First Church Conte To Speak In Church State Dialogue
The First Congregational Church will host Rep Silvio Conte as the first speaker in a church state dialogue program aimed at fostering open discussion on civil rights and public policy. Pastor E Roy Burchell outlined the new series and emphasized dialogue between church and state to better understand society.
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Conte
Silvio QO. Conte
First Congregational Church
E. Roy Burchell
Burchell
New Haven Railroad Announces World's Fair Excursions
The New Haven Railroad will run Saturday and Sunday excursion trains from Pittsfield to the New York World's Fair during the event. Fares are 4.90 for adults and 2.45 for children, with stops at multiple local stations. Packages include admission maps and guides, offering over 40 percent savings. additional party and youth fares are planned.
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The
New Haven Railroad
Pittsfield
New York
Grand Central Station
Fairgrounds
Lee
Stockbridge
Housatonic
Great Barrington
Sheffield
Canaan
Conn
West Cornwall
Kent
New Haven
New York City
Birth announcements from local hospitals and homes
A string of birth notices lists new babies for families across the region. Entries include Mr and Mrs Arthur J Wallace Jr at 286 Cheshire Road with a daughter born Friday. Mr and Mrs Raymond E Gardner at 72 Danforth Ave with a daughter born Saturday. Mr and Mrs Matthew Gilbert in Lee with a son born yesterday. and several other households reporting sons or daughters born yesterday or Friday. At St Luke's and Providence Holyoke beds, plus air force ties, the notices note births and parental details, with relatives named in several cases.
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Pitsfield General
Arthur J. Wallace Jr
Cheshire Road
Raymond E. Gardner
Danforth Ave
William R. Donald Jr
Chicopee
Providence Hospital
Holyoke
Donald
Marilyn Guardi
John M. Gilardi
Merrill Road
Lanesboro
Donalds
Air Force
Westover Air Force
Basa
Cancer Appeal To City Homes Slated Tuesday
About 1,400 Pittsfield residents will take part in the Cancer Crusade house-to-house canvass Tuesday night. Ralph Cranflone Jr. reports more volunteers this year, with Mrs. Samuel J. Quadrozzi urging support. She says one cancer patient is saved every three minutes due to research education and service efforts.
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Pittsfield
Cancer Crusade
Ralph Cranflone Jr
Samuel J. Quadrozzi
GE Promotes Ames to Post In Kentucky
Robert B. Ames of Rome Georgia has been promoted to general manager of GE electric tube department at Owensboro Kentucky. The unit makes tubes reed switches and photoconductive cells and employs about 8 000 people in 11 plants nationwide. Ames is a Dover-Foxcroft Maine native, a 1949 University of Maine graduate with a 1950 GE start, later serving as manager of engineering for the voltage regulator products section in Pittsfield and manufacturing manager for GE’s medium transformer dept in Rome. He has chaired Richmond Friends and Civic groups and serves as YMCA and United Givers director in Rome. Married with six children.
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Robert B. Ames
Rome
General Electric Co
Owensboro
Mr. Ames
Dover- Foxcroft
Maine
Higgins Classical Institute
University of Maine
Pittsfield
Richmond Players
Richmond Civic Association
YMCA
United Givers
GOP Bike Team With Come Riding Beats Democrats
Congressman Silvio Conte of Pittsfield rode on a Republican three man team that defeated the Democrats in a Patriots Day bicycle race held yesterday on the Ellipse behind the White House in Washington. The fastest individual was Democrat Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, finishing a length ahead of the top Republican. Rep. Robert Stafford and Rep. Donald Rumsfeld were the other Republicans on the winning squad. The event, sponsored by Washington's Olympic Committee, promoted fitness and the upcoming Olympic Games.
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Silvio 0. Conte
Pittsfield
White House
Washington
Sen
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Robert Stafford
Vermont
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Clarke Honored by Union Federal for 35 Years Service
Stanley F. Clarke, 61, director of Union Federal Savings and Loan Association, was honored at a surprise dinner party at the Country Club of Pittsfield marking his 35 years of service and his 61st birthday. Attendees included his wife, children living out of town, and Union Federal officers.
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Stanley F. Clarke
Union Federal Savings and Loan Association
Country Club
Pittsfield
Union Federal
J. Donald Codey
Clarke
High School Commission To Meet April Twenty Seventh
The High School Building Commission will hold its first official meeting April 27 at 7 30 p m at Plunkett School. The group postponed tonight due to Patriots Day. Chairman Roger W Wellington said an agenda would be published. The commission plans to meet regularly on Monday nights.
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The
High School Building Commission
Plunkett School
Roger W. Wellington
Republican Women Plan Annual Dinner in Williamstown
The Berkshire County Women's Republican Club will hold its annual dinner on May 8 at the 1866 House in Williamstown. Cochairmen are Mrs. Ernest H. Rosasco of North Adams and Mrs. Frances S. Purnell of Pittsfield. Club president Mrs. Michael L. Monahan said the dinner is open to the public.
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Berkshire County Women's Republican Club
Williamstown
Cochairmen
Ernest H. Rosasco
North Adams
Frances S. Purnell
Pittsfield
Michael L. Monahan
Lakes Produce the Best As Fishing Season Opens
Anglers turned out despite high winds and cold waters as the opening day of fishing drew many, with most returning home with at least a trout. Top catches included Willis Wilcoxson with a 23 inch 414- pound brown at Stockbridge Bowl, Alfred Turner with a 23 inch 3 pound 13 ounce brown at Laurel Lake, and Otis Phillips with an 18 inch 244pound rainbow at Onota outlet. Samuel Dean Sr. and his son added eight trout, and several locals limited out at Onota Lake. Onota Livery sold 5,000 crawlers and boats were rented across local sites as crowds filled the lakeshore and nearby streams. Conservation officers reported varied results across regions with heavier activity but mixed catches.
