Great Barrington Events Cover Club, Rummage Sale
Great Barrington hosts a nature photography slide program by Leslie A. Campbell at Barrington house next Tuesday at 8 p.m. Public invited. Campbell, award winner, chaired the Massachusetts Camera Naturalists and Audubon International Exhibition. Also details on Hebrew Ladies’ Aid rummage sale May 6 at Walker Hall and charity card party at First Congregational Church. Selectmen to meet tonight. Chamber committees meet this week. Rotary speaker is Margaret Blodgett Hall. Also ads for cordless tape recorder at Melvin’s Pharmacy and local job notices.
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Great Barrington
Ben Mannheimer
Nathan Brickman
Hebrew Ladies’ Aid
Walker Hall
David Schocker
Robert Cummins
Irving Steinberg
Herbert Moskowitz
Mary Moskowitz
Louis Levine
Jack Pevzner
Jack Pevzner, Dresses; and Mrs. Mannheimer
N Y C Columnist Chooses Great Barrington Beat
Dream Street columnist Robert Sylvester of the New York Daily News revisits Great Barrington police activity after reading Berkshire Courier Police Week. He notes multiple incidents at Searles High School and local eateries, joking that police dogs are best used in Great Barrington subways.
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Great Barrington
Robert Sylvester
Dream Street
New York Daily News
Police Week
Berkshire Courier
Sylvester
Mass
Searles High School
Mahajine Theater
Miss Besancon Engaged To Wed Francis W. Race
GREAT BARRINGTON Mr and Mrs William Besancon Crosby Street announce the engagement of Judith Besancon to Francis W Race son of Mr and Mrs Robert Race South Main Street A 1961 Searles High School graduate Judith is a secretary at Brooks Insurance Agency Inc Francis a 1941 Searles graduate in the Air Force stationed at Westover AFB to be released from active duty in July A September wedding is planned at St Peters Church here Also a CES Star section meets Wednesday hosted by Mrs William B Hall Ashley Falls and Mrs William H Smith A sedan owned by Mrs Helen Rondo caught fire at the State Road and Fast Street intersection about 9 15 p m Monday with extensive interior damage
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Great Barrington
William Besancon
Crosby Street
Besancon
Judith Besancon
Francis W. Race
Robert Race
South Main Street
Searles High School
Brooks’ Insurance Agency, Inc
Race
Searles
Air Force
Westover Air Force Base
Helen Rondo
State Road
Fast Street
Nine Heifers Electrocuted By Fallen 4,800-Volt Line
Nine Jersey heifers in Fair Weather Farm on West Street were electrocuted when they touched a fallen 4,800 volt line. Owner Stanley N. Chittenden valued the loss at about $3,500. a motorist alerted others, who aided by moving 21 remaining heifers. Linemen from NYSEG re-strung the lines around 4 p.m. no time known how long line lay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lebanon
N.Y
Jersey
West Street
Stanley N. Chittenden
West Hill Road
Kingston firm wins Route 82 reconstruction bid
The Rock Construction Corp. of Kingston was the lowest bidder at 989,155 among four firms for reconstructing a 3.39 mile portion of Route 82 in Columbia County. The state DPW estimated the project at 1.318 million with completion set for June 20, 1967.
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Albany
N.Y
the Rock Construction Corp
Kingston
Columbia County
State Department of Public Works
Faster Eye Trees Bloom in Schoharie Exhibit
SCHOHARIE N Y For the 12th consecutive year the Egg Tree exhibit in the Cushing Memorial Library blooms with goose and pigeon eggs. Open daily 1 to 9 p m through Saturday. Inspired by Katherine Milhous The Egg Tree the display features brown eggs decorated with flowers animals and bead accents in a community project.
