Pittsfield Boys Club Praised by State Official
Pittsfield Boys Club lauded by State Youth Service Board director John D. Coughlan for reducing delinquency locally, while noting shortages of parole officers and a need for a treatment bureau. At the Western Massachusetts Area Council dinner in Pittsfield, city leaders praised the club’s work and its role as a community heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Club of
Pittsfield
John D. Coughlan
State Youth Service Board
Coughlan
Boys’ Club
Western Massachusetts Area Council
Boys’ Clubs of America
Country Club
Youth Board
Lee Oswald
Massachusetts
Stanley P. Benton
William F. Retallick
United Community Service Organization
Retallick
John J. Lynch
Frank M. Blount
Holyoke
Millard S. White
Ludlow
Roy C. Chapin
Maynard E. Keiser
Robert B. Cowles
Springfield
Edgar Rylander
New England
Eleven Teachers Proposed for Appointments at School Meeting
Eleven teachers will be up for first appointment at the School Committee meeting Thursday at 7:45 p.m. at Plunkett School. The committee will act on third and fourth appointments of teachers and four clerks. Names include Suzanne Brassard Mark Matthews Jerrilee Bunce Emma Burns Joyce Kapinos Joanna Krause Mary Jane McGovern Robert Hatch Patrick O Leary Wallace Campbell Alphonse Caprio Edward Waldron Dorcas Abell Gertrude Tully Lucille Coy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunkett School
Suzanne B. Brassard
Mark N. Matthews
Jerrilee C. Bunce
Emma Jane Burns
Joyce E. Kapinos
Joanna Krause
Mary Jane McGovern
Robert F. Hatch
Patrick O'Leary
Wallace
Campbell
Alphonse Caprio
Edward, J. Waldron
Bartlett
Dorcas Abell
Redfield and Stearns
Gertrude Tully
Mercer and Rice
Lucille Coy
Highlawn
Russell
Births in Pittsfield and surrounding area
A series of birth notices from Pittsfield General and St. Luke's reports newborn daughters for Myron and wife at 63 Orlando Ave. John and wife at 48 Draper Ave. Robert Bey in State Line. Everett Anderson at 99 Jason St. John Huxtable of Dalton. Jon Rich and Charles Swicker of Lanesboro. Donald Moffat of Lee. Paul Smitherman at 22 Francis Ave. Kevin Kushi at 82 Wealthy Ave. plus sons for Markland of Adams and Sheppard of Dalton and Renzi of Richmond. Grandparents listed in several entries. great grandparents named for two families. A Manchester Conn. birth of Darrell Chester Sanders March 4 at Manchester Memorial Hospital to Alton G. Sanders and Bonnie Gail Kleaka. Paternal grandparents Chester Sanders of Whitney, Tex.
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Alton G. Sanders
Manchester, Conn
Darrell Chester Sanders
Manchester Memorial Hosital
Sanders
Bonnie Gail Kleaka
Chester Kleaka
Dalton
Chester Sanders
Whitney, Tex
Health Knowledge Test For Pittsfield Graders
The Pittsfield School Department will test all seventh graders this month to gauge health knowledge and guide future health education. Director John Massimiano notes the Kilander health knowledge test was used in 1962 for ninth graders, enabling comparisons to shape programs.
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John Massimiano
Pittsfield
Massimiano
Parker Bill Flags Down School Building Control
A Senate bill backed by Sen. John Parker of Taunton to give school committees final say on construction and major alterations was watered down to mere notification. Parker argues autonomy remains with city councils and selectmen, while committees could still raise objections publicly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
John ¥. Parker
Taunton
House
Sen. Parker
Marlboro
Sen
Parker
Pittsfield
Thomas C. Woistkowski
Mayor Dillon To Address GGA Monday
Pittsfield mayor Robert B. Dillon will be the featured speaker at the Good Government Association's third annual meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in the Girls Club auditorium. GGA president Edmund J. Flynn said a brief business meeting will precede the address and the event is open to the public at no charge. Dillon will outline city problems and opportunities from his first 314 months in office and take audience questions. The GGA is a nonpartisan organization open to residents and workers in Pittsfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Dillon
Pittsfield Good Government Association
Girls Club
Edmund J. Flynn
GGA
Flynn
Good Government Association
Pittsfield
Special Sheriff Hospitalized Return News Update
Special Sheriff Arthur M. Kelly of 87 Lincoln Street is receiving treatment at St. Luke's Hospital. He serves as a senior officer at the Berkshire County House of Correction and Jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Kelly
Lincoln St
St. Luke's Hospital
Mr. Kelly
Berkshire County House of Correction and Jail
Grand Jury Indicts Moulthrop in Second Degree Murder Case
Robert P. Moulthrop, 28, of East Lee, is indicted for second degree murder in the death of his two year old niece Mary Lee Daniels. He pleads innocent before Superior Court Judge Francis J. Quirico and is held without bail. The indictment follows a three day police investigation after the child was found dead in the cab of his truck. Eight indictments announced in a partial Grand Jury return include arson, breaking and entering, statutory rape and adultery charges against others. Public Defender Andrew T. Campoli assigned for Moulthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Moulthrop
East Lee
Superior Court
Francis J. Quirico
Moulthrop
Dist. Adv
Matthew J. Ryan Jr
Springfield
Pittsfield
William K. Flynn
Flynn
Lee District Court
John J. Dwyer
Robert F. Spadaccini
Great Barrington
Ernest Tubbs
Sylvester Eason
David M. Hill
Donald Murphy
Jacob Morton
Robert A. Twing
Sheffield
Twing
Quirico
Andrew T. Campoli
Purnell opposes broad pay raises for teachers
Pittsfield councilman George A Pur ell Jr. argues against giving across the board raises to all 350 teachers if the state bill raises minimum salaries to 5000. He says raises should not reach the top. only those near the bottom would be affected, with an estimated city cost of 55000 if enacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Purell Jr
Bricklayers Accept Pact Raising Pay
Bricklayers Union Local 20 accepts a new one year contract with Pittsfield contractors raising direct pay by 10 cents to 4.60 retroactive to April 1 and 5 cents on Oct 1 reaching 4.45. Vacation and health funds receive 25 and 15 cents while cash wages may drop to 4.05 to fund a pension.
