windover
Edward Avenue
Emanuel V
Reba F. Wildman
Camp Mah-Kee-Nae, Inc
Stockbridge Bowl
Rae D. Dyer
Stetson Adams
Brizzt
N.E. Ymca
Shine Inn
Tom
the Hey
Frederick M. Meek
Old South Church
Richard V. Happel
State Department
Pentagon
Johnson
Motorola
Lipton's
South St
Zayre
Zeee
Dalton Ave
U. Oks
Gannett
Porterhouse
Wahconah St
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