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Schoharie
N.Y
Cushing Memorial Library
Katherine Milhous
Connecticut Budget Flyer's Tax Catchup Sparks Debate
The Farmington Board of Education circulates a flyer detailing a 292000 budget increase for 1965 66 with a breakdown of 2 054636 for the board 698194 for council manager 441088 for debt service and 40000 for capital outlay The board says the plan followed months of study and budget trimming by Supt John Santini principals and the Town Council before final reductions. Hartford Yeshiva of Hartford School auditorium seeks support after a vandal fire caused over 100000 damage to the historic Hebrew day school built 244 years ago. Police and FBI statistics show a wave of Connecticut bank robberies since 1963 with 43 holdups by 58 people 37 caught totaling 222 years in prison. Washington Hartford labor market grew from 290000 in January 1964 to 295200 in January this year with 5200 more workers and overall employment gains and lower unemployment.
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Farmington
Board of Education
John Santini
Hartford
Yeshiva of Hartford
Hebrew Day School
Connecticut
FBI
Bank Or Savings and Loan Association
Washington
United States Labor Department
Hartford Area
Kent School choral group to entertain Cranford Club
The Ken telts, a choral group from the Kent School for Girls in Kent, will entertain Cran ford Clu members Wednesday at 2 45 PM at the Episcopal Parish House in North Canaan. Richard Gilliam will direct with Mrs Pearl Goodsell as program chair and refreshments by Mrs Roy Perkins and helpers.
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Winsted Woman’s Club
East Lawn Country Club
Torrington
Southbury Training School
Southbury
Two Teachers Are Appointed
FALLS VILLAGE Conn At a Regional Board of Education meeting at Housatonic Valley Regional High School two new teachers were approved for fall in the vocational agriculture program. Michael St Reilly of Lebanon will teach plant science earning 6480 annually. Roy T Dennistown of Millerton NY will focus on adult education with a 7500 salary, replacing Dr Edgecomb who is moving to Rutgers. The high school marks its 25th anniversary on June 6 with Sen Abraham Ribicoff as main speaker. The next open board meeting is May 20 at 4 30 p.m. and a public budget meeting follows at 8 p.m.
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Falls Village
Conn
Regional Board of Education
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Michael ST. Reilly
Lebanon
Keilly
University of Connecticut
Lyman Memorial High School
Roy T. Dennistown
Millerton
N.Y
Webuiuck Central High
Amenia
Phillip L. Edgecomb
Rutgers University
Dennistown
Cornell University
Paul W. Stoddard
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Housatonic Claire Piontek Named Delegate To Girls State
Claire Piontek daughter of Mr and Mrs Josephi Piontek of Park Street a junior at Searles High School will represent the Murphy Leary American Legion Auxiliary at Girls State at Bridgewater State College in June A high honors student at Seaviews for the past three years she has been a glee club member for two years on the Spectator staff the past year and a member of the pep club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic
Claire Piontek
Josephi Piontek
Park Street
Searles High School
Murphy-Leary American Legion
Girls Stile
Bridgewater State College
Seavies
Miss Piontek
Glee Club
the Spectator
Koelmel Named For Boys State
Junior at Searles High School, Koelmel, son of Mr and Mrs John Koelmer of North Street, will represent Murphy Leary East 298 American Legion at Bibale at the University of Massachusetts in June. Veterans of World War I, Bar racks 2255, meet Thursday at 7:30 in Legion rooms, Central Block. John Newman of Pittsfield to speak and show motion pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housatonic
Jack Koelmel
John Koelmer
North Street
Murphy-Leary
American Legion
Bibale
University of Massachusetts
Searles High School
Legion Rooms
Central Block
John Newman
Pittsfield
Egremont Women’s Auxiliary Meeting Tonight
Egremont fire department women’s auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the South Egremont station. Barrington league notes show high singles and three-string scores with players named including Clarence Martin Arthur Diol Gary Gilligan Lenny Gulotta Dioti Joan Kerte Edward Marusarz James Dellea Toby Tassavanian Detlea Thomas Teggi and Marusarz.
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Egremont Fire Department
South Egremont
Barrington Bowling Town
Clarence Martin
Arthur Diol
Gary Gilligan
Lenny Gulotta
Dioti
Joan Kerte
STAR
Edward Marusarz
James Dellea
Toby Tassavanian
Detlea
Thomas Teggi
Marusarz
Famous People To Participate in HVRAS Seminar
CANAAN Conn The Lincoln Republicans announced names of well known area Republicans and Democrats invited to take part in seminars at Housatonic Valley Regional High School Falls Village. Besides writer Judson Phillips composer Leonard KasUe and painter Allen Blayden who will lead discussions with student groups this spring those asked to participate next fall are Mart Van Doren William L Shirer Robert Osborn Raher Chapin Robert Yoakum and Edward and Ruth Brenner. The announced aim of the Program supervised by Dr William Nathan school superintendent is to bring dynamic adults and young people together to explore purpose and meaning in their lives.