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Pittsfield Contractors
Bricklayers Union Local 20
Peter KR. Paladino
Pittsfield Contractors Group
Auction Tomorrow at Atty Hawkins Residence
An auction is advertised for tomorrow Thursday at 4:30 PM at the residence of Atty John L Hawkins located at 18 Bartlett Avenue. The notice lists items including furniture glass and china and a G HB refrigerator. Ads urge May roof and siding orders by Pittsfield Roofing Co Inc and promote a dance at Skyline A C Lanesboro on Saturday April 11 with members and guests. Also offered is a filet mignon complete dinner at Berkshire Restaurant and a Hawaiian Luau event with price from $4.0 up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty John L. Hawkins
Bartlett Avenue
Skyline A. C
South Main Street
Lanesboro
Hot Footed Pony In Lively Shape After Brook Bath
MILL RIVER Colonel the 12 year old Welsh pony is back on dry land after cooling in a brook to treat a fever caused by overeating protein. Vet advice and photos prompted by bystanders led to the unusual remedy. Colonel now romps around the Shel don property, much to the relief of Mr and Mrs Howard Sheldon.
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Sheldons
Sheffield Road
SPCA
Land Damage Case Trial Opens
The first Superior Court trial before Judge Francis J. Quirico features Burt Rod of Becket versus Elmhurst Contracting Co. Inc. over 1955 Massachusetts Turnpike land disposal. Rod testified the firm dumped earth on about two acres of top crop land, rendering it valueless and requiring two to three years of soil-conservation work to resume production. The session followed two days of motions and a docket-cleaning effort that eliminated roughly 140 equity cases, mostly foreclosures, from the docket.
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Superior Court
Francis J. Quirico
Burt Rod
Becket
Elmhurst Contracting Co
Incc
New York
Rod
Massachusetts
Quirico
Two Shifts Proposed Custodians Schedule Before Committee
The School Committee will consider shifting custodians to two different daily shifts in each building, with half on 7 am to 4 pm and half on 9 am to 6 pm, a system already used at Pittsfield High. A daily duties schedule will also be proposed, covering tasks by day, week, month, and period. The plan aims to extend post dismissal working time and reduce hall supervision needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Clary
Pittsfield High
Clary
Joseph J. Madison Jr
John J. Quinn
Edward
Harabin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pittsfield Boys’ Club
Robert B. Dilion
Fred S. Fahey
Berkshires
James P. Cormack
Cormack
Joseph Ross
Benton
Pittsfield General
Myron Shindler
Orlando Ave
John P. Anderson
Draper Ave
Robert L. Bey
State Line
Everett B. Anderson
Jason St
John D. Huxtable
Jon K. Rich
Lowden St
Charles R. Swicker
Donald F. Moffatt
Lee
Paul Smither- Man
Francis Ave
St. Luke’s
Kevin Kushi
Wealthy Ave
Robert Markland, Adams
Friday
James R. Shepard
Joseph R. Renzi
Richmond
Charles Guachione
Merrill Road
Joseph Renzi
Gamwell Avenue
Louis Arpante
Oxford St
Antonio Renzi
Orchard St
Dillon
Grand Jury
Purnell
Kreskin
G. HB
Fencord Parkway
Pittsfield Roofing Co., Inc
Dial
Berkshire
Reynolds
Massachusetts Association of School Committees
Procter & Gamble Co
Pleasant Valley Sanctuary
Union Federal
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