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Bleezardy
Great Barrington
Jack Holbrook
Hol Jenbeck Avenue
Lake Buel
Willis Wilcoxson
Grove Street
Stockbridge Bowl
Kenver Sports Center
Alfred F. Turner
Orchard St. Lee
Laurel Lake
Lee
Otis C. Phillips
Upland Road
Pittsfield
Onota Lake
Samuel Dean Sr
Cardinal St
Onota
Samuel Jr
Heniry C. Maces
Perk
Onota Boat Livery
Henry C
Butch) Maces Jr
Onota Livery
Boynton's
Lakeway Drive
Eugene D. Moran
District Wildlife Manager
Goose Pond
Walker Brook
Becket
Young Fisherman Rescued From Reservoir Gorge
Conservation officer Edwin E Lawler of Easthampton led a rescue after 13 year old Thomas Vescovi fell into the Manham River Reservoir gorge. Police and fire units aided. he was treated at Cooley Dickinson Hospital for a compound fracture of the left ankle.
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Edward R. Kaurow
Edwin E. Lawler
Easthampton
Thomas Vescovi
Coolidge Highway
Northampton
Lynch
Manham River
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Tickets Available For Pittsfield Sportsmen Banquet
Tickets remain for the Pittsfield Sportsmen's Club annual banquet set Thursday at 7 at Masonic Temple. Banquet chairman John Benedict says tickets are at local sporting goods stores and Mancy's barbershop on Fenn Street, where club memberships can also be obtained. A drawing offers a rod and reel as senior and junior prizes. sellers should report returns to Mr. Benedict promptly.
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Pittsfield
Masonic Temple
John Benedict
Mancy's
Fenn Street
Benedict
Roofing and Sheet Metal Services Ad
Berkshire Roofing and Insulation Co offers free estimates on all roofing and sheet metal work. Located at rear of 458 South St. Call 443-3100. Harry Vincent. Adv. -2.
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Berkshire Roofing & Insulation Co
South St
Dial
Harry Vincent
Ex-Resident's Husband Missing In Air Crash
The husband of a former Pittsfield woman is among 49 missing and believed killed after a jet liner crash in the Persian Gulf near Dhahran Saudi Arabia. Ralph Rt Devenney 48 was general manager of industrial relations for ARAMCO and a passenger on the France built Caravelle of Middle East Airlines. Most Americans aboard were ARAMCO employees. The plane plunged into the gulf during a landing attempt in a snowstorm three minutes from touchdown after a two hour Beirut to Dhahran flight. Visibility ranged from 300 to 1500 feet. Devenney leaves a son Scott 12 and a daughter Pamela 11.
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Pittsfield
Persian Gulf
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Middle East Airlines
Ralph Rt. Devenney
Helen Weeks
Devenney
Frederick Lutts
Williamsburg Ter
Arabian American Oil Co
Aramco
Gulf
Beirut
Father Cashin Honored at St Francis Church Card Party
The Rev. Joseph P. Cashin, interim pastor during illness and after Rev. Francis Hilbert's death, was honored by about 200 parishioners at a parish hall card party. He received a purse for his hours of service. Rev. Leo Shea was named St. Francis' new pastor to succeed Father Hilbert in December.
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Joseph P. Cashin
St. Francis’ Church
Francis Hilbert
Father Cashin
Catholic Youth Center
Leo ©. Shea
St. Francis
Father Hilbert
Occupants of New Pittsfield P O Site May Stay Through 1965
Local residents on the south side of Fenn Street between Willis and Second streets will not need to vacate their buildings until spring 1965. The new Pittsfield post office is scheduled for completion in late 1965 with an estimated cost of 1.3 million dollars. Declarations of land takings are expected soon, followed by negotiations with owners for purchase.
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Pittsfield
Silvio O. Conte
Conte
Fenn Street
Willis and
Second Streets
Donald P. Steele
Boston
New England
Post Office Department
Steele
Campoli seeks set aside of Eason verdict in rape case
Public Defender Andrew T. Campoli has filed a motion in Superior Court asking that the guilty verdict returned last Thursday against Sylvester Eason, 19, of Linden Street, Pittsfield, for statutory rape be set aside. The motion argues the verdict was not supported by the evidence and its argument date is uncertain due to Patriots' Day recess.
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Andrew T. Campoli
Sylvester Eason
Linden Street
Pittsfield
Campoli
DeNoyers Promoted At GE Chemical
Farrell D. DeNoyers of Dalton has been promoted to development engineer in the polymer products manufacturing group of GE chemical development operation here. A North Adams native, he attended the University of Oklahoma and is pursuing an engineering degree via evening courses at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has worked at GE as a laboratory technician since 185%. Previously he was with Phillips Petroleum Co.
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Farrell D. DeNoyers
Dalton
Polymer Products Manufacturing
General Electric Chemical Development Operation
Mr. DeNoyers
North Adams
University of Oklahoma
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Phillips Petroleum Co
Weather ends Patriots Day with late sleet in Berkshire
Intermittent rain and snow disrupted Patriots Day plans as Berkshire County saw a 32 degree start and a 79 degree peak in Pittsfield. Cold, wet grounds postponed three high school baseball games with reschedulings at Deming Field and other sites into Sunday.
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Windsor
Berkshire
Pittsfield
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