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Canaan
Conn
Lincoln Republicans
Housatonic Valley
Falls Village
Judson Phillips
Leonard Kas Ue
Allen Blayden
Mart van Doren
William L. Shirer
Robert Osborn
Raher Chapin
Robert Yoakum
Edward
Ruth Brenner
William Na- Tan
NYU Expert Plans Audubon Society Talk and Hawk Display
Dr Seinz Meng of the University of New York at New Paltz will speak at the Housatonic Audubon Society annual dinner at White Hart Inn Salisbury. He will show a hawks and falconry film and bring a tame falcon and an 18 year old red shouldered hawk. Guests may attend with members. A social hour precedes dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeville
Conn
Seinz Meng
University of the State of New York
New Paltz
Housatonic Audubon Society
White Hart Inn
Salisbury
Meng
Ashley Falls Bride to Wed David Cartinelli at Our Lady of the Valley
Miss Barbara Wilbur daughter of Ernest and Katherine Wilbur of Ashley Falls will wed David Cartinelli son of the late Olympie Cantinelli and Mrs Camile Mangine of Sheffield. The 11 a m ceremony follows at Our Lady of the Valley Church with a Pine Tree Cabin reception in Sheffield. The bride, a 1981 graduate and LPN, works at Berkshire Hills Nursing Home. the groom, Sheffield native, works at Becton Dickinson in Connecticut. The couple has been honored with a Wyman home dinner and a shower in Ashley Falls Community Hall.
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Ashley Falls
Barbara Wilbur
Ernest
Tate Katherine Wilbur
David Cartinelli
Olympie Cantinelli
Camile Mangine
Sheffield
Our Lady of the Valley Church
Pine Tree Cabin
Everett Regional School
Pittsfield
Berkshire Hills
Monterey
Cartinelli
Becton-Dickinson Co
Canaan
Conn
Wilbur
E. R. Wyman
Egrefront
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Thomas W. Bleezarde
Tel
G. B
Camera Club
First Congregational Church
Henry T. McCarty
Ralph Zenowitz
Ther Town Hall
State Department of Public Utilitis
Berkshire Gas of
Pitsfield
Chamber of Commerce
Barrington House
Rotary
Margaret Blodgett Hall
Simon’s Rock School
Blodgett
Alford Road
Noreley
Melvin's
Terwilliger
PLO
Shirley Maclaine
Peter Ustinov
Richard Crenna
PNT RC Ee Re Plcs
Jerry Lewis
Rock-A-Bye
Baby
Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho
Auto Body Shop
Bill Whittaker
Ford
Mahaine Motors
Tnc
Main
Nyc
Barrington
Miss Besancon
St. Peter’s Church
Cincinnatus Chapter
CES
William B. Hall
William H. Smith
Miss Judith Besancon
Frambach
New York State Electric & Gas Corp
Fair Weather Farm
Great Barrington Savings Bank
Tri-State
Berkshires
Queat Baningtn Savings Bank
Madale
Lee
Adams
Coury
North Adams
Hoosac Drive-In
Lebanon Valley
Rte
Connecticut News
Farmington Board
S&h
John B. Hull
Berkshire
Canaan, Conn
Margaret Svekla
Cranford Club
Koelmel
Egremont
Eeprsake Diam
OM & Rfings
C.H. Morton, Inc. Jewelry and Gift Shop
NYU
Audubon Society
Sharon Hospital
Gail Nevill
Kathy Jahngen
North Canaan
Alena Segalla
Mary Ann Bartram
Sharon
Housatonic Color Camera Club
Salisbury Town Hall
Barry Travis
Ambler ‘Travis
Finn Street
Travis
Schilling Air Force Base
Salina
Kan
California
Ashley
Bride
Bly
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